Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women Hosts Panel on Green Building

Raleigh, NC, June 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Conni Tucker, president of Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (Triangle CREW) (www.tcrew.org), an organization which provides a forum for fostering relationships among commercial real estate women professionals in the Triangle market, has announced that the organization will host a panel on Wednesday, June 3 to discuss the latest trends in green building in the Triangle area. Panel experts include members of the essential team on a green project – the owner/developer, the architect, the contractor and the facility manager. In the discussion, titled “Green to Gold – in Green Building,” panelists will speak about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, the economic sense it makes for facilities, how to calculate ROI for green upgrades and current green building changes that are becoming standard practice. The meeting will be held at the Women’s Club of Raleigh, located at 3300 Womans Club Drive.

Panelists at the meeting, moderated by Lori Eichel of Accent Construction, include:

· Gregg Sandreuter, President of Hamilton Merritt, Inc.
· Jim Smith, AIA LEED AP, Vice President of Hager Smith Design
· Shelly McPhatter, President of Bridgepoint Construction Services
· Myron Taschuk, LEED AP, Construction Project Manager in the Facilities Management Department at Duke University

Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Guest fees are $40 for non-members and are the responsibility of the member extending the invitation. To register, contact Kerry Saunders at 832-0594.

“The discussion at our June 3 meeting will provide Triangle CREW members with great insight into the LEED certification process,” said Tucker. “Green building is becoming integral to the industry, and the Triangle truly can lead the way.”

About Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (TCREW):
Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (TCREW) has more than 160 members in a variety of professions within the commercial real estate industry. Drawing upon this diversity, any member of TCREW can call upon the resources and expertise of local members to best serve the needs of their customers. Moreover, any member can draw upon the national network of more than 6,000 members nationwide and in Canada to provide responsive solutions to customers with needs in the national market. For more information, visit www.tcrew.org.

Patty Briguglio
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