This year's Green + Design Conference and Expo will again feature a comprehensive conference program highlighted by some of the design industry's leading authorities in sustainable design. The six conference tracks include: Commercial Green Design for Interiors, Retail Green Design, Residential Kitchen & Bath Green Design, Hospitality Green Design, Residential Multi-Dwelling Green Design and Commercial Real Estate Development. Produced by Nielsen Business Media Inc., publisher of Kitchen & Bath Business magazine, the second annual Green + Design will take place October 2 and 3, 2008, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Among this year's featured conference sessions are:

Greener Kitchens and Baths: Three Case Studies
This session will examine the current state of green design through the lenses of kitchen and bath case studies in two LEED-certified homes and a zero-energy home. Find out what roles kitchens and baths play in these types of homes and the choices available to designers today. Presented by: Jillian Cooke, president of DES-SYN, a national interior design firm that creates beautiful and sustainable design to the contract, hospitality and residential design industries. Co-presenter: Patricia Gaylor, Interior Design (is this the name of her company?), owner.

Strategies for Developing a Green Library
By building a green network, material specialists can have access to artists, manufacturers, researchers and information providers who have within their reach the latest product intelligence. This session will showcase some of the newest green materials available, suggest strategies for ferreting the most innovative R&D and finding leading-edge sustainable material manufacturers, and provide tips for how to work with these companies to develop materials as of yet unimagined. Presenter: Kevin Foster O'Donnell, creative director for Scholeaf Inc. Kevin has worked in the retail industry for more than fifteen years and has been changing the way customers experience food retail through key projects for Whole Foods Market Inc., Wegmans, The The Kroger Company and many more.

In With the Green
Get the latest trends in eco-friendly design and products from Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor-in-chief of Natural Home. See what's in, what's out and what's sure to make an impact in the near future. This session will give ideas and inspiration for green projects.

Green in Retail: Dollars and Sense
This session will take a closer look at the creation of a new LEED-certified store concept for the iconic environmental and outdoor apparel retailer (insert store name?), from interior to exterior, topline to bottomline. Presenters: Ken Kacere, senior VP of retail stores for L.L. Bean Inc., and the design team from Bergmeyer Associates Inc.

"Once again, Green + Design will feature compelling content from industry experts who have actually implemented the principles of sustainability into their design projects," said show director Tim Fearney. "There is really no better opportunity for designers to learn the best practices in green design."

More information about the event can be found at www.GreenDesignExpo.com or by contacting Cece Loft at cece.loft@nielsen.com.