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ON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE - REGISTER FOR A VENDOR BOOTH TODAY
15,000 Attendees! Exhibitor Presentations! Mayoral Address!
Free and open to the public on Saturday April 5 and Sunday April 6

February 28, 2008

  • Mayor Bill White invites you to show your commitment to a sustainable future by joining Gulf Coast Green and the City of Houston for this residential/consumer-focused Consumer Expo, the only Expo in Texas exclusively featuring certified green and energy efficient products, materials, and services.
  • Join leading companies and organizations exhibiting at the Expo including: Benjamin Moore, BP Solar, Green Mountain Energy, Kohler, Kyocera Solar, Lees Carpets, Texas Solar Energy Society, TOTO, Toyota, U.S. Green Building Council, Wal Mart, and many more!
  • Five Themed Zones: Green Building, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Alternative Transportation, and Youth Green Zone.
  • Create a marketplace for certified green products & SERVICES. 200 booths will:
    • Feature certified green products, materials, & services
    • Demonstrate environmental leadership in resource conservation by offering only usable samples in place of throw-away samples, excessive brochures, plastic give-aways, etc.
    • Challenge consumers to embrace an energy efficient and environmentally conscious lifestyle by offering incentives in the form of coupons for certified product and service discounts
    • Offer educational presentations meeting AIA Guidelines for continuing education
  • The event will be publicized throughout the Gulf Coast Region through television, radio and media publications, as well as in the trade press.

Please visit: www.houstongreenexpo.org to view the standards and criteria that must be met in order to exhibit. These include guidelines for: Products & Materials; Service Firms and Non-Profit Organizations; and Renewable Energy.

Contact:

Cris Eugster, PhD
Chief Officer for Sustainable Growth
Mayor's Office, City of Houston
713.247.2666
cris.eugster@cityofhouston.net
Filo Castore, AIA, LEED® AP
BNIM Architects - Houston
Gulf Coast Green 2008 Conference Vice-Chair
713.343.4141
info@gulfcoastgreen.org

To REGISTER TODAY and for further information, please visit www.houstongreenexpo.org

Questions? Contact: expo@gulfcoastgreen.org