IPED, Inc. & Enterprise Present:
Green Homes and Sustainable Communities 2008
The Annual National Symposium on Green Affordable Housing and Community Development
August 7 & 8 in Chicago
WHAT: Green Homes and Sustainable Communities is the only annual national symposium on green affordable housing and community development and provides critical information on the connection between environmental sustainability and stronger communities for low-income Americans.
WHEN: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
A Networking Reception concludes the day’s program.
Friday, August 8, 2008, 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
At 2 p.m. there will be an optional tour of the Margot & Harold Schiff Residences, 96 units of supportive housing incorporating Enterprise’s Green Communities standards.
WHERE: The Drake Hotel
140 East Walton Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611
WHO: Conference co-chairs Jeffery Lesk, Esq., partner, Nixon Peabody LLP and Stockton Williams, senior vice president, Enterprise Community Partners will be joined by locally and nationally recognized experts in affordable housing and sustainable community development. The welcome address will be provided by Chicago’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Environmental Officer, Sadhu Johnston. The keynote luncheon speaker is Richard Register, founding president of Urban Ecology and founder and current president of Ecocity Builders. The luncheon is sponsored by Boston Capital. For a full list of speakers, please go to www.ipedinc.net.
DETAILS: The two-day conference will bring together developers, syndicators, investors, attorneys, lenders, underwriters, community-based organizations, state and local housing and community development agencies, architects, planners, contractors, property managers and other building industry professionals interested in green building, affordable housing and community development.
New financing tools, public policy initiatives and environmental sustainability opportunities are transforming the affordable housing industry. The symposium provides the latest information on how green development is becoming the affordable housing mainstream as federal, state and local policies are increasingly requiring sustainable practices in the construction of affordable housing nationwide. Nonprofit and for-profit developers can learn about the best practices in energy efficiency, water quality, indoor air quality and smart development while generating financial, health and environmental benefits for residents. National experts and industry leaders will lead interactive panel discussions on:
- Green integrated design principles and practices in affordable housing
- How the credit crunch affects affordable housing development
- Tapping New Markets Tax Credits to finance green buildings and green businesses
- Navigating green building rating systems (Enterprise Green Communities, LEED, Energy Star, etc.)
- Federal, state and local affordable housing public policy trends
- Ensuring equitable and enduring benefits of green building for low-income residents
REGISTRATION: All participants must register. The full conference agenda and additional details can be found at www.ipedinc.net.
PRESS: Media representatives can RSVP to Terri Bolling, 410.772.2449 or tbolling@enterprisecommunity.com, and Natasha Rennie, 202.585.8770 or nrennie@ipedinc.net.
About IPED: The Institute for Professional and Executive Development, Inc. (IPED) is a Washington, D.C.-based seminar company founded in 1975 to provide high-quality continuing education for professionals in a variety of industries, including energy, lending, equity investment, affordable housing, community development, tax credits, government-assisted development, venture capital, environment, renewable energy tax credits (i.e., wind, solar), sustainable development, management, real estate, accounting, law, intellectual property, business and other financial services. IPED, Inc. is an affiliate of Nixon Peabody LLP. For more information, please visit www.ipedinc.net.
About Enterprise: Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and technical expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For over 25 years, Enterprise has pioneered neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested over $9 billion in equity, grants and loans to help build or preserve more than 240,000 affordable rental and for-sale homes to create vital communities. Enterprise is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year. Visit www.enterprisecommunity.org and www.enterprisecommunity.com to learn more about Enterprise's efforts to build communities and opportunity.
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