Event to promote environmentally responsible building products and services

DATE // Saturday, September 27, 2008
TIME // 10am - 4pm
PLACE // Atrium (between 3rd and 4th Streets on Broadway), Troy, New York
ADMISSION // Free and open to the public!

The Green Material Expo is an impressive one-day exposition, focused on environmentally-friendly building materials and energy systems. Over 30 vendors will display, discuss, and in some cases provide hands-on demonstrations of their green building products and services. Throughout the day lectures featuring environmentally friendly solutions for homes will be provided for free to all attendees. Topics will include how to keep green construction costs low, application of healthy finishes and use of green cleaning products, installation of solar systems, use of energy rating systems for homes, how to lower heating costs and better control of indoor comfort, etc. For a full list of topics please see below.

Vendors from across the northeastern United States will offer facts and figures on all aspects of homebuilding and renovation. Displays will include energy-efficient windows, cutting edge insulation products and techniques, green roofs, natural flooring, and solar energy. There will also be service providers available to talk about wind power, solar power and related incentives currently available in New York State.



LECTURES

Lectures will be presented during the exhibiting hours starting at 10am and ending at 4pm, per schedule to follow.
Each lecture will be 30 minutes long including the time for public questions and answers.

10:00am
Environmental Advocacy: Promoting the Why in Building Green
Sabrina Wells with Environmental Program Associate, Citizens Environmental Coalition
10:30am
Future-flexible HVAC design for volatile energy markets
Ed Bishop, Enhanced Living Inc
11:00am
Windows - Discussion on window and door glazings and materials by
Tom Brooks, president, Harbrook Doors and Windows
11:30pm
The Marketability of Green Homes –
Paul E. McGinniss, EcoBroker, Paul E. McGinniss & Associates
12:00pm
Energy rating systems and benefits (HERS/Energy Star Program and NAHB NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM)
Renewable Power Systems LLC
12:30pm
Healthy Paints (Live Material Sampling)
Danise Halton, Benjamin Moore
1:00pm
Green flooring & surfacing materials
Ron Cassin, Flooring Environment and Bill Blasek, GreenSource Solutions
1:30pm
Affordable Green Design by
Dave Sadowsky, Dave Sadowsky Architect P.C.
2:30pm
Heat your water with the Sun!
Betsy Ferris Wyman, Vice President of Sales for SunDog Solar
3:00pm
Solar Electric System for Homes & Businesses - Spin your meter backward by
Michael Stangl, Renewable Power Systems LLC
3:30pm
Spray Foam Insulation (Live Installation)
Ray Milnarik, Correct Energy
Note: Continuing Education Credits are available to attending architects and engineers.


Sponsors & Vendors

ASP roofing // website
Ambiance Systems // website
Atlantic Plywood // website
Barden // website
Benjamin Moore & Co. // website
Capital Local First // website
Citizens Environmental Coalition (CEC) // website
Correct Energy Environments, Inc. // website
Creative Materials // website
Davies Office Refurbishing, Inc // website
Dobkin Tile
Eco Safe Products // website
Enhanced Living // website
Flooring Environment // website
Green Building Open House // website
Harbrook Doors & Windows // website
Lake George Timber Crafted Homes // website
Linel Lands – Green Community Project
Lowen Windows & Doors // website
NYS Office for Aging // website
Old Castle Precast // website
Renewable Power Systems, LLC // website
Schein Media // website
Sundog Solar & SolAqua // website
Thermomass // website

                

For complete list please check back at this website after September 22, 2008.

CONTACT

Dragana Vlatkovic, 518-280-8992
AIA ENY offices, 518-720-3030
Email: greenexpo@gmail.com


The Green Building Expo is sponsored by the Eastern New York State Chapter of the American Institute of Architects - Committee on the Environment.