Terry L. Ettinger Horticulture Consulting Services
Meeting The Needs Of Today With A Vision For The Future
Special Topics
Conferences, Seminars and Presentations
"6th Annual Green Building
Conference"
SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry is partnering with the U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Chapter to host
the
6th Annual Green Building Conference on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, 2008.
This year, the event will also be combined with the BEST (Best Practices in Environmental and Green Building Strategies and Techniques)
certificate program that serves members of the design community; the contracting community; K-12 educational leaders; elected
officials; and others planning and implementing green building technologies and programs to improve K-12 education.
From 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28th, I'll be giving a presentation entitled, Bold Landscaping —
Dramatic Impact and Reduced Maintenance. Using the
conference site as a case study, I'll illustrate how replacing 15,000 square feet of turf,
above right,
with nearly 10,000 shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses, and spring-flowering bulbs can reduced maintenance costs while creating a
visually stunning landscape that relates to the seasons and can provide plant materials for other county facilities,
above left.
For more information on the program and its organizers, click here.