Green Fair Forum at Spring Garden Show

April 4-5, 2009. Presented by New Orleans Botanical Garden and Global Green USA. The Green Fair, a new section of the City Park Spring Garden Show, at the Pavilion of Two Sisters in the Botanical Garden, presents two days of green building tips, solutions and design.

More than a dozen local non-profit green organizations, scores of recycled art craftspeople, and over 25 green vendors will participate in the event, making it the largest Green Fair in Louisiana’s history. 

Inside the pavilion, vendors of sustainable building materials - all part of Global Green USA’s “Build It Back Green Initiative” - will be displaying their products and demonstrating the value of going green. Global Green will also be distributing a first time ever Green Building Guide of regional vendors who distribute green products at the Green Fair. April 4th and 5th, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

SATURDAY
 
11:00am - 11:15am - Official Opening of Forum
    Beth Galante, Director, New Orleans Office, Global Green,
    Paul Soniat, Executive Director, Botanical Garden
    The Botanical Garden commits to the greening of New Orleans
    Introduction of Global Green’s Green Building Guide

11:15am – 11:45am - Global Green Tips    
    Raymond Breaux, Program Manager, Build it Back Green, presenting
    “Global Green’s Build it Back Green Top Ten Tips” for energy saving and healthy living
 
11:45 am – 12:30pm - Round Table 1: Green Building Solutions
    Moderator/Chair: Troy Von Otnott, South Coast Solar
    Green vendors will discuss the efficiency, effectiveness and savings of green building solutions
 
12:30pm – 1:00pm - Green Design Issues for a Coastal City 
    Prisca Weems, CEO, architect, FutureProof
    Green design solutions for New Orleans will benefit cities everywhere

1:00pm – 1:30pm - Water Conservation
     Raymond Breaux, Program Manager, Build it Back Green,
     A close look at four aspects of water conservation: Dual Flush Toilets, Rain Barrels, Solar Water Heaters, & Permeable Concrete.

1:30pm – 2:00pm - Learning more about Green 
    Bettie Abbate, Director of Horticulture, Delgado University 504-671-5418
    Case study: Delgado’s green curriculum

2:00 pm - Closing of Forum
   Paul Soniat, Botanical Garden
 
SUNDAY
 
11:00am – 11:05am - Opening of Forum Day 2
    Paul Soniat, Director of New Orleans Botanical Garden
    The Greening of the Botanical Garden
    The impact of Katrina on the Garden
   
 11:05am - 11:30am - Water Conservation
     Brendan Gordon, Assistant Manager, Build it Back Green,
     A close look at four aspects of water conservation: Dual Flush Toilets, Rain Barrels, Solar Water Heaters, & Permeable Concrete.

11:30am - 12:00pm - Round Table 2: Non-profits working to Green New Orleans
    Moderator/Chair Stephen Shelton, Director of LA Clean Tech Network
    How non-profits are working to make New Orleans a green city

12:00 – 1:00pm - Round Table 3: How the Arts have helped boost the Green Movement
   Speaker: Robert Tannen and other artists
   
1:00pm - 1:30pm - Global Green Tips    
    Brendan Gordon, Program Assistant, Build it Back Green, presenting
    “Global Green’s Build it Back Green Top Ten Tips” for energy saving and healthy living

1:30pm – 2:00pm - The Green Internet
    Traci Clauson, Founder, livegreenorleans.com
    The Green Movement and the Internet
    Grassroots Campaigns to Green the Region
   
2:00pm - Doing Your Part
    Paul Soniat - Thanks to Vendors and Sponsors