Welcome
The HBA of Metropolitan Portland is building on the success of its 2010 EcoVative Building Conference and Expo. This year, we have restructured the program into a full, single day event and will be holding it on May 10th at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville.
Ecovative 2011 will bring with it a new General Business track to appeal to a larger audience. We have also reduced the cost to make it more affordable for members of our building community to attend. We are also increasing the focus on hands-on trainings and knowledge that can directly be applied in the field.
Based on feedback from last year’s show, the EcoVative audience understands that building practices and consumer preferences are changing towards a more sustainable direction, and attendees are anxious to learn exactly how to do it. The schedule will be one very full day of sessions offered by local, regional and national instructors. All classes will qualify for some portion of the contractor’s CCB elective Continuing Education requirements through Green Building education and other topics. We are expecting to increase last year’s attendance of 200 attendees and make this the best local green, sustainable and best building practices conference of the year.
This year’s conference will also feature an interactive industry-only trade show so that education and practice can come together. We have specifically picked the hotel location because it provides an environment where services, products and professionals can engage naturally rather than being relegated to a separate exhibit hall. The builders and contractors will be able to engage with participating vendors and see and discuss the products and services that will help them transition into more efficient and sustainable construction practitioners.
** Please note that although the registration price on the right hand side of this page says $99.00 the Early Bird registration has passed and the price for attendence is now $150. We apologize for any inconvenince or confusion this has caused and we are are working towards making this fix to the website. **
