By Daily Press staff
Santa Monicans can learn to go green. The inaugural event of the green building seminar series created in partnership with Global Green, USA will be free to Santa Monica residents and businesses.
Lynn N. Simon, AIA, president of Simon & Associates, Inc., will discuss the selection of green building materials and products that conserve resources, reduce pollution and waste, are low-toxic or meet other green criteria during their lifecycle. Workshop topics include how materials impact health and environment, green selection criteria, life-cycle assessment, green specifications, resources and tools.
Green materials and products also will be on display. The event will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., May 3, at the new Green Building Resource Center, 2218 Main St. on the second floor.
Those interested must reserve a space by e-mailing For information, visit http://greenbuildings.santa-monica.org/mainpages/whatsnew.htm.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 1, 2004. Read the original PDF.