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Greenbuild summit will focus on greening affordable housing

Greenbuild summit will focus on greening affordable housing

A two-day summit focused on green building in the affordable housing market will be held Nov. 13 - 14, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.


August 2, 2012

A two-day summit focused on green building in the affordable housing market will be held Nov. 13 - 14, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.

The two-day summit will feature a keynote presentation and educational sessions focused on successfully planning, financing, developing, and managing green affordable housing projects, and how this work addresses the needs of stakeholders, the environment, and community resilience.

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