The City is gearing up for 2009 Building Safety Week May 3-9 with its Green Building Expo on May 5 and educational booths set up at City Hall and Home Depot during the week. The City’s goal is to expand awareness of the importance of a safe and sustainable built environment and critical role of building and fire codes.
The City’s Green Building Expo, which will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. May 5 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, is designed to help the public save natural resources and protect the environment.
The free expo will include a host of exhibitors displaying their products and services that incorporate green building principles along with Chandra Krout, an environmental leader and lecturer, who will share her expertise and knowledge of green building techniques. The exhibits will feature information about energy; building/remodeling; lawn and tree care; water conservation; pollution prevention; and much more.
Residents can learn how to save energy and receive rebates, while contractors will have the opportunity to network with green building resources to educate their customers about the City’s Green Building Program.
The City’s Building and Safety Division will offer useful information and free snacks to the public from May 4-8 in the lobby at Civic Center. On May 7, staff members will host an informational booth at Home Depot located at 27952 Hillcrest.
In observance of Building Safety Week, residents are encouraged to consider projects to improve building safety and sustainability at home and in the community and to acknowledge the essential service provided by local and state building departments and federal agencies in protecting lives and property.
For more information about the Green Building Expo, contact Cathy Tuper at 949-470-3054 or ctuper@cityofmissionviejo.org.
