The St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership
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2nd Annual Partnership Seminar, Tour and Golf Outing
Scheduled for September 11, 2008 at Eagle Trace Golfers Club, Clearwater, MN.
Conveniently located on Highway 94, minutes from the greater St. Cloud area and the Twin Cities metro.
“The Greater St. Cloud Area is Turning Green,”
APPROVED!
5.0 CEUs for Real Estate Professionals (includes tour)
3.75 CEUs for Law Professionals (does not include tour)
Architects may use this event for Continuing Ed Credits
The seminar and tour will focus on green building and LEED certification. Throughout the morning you will also have an opportunity to visit with exhibitors who provide green products and services to the greater St. Cloud area.
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Use the following links to register or find out about exhibitor and hole sponsorship opportunities.
Event exhibitors and Golf Hole Sponsors include:
Winkelman Building Corporation
Benton County Economic Development
St. Cloud Housing & Redevelopment
K Johnson Construction/K.E.S. Forms Inc
WERC (Winkelman Environmentally Responsible Construction)
SEH (Short Elliott Hendrickson)
MN Commercial Association of REALTORS
CAMCO Construction (320.259.1051)
United States Green Building Council Mississippi Headwaters Chapter
Upper Mississippi Certified Forest Products Group
St. Cloud Opportunities (320.257.3106)
Finken Plumbing Heating & Cooling
American Heritage National Bank
The four hour seminar will present a case study using the soon to be completed Kennedy Community School in St. Joseph, MN applying for Silver LEED Certification.
Presenters are:
Diane Moeller, Principal of Kennedy Community School, who will share expectations, goals and reasoning for going LEED Certified, project challenges and how the project came together.
David Leapaldt, project architect from GLT Architects, will give an overview of sustainability, benefits of green building and LEED certification and terminology, design and project planning perspectives, building features, challenges and insights of the Kennedy project.
Keith Schupp, LEED Certified project representative from Winkelman Building Corporation will cover the LEED certification process and rating system in new construction; local resources, suppliers and contractors available for the Kennedy project and using LEED concepts to retro fit existing buildings.
Wade Anderson, from Gray Plant Mooty, will bring to light considerations in legal documentation for LEED projects and development leasing situations in LEED projects.
Several area representatives will share information about energy programs and rebates, business financing and loan programs available for green building.
After the seminar please stay and join us for an optional tour of Kennedy Community School guided by lead project representatives from the school district, architectural and construction companies. Kennedy is applying for Silver LEED Certification. The next stop on our tour will be D. H. Blattner & Sons, Inc. a heavy civil contractor and construction manager delivering collaborative construction solutions to industry leaders throughout the United States and Canada. Their recently completed home office located in Avon, MN is applying for Platinum LEED Certification. Participants will view sustainable green building concepts incorporated into the design of the projects and their relationship to the LEED rating system; OR, if you prefer, join in the fun of our 18 hole golf scramble while networking with area organizations and businesses.
Finish the day off by joining The Partnership and our guests at 5:00 p.m., immediately following the tour and golf scramble, for a social with door prizes, golf awards, hors d ’Oeuvre buffet and cash bar sponsored by WERC..
*An additional $30 late fee will be charged for registrations received after September 1. No refunds after September 1.
QUESTIONS? Contact Dorothy Kantor at 320.656.3801 or via email d.kantor@scapartnership.com
