Hospitality Design Magazine's Action-oriented Green Day Conference
APRIL 9, 2008. For the first time, Hospitality Design magazine will present a day of eco-friendly programming, HD Green Day on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 co-located with HD Expo at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.
For designers, hoteliers, restaurateurs and architects dedicated to improving the environment through their work, HD Green Day offers the opportunity to impact the future of sustainable design through an interactive panel on design standards. Some of the highlights include:
o DEFINING STANDARDS FOR HOSPITALITY: During Green Day, one of the most ground-breaking discussions will be a session titled "Talk is Cheap: Defining Standards for Hospitality." This interactive session will include representatives from top owners, purchasers, designers and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to discuss the unique demands of the hospitality industry when it comes to green building and design standards. This critical session will feature breakout tables where attendee input will be heard, and is the only open forum that will be considered by the USGBC in creating new LEED standards for hospitality.
o GREEN PANELS: Additional panels include "Why Go Green?" -- a look at the business of eco-friendly design -- and "Achieving the New Look of Green" -- a session exploring the future of green design through tips, techniques and details on the next generation of green building.
o DANNY SEO KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Hospitality Design magazine's Green Luncheon will feature a special keynote address by environmental lifestyle expert, Danny Seo, widely considered America's leading lifestyle authority on modern, eco-friendly living.
o AWARD PRESENTATIONS: In its inaugural year, the American Society of Interior Designers/Hospitality Design Earth-Minded Hospitality Design Project and Product Design Competition winners will be announced on Green Day. The winner of the NEWH Inc. Sustainable Hospitality Student Design Competition underwritten by JL Furnishings/Lone Meadow, Designtex and Hospitality Design magazine will also be presented.
Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (www.hdexpo.com) in Las Vegas from May 15-17, 2008 is presented by the Hospitality Design Group, part of Nielsen Business Media.
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