Sustainable Real Estate Development Conference to Examine Industry, Other Risks of Not Going Green

The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host a conference on Sustainable Real Estate Development on Thursday, October 30 from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Central Time, at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The conference will examine the emerging global trend of incorporating environmentally-sensitive, “green,” and sustainable real estate development practices and their impact on the real estate development industry, community and regional planning, and public health and policy initiatives. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz; John Nelson, adjunct professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW-Madison; and Phillip Allsopp, CEO, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

A series of panel discussions will examine the business case for sustainable development, the risk of not going green, energy trends and impacts on climate change, and the future direction of state and other policy initiatives. Break-out sessions will discuss market indicators, international strategies and approaches to sustainable development and residential and commercial case studies. For a complete list of speakers, a schedule of events or to download an event brochure, please visit http://www.bus.wisc.edu/wcre/sustainableconference/.

Real estate developers, housing and housing finance professionals, government and non-profit groups, builders, planners, architects, engineers, faculty/students and anyone interested in sustainable development are strongly encouraged to attend. The cost to attend is $350 per registrant; $300 before October 1. A limited number of press passes are available to interested media.

The Sustainable Real Estate Development Conference is held in partnership with the Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance Department at the Wisconsin School of Business; Focus on Energy; and Wisconsin Green Building Alliance. Additional support is provided by Gorman and Company, Inc.; Ken Saiki Design; Madison Gas & Electric; the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison; University Research Park, UW-Madison; and the Office of Corporate Relations, UW-Madison.