NAREE IS Going Green in Orlando and Colorado

NAREE’s New Year is blasting off with a burst of green. We’re going deep into what real sustainability means in a series of three meetings running January 9 and 10 in Orlando as reporters gather for IBS; and continuing June 14-16 in Denver at our own annual conference.

If you’re thinking of covering the International Builders Show in Orlando (Jan 10-12), Green Builder Media has invited members to its Jan. 9th Sustainability Symposium which begins at 9 AM at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando. Speakers include Philippe Cousteau, a fervent sustainability advocate; Leilani Münter, the only carbon-neutral NASCAR driver; Carlton Hall, a Senior NASA Scientist exploring breakthrough technologies to enhance the resiliency as well as Governor Martin O’Malley and Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando. Media registration is free and industry associate NAREE members will receive a discount. More information at http://www.greenbuildermedia.com/ready-for-anything-2017, or email NAREE member and Green Builder Editorial Director Cati O’Keefe at cati.okeefe@greenbuildermedia.com.

The Monday, 1:00 PM Sustainability Symposium’s Smart Cities panel will be moderated by NAREE Vice President Dion Hanes and NAREE President Michelle Jarboe will head up a Reporters Roundup at approximately 3:00 PM for those who are flying in Monday morning and would like a recap of the day’s discussion. A flash drive with top line findings, quotes, and links to the downloadables will be handed out before Green Builder whisks away reporters planning to tour The New American Remodeling Home and New American Home in Lake Nona by complimentary bus at approximately 5:30 PM. Details about the bus will be posted on www.naree.org or you can text Executive Director Mary Doyle-Kimball for details at 561-391-1983 or email nareeprograms@gmail. 

The second leg of NAREE's green immersion will happen Tues. Jan 10 at 5 PM at NAREE’s own Sustainability Design News Snapshot at the Orlando County Convention Center room W202 AB (the NAHB Press Lounge). This lively networking cocktail reception will wrap around a 30-minute panel on sustainability and wellness. NAREE member Chris Kirkham, Wall Street Journal will moderate. Green Builder Media founders Ron Jones and Sara Gutterman, and Jacob Atalla, Vice President of Sustainability, KB Home are among the panelists. Come network and find out why rooftop gardens, underground cisterns and walkability may soon be treasured by the buyers looking for meaningful luxe and those looking for away to keep themselves in affordable homes.

The third leg of NAREE green exploration will be during NAREE’s own 51st Annual Conference in Denver June 14-18 at the Brown Palace Hotel. In Denver we’ll will delve into the dollar value of green for commercial and residential, green luxe and affordable green. 

More details will be coming soon.