e-EcoSolutions - your True Sustainability consulting partner - LEED® certification - The second annual Build It Green Lebanon conference

For the 1st time in Lebanon, the subject of EcoCities and Green Communities was critically addressed.

We thank our Title Sponsor Waterfront City; our Diamond Sponsor Grohe; our Gold Sponsors Tinol, Solmadis, AJB-CDML, Holcim; our Silver Sponsors Banque Libano-Francaise, Aspect Developers, Sodamco-Weber; our Airline Sponsor MEA; our Exhibitor Vacuflo and Kerakoll and all Media Partners and Supporters for their contribution in the continued success of Build It Green - Lebanon Conference.
Your Leadership helps us to reach more minds for a better living Planet!

Conference program
Day1 - Session 1: Understanding Green Cities
Opening Notes
Dr. Bilal S. Hamad Mayor of Beirut City
Eng. Elie Bsaibes President Order of Engineers & Architects in Beirut (represented by Eng. Rabih Khairallah)	Speech - Ar (PDF)
Keynote address	Read
Mr. Peter Templeton Senior Vice President, Global Market Development U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)	Speaker Profile Presentation(PDF)
Green Cities: What do we really mean?	Read
Mr. Gilbert Tegho CEO e-EcoSolutions	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Waterfront City Sustainable Master Plan	Read
Mr. Ian Baker Design Manager, Majid Al Futtaim Properties Waterfront City	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Optimizing CSR Impact Through Sustainable Water Resource Management	Read
Mr. Selim G. Semaan Regional Marketing Director Grohe East Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa	Speaker Profile
LEED for Neighbourhood Development: An introduction to its applicability in Lebanon	Read
Mrs. Rebecca L. Flora Sustainable Communities Practice Leader Ecology & Environment, Inc. - USA	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Day 1 - Session 2: Is Beirut City really Going Green?
The Global vision for a Sustainable Beirut	Read
Mr. Rachid Achkar City Council Member Municipal Council of Beirut	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
The Street Lighting Master Plan for the city of Beirut	Read
Ms. Sarah Yassine Urban Planner 4b ARCHITECTS	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Mr. Majdi Hajjar Lighting Consultant Aartill Middle East Partner	Speaker Profile
La Liaison Douce: Linking downtown Beirut and the Bois des Pins	Read
Mr. Antoine Kreidy URBI	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Question and Answers Session for Session 2: Is Beirut City really Going Green?	Read
Moderator: Prof. Simon G. Moussalli Architect & Town Planner PR- Planning & Architecture Consultants	Speaker Profile
Day2 - Session 1
Sustainability in the City	Read
Mr. Peter Wilder Director Wilder Associates - UK	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Eco-friendly Paint: The Human Dimension	Read
Mr. Georges Chalhoub Sales Team Manager and NACE certified Coating Inspector Tinol Paints International Co. sal	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction	Read
Ms. Grace El Azar CSR & SD Coordinator Holcim Lebanon	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
A Greener Concrete: Is it technically & economically feasible in Lebanon?	Read
Dr. Ghassan R. Chehab Associate Professor American University of Beirut- Lebanon	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Dr. Issam Srour Assistant Professor American University of Beirut- Lebanon	Speaker Profile
Green Restaurants: An In-depth study on energy efficiency of restaurants in Lebanon	Read
Mr. Ziad Haddad Director OPUS Consulting Engineers	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Day2 - Session2 : GREEN BUILDING CASE STUDIES
Case Study 1: The Biosphere Eco-restaurant: TAWLET AMMIQ	Read
Ms. Christine Codsi Managing Partner Souk El Tayeb & Tawlet	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Case Study 2: Casa Batroun- Natural, Sustainable Aiming for BREEAM Excellent	Read
Mrs. Maha Nasrallah Architect Maha Nasrallah Architects	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Ms. Maya Karkour Founder & Sustainability Consultant EcoConsulting	Speaker Profile
Case Study 3: 1st LEED Certified Building in Lebanon - International College-Elementary School	Read
Mr. Youssef Abi Abdallah Director of Facilities International College	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)
Case Study 4: LEED Commissioning Process and Challenges - International College-Elementary School	Read
Mr. Adam Muggleton Managing Director AJB-CDML - Canada	Speaker Profile Presentation (PDF)