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Green Building Coalition Speakers-Series Program

By Betty Gabrielli

 

 

SEPTEMBER 22, 1999--

Tuesday, October 12, 1999

William McDonough: on ecological design
"The most visionary of green designers" (Time Magazine), McDonough is dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia and was lead designer for the Greening of the White House project.

Thursday, November 4, 1999

John and Nancy Todd: on wastewater treatment systems
The Todds are cofounders of Living Technologies and developers of ecological wastewater treatment systems called Living Machines.

Wednesday, December 1, 1999

David Crockett: on the city’s role in green building
A Chattanooga, Tennessee, city council member, Crockett is internationally recognized for his pioneering efforts to make Chattanooga the world’s first green city by spearheading its zero-emission plan--the country’s first.

Wednesday, January 19, 2000

John Clark and Bill Browning: on residential development and the financial benefits of green development
Clark is developer of Haymount, a 1650-acre new-town development to be built outside Washington, D.C., and Browning is with the Rocky Mountain Institute.

Wednesday, February 16, 2000

Robert Fox and Pamela Lippe: on the world’s first green skyscraper at Four Times Square, in New York City

March 2000 (date TBA)

Amory Lovins
Lovins is cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and one of the world’s foremost experts on energy efficiency.

April 2000 (date TBA)

Paul Hawken
Hawken is the author of Ecology Commerce and an international expert on sustainable business.


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