The Building Happiness Metric: My Light Bulb Moment at Greenbuild

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Happy buildings, happy people. (Credit: waferboard via Flickr)

Each year, Greenbuild offers attendees more than 150 educational opportunities.

Beyond the practical learning and CEU credits, however, it’s the exchange of ideas, casual dialogue and new expo products that spark excitement and inspiration among attendees.

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The Building Happiness Metric: My Light Bulb Moment at Greenbuild

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Happy buildings, happy people. (Credit: waferboard via Flickr)

Each year, Greenbuild offers attendees more than 150 educational opportunities.

Beyond the practical learning and CEU credits, however, it’s the exchange of ideas, casual dialogue and new expo products that spark excitement and inspiration among attendees.

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Bass Fishing: My Six Degrees to Greenbuild

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Photo credit: Daniel Allen Photography

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My first conference was the Bass Fishing Conference (probably not the formal name). I was in college and was supporting the Conferences division of Continuing Education. My boss told me a coworker met her husband at one of our conferences. At 18, I wasn’t interested in a husband just yet but I did end up falling in love…with events.

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From Dogbones to Discussions: Greenbuild 2012 Special Sets Have Arrived

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A glimpse of Special Set sessions from Greenbuild 2011

We’ve all been there — stuck in the back of that ominous, windowless, freezing conference room with presenters droning on from behind their table for what seems like an eternity. After a while, the lectures begin to sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher.

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The Road to #Greenbuild is Paved in Social Media

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Follow the Golden Gate Bridge. (Credit: Rodefield)

Greenbuild is finally making its way to San Francisco this November – and us Bay Area locals are really excited. The conference theme is aptly “@ Greenbuild,” referencing the mindboggling array of Internet and technology companies headquartered here in the Bay Area. The big names include Google, Yahoo, Twitter (who’s co-founder, Biz Stone, will join us at the Greenbuild opening plenary), LinkedIn, Yelp, and YouTube.

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The Road to #Greenbuild is Paved in Social Media

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Follow the Golden Gate Bridge. (Credit: Rodefield)

Greenbuild is finally making its way to San Francisco this November – and us Bay Area locals are really excited. The conference theme is aptly “@ Greenbuild,” referencing the mindboggling array of Internet and technology companies headquartered here in the Bay Area. The big names include Google, Yahoo, Twitter (who’s co-founder, Biz Stone, will join us at the Greenbuild opening plenary), LinkedIn, Yelp, and YouTube.

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The Road to #Greenbuild is Paved in Social Media

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Follow the Golden Gate Bridge. (Credit: Rodefield)

Greenbuild is finally making its way to San Francisco this November – and us Bay Area locals are really excited. The conference theme is aptly “@ Greenbuild,” referencing the mindboggling array of Internet and technology companies headquartered here in the Bay Area. The big names include Google, Yahoo, Twitter (who’s co-founder, Biz Stone, will join us at the Greenbuild opening plenary), LinkedIn, Yelp, and YouTube.

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USGBC To Co-Host National Affordable Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Summit at Greenbuild with Institute for Professional and Executive Development, and Enterprise Community Partners

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Washington, DC – (Jul. 31, 2012) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced it will co-host the National Affordable Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Summit with the Institute for Professional and Executive Development (IPED) – an affiliate of Nixon Peabody LLP and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise). The two-day summit will take place Nov. 13 – 14, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.

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Fresh Approach to Education @ Greenbuild 2012

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Nils Kok presents at Greenbuild 2011 in Toronto

Heading into the 11th Greenbuild, our education program continues to evolve with a fresh approach to entertaining and motivating you inside the session room.

Check out some of the changes I’m most excited about:

  • Shorter education sessions = 60 minutes. In an effort to help you make the most of your experience, education sessions are now hour-long presentations. View the program »
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