Greenbuild 2012 Tours: A Taste of Bay Area Green

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Cavallo Point, one of the Greenbuild half-day tours on Friday, Nov. 16 (Credit:

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McGee Salvage House, part of the Berkeley Walking Tour at Greenbuild
Cavallo Point, one of the Greenbuild half-day tours on Friday, Nov. 16
David Brower Center, part of the Berkeley Walking Tour at Greenbuild
Boucher Grygier Shipping Container House: Innovation & Transition tour
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From redwood trees to adaptive reuse, San Francisco is chock full of incredible sights – green buildings and beyond. At USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, located in San Francisco this year, you can sample from two dozen tours of buildings (and much more), specially curated by San Fran insiders.

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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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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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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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Feature image: 
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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