Making Green and Affordable One and the Same IPED, Inc. & Enterprise Present: Green...

Making Green and Affordable One and the Same IPED, Inc. & Enterprise Present:
Green Homes & Sustainable Communities: The Changing Landscape for Financing,
Developing, and Managing Green Affordable Housing 2009 August 6 & 7 - Boston

WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT: Presented by Nixon Peabody, LLP and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
and sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation, Green Homes & Sustainable
Communities is the only annual green, affordable housing symposium that
focuses on the critical connection between environmental sustainability and
community development in low-income neighborhoods.

WHEN: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, August 7, 2009, 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

For full conference details, go to www.ipedinc.net.

WHERE: The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Tower, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street,
Boston, MA 02116

WHO: Conference co-chairs Jeffery Lesk, Esq., partner, Nixon Peabody LLP and
Dana Bourland, vice president of Green Initiatives, Enterprise Community
Partners, will join locally and nationally recognized experts in affordable
housing and sustainable community development.

Featured Speakers: Opening Session, Thursday, August 6th @ 9:00 a.m.
Thomas M. Menino, mayor of Boston

Keynote Speaker, Thursday, August 6th @ 12:30 p.m.
James Lopez, special assistant to the deputy secretary,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The conference is being offered by IPED, Inc.

DETAILS: The two-day conference will provide the symposium participants the
opportunity to learn from respected industry practitioners about strategies
and policies that are working today - and what is anticipated for the future.

Specialists in the world of nonprofit and for-profit development,
construction, and design can learn about the best practices in energy
efficiency, water quality, indoor air quality and smart development while
generating financial, health and environmental benefits for residents.

National experts and industry leaders will lead the following interactive
panel discussions:

-- Moving Farther Along the Green Continuum: Innovators who continue to push
the limits
-- Reaping Green Benefits from Existing Buildings: The challenges and
opportunities of retrofitting
-- Finding Financing Opportunities in Challenging Times: Stretching existing
sources and accessing new ones
-- Anatomy of a Deep Green Building: An in-depth, interdisciplinary case
study led by experienced green team members
-- Public Policy Update: The dramatic increase in public support for
sustainable development
-- What's Next: Emerging Issues and Opportunities: Looking forward,
anticipating the next challenges, and meeting them with innovation and respect
for the natural and human environments
-- The Green Economy - What It Means for Low-Income Families: Ensuring that
stakeholders benefit from the sustainability movement

REGISTRATION: All participants must register. The full conference agenda and
additional details are available online at www.ipedinc.net.

MEDIA: Members of the media interested in attending the forum or scheduling an
interview with one of the scheduled speakers, please contact TeAnne Chennault
at 213.787.8234 or Kathryn Holmes Johnson at 202.213.0682.

SOURCE Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

TeAnne Chennault of Enterprise Community Partners, +1-213-787-8234, cell,
+1-301-343-0742; or Kathryn Holmes Johnson of IPED, Inc., +1-202-213-0682,
cell, +1-202-213-0682