Green Development: Beyond the Myths and Barriers
A Sustainable Silicon Valley Educational Forum
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Forum hosted by: Roche Palo Alto

Forum agenda (PDF)

9:00 Welcome Remarks

9:15 Linda LeZotte, land-use and environmental attorney, Berliner Cohen
Green Development: Beyond the Myths and Barriers -- An Overview (PDF)

9:35 Grant French, corporate sustainability manager, Swinerton Builders
Commercial Green Building (PDF)

9:55 Dr. David Edwards, owner, Earth Bound Homes
Green Buildings: Lemmings on the Edge, or The Trickle Before the Inevitable Wave (PDF)

10:15 Jose Guevara, property manager of Post Montgomery Center, Cushman & Wakefield
Making Green Improvements in Multi-tenant Properties (NOTE: no slide set)

10:35 BREAK

11:05 Brian Gitt, CEO/executive director, Build It Green
Meeting Demands for Green Workers (PDF)

11:25 Panel Q&A - all speakers, moderated by Linda LeZotte

12:30 Adjorn