Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/27/2009
Rupa Patel
VOLLMER
972-488-4790
rupa@vollmerpr.com

Innovation and Advancement Leading Themes as School Building Expo Announces 2009 Keynote and Session Line-ups

Event Brings Leading Industry Minds Together to Discuss New Techniques and Trends in School Design

TRUMBULL, Conn. (March 26, 2009) - Organizers for School Building Expo, taking place June 2-4, 2009, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. have announced the keynote roster for this year's event.  Drawing architects, designers, facility planners, construction directors and executives charged with overseeing construction, development and maintenance of educational facilities across the country, the conference serves as the leading resource for concepts related to more efficient and effective facility design. 

As the decision-makers and purchasers who plan, design, construct and maintain the public and private educational facilities of tomorrow come together under one roof, event organizers promise a conference line-up that is sure to meet the needs of valued attendees from all sides of the industry spectrum.

"Our event is geared towards helping individuals find the products and solutions they need to complete their facility and design projects, said Jenabeth Ferguson, Event Director for the event.  "Our show is the only event that truly brings today's evolving educational institution marketplace together in an environment where they can learn about new trends, be inspired by exciting speakers and discover the latest products and solutions."

In addition to its impressive Expo Hall offering which features more than 100 exhibitors, School Building Expo brings together an equally impressive mix of sessions and keynotes.  The first keynote of the conference will be presented by Vivian Loftness FAIA, University Professor, School of Architecture, Carnegie Melon.  Vivian is an internationally renowned researcher, author and educator with more than 30 years of experience in environmental design and sustainability.  Additionally, she has specialized in advanced building systems and systems integration, climate and regionalism in architecture, as well as design for performance in the workplace of the future.  Supported by a university-industry-government partnership, the Advanced Building Systems Integration Consortium, Vivian is a key contributor to the development of the Intelligent Workplace - a living laboratory of building innovations for performance, along with authoring a range of publications on international advances in the workplace.

The final keynote of the event will be presented by Gregory Kats, Senior Director and Director of Climate Change Policy, Good Energies.  As a Senior Director at Good Energies, a global private investment firm in renewable and clean energy technologies with $ 5 billion under management, Gregory leads the company's investments in energy efficiency and green buildings.

Conference sessions for the three-day event were chosen based on the issues and topics that attendees have expressed the most interest in and can be broken down into three primary tracks:

-Evidence-Based Design - these case study-driven presentations include:

• Designing an Arts School to Inspire Students and Enrich Education
• Going Off The Grid: Case Study of a Utility Self-Reliant Sustainable Living Center
• Urban High Schools: Creating a Shifting Educational Paradigm
• One Specialized Learning Environment's Profound Effect on its Community

- Emerging Pedagogy - focused on design techniques being applied to new educational outlets, these sessions include:

• New Ideas for Schools from the Next Generation
• Montessori Ideas & Ideals that Inspire Design
• Guiding the Design of 21st Century Learning Environments through Research

-Emerging Educational Facilty Design Trends - this group of session topics address design and creative techniques that can be implemented with a variety of educational institutes and environments. Session topics include:

• Creating the ""School Without Walls"": Integrating the Urban High School and a Research University
• Getting All Your Schools to Go Green
• Buildings that Teach: Integrated Architecture and Art in K-12 Urban Schools

These and other premiere sessions will be presented by a high-caliber group of speakers from institutions and design firms across the country, including: FXFOWLE Architects, Juilliard School, Perkins + Will, Seamus Henchy and Associates, Sidwell Friends School, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, and West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology.

In addition to these in-depth presentations and discussion forums, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in facility tours scheduled for the first and last day of the conference.  Tour sites will include the Cyert Center for Early Education, Duquesne University, the Carnegie Mellon University Collaborative Innovation Center and the Winchester Thurston School, among other.  A complete list of locations and tour registration details can be found at: http://www.schoolbuildingexpo.com/tours.asp/.

First launched in 2005, School Building Expo has quickly grown into the premier event serving the design, renovation and construction needs of all school buildings, including K-12, colleges and universities. It is attended by architects, designers, facility planners and managers to discuss and review school design trends, learning environments, building performance and all matters that pertain to creating first-class educational facilities. School Building Expo also is host to the Spring meeting of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education, a gathering of the most active thought-leaders in educational facilities design.

JD Events produces several other events in areas ranging from healthcare facility design to satellite communication to digital signage technology.  JD Events has established a reputation for bringing only the most relevant and industry-leading content, suppliers and audiences to each event, including the Healthcare Facilities Symposium, which has been serving the needs of architects, designers and facility managers of healthcare facilities for more than 20 years.

About JD Events

JD Events is dedicated to the creation of targeted and innovative industry-leading events that deliver results. The company brings together highly qualified buying audiences, education-rich content and high-level networking opportunities -- all geared toward increasing business transactions in the markets it serves. For more information on JD Events, visit http://www.jdevents.com/ or contact Joel Davis at joel@jdevents.com

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