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Tours | Workshops | Additional Activities

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Tours

CANCELLED
Excelsior & Grand Tour
Excelsior & Grand, a 17-acre, mixed-use residential and retail community in St. Louis Park has received the nation's first LEED for Neighborhood Development. Excelsior & Grand is a 17.5 acre, infill redevelopment in suburban Minneapolis. Through both policy and design, it demonstrates how traditional development patterns can be altered to create community, avert sprawl and provide economic development opportunities in cities that have reached saturation density. Limited to 25 attendees. Transportation will be provided from the Convention Center.

Tuesday, May 18 • 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Downtown Minneapolis LEED-EB walking tour.
Location: Departing from the Minneapolis Convention Center
Built between 1906 and 1908 Butler Square’s multitenant commercial building is the oldest in the nation to earn LEED - EB O&M certification. It’s also the oldest building of any kind in the Midwest to receive any level of LEED certification. Accenture Tower (LEED® Silver) at Metropolitan Centre is the first multi-tenant building in Minneapolis to be awarded the LEED EB O&M. Ameriprise Financial Center (LEED Silver) was completed in April of 2000, this 31 story building was the first in Minneapolis to receive LEED-EB Certification. Continue the LEED-EB conversation with a reception, sponsored by McGough and Butler Properties immediately following the tour in the Butler Square atrium. Maximum 25 attendees.
Cost: $45
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Tuesday, May 18 • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Target Field (Twins Stadium) Tour
A chronicle of the Twins’ commitment to environmental stewardship through the team’s application and preparations for LEED certification for New Construction for the initial construction of the new facility, and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance once in the new ballpark. Learn from the design and construction team how this unconventional building type often requires creative thinking to meet established sustainability standards typically based on conventional building types. Learn the unique challenges of pursuing EB: O&M at a professional sports facility, as well as share overall best practices for drafting effective policies and securing value-added vendor partnerships. Maximum 50 attendees.

Transportation is not provided. Accessible from Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (LRT), Northstar Commuter Rail, Metro Transit bus (Route 11 North from Convention Center to 7th Street, Route 19 North to Target Field), Cedar Lake Bike Trail, and downtown pedestrian routes.
Cost: $45
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Friday, May 21 • 12:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Minnesota Green Communities Demonstration Project Tour
Location: Tour Bus to Ripley Gardens, Park Ave. Apartments, and The Wellstone
Please join Minnesota Green Communities on a tour of three of its green affordable housing demonstration projects in Minneapolis. Explore the uniqueness and beauty of Ripley Gardens in North Minneapolis as you learn about the challenges of re-developing a site on the National Register of Historic Places. Tour participants will be able to see how Ripley's strong urban design helps strengthen the greater community. Next, tour participants will head to South Minneapolis to visit Park Ave. Apartments and the adjacent Center for Changing Lives—a LEED Silver facility that rehabilitated a brownfield site near downtown. Finish the tour at the nearby Wellstone Apartments, phase three of a larger urban redevelopment with a significant stormwater retention system. All three projects incorporate sustainable design principles focused on ensuring life-cycle cost reductions, environmental sensitivity, and an improvement in the health and quality of life for residents. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Minnesota Green Communities is an initiative of the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, the Family Housing Fund, and Enterprise designed to foster the creation of energy-efficient, healthy, and affordable housing throughout Minnesota. Learn more about the initiative and the demonstration projects at www.mngreencommunities.org.
Cost: $45
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Friday, May 21 • 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Bike Tour of Minneapolis Trail- Oriented Development
Location: Starting outside the convention center Explore three off-street multiuse trail systems—the Hiawatha Trail, Midtown Greenway, and Loring Greenway—all part of a major nonmotorized transportation network being created in Minneapolis. See how trails can encourage housing and commercial redevelopment and discuss economic initiatives currently under way. Examine the rapid growth in bicycle ridership. During the 7-mile route, we will make stops along the Central Corridor LRT route, at the Sabo Bridge, Midtown Bike Center, and Midtown Lofts.

Speakers:
- David Peterson: City of Minneapolis Bike Walk Ambassador Program
- Joe Bernard: City of Minneapolis Community Planning & Economic Development, Senior City Planner
- Jake Helmbrecht: General Manager, Freewheel Bike Midtown Bike Center
- Tim Springer: Executive Director, Midtown Greenway Coalition Michael Lander: President, Lander Group
Cost: $35 includes bike rental $15 if you bring your own bike
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CANCELLED
City of Minneapolis - A Comprehensive Approach
Location: Starting outside the convention center the City of Minneapolis takes a comprehensive approach in its commitment to sustainability, looking beyond individual facilities and initiatives and demonstrates an example of true sustainability. Tour several sustainable buildings and learn about the policies and practices in place in Minneapolis that have allowed the city to achieve these results.

CANCELLED
Greening the University one Seat at a Time
Location: Tour Bus from Minneapolis Convention Center to University of Minnesota Join us to tour the newly-built LEED Silver TCF Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Hear from the design and construction team on the opportunities and challenges they faced when building a sustainable sports facility at the heart of a university campus. The tour finale will be at the Science Teaching and Student Services building. This project is under construction and nearing completion. It is seeking LEED Gold and is also following Minnesota's B3 guide. You will see unique aspects such as: an 80 foot tall west facing glass wall and how the building design mitigates solar heat gain, how sun studies shaped the form and what the classroom of the future looks like. The discussion will also include how HGA and McGough Construction are collaborating to achieve the project goals. In addition, aspects of green campuses will be shown during this tour.

Workshops

CANCELLED
Creating Green Affordable Housing—An Introduction to Green Communities

Additional Activities

Tuesday, May 18 • 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
USGBC-Heartland Regional Council Meeting
Location: Dunham, 50 South Sixth Street / Suite 1100 / Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Tuesday, May 18
Happy Hour
Location: Pizza Luce
If you’ve flown in early for the conference, please join conference leaders and other attendees for an informal social and networking gathering at Pizza Luce in downtown Minneapolis. Greening the Heartland has a section reserved inside the venue just for Greening the Heartland attendees and guests.

Wednesday, May 19 • 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Social Event at Brit’s Pub

Please join us at the famous Brit’s Pub in downtown Minneapolis (within walking distance of the Convention Center) for a fun social and networking event for conference attendees. Brit’s Pub is home to one of few accessible green roofs in Minneapolis - a lawn bowling green! Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments on a private patio space overlooking the bowling green. Space is limited, so register early! ($20 registration fee.)
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Thursday, May 20 • 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Yoga
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center lawn
Start your morning with some fresh air. Join us for yoga on the Convention Center lawn, and leave feeling centered and relaxed. All levels welcome. Yoga mats will be provided. Limited 25 participants.
Cost: $10
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Thursday, May 20 • 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Green by Design Reception
Location: LSS Center for Changing Lives
Please join Minnesota Green Communities for a special program and networking reception in downtown Minneapolis for conference attendees interested and involved in the creation of green affordable housing in the heartland region. Learn what’s happening on the national and local level with Green Communities, and hear from residents whose lives have been greatly improved by having access to green affordable housing. Minnesota Green Communities is an initiative of the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, the Family Housing Fund, and Enterprise designed to foster the creation of affordable, healthier, and energy-efficient housing throughout Minnesota. The event is free, but advanced registration is required.
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Thursday, May 20 • 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Green Happy Hour
Location: Kieran's Irish Pub - 600 Hennepin Ave. Ste 170, Minneapolis, MN 55403
If you want to unwind with live music after a day of educational sessions, or join like-minded people for conversation- Kieran's is the place. Join Greening the Heartland for happy hour at the new location of Kieran's Irish Pub. The local establishment, a fixture in Minneapolis for over a decade, is located two blocks from the new Target Field baseball stadium. Kieran's is easily accessible by foot, bike, light rail, and the Nicollet Mall Free Ride bus route.

Friday, May 21, 2010 • 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Running tour of Minneapolis
Location: Meet outside the Convention Center
Experience the recreational side of the city. Recharge post-conference with an informal running tour of Minneapolis. The 6.5 mile route showcases the downtown core and scenic riverfront. The run will start and finish at the Convention Center.
Cost: Free
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Friday, May 21, 2010 • 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota Twins versus the Milwaukee Brewers
- Budweiser Roof Deck -
Designed to be the ultimate Minnesota Twins outdoor experience, the Budweiser Roof Deck is located in the left field corner of Target Field and offers sweeping skyline views of downtown Minneapolis. The Roof Deck features a partial roof canopy, bar and concessions areas and convenient private restrooms for your guests. A signature feature of the area is a large fire pit that will warm fans on cool spring and fall evenings. With 120 fixed seats and room for an additional 130 standing room-only tickets, the Budweiser Roof Deck is the ideal location for blending social time with game time. Group outing dates for the Budweiser Roof Deck are limited.

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