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WHAT MAKES A PRODUCT GREEN?
A Program on Sustainable Building Materials and Green Building Products Expo

Featuring Nadav Malin, Editor of Environmental Building News

Wednesday, January 15th
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Public Lecture

Thursday, January 16th
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Professional Workshop

Green Building Products Expo
Wednesday, January 15th
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Thursday, January 16th
7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis
Ridgway Center
Phone 314-577-0220
Fax 314-577-0298

Wednesday, January 15th

5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Green Building Products Expo and Reception in Monsanto Hall

7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Nadav Malin presentation in Shoenberg Auditorium:

The Stuff We Build With:
An Environmental Look at Products and Materials

• Environmental Issues Affecting Material Choices *How do we know its "green"?
• How the Industry is Responding *Examples of Green Products and Materials

USGBC-STL members – no charge; Non-members-$15; Seniors/students - $10

Thursday, January 16th

7:30 am-8:30 am
Continental breakfast and workshop registration in Beaumont Room

7:30 am-1:30 pm
Green Building Products Expo continues in Monsanto Hall

8:30 am-12:30 pm
Nadav Malin Professional workshop:

What Makes a Product Green?

• What's in a company claim about being green
• Hands on tools for LCA assessment (BEES)
• Third party certification: Green Guard and Green Seal
• GreenSpec Standards: Framework for choices
• LEED™ and Material Choices
• Green Product Information Resources

USGBC-STL Members - $50; Non-members - $75

Nadav Malin, Vice President of BuildingGreen, Inc. and editor of Environmental Building News consults and lectures widely on sustainable design with a focus on green materials. He is co-chair of the Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Rating System, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Malin consulted on materials, indoor air quality, and water conservation for the Texas Sustainable Schools Project, and has participated in various charettes on green design, including those for Habitat for Humanity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, the Building America program of the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of the Navy Housing Division, the Mount Greylock development project in Massachusetts, and building facilities for Monsanto Corporation. BuildingGreen frequently serves as a resource for architecture firms involved with design of state-of-the-art green buildings.