US Green Building Council Summit – Oct. 27th

October 31, 2017


 

What: Join the U.S. Green Building Council North Carolina (USGBC North Carolina) for the first annual Sustainable Hospitality Summit at the LEED Silver Hilton at Biltmore Park in Asheville, N.C. Our main programmatic goal will be tooling hospitality professionals with the basic information and skills necessary to explain why sustainable hospitality is a best practice and how it yields a competitive advantage in the industry. We will explore sustainability challenges and opportunities for hospitality leaders and glean experiential knowledge from seasoned hospitality market transformers. Throughout the summit, we will return to best marketing practices and how to dismantle common misconceptions associated with luxury, sustainability and guest comfort.

Who: Speakers include:

Keynotes from:

Dennis W. Quaintance, CEO & CDO (Chief Design Officer) Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants & Hotels
Leah Cooper, Sustainability Coordinator at Sierra Nevada Brewing
Rhiannon Jacobsen, VP, Strategic Relationships, USGBC
Sarah Beth Harkless, Director, USGBC North Carolina
Marcus Munse, Manager at Courtesy Management Inc.
Samantha Borgen, Director of Facilities and Construction, Charleston Harbor Resort
Feletia Lee, Environmental Coordinator, Blockade Runner Beach Resort
Steve Ramos, Architect, LS3P Associates LTD
Brock Hennings, Project Manager, Omega Construction
Renne Hutcheson, Project Manager, The Weidt Group, Contractor for Duke Energy

Where:
Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park
43 Town Square Boulevard, Asheville, NC, 28803

When: Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 from 12:30-6:30 p.m.

Contact: To register as a member of the press, contact Jessica Wilson, Project Manager, U.S. Green Building Council at jlwilson@usgbc.org / 910.777.1246 or Lauren McDevitt, Director of Marketing, Biltmore Farms Hotels at lmcdevitt@biltmorefarmshotels.com

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