THE BUSINESS OF GREEN PRODUCTS
Saturday, April 8, 2005 | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
4 AIA Credits New York City
Learn the best strategies to design products that are profitable, innovative, sustainable and globally competitive. Network with likeminded designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, and product managers supporting new product development. Learn how to design green products that help to achieve points toward LEED building certification.
About the Instructors
Jacquelyn Ottman, green marketing expert, author of Green Marketing: Opportunity for Innovation and creator of Design:Green, the IDSA endorsed eco-design workshop. She was named one of the 25 Environmental Champions of the Year by Interiors and Sources magazine.
David Bergman, award winning architect, and designer of lighting fixtures, as well as LEED certified professional and instructor at Parsons. David‚s designs have been acclaimed by The New York Times, Metropolis, ID, Wallpaper*, and Architectural Record. He is currently developing “o2|e2: Ecodesign for Economic Growth” an exhibit and conference to promote the ecodesign sector in New York City.
For more information contact: Michelle Zaffino at mzaffino@lagcc.cuny.edu
DESIGN:GREEN—A FRESH APPROACH TO BETTER BUSINESS AND DESIGN
Tuesday, April 25, 2005 | 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Toronto, Canada (EnvironDesign10 Pre-conference event)
4 AIA credits
This highly interactive workshop developed by J. Ottman Consulting under an EPA Innovation Grant, will spotlight strategies for using eco-design to trigger highly profitable new designs, concepts and business models. Explore insights into customer needs and learn how to conceive, market and sell your eco-designs to retail consumers and business-to-business customers. Best of all, roll up your sleeves and work with other participants on a real world case problem. All participants will receive a detailed handout and eco design resource guide.
About the Instructor
This highly interactive and instructive workshop will be led by David Bergman, award winning architect and designer of lighting fixtures, as well as LEED certified professional and instructor at Parsons. David‚s designs have been acclaimed by The New York Times, Metropolis, ID, Wallpaper, and Architectural Record. He is currently developing “o2|e2: Ecodesign for Economic Growth” an exhibit and conference to promote the eco-design sector in New York City.
To register, go to www.environdesign.com/PreConferenceSessions http://www.environdesign.com/PreConferenceSessions
Learn more about Design:Green at www.designgreen.org http://www.designgreen.org/