Monday, February 27
If you are arriving early, here are a variety of Pre-Conference Activities you may want to consider attending.
If you have already registered for the conference and want to add a Pre-Conference event to your registration, please call Conference Registration Services at 1-800-280-6218
Option 1: Workshop
Green Your District, Green Your School, and Green Your Students Workshop
When: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Cost: Administrators: $110 | Teachers: $85
Who Should Attend? Teachers, facility managers, school staff, architects, engineers, builders, and school consultants.
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Option 2: Workshop
Energy - At What Cost?
When: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, plus a local fieldwork site
Cost: Administrators: $110 | Teachers: $85
Who Should Attend? Teachers, facility managers, school staff, architects, engineers, builders, and school consultants.
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Option 3: Boulder Schools Tour
Boulder Valley School District and more
When: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Where: Shuttles leave from Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Cost: $65 (Limit 50 people)
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Option 4: Film Festival
Movie Screening of Carbon Nation Q&A with the Director and Stars of the movie
When: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Cost: $35
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Option 5: Green School Construction Funding Workshop
Funding Resources for Green School Construction:
Energy Efficient Retrofit, Remodel/Expansion and/or New Construction
Presented by: Jan McAdams
When: Monday, February 27, 2012, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Cost: $155 (Includes lunch, an attractive certificate of completion and a copy of the 150-page "Funding Green Buildings Toolkit: Schools Edition") Space is limited to 75 seats.
Who Should Attend? Public, Private & Charter School Educators, School Business Officers, Facility Managers, Fundraising Staff, Grantwriters, and 501c(3) Board Members. In addition, Architects, Elected Officials, Community Leaders,Community Green Building Professionals and all LEED® Accredited Professionals.
Click here to download workshop description and agenda
Topics include:
- Overview of the 2012 Federal Grants and Loans for Green Schools
- How to Compete and Win Federal and State Grants (Case histories and winning examples provided)
- Green School “Fundability Factors” Checklist
- 10 Funding Agencies to Contact First
- Step by Step Plan for Securing Major Funding for a Green School Construction Project and/or a Capital Campaign
- Creating Successful Capital Campaign Presentation Tools on a Budget
- Alternative Funding Sources - The New Generation of Funding Opportunities for Green Buildings (To include: Green Tags, Renewable Energy Credits, and Energy Performance Contracting
Option 6: Denver Public Schools: Evie Dennis Campus
School Visit to Evie Dennis Campus
When: 10 am to 12:30 pm
Where: Shuttles leave from Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Cost: $60 (includes lunch, limit 50 people)
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