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CHICAGO—A comprehensive program of seminars and keynote sessions provides the educational and inspirational platform at this year’s NeoCon trade show in Chicago. For the 46th edition of the largest commercial interiors trade show in the United States—to be held from June 9 to 11 at the Merchandise Mart—organizers have curated a compelling, content-rich array of topics that represent the breadth and currency of issues and ideas relevant to the industry today. Whether it’s continuing education, fresh thinking and approaches, or new trends, NeoCon has a diverse program offering to meet the needs and goals of its audience. With greater choice this year, attendees can tailor their conference experience to their specific areas of interest, experience level, schedule, and spending goals by choosing à la carte from the menu of over 100 CEU seminars, featured programs and association forums.

A selection of seminars, such as the ones below, will discuss the latest data and guidelines to help designers make sound choices for their clients and the environment.

LEED 4: What to Expect with the New Certification Systems! will bring the audience up to date with LEED v4 in regard to the LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C and LEED EB: O&M Rating Systems. Attendees will learn about the structure and changes of LEED v4, the departures from v3, and understand how the revisions may affect design, construction, and operations at a project site. The session will take place on Monday, June 9, from 11:00 a.m. to noon. Presenters will include; Alicia Snyder-Carlson, LEED AP ID+C, Associate IIDA, Allied ASID, senior consultant; and Webly Bowles, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, O+M, associate principal, Green Building Services, Portland, Ore.

Lessons Learned from Solar Decathlon

Sustainable, Small, and Spectacular: Highlights from the U.S. Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon will discuss the latest DOE Solar Decathlon competition, in which 20 college teams were challenged to design, build and operate sustainable, attractive, and cost-effective zero-net energy houses. Attendees will learn how both innovative and traditional techniques contribute to maximum energy savings, and how “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” applies to water conservation as well as building materials. The session will be held on Monday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to noon. Presenters will include: Susan Aiello, ASID, LEED AP, president, Interior Design Solutions, New York; and Brian Baker, LEED AP, owner and director of marketing and design, Baker Development Group, Orefield, Pa.

What’s In This Stuff: Ingredient Disclosure and the Commercial Interiors Marketplace will educate on the most updated chemical of concern disclosure programs from an assortment of sources: LEED v4, LBC, HPD, Declare, BIFMA e3 and GHS (international). It will explore how to use data and tools that can facilitate chemical selection and evaluation and provide insights into known ingredient hot spots and manufacturers’ efforts to address them. The session will be held on Monday, June 9 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Presenters will include: Denise Van Valkenburg, LEED AP, design for the environment and sustainability engineer, Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich.; Morna Hallsaxton, LEED AP, ANSI/BIFMA, Intertek, Kentwood, Mich.; and Kirsten Ritchie, LEED AP O+M, principal, director of sustainable design, Gensler, San Francisco.

These are just some of the many sessions that await NeoCon attendees. As programming is a key component of the NeoCon experience, MMPI has worked vigorously to bring together a diverse group of designers and thought leaders. The keynote lineup is stronger than ever. Headlining the multidisciplinary program, the 2014 speakers include: designer and strategist Todd Bracher, the former head of Tom Dixon Design and creative director of Georg Jensen; Tom Eich, CIO and partner of IDEO; author and cognitive psychologist, Scott Barry Kaufman; and award-winning architect Adrian Smith of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.

Keynote presentations are free to attendees. CEU seminar online registration by June 2 is $55 each, CEU seminar on-site registration is $65 each, and fees vary for all special events.

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