AGENDA DETAILS

Handouts/agenda will be provided for you to submit for CEUs.

12:30pm - 1:00pm Check in at registration desk, West Lobby.

1:00pm - 2:00pm "Practical Tips for Designing with Concrete Countertops" by Jeffrey Girard, P.E.

Learn how to successfully use high-quality concrete countertops in your designs. Don't be held back by misunderstandings or uncertainty about concrete. Understand this versatile, moldable material, and your designs can soar!

Jeffrey Girard, P.E., the founder and president of The Concrete Countertop Institute (CCI) and the pioneer of engineered concrete countertops, has been a leader of innovation in concrete countertops since 1998. Through CCI, Girard provides intensive training that helps contractors succeed in the business of making concrete countertops. CCI also maintains the Concrete Connections website at www.ConcreteCountertops.net, which provides information about designing with concrete countertops, and produces the Concrete Countertop Design Expo.

2:15pm - 3:45pm "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies" by Eric Corey Freed

In this lecture you will hear about the emerging field of green building; see some of the most exciting technologies available; and get a glimpse of the inevitable future of our buildings.

Join us in an energetic and lively discussion on green architecture from one of the pioneers in the field. Eric Corey Freed is an award winning green architect and principal of organicARCHITECT, a research and design firm based in San Francisco. Eric is a warm and engaging speaker and presents this inspirational and informative material in a logical way.

4:00pm - 5:00pm Show & Tell Sessions

Get the inside scoop on several exciting, innovative projects using concrete, presented by concrete countertop professionals.

5:00pm - 6:00pm Design Contest Judging

View and select your Designer's Choice favorite from photos and displays of creative and diverse concrete countertop projects from across the US and beyond. Network with the concrete countertop professionals who created these award-winning projects.