Greenprints history - short course
The Greenprints conference and Green tradeshow started in 1998. Since that time Greenprints has become known as the place where building science and design professionals come to learn, share and network with other professionals in a stimulating, interdisciplinary environment.
Greenprints remains the Southeast region's most thought-provoking forum on sustainable communities. The conference attracts practitioners, policy makers, building owners and concerned citizens interested in the exploration of better ways to link planning, architecture, construction and the use of natural resources.
The conference presents quality learning opportunities for those 'new' to being green and advanced practitioners of green building.
2010 Greenprints program reference - pdf
Past Conferences
Greenprints 2010
March 1-2, 2010 - Sheraton Atlanta downtown
Keynote panel - John Straube, Building Science Corp; and Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen
Visionary Speaker - Jigar Shah, Carbon War Room
Other highlights: Water efficiency - the Water Sense program, the new IECC code, indoor air quality, sound green building strategies coupled with off-the-shelf and innovative green technologies and national trends in development policies.
March 25 - 26, 2009 - Hyatt Regency/Atlanta
Keynote - Ed Mazria , Architecture 2030
Visionary Speaker - Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow with American Progress
Other highlights: Architecture 2030 Challenge - the effort to make all new and renovated buildings carbon neutral by the year 2030.
Greenprints 2008
March 13 - 14, 2008 - Westin Peachtree Plaza
Keynote - Kenneth J. Ostrowski, McKinsey & Company
Visionary Speaker - Richard Fedrizzi, founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Greenprints 2007
March 22 - 23, 2007 - Westin Peachtree Plaza
Keynote - Terri Montague, Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
Visionary Speaker - Quayle Hodek, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Renewable Choice Energy.
Greenprints 2006
March 23 - 24, 2006 - Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center
Keynote - Martin Melaver , Melaver, Inc.
Visionary Speaker - Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute.
Other highlights: Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenbuild 2005
Southface and Greenprints partnership with USGBC
November 9 - 11, 2005 - World Congress Center, Atlanta
Greenprints 2005 - Greenprints on the Road
Driving Down the Cost of LEED
August 25, 2005 - Savannah, GA
Greenprints 2005 - Greenprints on the Road
Succeeding with LEED through Effective Project Delivery
July 21, 2005 - Athens, GA
Greenprints 2005 - Greenprints on the Road
Daylighting Design and Lighting Controls for LEED Buildings
September 16, 2005 - Roswell GA
Greenprints 2004
March 18-19, 2004 - Westin Peachtree Plaza
Keynote - Harry Frampton, ULI National Chairman
Visionary Speaker - Paul Dolan, founder an CEO of Fetzer wineries.
Other highlights: “Table Talk Lunch" introduced. At each topic-specific table attendees traded names and “class notes” from the Thursday and Friday sessions. Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenprints 2003
An affordable green building conference
March 13 - 14, 2003 - Westin Peachtree Plaza
Keynote - Katherine Ellison and Dianne Dillon-Ridgley
Visionary Speaker - Lester Brown, Worldwatch Institute & Earth Policy Institute
Other highlights: Special Track - Introduction to LEED™ Sponsored by USGBC, Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenprints 2002
Make Sustainability Your Business at Greenprints
February 13 - 15, 2002 - Hyatt Regency/Atlanta
Keynote - Mark Ginsberg, US DOE
Visionary Speaker - Ray Suarez, renowned journalist
Other highlights: 3 sessions on LEED, Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenprints 2001
March 15 - 16, 2001 - Westin Peachtree Plaza
Keynote - Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, UN Environment Programme Director
Keynote - Dr. David Orr, Oberlin College and Dr. Jack Jackson, American Institute of Architects
Visionary Speaker - William McDonough, renowned, environmental visionary, architect
Other highlights: Master Speaker Series introduced, brought together six nationally recognized experts on sustainable design and construction, including noted authors Sarah Susanka, The Not So Big House, and Jane Holtz-Kay, Asphalt Nation. Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenprints 2000
Finding Success in Sustainability
February 6 - 8, 2000 - Renaissance Atlanta Hotel
Keynote - John Todd, Ocean Arks International
Keynote - Neal Peirce, The CitiStates Group
Visionary Speaker - Amory Lovins, founder and co-CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute.
Other highlights: Ray Anderson, Natural Capitalism, Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenprints 1999
A conference on sustainable design and construction
February 22 - 23, 1999 - Atlanta-Decatur Holiday Inn Conference Plaza
Keynote - Jay Benforado, EPA Office of Reinvention
Visionary Speaker - Paul Hawken, noted environmental author and co-founder of Smith and Hawken.
Other highlights: Announcing the USGBC LEED program, Alternative fuel vehicle show
Greenprints 1998
A conference on sustainable design and construction
February 25 - 27, 1998 - Atlanta-Decatur Holiday Inn Conference Plaza
Keynote - Steve Loken and Peter Yost
Other highlights: First Greenprints Conference