2007 Special Events & Activities
West Coast Green Press Event
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 3-5 pm
Hosted by: West Coast Green
Location: mkLotus Showhouse
Admission to this event is invite only
VIP Housewarming Party for the mkLotus Showhouse
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 6-9 pm
Hosted by: West Coast Green
Location: mkLotus Showhouse
Admission to this event is invite only
EPA/AIA Lifecycle Building Challenge Awards
Date: Thursday, September 20, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Hosted by:U.S. EPA, American Institute of Architects, Building
Materials Reuse Association
Location: Larkin Hall
Join us for a very special video awards ceremony celebrating the winners of the 2007 Lifecycle Building Challenge. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson, RK Stewart, President of the American Institute of Architects, and Brad Guy, President of the Building Materials Reuse Association will give out the awards.
Open to professionals and college students in the US and its territories, the competition was designed to change how people think about, design, construct and deconstruct buildings. Contestants were encouraged to advance building industry lifecycle planning, inspiring the green building movement to look beyond a single iteration of a building: because buildings take a major toll on the environment, the Challenge called upon its contestants to address real world issues.
Winning projects will be on display and awards will be given in the following three categories:
- Building: an entire building from foundation to roof
- Component: a single building assembly, system, or connector
- Service: a policy, tool, or practice
Women in Green VIP Dinner
Date: Thursday Sept. 20, 7-10pm
Hosted by: West Coast Green
Location: mkLotus Showhouse
Join us for a dinner in celebration of the important women in green! Admission to this event is invite only.
WorldChanging Party
Date: Friday, September 21, 7-11 pm
Hosted in Partnership by: West Coast Green and WorldChanging
Location: Hotel Whitcomb Ballroom
1231 Market Street, San Francisco
Website: www.worldchanging.com/
Share ideas and dances at The Worldchanging Party at the elegant Hotel Whitcomb with one of the largest parquet dance floors in the city illuminated with Austrian crystal chandeliers and Tiffany Stained Glass. Executive Editor, Alex Steffen, of the acclaimed Worldchanging book and website will give a riveting presentation demonstrating "that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us... We only need to put the pieces together." Come start putting the pieces together!
Building A Sustainable World Awards Ceremony with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Date: Saturday, September 22, 12:35 – 2:30 pm
Location: Larkin Hall
Get ready to be moved by creative and compassionate design endeavors! The "Building A Sustainable World" competition attracted entries from around the world from designers, builders, ecologists, urban planners to homeowners and students. The judges were stunned by the high quality and quantity of proposals and the winners and runners up will present their projects and receive their awards. A special tribute to Autodesk for its sterling support for this initiative.
Build It Green Home Tour:
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2007, 10am-5pm
San Francisco Build It Green Home Tour in conjunction with West Coast Green 2007
Website: www.BuildItGreen.org
Don't miss the first Build It Green Home Tour in San Francisco! Seven homeowners will open their doors for the one-day self-guided tour that will introduce attendees to homeowners and building professionals who have built or remodeled green. The tour covers the spectrum, from remodels to new homes, and will demonstrate materials and technologies such as solar hot water and solar electric systems, radiant floor heating, bamboo and cork flooring, recycled glass countertops, salvaged and FSC-certified wood products, green roofs and a graywater system.
Admission: $20/person. A tour guidebook is the admission ticket into all of the homes on the tour. You can purchase a guidebook online from Build It Green or at several local retail locations listed on our website. Guidebooks can also be purchased during West Coast Green, at the Build It Green booth (# 200).
Want to save a couple bucks on admission to the home tour? Purchase a tour book in advance online when you register for West Coast Green and receive 30% off the cover price!