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SERIES SPEAKERS
December 5, 2009
"Greening Our Buildings"

Eric Corey Freed
Eric Corey Freed is the Director of Organic Architect, a San Francisco based architectural and consulting firm. He has nearly 20 years of experience in green building and the science of making commercial buildings friendly to the environment.
The Greek myth of Sisyphus tells the story of a man punished by
the gods to roll a boulder uphill for eternity. And that is what
our buildings do - eternally consume energy and resources. In
this new, thought-provoking talk, you will uncover the hidden
opportunities across our largest environmental problem areas. We
will take a journey through Suburbia, Las Vegas and New Orleans
and uncover how we are missing opportunities to save energy, water
and money. You will laugh, cry and never look at your world quite
the same way again. Part stand-up act and part inspirational call
to action, this talk will provide you with a roadmap for greening
our buildings for the next 50 years.
From the universal sameness of tract housing in the Burbs, through
the wasteful opulence of Vegas and into the tragedy and
opportunity of Hurricane Katrina, Eric we will explore how to fix the serious environmental issues facing us. Drawn from the most
advanced research, Eric's talk uses rich graphics, multimedia and
never before seen data, this seminar will change your view of
green building. This talk will only be presented in 2009.
* Create a deployable plan how to save energy, water & money in
our most common building types
* Discover ways to sell clients on the crucial need for greening
our buildings in new & funny ways
* Understand the problems & issues surrounding our way of life by
exploring data in an innovative way
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