Building owners to speak out at BUILDINGChicago conference and expo

Real estate professionals from Crate and Barrel, Jones Lang LaSalle, Baxter, and Advocate Healthcare are among the building owner representatives attending and speaking at Building Design+Construction's new conference and expo, BUILDINGChicago, September 9-11.

More than half of the 65+ continuing education sessions offered at the show will include a building owner representative, who will offer their unique perspective on current trends and projects.

Some of the owner-driven sessions include:

From Energy Hog to Energy Miser: Transforming the U.S. Bank Building, Madison, Wis.
Owner: Urban Land Interests

Informing the Design + Construction of Healthcare Facilities through Simulation: BIM + VDC at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Owner: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago Lakeside Development: Bringing LEED for Neighborhood Development to the U.S. Steel Works Site
Owner: McCaffery Interests

Sustainable Campus Master Planning at a Community College: Harnessing the Opportunities
Owner: College of Lake County, Ill.

Transforming Medicine at the Community Level: Creating a Healthcare based Mixed-Use Development in Southwest Chicago
Owner: St. Anthony Hospital and Greater Southwest Development Corporation

Sustainable Senior Housing in South Chicago: Combining LEED with Active Green Environments at Victory Centre
Owner: Pathway Senior Living

Two Net Zero Projects, One Conclusion: From the Yannell Residence to Harmony House Animal Shelter
Owner: Harmony House

An Owners Experience with BIM: The Crate and Barrel Story
Owner: Crate and Barrel

A New Post-occupancy Evaluation Process at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, Ill.
Owner: Advocate Healthcare

Guiding Principles of Highly Effective K-8 Design: A Case Study at the University of Chicago Lab Schools
Owner: University of Chicago

As of August 27, here are the building owner organizations attending or speaking at the show:

Advocate Healthcare
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Baxter
Chicago Park District
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
City of Blue Island, Ill.
City of Brookfield, Wis.
City of Chicago
City of Cincinnati
City of Indianapolis
City of Lafayette, Ind.
City of Richfield, Minn.
City of Southfield, Mich.
City of Urbana
College of Lake County
ComEd
ComEd
Consulate General of Canada
Crate and Barrel
General Growth Properties
Grand Valley State University
Greater Southwest Development Corporation
GSA
Harmony House
Illinois Capital Development Board
Iowa State University
Jones Lang LaSalle
Lake County - Facilities Operations
Lake County - FAS
Loyola University Chicago
McCaffery Interests
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Ministry Health Care
Moraine Valley Community College
Nicor
Nicor Gas
Pathway Senior Living
Siemens
St. Anthony Hospital
State of Illinois Capital Development Board
State of Iowa, Department of Corrections
Transwestern
Tribune Co.
University of Chicago Medicine
University of Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Univiversity of Newcastle, England
Urban Land Interests

For information on attending BUILDINGChicago, visit: http://www.buildingchicagoexpo.com/

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