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Posted: April 17, 2013
CBT Architects Hosting Green Week April 22-26
What started in 2006 as Green Day at CBT Architects has grown to become a Green Week.
Anchored by education programs, keynoters and a green product trade show, Green Week is presented by CBT for firm staff and colleagues from the area’s design and construction community.
Highlights of Green Week 2013 include:
April 24: Sea Level Rise
• Kathleen Baskin to present on the challenges and responses to rising sea levels; Baskin is Director of Water Policy at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
April 25: Urban Farming
• Trish Karter, entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of Dancing Deer Bakery, will demonstrate the economic, social and community benefits of urban farming. Karter is the CEO of LightEffect Farms
April 26: Green Expo and Trade Show
• 26 manufacturers and product experts will showcase sustainable materials, furnishings and equipment in during a trade show hosted at CBT’s Canal Street offices
“We’ve learned that programming and hosting the Green Week educational events is an ideal way to engage our staff, clients and peers on what’s new and relevant in sustainable and high performance architecture,” said Kathy McMahon, Associate Principal at CBT. Our staff love the fact that so much information is available to them in-house over the course of the week.”
Green Week Facts:
April 23 – 26
Host: CBT Architects, 110 Canal St., Boston, MA
Contact: Kathy McMahon. associate principal, mcmahon@cbtarchitects.com 617.646.5199
Invitees: Design professionals, clients and industry colleagues
Vendor Fair and Expo: 8:30-11:00 am, Friday April 26
AIA Credits: 2 Credits for attending Vendor Show; 1 Credit for attending presentations
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