Green Renovation Event - Correction - Sept 24th

[Steve Wilke-Shapiro]

Sorry for the double email - the green renovation panel and discussion will be held on Sept 24th from 8:30-noon.

A distinguished panel of experts comes together to discuss green renovation and the connection between historic preservation and green building. From design details to financing hurdles, this will be an interactive presentation for those looking for hands-on solutions or a supportive conversation about saving our existing buildings. Bring your questions about your own projects and chat with the presenters after the tour. Preservationists, rehabbers, building owners, construction professionals and everyone interested in this topic are all welcome.

Location: Starts at Smokey Row Coffee House, 19th and Crocker, Des Moines
Time: Sept 24, 2011, from 8:30am – 12:00pm

Panel Forum from 8:30am – 9:30 am
Hands-on Roundtable and Interactive Conversations 9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Tour of the Green & Main Building at 800 19th Street - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Admission: $10

See details about this innovative building project in Des Moines at http://www.greenandmain.org

This event will run concurrently with the second weekend of the Sherman Hill Neighborhood’s Historic Homes Tour. Help us kick off this year’s inaugural Green Building Forum and then stay around the neighborhood to celebrate their ongoing progress restoring the neighborhood. For more details www.historicshermanhill.com/walkingtour.html

This event has been funded in part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in conjunction with Iowa Heartland Resource Conservation and Development. Our thanks go to these groups.

RSVP: Please reply to Tizzy Hyatt, Program Coordinator at ti...@indigo-dawn.com or (515) 681-6781

Panel: Bill McAnally, Builder, Educator and Iowa Public Radio Building In Iowa’s host,
Judy McClure, Preservation Architect from the American Institute of Architects
Chaden Halfhil, Green & Main Pilot Developer