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The Sustainable SITES Initiative - 1 GBCI General CE Credit<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 3<br />
Sarah Andrews<br />
CEO | Sustainable Solutions<br />
This course provides an overview of the SITES v2 rating system for developing sustainable landscapes and resilient spaces.<br />
The presentation content explains the intent of each of the five areas of focus – considering water, soil, vegetation,<br />
materials, and our interaction and connection with a site – along with best practices and related key terms and concepts.<br />
Target Audience: Industry professionals and any others interested in green building topics.<br />
Tricks, Tips, & Ploys in Project Scheduling<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 1<br />
Saleh Mubarak<br />
Author, Public Speaker & Trainer<br />
<strong>Construction</strong> project scheduling is an interesting field where science meets art. Even though the concept is simple and can<br />
be explained in less than an hour, there are still many issues that need the attention of the expert. These tricks and tips can<br />
make a big difference between the success and failure of the project. This seminar covers a wide collection of them to make<br />
the project management team aware of them. This includes tips for good practices as well as common mistakes.<br />
Target Audience: <strong>Build</strong>ers and Contractors<br />
Google Partner Teaching: Understanding & Training (MID-LEVEL) - Part 1<br />
10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Floor B<br />
Joshua Ramsey<br />
Marketing & Communications Strategist | Strategic Point Marketing<br />
In this class you will learn: (Bring a laptop and have a good understanding of what SEO already is)<br />
• Writing text with your keywords<br />
• Security strategies<br />
• Writing meta tags (Title, Description, H)<br />
• Ranking Strategies<br />
• Implementing and Following Google Strategies<br />
• Google AdWords – BASIC training<br />
• Bert<br />
• Do’s / Don’ts<br />
• EAT<br />
• HREFLANG Tag<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
LEED v4 Core Concepts and Strategies - 1 GBCI General CE Credit<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 3<br />
Sarah Andrews<br />
CEO | Sustainable Solutions<br />
The LEED v4 Core Concepts and Strategies presentation provide an examination of sustainable building, the LEED Rating<br />
System and the LEED certification process. The course content is introductory and helps to build awareness for participants<br />
by reviewing important terms and concepts.<br />
Target Audience: Industry professionals and any others interested in green building topics.<br />
The 5 Things Holding Your Company Back from Break-Through Results<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 4<br />
Michael Caito<br />
MAP Vital Factors Solutions<br />
As a leader, ever scratch your head wondering why you aren’t achieving your desired growth? You have a great team, a solid<br />
business plan and quality partnerships… so what’s the missing piece to the puzzle?<br />
Join this session to crack the code as to why:<br />
• Only 50% of members on executive teams identify the same organizational priorities.<br />
• Less than 25% of those executive team members identify the same owners for those priorities.<br />
• Almost 100% of executive teams believe they are well aligned on their priorities.<br />
You will learn actionable, practical strategies to boost accountability, alignment and focus, resulting in improved<br />
productivity and profitability through a proven system of sixty years.<br />
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