The four-day Ecobuild & AEC-ST Fall Conference & Exhibition will return to Washington, D.C., Dec. 8-11. Taking place at the Washington Convention Center, this annual event goes beyond the typical notion of green design, providing the region’s most comprehensive conference and exhibition on sustainability - green and high performance solutions for the built environment with the newest IT solutions.

“We are proud to be the gathering place for all building professionals - from architects to specifiers from engineers to end users - to gain industry knowledge, as well as cutting edge information,” said George Borkovich, Ecobuild principal.

Topics of interest include green building, sustainable design, renewable energy, high performance building, building information modeling (BIM) and information collaboration strategies for commercial, industrial, government and residential construction.

Keynote speakers include:

• Kevin Kampschorer, acting director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
• Marvin Malecha, 2009 president-elect of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• Congressman Russ Carnahan, United States House of Representatives
  Missouri 3rd Congressional District
• Ambassador Richard N. Swett, FAIA, vice president and the managing principal at the Washington office of Leo A. Daly

Interactive Highlights:

• Green Home – All attendees are invited to tour a hurricane-ready, two-story home, constructed from recycled shipping containers and finished with the latest in green building innovations, on display on the exhibition floor.
• Live BIMStorm on Site – Join design and building professionals from all over the country as they engage in real time, collaborative, 3-dimensional design to create solutions for the Alexandria, Va., community as it copes with the closing of military bases.
• Green Education on Wheels – Visit this 44-foot Green Mobile Classroom, packed with the latest cutting-edge technologies, providing hands-on learning opportunities in an effort to promote more sustainable mechanical service and construction.

Awards & Events

• BIM Awards – A panel of industry experts observing the Live BIMStorm will present awards in a variety of categories including best urban planning, best design, most in-depth study, best multi-discipline design and more.

• Beyond Green High Performance Building Awards – The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) will showcase the 2007 award winners, recognizing the initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high-performance design and construction practices.

• Job Fair – Sponsored by the Green Energy Council

The conference is co-located with FEDcon, FEDspec, buildingSMART Alliance National Conference, Selling Products Effectively to Construction Specifiers and others. It is held in cooperation with American Institute of Architects, buildingSMART Alliance (a Council of the National Institute of Building Sciences), Green Building Initiative, Green Mechanical Council and Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice.

About Ecobuild & AEC-ST Fall

Ecobuild & AEC-ST Fall is the annual gathering place for AEC professionals who design, construct, manage facilities and specify building products, materials and services. AEC Science and Technology manages and produces Ecobuild America, Ecobuild Fall, AEC-ST, and AEC-ST Fall. These events cover the unique intersection where ecology meets technology.