SPUR Evening Symposium: Building an Emerald City: Book talk and signing with Lucia Athens
"Green building is rapidly taking hold in our cities, but what’s next? Lucia
Athens’ new book Building an Emerald City offers a roadmap
for policymakers, public officials and green building advocates to
create more sustainable communities and cities through green building
practices. With her experience working on such programs for the cities
of Austin and Seattle, Athens will explain how green building gained its
current stature and predict the top trends for its future."
9:52 AM PDT on June 21, 2010
“Green building is rapidly taking hold in our cities, but what’s next? Lucia
Athens’ new book Building an Emerald City offers a roadmap
for policymakers, public officials and green building advocates to
create more sustainable communities and cities through green building
practices. With her experience working on such programs for the cities
of Austin and Seattle, Athens will explain how green building gained its
current stature and predict the top trends for its future.”
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