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BUILDING GREEN 2019 Green Building Conference

16 October 2019 Radisson Blu Cebu, Philippines

Building Green 2019, the annual green building conference of the Philippine Green Building Council is happening at the Queen City of the South on the 16th of October 2019 at Radisson Blu Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines. The Building Green Conference is the annual gathering of leaders from the Philippines’ building and construction industry to a meaningful and productive dialogue with green building colleagues in the public and private sector. The latest and relevant concepts, technology and best practices from local and international scene, as well as existing and upcoming policies on financing, procurement and governance that advances sustainable and greener environments are highlighted during Building Green. The theme for this year’s Building Green conference is “REthink. REact. REshape. Green Leap to Net Zero.” The conference will gather the best minds in industry and will feature green building projects, strategies, best practice, programs and policy drivers for green growth in the built environment. The conference has four (4) plenary sessions: Local actions on green building; National Programs on Sustainability; WorldGBC Asia Pacific Network (WorldGBC-APN) Regional Perspective; and Solutions for Green Buildings. Building Green 2019 is happening back-to-back with the Meeting of Leaders from the WorldGBC-APN happening from October 14 to 15 at the Shangri-La Mactan Cebu, the green building tour at Cebu on October 15, the LGU Green Building Briefing on October 17, and the BERDE Professionals Basic Training Course and BERDE Professionals Qualifying Exams on October 17 to 19. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS WEDNESDAY, October 16 Session 1: Local Perspective will feature green building projects and initiatives from Cebu Green Building Leaders in the private and public sector. Discussions in the panel will include examples of green building projects, strategies and best practice of Cebu green builders, as well as the Mandaue City green building program.

Speakers: Jaime Gonzalez, ArthaLand Corporation, Inc. Jose Franco Soberano, Cebu Landmasters, Inc. Jeffrey Lun, HTLand, Inc. Araceli Barlam, Mandaue City Green Building Board

Session 2: National Programs on Sustainability will focus on green programs and actions of the government. Discussions in the panel will range from policy to initiatives, including a focus on the Energy Efficiency Act, Government Green Procurement, Climate Change, Sustainable Communities, and Incentives on the Green Jobs Act. Speakers:

Atty. Rowena Candice Ruiz, Executive Director, Government Procurement Policy Board – Technical Support Office Dir. Patrick Aquino, CESE, Department of Energy Alexander Ablaza, Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance Development Bank of the Philippines

Session 3: WorldGBC Asia Pacific Network (WorldGBC-APN) Regional Perspective will highlight examples of initiatives and best practice from green building leaders from the national green building councils from the WorldGBC-APN. Listen as they share their country experiences and learn from actions and programs that helped shape their respective green building markets. Speakers:

Abhijit Pisal, Godrej & Boyce S. Raghupathy, Indian Green Building Council Cary Chan, HongKong Green Building Council Jeff Oatman, Green Building Council Australia Allan Teo, World Green Building Council – Asia Pacific Network

Session 4: Solutions for Green Buildings will feature latest building materials, products, and technologies that help shape the market today. Discover latest market innovations that may contribute to building better and greener places for the people and environment. Speakers:

Rechilda Soriano, Monocrete Construction Development Corp Matthias Gelber, 2008 Greenest Person in the Planet Pete Delantar, Natures Legacy Eximport

BG19 Gala Dinner sponsored by the HTLand. Inc. for all BG19 Registered Participants Launch of BERDE version 3.0.0. Be there as the Philippine Green Building Council launches the latest version of the BERDE Green Building Rating System—BERDE version 3.0.0. at Building Green 2019. BERDE version 3.0.0. is to encourage the development and certification of more green building projects in the country.

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OTHER EVENTS Meeting of WorldGBC-APN Leaders 14 to 15 October 2019 Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu, Philippines (by invitation only Cebu Green Building Tour 15 October 2019, 1:00pm to 5:00pm 1. Mandani Bay, Mandaue City 2. Cebu Exchange Tower, Cebu City 3. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Lapu Lapu City (open to the public; limited seats, registration closes October 4, 2019) LGU Briefing on Green Building 17 October 2019, AM Hosted by City of Mandaue Mandaue City Hall of Fame (limited seats, open to all BG19 registered LGUs, registration closes October 11, 2019) BERDE Professionals Basic Training Course and BERDE Professionals Qualifying Exams 17-19 October 2019 Radisson Blu Cebu FOR MORE INFORMATON AND TO REGISTER: Please visit http://buildinggreenphilippines.org/ for latest updates on the Building Green Conference. Contact the PHILGBC National Secretariat at +63.2 815-9301 or email BG19@philgbc.org for information on how to support BG2019 and registration details.