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LACCD Sustainability Conference 2006
Global experts will address critical issues such as 'Global Warming - Are Architects Responsible?' at the 5th Annual LACCD Sustainability Conference
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is proud to present the 5th Annual Sustainability Conference-tackling the theories that govern sustainable development and the economics that make it possible Global experts in the field of sustainable development discuss their visions, experiences and suggestions on how to build Green, be Diverse, Innovate, and Sustain
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Following the conference, the U.S.Green Building Council - L.A.
Chapter will host a gala dinner that evening honoring four recipients with Leadership Awards.
The Awards are given annually to individuals and/or companies who have made an outstanding contribution to green building.
Topics will include the following:.
Global Warming - Are Architects Responsible?.
Designing a Sustainable Metropolis.
Climate Change - Are we Too Late?.
WHEN:.
LACCD SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE 2006.
Friday, December 1.
9:30 am-5:00 pm.
U.S.
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL - L.A.CHAPTER GALA DINNER.
Friday, December 1.
5:30 pm Cocktails and Silent Auction.
7:00 pm Dinner and Program.
WHERE:.
Marriott Los Angeles Downtown.
333 S.
Figueroa Street.
Los Angeles, CA 90071.
COST:.
Conference Admission - $25 (includes lunch) Student Admission - $5 with valid student ID Gala Dinner Ticket Union Station Ticket Concourse $250 per person WHO:.
Panelist confirmed (more to be announced at a later date): Joseph E.
Brown, President and CEO of EDAW, one of the world's leading land and community consultancy firms.
EDAW's services - a unique blend of landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental and economic planning - are provided by over 1100 professionals working from offices across the globe.
Edward Mazria, AIA, is an internationally recognized architect, educator and author with a long and distinguished career.
His architecture and planning projects span over a thirty-year period and each employs a cutting-edge environmental approach to its design.
BACKGROUND:.
The Los Angeles Community College District is currently undertaking the largest public sector sustainable building effort in the United States, funded by its Proposition A/AA Bond Program.
The Bond Program is providing more than $2.2 billion for new construction and modernization projects for the nine Los Angeles Community Colleges.
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