Our fall symposium, entitled 'Defining Green Building,' will take place at the law school on the afternoon of Friday, October 31, 2008. The symposium will present a variety of perspectives concerning the legal and environmental issues associated with green building, including green building in the literature and green building in today's environment.

The panelists speaking at the symposium include:
* J.B. Ruhl, Professor, Florida State University College of Law
* William Buzbee, Professor, Emory School of Law
* Phoebe Crisman, Professor, University of Virginia School of Architecture
* L. Preston Bryant Jr., Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources
* Trip Pollard, Director, Land and Community Program, Southern Environmental Law Center
* Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, Sector Manager in Government and Higher Education, United States Green Building Council
* M. Doug Lowe, Artisan Construction Inc.
 

Symposium Moderator:
* Jonathan Z. Cannon, Professor and Director, Environmental Law and Land Use Program, University of Virginia School of Law

Download symposium background and schedule here.

View 2007 symposium page here.