Greenbuild Heading for Verona
WASHINGTON – The sustainable-building event Greenbuild will expand to Europe in Verona, Italy, at the Veronafiere complex next year.
“Greenbuild for Europe and the Mediterranean region is part of the global expansion of the successful Greenbuild Conference & Expo brand,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President/CEO/Founding Chair of the U.S.Green Building Council. “USGBC and Hanley Wood entered into a strategic partnership earlier this year with plans to expand the conference and the Greenbuild brand.
“This new experience will serve as a platform for green building knowledge and shared expertise across continents, while scaling the breadth and reach of global market transformation.”
Greenbuild 2013 marks the 12th anniversary of Greenbuild, and the 20th anniversary of USGBC. The U.S. edition of Greenbuild will be held in November 2014 in New Orleans, in addition to the Verona event.
“Greenbuild for Europe and the Mediterranean region will be all about green building,” said Rick McConnell, president of Hanley Wood Exhibitions. “Combining the resources of GBC Italia, USGBC, Veronafiere and Hanley Wood to deliver cutting edge education, the conference will feature top speakers in sustainability and combine the live event experience of Veronafiere and Hanley Wood. This indeed is going to be a game changer.”
“Green building is not new to Europe and the Mediterranean region. With its rich history in architecture and building design, this area of the world is naturally focused on sustainable buildings,” said Mario Zoccatelli, president of GBC Italia. “LEED, as a global system, provides unique opportunities for us to advance green building in a completely new way.
“Greenbuild will serve as a mechanism to promote LEED and other green building tools across the continent. We are excited about creating the Greenbuild conference in the European and Mediterranean region.”
“We are honored to have been chosen as host for Greenbuild for Europe and the Mediterranean region,” said Veronafiere’s CEO Giovanni Mantovani. “For over a century, we have been organizing trade shows here in Verona, Italy, and are now considered a leader within the European trade show sector. Veronafiere has a close, longstanding partnership with Hanley Wood and is a member of the Italian GBC.
“We have recently added Smart Energy Expo, a show focusing on energy efficiency and the white-green economy to our long established fairs in the construction sector, Marmomacc and Samoter. Verona is a beautiful city, with a rich history and culinary tradition, well-connected by air, rail, and highway. We look forward to hosting Greenbuild in 2014.”
A call for proposals for all Greenbuild conferences will open on Dec 9. Interested parties are invited to submit proposals for presenters and topics via greenbuildexpo.org.
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