Conference to inform and educate builders/developers, engineers, planners, decision makers, architects, landscape architects and others about innovative new design elements and strategies to better integrate green infrastructure, especially trees, into economic development.  

Keynote speaker is James Urban, FASLA, a nationally recognized leader in urban design, well-known author and visiting lecturer at Harvard University Graduate School of Design will speak on designing the difficult urban environment to be 'tree-centric' and allow trees to thrive. 

Additional speakers include:  Dr. Fouad Jaber, Texas A&M; Alan Hoffmann, Alan Hoffmann Company, sustainable builder of residential and commercial properties, and Matt Grubisich, Texas Trees Foundation Urban Forester.

Cost: $75, includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks.

Event Location: 
Eisemann Center @ Bank of America Theatre
2351 Performance Dr
Richardson , TX
Date and Time: 
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 8:00am to 4:00pm