Oct. 14, 2009 - Sheraton Hotel, Norwood MA
Huttig Building Products generously sponsored this Greener Selections Workshop. With "green" being the buzzword for our industry, Huttig realized that contractors and suppliers need real knowledge about what that means. Industry experts Mark LaLiberte and Gord Cooke spoke at the workshop.
Sponsors on hand, to answer questions about energy-efficiency and tax credits, were ThermaTru, Masonite, Typar, Huttig Windows and Owens Corning. Each had displays and were put to the test by the nearly 200 event participants with questions about features, advantages and benefits of their products.
Mark LaLiberte spoke, in significant detail, about "Implementing Green" and related it to building science. His slides and presentation style kept it interesting and informative. There were several examples of poor building practices and their end results.You can visit his website to see much more about him.
Gord Cooke too, was a fantastic speaker and spoke about what green really means to the building industry. Gord spoke more about the selling of green. Showing how customers, investing in green, is the best investment available today. With much greater returns on investment than savings accounts or even funds in the stock market, green, energy-efficient investments in the home give the greatest return.
Both speakers spoke highly of the Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA)and visiting their website was strongly encouraged.
Overall, the conference was informative and entertaining. The venue was great as was the food!
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