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Green Building (CRN 34931)

Date/Time:	Thursday, February 21, 2008 Registration & Reception: 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.  Program: 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Location:	Kay Fredericks Room, Klas Center, Hamline University St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, MN. Driving Directions from MapQuest | Campus Map (PDF file)
Panelists:	Kurt Gough, Shelter Architecture Bio>  Laura Millberg, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Bio> Richard Strong, University of Minnesota Bio>
Description:	What is the long-term impact of the materials and energy used in our offices, homes and community buildings? Increasingly, this question has led architects, environmentalists and ecologists to rethink how we build and the resources we use. Increasingly, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations and corporations are setting internal standards for green buildings and several municipalities are passing green building standards for new construction. Join in the discussion with a panel of experts on the progress of green building in Minnesota.
Registration:	General admission at the door: $10 To receive credit: $25 (for Graduate School of  Management, or CEUs). More Information on Registration>
Questions?	Call (651) 523-2284 or Send E-mail to the Graduate School of Management.
Panelist Biographies:
Kurt Gough Partner, Shelter Architecture. Laura Millberg Green Building Specialist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).  She joined MPCA (formerly Office of Environmental Assistance - OEA) in 1990 and focuses on the economic and environmental benefits of sustainable building design.  She has a B.A. in Economics and Political Science with Honors from Grinnell and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. More Information: MPCA Green Building Web Site | MPCA Grants |  Minnesota Building Materials Database | Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines |  Clean Air Minnesota Executive Order Implementation Guide (PDF file) | Building Green Can Keep Businesses in the Black | U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) | USGBC Mississippi Headwaters Chapter Richard Strong Adjunct Assistant Professor & Research Fellow, Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota. He holds a Bachelors degree in Architecture from North Dakota State, a Masters degree in Urban Planning from McGill University and a Masters degree in Design from Harvard University.  He has worked in both private and public sectors, in governmental and university setting over the last 30 years.  He practiced architecture with several Minneapolis firms and in his own firm during the 70s and 80s.  He was one of the initiators of the Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide while a project manager at Hennepin County during the 90s.  He has taught sustainable design at Carleton College the last three years.  Currently he is involved in monitoring the Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines and teaching in the Graduate Sustainable Architectural Degree program at the University of Minnesota.