I was interviewed for the San Francisco Chronicle to talk about West Coast Green.

My favorite part? Being described as “cheeky.”

An excerpt:
Back for its sophomore edition, the nation’s largest green building conference really puts its money where its mouth is by erecting a green modular home in front of the auditorium on a patch of grass below Mayor Gavin Newsom’s balcony in City Hall.
Dubbed the Lotus, the 725-square-foot home is the brainchild of green architect Michelle Kaufmann and boasts solar panels, LED lights, a gray-water system that collects water from sinks and the shower and recirculates it to toilets, an energy-saving “on-demand” water heater and native landscaping. For those who’ll need to take a load off just to contemplate the home’s ramifications, there’s also a backyard complete with chaise longues.

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As you should know, West Coast Green is coming! On September 20th – 22nd, the largest residential green building conference comes to San Francisco!

There is a great story in Builder Architect Magazine on how the conference came about and what you can expect.

For those of you who attended last year, you will be delighted by this years conference. An impressive lineup of 200+ speakers, 300+ exhibitors, plus the addition of the Lotus House by green pre-fab visionary Michelle Kaufmann.

It is always strange when people write things about you using information they copy from our website. A friend found this press release and you can imagine the sarcastic comments he added…

The more important story is the HOMEX 2007 Conference in Long Beach in March. It looks like it will be a great event… with sessions on land planning, PR, sales and my session on green building with Brian Gitt of Build It Green.