WHAT:  

14^th Annual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo: Rebuilding, Reinventing, and Reimagining Southern California Cities. The expo is Southern California's longest-running and largest sustainability and green building event focusing on the unique needs and concerns of municipalities and the public.

Hosted annually by the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council and Southern California Gas Company, this event brings together 800 local municipal policy makers, architects, building industry professionals and the public to further the development of a sustainable and energy-efficient future for Southern California.

More than 20 educational sessions will feature all aspects of sustainable design, construction, and operational practices for buildings and communities; including their impact on people, climate, the environment, and the economy. This year, a special focus will be on water conservation, zero net energy building design and the Collaboration for High Performance Schools which looks at improving health and student performance, reducing operating costs and mitigating environmental impacts.

 WHEN:

Thursday, April 23, 2015

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 WHERE:

SoCalGas Energy Resource Center

9240 E. Firestone Blvd.

Downey, Calif.

WHO:    

800 municipal policy makers, leading architects and green building professionals from 70 cities and seven counties.

Dean Kubani, Director, Sustainability and the Environment, City of Santa Monica

Ted Bardacke, Deputy Director of Sustainability, City of Los Angeles

Eric Corey Freed, Vice President, International Living Future Institute

Judith Webb, Executive Vice President, U.S. Green Building Council

Jeremy Sigmon, Director, Technical Policy, U.S. Green Building Council

George Minter, Regional Vice President, External Affairs & Environmental Strategy, SoCalGas

VISUALS:   

Sustainable/Green Building Exhibits & Displays

MEDIA CONTACT:

 Denise King, SoCalGas, (877) 643-2331; (213) 364-9566 mobile