Posted on September 24, 2010 by Chris Cheatham

Don't Miss This Green Building Legal Conference

Before we jump in to more substantive posts, I wanted to highlight an upcoming green building legal conference that is simply a must attend. 

The Green Legal Matters conference is running from October 13-15 in New Orleans.  I have never been more excited to attend a professional conference.  The speakers are a who's who of green building legal practitioners including many of my blogging friends, like:

The one presentation I am most looking forward to is Susan Dorn's "LEED From Where I Sit."  Susan is the General Counsel for the United States Green Building Council and she will have interesting thoughts on the future of LEED and the law.  In addition to green building legal topics, there will be presentations about other sustainability issues, like renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions.  I am speaking on October 15 and while my topic and co-presenters are up in the air, I promise I will make it interesting and innovative.

I am going to do my best to cajole my fellow bloggers out for a big night on Bourbon Street on October 14, and I hope you join us as well.  If you are interested, email me at chris@greenbuildinglawupdate.com. 

Go sign up for Green Legal Matters right now! 

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Posted on April 13, 2009 by Chris Cheatham

I Will Buy You a Beignet

A while back, I read a blog post describing how to prepare for a conference.  I am going to the ABA Construction Forum's Talking Green Blues event in New Orleans this week and decided to apply one idea to my conference preparation.

There are two questions in the forefront of my mind and I am not leaving New Orleans without the answers:

1.  What are people doing with contracts involving green building?
2.  How should I start studying up in order to become a renewable energy expert?

If you have answers to any of these questions, email me.  If you are going to be at the event and would like to meet up for a chat, a drink or some gumbo, email me.  If you have an answer to any of these questions and you will be in New Orleans this week, you have to email me.

Seriously. 

Photo:  Phillipe Leroyer

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