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U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

Caribbean Chapter

1st Symposium on Green Building and Annual Assembly

December 7, 2007 – Puerto Rico Convention Center

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          PRELIMINARY PROGRAM_____

8:00 –   9:00 AM    Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 9:30 AM      Welcome Opening Remarks and Introduction to USGBC and
                              LEED by the Chapter’s Chair,
                              Arch. Fernando Abruña, FAIA, at Meeting Room 102

9:30 – 10:30 AM    Zero Carbon Development

10:30 – 10:45 AM    Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 M       1st  Session Concurrent Seminars:

                                    Materials for Interiors  by Arch. Vincent Pieri,

                                    LEED AP, Room 101

                                    Optimized Energy Performance / Green House                 

                                    Voluntary Report by Eng. Jorge Hernández-Room 102

12:00 -  12:45 PM     Boxed Lunch at the Mezzanine Suite

12:45 -  2:00 PM      2nd Session Concurrent Seminars:

                                    LEED for Schools / LEED for Housing, Brenda              

                                    Martinez & Arch. Francisco Velez, AIT, Room 101

                                    Commisioning on Hot Humid Climates- Case Studies     

                                    by Eng. Mike Hess, LEED AP,  Room. 102

  2:00  -   3:00 PM     3rd Session Concurrent Seminars:

                                    Green Roofs for the Caribbean by Felix Romero

                                    and Eng. David Aponte  - Room 101

                                    LEED FOR Existing Buildings by Eng. Juan Carlos    Patiño,                     

                                    LEED AP- Room 102                                            

  3:00  -   3:15 PM     Coffee Break

  3:15  -   4:30 PM     Convention Center High Performance Building Tour 

                                    and 4th Session Seminars (to be announced)

  4:30  -   6:00 PM     1st Annual Assembly  & Elections

  6:00  -   7:00 PM     Farewell & Happy Hour

Board of Directors:

Fernando Abruña

Chair

Peggy Van Kirk

Vice-Chair

Sonia López Tristani

Secretary

Peter Palos

Treasurer

Jeannette Rullán

Continuing Education Director

Vincent Pieri

Technical Affairs

Director

Juan Carlos Patiño

Membership Director

Manuel Martínez

Webmaster

Nancy Nazario

Scribe

Jaime Benero

Vocal

Rafael Blanco

CAAPPR Liason

Francisco Matos

CSI Liason

Luis Huertas

USA Correspondent

Zaida Basora

USA Correspondent