This year, the U.S. Green Building Council hosted Greenbuild 2012 in San
Francisco. Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and
expo dedicated to green building. Building professionals came together
from all over the world for educational workshops and seminars, to hear
renowned speakers, network, and attend green building tours.
Green building tours allow visitors
the opportunity to see first hand the best of the city’s sustainable
buildings and neighborhoods. The
EcoCenter was selected as a tour site together with the Hunter’s View
Development Project. On Saturday,
November 17th from 9:30 am to 1 pm, LEJ Board Chair Milton Reynolds,
CCSF students and instructor/LEJ staff Peggy Lopipero-Langmo hosted building
professionals from as close by as Bernal Heights and as far away as Brazil, Japan,
Iceland, Italy, and Trinidad. Tour
attendees first visited the Hunter’s View Development Project and then made
their way to the EcoCenter. Milton
introduced the visitors to the history and mission of LEJ and the EcoCenter
followed by a detailed explanation of each sustainable design feature of the
facility by CCSF students and faculty.
Attendees were also given time to roam the facility and ask questions
regarding research, operations and maintenance, and environmental education
efforts. Feedback from visitors was
overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Click on this link to see a slideshow for photos of the event.
