Arlington Heights, IL (July 31, 2013) — The opportunity to network with builders/ developers and to earn AIA CES and GBCI credits by attending BUILDINGChicago/ Greening the Heartland educational sessions has resulted in many of the more than 65 seminars being at seating capacity. With less than six weeks until the September 9-11 event at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, early registration is advised for attending architects, specifiers, contractors and designers from the 12-state Midwest region.

The educational platform focuses on green building with session tracks that include Building Information Modeling, Developments in Healthcare and Universities, and Tips on Energy Savings.

Among the accredited sessions are How a Sustainability Program Can Benefit Municipal Stakeholders in Terms of Resilience and Performance, a municipal organization’s perspective on integrating sustainability within a broad, diverse capital development program; The Role of Advocacy, Alternative Power & Incentives in the Era of Clean Energy, a discussion on energy efficiency as the “new” renewable and incentives for renewable technologies; and Informing the Design + Construction of Healthcare Facilities Through Simulation: BIM + VDC at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, a look at using efficient, cost-effective “virtual mockupsin hospital design.

The 10th Annual Midwest Greening the Heartland expo and conference, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council chapters from the 12 Midwest states, opens on September 9 and continues on September 10. The inaugural BUILDINGChicago expo and conference, owned by Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon, publishers of Building Design+Construction, runs September 10-11.

To register and to view a full seminar schedule, visit www.buildingchicagoexpo.com; or contact Harry Urban at hurban@sgcmail.com; 847.954.7928.