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FROM THE TAILGATE By Ron Jones
New Offerings for the Sustainable Minded
An Even Higher Standard
OR A DECADE, Green Builder Media has conducted
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our Green Home of the Year Awards, most recently
presented in the 2018 March/April issue of this
publication. Since their inception, our awards
F have been the industry standard for recognizing
excellence in high-performance, sustainably built residential
projects in all 50 states, across the continent and beyond.
Builders from coast to coast and elsewhere (this year we even
enjoyed an entry from New Zealand!) have been celebrated
through the program for their commitment to green building,
environmental stewardship and exceptional quality.
More recently, in 2017 to be precise, we produced our
inaugural Green Builder Sustainability Symposium , held in
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January of that year in Orlando. We returned to Orlando for a
reprise event 12 months later in January 2018. Both gatherings
garnered high praise from the national press, attendees and
presenters alike, and we proudly consider them to be among
our most successful and meaningful endeavors ever.
By now you have probably heard or read that for 2019, we
have decided to marry the electricity and prestige of these two
benchmark events by consolidating the 2019 Symposium. This
will be held for the rst time in Las Vegas on Monday, Feb.
18 [a day before the Design and Construction Week (DCW)
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opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center]. The announcement
of the next collection of award-winning entries in our annual
competition will be celebrated the night before on Sunday, Feb. 17, in [Of course, you could just shoot for the minor leagues and enter
conjunction with our pre-symposium VIP dinner, where we provide a the BOGUS Awards…]
unique networking opportunity for our presenters, sponsors, industry Second, whether you anticipate attending the Design &
leaders and dedicated community of sustainability advocates. Construction Week (DCW) Expo, make plans to register for the 2019
We are excited to announce that we are expanding our awards Sustainability Symposium. This will be held at the performing arts
program as well, to become known as the Green Builder Sustainability center, the spectacular Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, on the campus
Awards . For the first time, we will include a development/ of the University of Nevada Las Vegas on Feb. 18, 2019. We have the
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community award in the Projects category. Additionally, we will be most compelling and exciting lineup of presenters you will nd at
honoring the most exemplary municipal sustainability program, any event of this kind, anywhere, in 2019!
the building products manufacturer who is doing the most for That date happens to be Presidents Day, and many people in
sustainable building, and the individual we are aectionately calling a variety of sectors will have the day o from work. Plus, there
our “Sustainability Superhero” —the person who has made the most are no classes on the UNLV campus on that date, so access and
signicant contribution in the built environment. parking should not be a challenge. Registration is available online at
This means a couple of things. First, the call for entries is going www.greenbuildermedia.com/desert-shall-bloom-2019.
out earlier in the calendar year in order to facilitate all that goes Last but not least, consider joining us for the VIP dinner on
into the selection, recognition and promotion of the next group of Sunday evening. Seating is strictly limited and by reservation
honorees. Please be sure to watch for our announcements of entry only. To learn details and secure seats or a group table, visit
deadlines and details so that your projects, or nominees in our new www.greenbuildermedia.com/11th-home-of-the-year-call-for-entries.
categories, have every opportunity to be considered. We can’t wait to see you in Las Vegas! GB
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