Green Development Technical Tour -
Transportation & Lunch included
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (4.0 LUs)

1) Morgan Park Place, Van Buren Street (Germantown)
Morgan Park Place East was the first multi-unit residential structure in the State of Tennessee to receive the coveted EarthCraft Certification for excellence and quality in environmentally responsible building practices. Tour guide: Skip Lawrence, Lawrence Bros, LLC

2) Metro Nashville Courthouse, 1 Public Square
The Courthouse features a 2.25-acre state-of-the-art intensive green roof that serves as a public plaza (awarded the 2007 Award of Excellence in the Intensive Institutional Category by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities). Tour guide: Laura Schroeder, Hawkins Partners

3) Ellington Agricultural Center Campus, 440 Hogan Road
Once a private estate, the 207-acre Ellington Agricultural Center is now headquarters for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Association, and is a branch location for various agencies. Cutting edge, low impact management practices are being implemented throughout the campus under a Department of Agriculture Watershed Initiative. Tour guide: John McClurkan, Administrator of Water Resources for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture

4) Wal-Mart Parking Area, 5520 Nolensville Pike
Wal-Mart was designed and constructed using six bridges and walkways to provide access from the lot to the store in order to preserve the creek that flows in front of the store. Tour guide: Mike Cochrane, Gresham, Smith and Partners

Green Development Technical Workshop - Lunch included
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (4.0 LUs)

This technical workshop will feature the instruction from the Southeast Watershed Forum, the Center for Watershed Protection, the Kentucky Division of Water and TVA and provide both an information/training approach as well as a facilitative approach to assist community leaders in reviewing current design practices.

Presenters:

Hye Yeong Kwon, Center for Watershed Protection                                

Margi Jones, NPS Tech Advisor, KY Division of Water Center for Watershed Protection

Jane Fowler, Southeast Watershed Forum