Debut is part of gulfBID show

Sustainability issues in the construction industry are to be dissected at the first Green Building Forum (May 5, 2010), to be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), in Bahrain.

On the agenda are debate and discussion among local, regional and international business leaders, environmental pioneers and entrepreneurs on the role of the construction and housing sectors in developing green buildings and a cleaner environment under the theme ‘Innovating to Protect the Environment’.

Topics under the spotlight will include: The Copenhagen Treaty and its relevance to the Gulf; Government Regulations and Green Codes of Conduct; Green Building in the Gulf; Environmentally-sympathetic Design and Construction; Challenges for the Construction Industry and Sustainable Building Materials; Smart Buildings; Renewable Energy Powering the Home; Carbon Trading or Zero Emissions; Innovation in Building; Recycling Waste; and Green Building Training and Education.

The Green Building Forum is organised by Bahrain-based Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions (HCE) in association with leading international event consultancy North Star Associates. The Green Building Forum will be held concurrently with the fifth gulfBID exhibition (May 4-6, 2010), at the BIEC. Seats at the Forum are limited and early registration is advised.