Speaker additions and changes

Sinziana Frangeti of EcoNavitas will provide a presentation on the valuation, financing, and life cycle benefits of green buildings.

Minister Borbély of the Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Housing will not be attending as an opening speaker as we had previously indicated. We are pleased to be joined by State Secretary Horia Irimia of the ministry to provide opening comments.

Sebastian Gutiu of Schoenherr & Associates will discuss improving risk management in Romania and the CEE region by building green.

Please click on “Agenda” at the left of the website www.BuildGreenCEE.com for the latest information.

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Schedule Adjustment

We moved “Sustainable Urban Design” to the second day to eliminated a crowded session and accommodate a travel scheduling problem.

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TV coverage for Build Green CEE

Our colleagues Anca Bieru (SOPOLEC) and Sinziana Frangeti (EcoNavitas) will be discussing green building and the Build Green CEE conference on the Money Channel’s “Market Briefing” this evening at 19:00 (Bucharest).   The show is in Romanian.

Romania’s National Television (TVR1) in association with Green Report also did a show on Green Building visiting us and interviewing Steve Borncamp (SOPOLEC).

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More additions…

We have registrations from many more real estate developers, research institutes, an energy company, attorneys and construction companies.  We’ll also be joined by students and professors who applied for scholarships who have been selected and will be notified today.

In addition to Romania, we will be joined by attendees and speakers from Portugal,  Poland, France,  the United Kingdom, Latvia, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Turkey, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, and the United States.  (we’ll offset our travel CO2 by building and renovating the next generation of buildings throughout the region !)

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23 & 24th of April? Why so soon?

We wanted to include the Ministries of Development, Public Works, and Housing and the Ministries of Environment & Sustainable Development. Because an election was called, both Ministers could only speak on 24 April or else we would have had to wait until June.

We are a little impatient when it comes to matters of sustainable development and doing our part to cut CO2 emissions. We know this inconveniences a few people but we sincerely hope you join us anyway.

See you soon!

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