September 3rd, 2009

BASF hosting High Performance Buildings for Education Summit on Sept. 16, 2009

BASF will host its first High Performance Buildings for Education Summit on Sept. 16, 2009 at 7 World Trade Center, the first commercial office building in New York City to receive the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. In support of its continuing commitment to sustainability, BASF is convening a panel of speakers to provide attending school administrators, architects, construction companies, general contractors and sustainable design experts, an overview of what it takes to construct or retrofit educational buildings to make the learning environment

At the event, four experts will address the financial return on investment of sustainable design and architecture, as well as the health and performance benefits of high performance schools. A school district superintendent from Neptune Township, New Jersey, will also share his real world experience building high performance schools in his district. The speakers include:

Rob Watson — CEO, EcoTech International & Founder of the LEED Green Building Rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council: Learning to Build from Nature

Vivian Loftness FAIA, LEED AP — University Professor, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon & Co-chair, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Green Schools: Greening our Nation’s Schools for Health and Performance

David Mooij — Superintendent of Schools, Neptune Township, New Jersey: A Living Textbook: Neptune’s Green Schools

Kris Kolluri — CEO, New Jersey Schools Development Authority: Building the Financial Case for High Performance Schools

The event begins at 9 a.m. EDT and ends at 12:45 p.m. EDT. Doors open at 8:15 a.m. EDT. Pre-registration is required for the event. Register at events.basf.com/2009hpbe/.