Bill McDonough Unplugged!
Thursday, Sept 30th
That's what you get when you cross a chemist with an architect and give him a stage. Come to WCG to hear his deep-dive visioning for cities of the future.
Flying has never been so easy! Check out the suspended seat transportation concept in the 2010 Innovation Pipeline.
West Coast Green 2010 will keep the buzz going during the conference & expo with it's own iPhone app!
The LifeFactory water bottle has taken the industry by storm! All-natural glass and BPA-free, it is absolutely the best water bottle out there. One of our very own West Coast Green Alumni members designed it, too. Get one at the "insiders" price when you register!
West Coast Green 2010 Educational Tracks
2010 educational sessions and summits will focus on the following topics:
Better Business, Branding & Social Innovation
- Emerging Business Models
- Financing the Clean Economy
- Strategies for Social Innovation: Crowdsourcing, “Slacktivism”, Web 2.0
- Best Practices for the New Economy
- Making Green Business Smart Business
- Marketing with Meaning
- Innovative and Transformative Corporate Messaging
Future Communities 4.0
- Zero Energy Building
- Passive & Prefab Housing
- Urban Agriculture
- Cross-Sector Integration: Technology, Transportation & Infrastructure
- Integrative Design
- 2011 CalGreen Building Code
- Retrofit Programs
- Gaming for Real World Positive Impact
- Game Changing Policies
Cool Tech & Hot Products
- Hot New Green Building Materials
- Innovative Products & Technologies - Local & Global
Energy + H20
- Alternative Energy Generation
- Distributed Renewable Energy
- Water & Energy Nexus
- Ecological Bionics
- EPA Water-Saving Program
- Tech Tools for Transformation: BIM & Energy Modeling
Entrepreneurship Training
- How to Develop Your Great Idea
- Creating a Business Plan
- Building a Team
- Getting Funding
Smart Grid = Smart Cities
- Intelligent Systems for Energy & Communication
- Embedding Intelligence into the Built Environment
- Emerging opportunities for the Smart Grid & EV Transportation
- Smart Meters, Dashboards, and Metrics
- Building Energy Management Systems