Former President Clinton to Speak at Greenbuild

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote speech at the opening plenary session of Greenbuild, a conference and exposition dedicated to green building, to be held Nov. 7-9, 2007, in Chicago.

“This is an unprecedented opportunity for our green building community to hear from one of the greatest philanthropic and environmental leaders of this century,” says USGBC President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi. “The William J. Clinton Foundation is facilitating a series of global action plans that are addressing some of the most intractable problems of our times—AIDS, economic sustainability as a way to eradicate poverty, the elimination of childhood obesity. Reducing C02 emissions that lead to climate change is another key are of focus, and it’s being addressed by the Clinton Climate Change Initiative, with green building as a cornerstone of that effort.”

More information is available at www.greenbuildexpo.com.