MEDIA ADVISORY

September 4, 2007

Tradeshow to Feature Green Commercial Builders

The NC Triangle Chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and the North Carolina Solar Center are holding the third annual GreenNC, a commercial green building tradeshow, at the McKimmon Center at NC State University from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m on September 6. For two years this annual event has been leading the way for the expansion of green commercial building in the Southeast. In attendance will be up to 60 vendors from a wide range of enterprises involved in green commercial building in North Carolina. The tradeshow is free and open to the public, and the media is invited to attend.

Sandy Wiggins, chair of the Board of Directors for the national USGBC, is the keynote speaker at the tradeshow luncheon and is expected to draw 500 professionals, civic and business leaders. The luncheon (noon to 2 p.m.) is open to the public with a small registration fee (www.greennctradeshow.com).

Running concurrently with the tradeshow is a Daylighting Symposium, which will focus on the use of daylighting in schools. Four practitioners of daylighting in schools will present case studies and cost analyses on these types of building projects. Registration for the symposium is $50 and will include the luncheon with Sandy Wiggins.

For more information on the tradeshow, go to the event website at www.greennctradeshow.com.

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About the North Carolina Solar Center:
The North Carolina Solar Center is a program of the College of Engineering at NC State University that works closely with state government and the renewable energy industry. It manages and maintains the NCSU Solar House and its adjacent research facilities, and serves as a clearinghouse for innovative, green energy technologies through research and demonstration, technical assistance and education, outreach and training.

About the USGBC:
The US Green Building Council is the organization that developed and administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, which is rapidly capturing the imagination of the building industry as well as city, state and national leadership. As the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry, USGBC envisions an environmentally responsible and prosperous built environment. More than 7,500 member organizations and a network of 75 regional chapters comprise the USGBC’s community of leaders working to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated. For more information, go to www.usgbc.org.

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