--- # 15th Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo Tuesday, Apr 19 **15th Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo is a Highlight of L.A.'s Earth Week, Focus is 'Water Resilient Cities'** **Topics include City vs. Developer Struggle, L.A. Lakers HQ, Innovative Housing for Vets/Seniors, Water from Air, SoCal's Sustainable Airports** **WHAT:** The 15th annual [Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo](http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=3dbaa3c410&e=2536c865f9 "http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=3dbaa3c410&e=2536c865f9") (MGBCE) is Southern California’s longest running and largest sustainability and green building event focused on the needs and concerns of municipalities. A key U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) event, MGBCE draws approx. 500 people from 75 Southern California-area municipalities, all of which are striving to integrate sustainability into municipal action, especially in light of the effect of climate change on local water resources. Hosted annually, for free, by SoCal Gas and the [USGBC-LA](http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=adedd095be&e=2536c865f9 "http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=adedd095be&e=2536c865f9"), this year’s event theme is *Water Resilience for Cities.* The theme reflects the recent launch of USGBC-LA’s “Building Resilience-L.A.” initiative that will deliver a *Building Resilience-L.A.* *Guide*, along with a South Los Angeles case study, to be presented at the October Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in L.A. Panel topics span a range of issues – here are a few: - L.A. Lakers Headquarters: Where Sports Meets Sustainability - Design for Livability: Housing Innovation for Seniors & Vets - Out of Thin Air: Making fresh water from the air using atmospheric water generation - Developer VS. City Sustainable Buildings Advisor: How Far is Too Far? - Building Resilience-L.A. - what’s this about & why should you care - SoCal’s Sustainable Airports - Changing our Relationship to Water - Affordable Net Zero Energy / Zero Carbon is Possible Today; also as Agent of Change - Increasing Diversity in the Green Building Movement - WELL – what is this new Certification & how does it work with LEED? The event attracts thought-leaders in green building, engineers, architects, municipal policy makers, students and the public who want to develop a sustainable, energy efficient building future. SCHEDULE and info posted [http://usgbc-la.org/mgbce/](http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=d3eed8ea27&e=2536c865f9 "http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=d3eed8ea27&e=2536c865f9"). **WHERE**: Southern California Gas Co. 9240 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA (contact Julie Du Brow re: Parking) **WHEN**: Thursday, April 21, 2016 8:00am – 4:30pm 4:30pm – Cocktail reception with annual speaker Eric Corey Freed 5:30pm – End **WHO:** **Keynote speakers include Dan Burgoyne**, Sustainability Manager for CA Dept. of General Services; **Vincent Lee**, Associate Principal of Arup; **Nancy Sutley**, Chief Sustainability and Economic Development Officer of the LADWP; **Deborah Weintraub**, Chief Deputy City Engineer/ Chief Architect of City of LA’s Bureau of Engineering; and **Mike Wallace**, Managing Director of BrownFlynn. Others include *Hilary Firestone* (energy) and *Lauren Faber* (sustainability), City of LA, Mayor’s office; *Gloria Watson*, SCOPE LA; Hadley Arnold, Arid Lands Institute; *Neal Matsuno*, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners; *Tamara McCrossen-Orr*, LAWA; *Madelyn Glickfeld*, UCLA IoES; and top representatives from across the architecture / building / engineering / academia / municipal sectors. **WHY:** To provide especially municipalities and those in the sustainable build environment an easily accessible, interactive, intimate event of high-level presentations, guidance and a chance to connect with those focused on a city-level of planning. Actionable ideas and projects are presented, and this year, they afternoon keynote will also cover the national, state and local perspective as they review the last 15 years of green building trends, and consider what is on the horizon. This year, the event also serves as preparation for the Oct. 5-7 [Greenbuild International Conference & Expo](http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=b9e7cf31c8&e=2536c865f9 "http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=b9e7cf31c8&e=2536c865f9"), its premiere in the City of Angels, hosted by USGBC-LA. **PRESS CONTACT:** Julie Du Brow, *dubroWORKS PR:* 310-922-1301, [Julie@dubroworks.com](mailto:Julie@dubroworks.com "mailto:Julie@dubroworks.com") ---------------------------- **About U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles** USGBC-LA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to creating a prosperous and sustainable future within one generation. Our mission promotes sustainability in LA County's built environment by delivering access to knowledge, resources, recognition and networking. ([www.usgbc-la.org](http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=3b0b61af46&e=2536c865f9 "http://dubroworks.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4ff908c1d6f58f4a8f21e8cd9&id=3b0b61af46&e=2536c865f9")) **About Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE)** Since its inception in 2000, MGBCE has become an important gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors in southern California. Hosted by the Southern California Gas Company at the ERC building in Downey, this annual Spring conference and trade show provides training, education and outreach to inform local government agencies, building industry professionals and the general public about the principles, practices and products associated with green building. 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