a:31:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2008-05-08 07:59 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:51:"Green Building/Sustainability Conference Comes Here";s:9:"url_title";s:51:"green_building_sustainability_conference_comes_here";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:51:"Green Building/Sustainability Conference Comes Here";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:174:"Greening the Heartland, the premier annual conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest, will be held June 22-24 at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_38";s:0:"";s:15:"field_offset_38";s:1:"y";s:11:"field_id_39";s:0:"";s:15:"field_offset_39";s:1:"y";s:11:"field_id_40";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_40";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:26210:"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Green Building/Sustainability Conference Comes Here</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Greening the Heartland, the premier annual conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest, will be held June 22-24 at America&rsquo;s Center in downtown St. Louis,. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) &ndash; St. Louis</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Regional Chapter will host this fifth annual event, which is geared toward people interested in greening their town, business, college campus or building.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">&ldquo;We are honored to have this prestigious conference in the Gateway City,&rdquo; says Pat Justis, board chair of the USGBC&rsquo;s St. Louis chapter. &ldquo;Greening the Heartland 2008 will be an opportunity not only to highlight the latest in green building techniques but also to discuss how the public and private sectors can work together to promote sustainable design and construction strategies.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Greening the Heartland will demonstrate how green buildings promote the &lsquo;triple bottom</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">line&rsquo; of profitability, people and the environment &ndash; without compromising resources for</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">future generations. It will feature international sustainability leaders in four</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">content areas: corporate; community; education; and government. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">These leaders include:</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Ray Anderson, the founder of Interface, who revolutionized the commercial floor covering industry by producing America&rsquo;s first free-lay carpet tiles; </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Jaime Lerner, an architect and urban planner responsible for creating and structuring the Institute of Urban Planning and Research of Curitiba in Brazil; </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Leith Sharp, who established the Harvard Green Campus Initiative; and Grand Rapids, Michigan </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Mayor George Heartwell, whose city of Grand Rapids, MI has &ldquo;gone green&rdquo; by implementing a variety of environmental measures.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">&ldquo;We have some of the top leaders in sustainability speaking at this conference,&rdquo; says</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Brandyn Jones, conference co-chair. &ldquo;In addition, we will have nearly 50 sessions,</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">numerous tours showcasing St. Louis&rsquo; most innovative buildings and sites and an extensive<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>exposition featuring the latest in sustainable building products and services.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The sessions will focus on such topics as how to transform communities through green</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">development, staying green and staying competitive, state-of-the-art energy technologies</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">and new construction innovations. Before and after the conference, there will be</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">professional workshops, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">(LEED&trade;) training where attendees can earn continuing education credits.</span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">St. Louis</span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&rsquo; greening efforts will be highlighted during bus and bike tours. One bus tour will include a visit to Alberici headquarters, which has been certified Platinum under the LEED for New Construction rating system at 60 points, the world&rsquo;s second highest credit level achieved to date. Another will visit St. Louis Community College&rsquo;s new state-of-the-art<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>Wildwood campus. This &ldquo;green&rdquo; campus is the first of its kind in Missouri built with<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>environmentally friendly materials and architecture.</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The Honorary Chairs for Greening the Heartland are: Corporate &ndash; David Kemper,</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Chairman, Commerce Bank; Education &ndash; Dr. Paul Ferguson, Provost, Southern Illinois</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">University Edwardsville; Government &ndash; Honorable Linda Goldstein, Mayor of Clayton,</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">Missouri</span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">; and Community &ndash; Glenda Abney, Manager, Earthways Center.</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The USGBC &ndash; St. Louis Regional Chapter was founded in January 2001.The chapter seeks to transform the built environment by: increasing LEED-registered and certified buildings; facilitating professional development and accreditation; and promoting practical green building standards.</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">There are eleven other heartland regional chapters plus two affiliates partnering with</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">USGBC &ndash; St. Louis Regional Chapter on Greening the Heartland. They are: Central</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">Illinois</span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">; Chicago; Cincinnati Regional; Detroit Regional; Flatwater; Greater Kansas City;</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">Indiana</span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">; Mississippi Headwaters; Missouri Heartland; West Michigan; Iowa; Cleveland</span></span></span></p>
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<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">Conference registration is now open at </span><span style=\"color: blue; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">www.greeningtheheartland.org </span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">For more</span></span></span></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-hansi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">information about the conference, sponsorships and/or being an exhibitor, call 1-866-933-</span></span></span></p>
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