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The Environmental Leadership Center
of Warren Wilson College
Campus Box 6323
PO Box 9000
Asheville, NC 28815-9000
828.771.3006
Please refer all questions or comments about this website to Phillip Ray Gibson @
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Mountain Green 2008 Annual Conference
Click here for the Official Conference Brochure
June 25, 2008; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sarah Susanka is the leader of a movement that redefined the American home through her “Not So Big” philosophy and “build better, not bigger” approach. In May 2007, Random House published
The Not So Big Life where Susanka moves beyond habitation of homes, and into how we inhabit our lives. She is a sought-after resource by industry groups and professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects, and regularly shares her insights with members of the media such as “The Oprah Show”, “Charlie Rose”, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Sarah Susanka is a registered architect, a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council, and author of seven books.
OUR GREEN COMMITTMENT
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Warren Wilson College's Commitment: We have made this event as “green” as possible. We will feature local food sources. We ask you to consider assisting us in this effort by carpooling, bringing your own drink container, etc. You may also consider a carbon offset through Appalachian Offsets - www.AppalachianOffset.org - and join in our commitment to a green event.
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Vendors and sponsors are asked to consider the purchasing principles of Warren Wilson College.
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Green Sage Coffee in Asheville is supplying Free Trade Coffee for this event.
Breakout session speakers scheduled for this conference include:
- R. Christopher Mathis, President of Mathis Consulting Company
- Neil Weinstein, Executive Director of Low Impact Development Center
- Terry Mock, Executive Director of Sustainable Land Development International
- Bruce Tolar, architect of the Mississippi Katrina Cottages and design consultant for GreenSteel Homes
- Perry Bartsch Jr., contractor of the new Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center
- Edward Callaway of Callaway Gardens
- Victoria Schomer, Green Built Environments
- Keith Levi, Construction Administrator for the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate
- David Tuch, Equinox Environmental
- Vince Graham, I'On Group of South Carolina
- Tetra Tech, Charlotte, NC
- Ben Brown, Mountain Landscapes Initiative
- Maggie Leslie, WNC Green Building Council
- Charles Brown, architect
- Steve Mouzon, New Urban Guild
- Steve Linton, Deltec Corporation
- Padgett Freeman
- Rick Reinhardt, Rick Reinhardt Architecture
- Stan Cross of the WWC Environmental Leadership Center
- David West, Asheville Board of REALTORS
- Steve Farrell, architect
- Duncan McPherson, architect
- Chris Eller, Civil Design Concepts
Conference Steering Committee
Robert J. Deutsch, Committee Chair, Robert J. Deutsch, P.A.
Robert Kays, Builder Architect Magazine
Tikkun Gottschalk, Robert J. Deutsch, P.A.
For more information, contact
Phillip Ray Gibson
Environmental Leadership Center
Warren Wilson College
828.771.3781