Green Building Exchange - GRAND OPENING

GREEN BUILDING EXCHANGE OPENS FIRST EVER YEAR-ROUND
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION CENTER DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDING PRACTICES JULY 28

55,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ENCOURAGES BUILDERS, DEVELOPERS AND CONSUMERS TO ‘THINK AND LEARN GREEN’

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Green Building Exchange, a year-round center dedicated to vendors who adhere to environmentally friendly building practices, is celebrating its Grand Opening on Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. at 305 Main Street in Redwood City. The public is invited to tour the 55,000 square foot marketplace facility and check out vendors who have already become part of this timely and ambitious enterprise. In addition to learning first-hand about everything from solar panels to bamboo flooring, energysaving coil bulbs, and water-saving irrigation systems, Green Building Exchange will also feature organic wine, nibbles and informative presentations by experts in the green building industry. Green Seed Radio, hosted by Ginnie Waters and heard every Saturday, 2-3 p.m. on 960AM “The Quake,” is broadcasting live from the event. Green Seed Radio, produced by Green Building Exchange, is the first commercial radio show dedicated to green building and the environment. For more information, or to participate in this program, call Green Building Exchange at 650.369.4900 or email info [at] greenbuildingexchange.com. Visit Green Building Exchange on the web at http://www.greenbuildingexchange.com.

“We feel that the time is right for this kind of marketplace, providing the information on every aspect of the current wave of interest in sustainable communities,” said Michael Schaeffer, President and CEO of Green Building Exchange. “As someone associated with the construction business, I was quick to realize that there was a tremendous interest in environmentally friendly construction, but there was no single source that could provide information on all aspects of the industry. Hopefully, we’ll fill that need here with the opening of Green Building Exchange.”

Speakers at the event include Eric Corey Freed, founder of organicARCHITECT, recognized for the tradition of Organic Architecture first developed by Frank Lloyd Wright, will share his approaches to organic and ecological design; Sustainable Spaces
founder, Matt Golden, who was highlighted on NBC’s “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” addresses a holistic system of identifying improvements in comfort, air quality and energy efficiency in the home; Green Builders of Marin founder, John Shurtz, will discuss healthy approaches to renovation, reuse of materials in building, and structurally sound building practices; and Scott Fossel, from Green Century Institute, will look at the vision of a whole system approach to ecological and economical urban development. GCI is a founding sponsor of the upcoming 2008 Eco City World Summit in San Francisco.

About Green Building Exchange

Green Building Exchange acts locally to impact the green movement nationally.

Created in the spirit of social entrepreneurship, Green Building Exchange is a one-stop marketplace for businesses and individuals committed to and working in sustainable buildings. Because of the enormous energy behind the ecological movement in communities, homes and commercial enterprise, Green Building Exchange is committed to educating the public and supporting building and design professionals to increase their expertise in greening their products, trade and approach to building.

GBE welcomes and encourages all green industry professionals to showcase their products and services. Acting on the synergy of its exhibitors, educators, building professionals and the public, GBE acts as a networking hub, a year-round tradeshow, and a platform for education, conferences and the expansion of local and commercial commerce in the sustainable building market.

About Green Seed Radio

Hosted by Ginnie Waters, this informative and entertaining show is the first program of its kind broadcast on commercial radio, which explores the green building industry and provides homeowners and business professionals with insight and information on building and living green.