TITLE OF SESSION:  Vision-Zero – A Net-Zero Energy Home in Michigan
SPEAKERS:  Mark & Melissa Wahl
SESSION DESCRIPTION:  Is building a net-zero energy home in Michigan feasible?  Cobblestone Homes, along with partners Dow Chemical and Dow Corning, built Mid-Michigan’s First Net-Zero Energy Home.  This informative session will involve sharing the construction methods and materials used, the process of building a net-zero energy home, as well as how the home is promoting energy efficiency to the general public.   

TITLE OF SESSION:  Controlling Your Green – With QuickBooks
SPEAKER:  Diane Gilson
SESSION DESCRIPTION:  Use your QuickBooks accounting system to increase your bottom line. 
Topics include:         
Item list secrets         
Estimates and Change Orders as Cost Controls        
Speed, Accuracy and Control with Purchase Orders       
Tracking Time, Payroll and Labor Burden       
Promoting Profits with Variance Reports       
Faster, Bigger Bank Draws        
Cleaner Closings

TITLE OF SESSION:  Navigating LEED for Homes
SPEAKER:  Michael Holcomb
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Green Building and LEED™ Verification and Certification         
Building LEED Green:  The Importance of the Design Phase        Selling Green to Green Customers          LEED for Homes building goals and objectives          Cost savings of a LEED certified building         
Current best practices for green home building          Case study of a recent Michigan LEED for Homes project. 

TITLE OF SESSION:  Geothermal Heating, Cooling and Hot Water
SPEAKER:  Kirk Patton
SESSION DESCRIPTION:  Geothermal sizing, installation and operation 

TITLE OF SESSION:  Green Building Construction Process
SPEAKERS:  Dominick Tringali and Eric Hughes
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TITLE OF SESSION:  Take the Mystery out of Marketing your Green Services
SPEAKER:  Kyle Hunt
SESSION DESCRIPTION:  The first part of the session Kyle will present 7 quick, proven and practical strategies you can implement today, to immediately improve how you market your green remodeling/building services.  During the last part of the session, Kyle will be joined by Tom Barber (President of Barber Construction & the MAHB) and Bob Burnside (President of Fireside Home Construction.) Kyle will grill these two pros on how they have effectively marketed and sold their green remodeling/building services.  They will share what works and what doesn’t in the “real-world.”   Time for Q & A will be provided (as that is usually where we have the most fun!) 

TITLE OF SESSION:  Weatherization for Profit
SPEAKER:  Joanne (Jo) Chappell-Theunissen
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Weatherization?  What is it?  How does it apply to remodeling in today’s marketplace?  This session will discuss the methods for determining and implementing cost-effective energy related repairs and improvements to existing homes.

TITLE OF SESSION:  Advanced Green Building
SPEAKER:  Arn McIntyre
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TITLE OF SESSION:  Innovative Building Products & Processes – What, Why & How
SPEAKER:  Rich Kogelschatz CAPS
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Building great homes requires great products and a thorough process.There are many products from functional to fun that can improve the function and beauty of your home. The session will cover different foundation and framing systems, exterior finishes, interior finishes, water efficiency, universal design and much, much more.

TITLE OF SESSION:  How to Sell Green
SPEAKER:  Joanne (Jo) Chappell-Theunissen
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TITLE OF SESSION:  De-Construction & Remodeling   Re-cycle, Re-purpose, Re-use
SPEAKER:  Bruce Frost
SESSION DESCRIPTION:  Defining De-Construction.  
Control of Lead, Asbestos, Most and other Contaminants  
Setting Priorities for De-Construction within the Budget
Re-cycling using the National Green Standards                      
Re-Purpose and Re-using Priorities and Guidelines                                  
Green Remodeling and ReGreeningCertifications and evaluations

TITLE OF SESSION:  Your Geothermal Dream Home…On a Budget
SPEAKER:  Stephen McKay Jr., AIA, LEED-AP, CGP
SESSION DESCRIPTION:  This program addresses the process of designing and building mainstream green homes for the mid-range housing market.  The presentation will use case study examples which include an overview of energy efficient building solutions, using the latest affordable products, and explaining and emphasizing the use of cost effective, geothermal heating systems with a payback of less than five years.  The case studies will provide numbers showing attendees how ultimate green design can be achieved at an affordable price point.

TITLE OF SESSION:  Smart House 101
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TITLE OF SESSION:  Panel Discussion; Leveraging Rebates and Other Incentives
SPEAKERS:  Steve Earley, CLEAResult Great Lakes, LLC   and Patrick Hudson, DELEG
SESSION DESCRIPTION:   Whether its utility rebates, federal tax incentives, low interest loans or new programs for energy effiiency renovations, find out how to leverage existing and forthcoming programs that will help you mareket your products and services to customers.