Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Go Green Expo At Los Angeles Convention Center

The first Go Green Expo was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center for two days. This is the second green expo held at the center in the last eight months. More than 10,000 people went to the expo. People were exited to learn about energy efficient products. The coordinators of the event saw the expo as a way to challenge the people of Los Angeles to take care of Southern California.

The environment-conscious builders, business owners and families took more than 200 booths to display the latest trends in a global campaign that has gained momentum in the last few years.

There were electric cars, soybean fiber teddy bears, organic bubble gum, cornstarch drinking cups and a vast menu of energy-efficient products from windows to lightbulbs, air purifiers to irrigation systems. At the center of the convention floor, a massive earth dome made of recycled plastic housed a band playing solar- and exercise-powered instruments.

Many people have been recycling for many years, who say that it is nice to look around and see it works. At the expo people learned about the green industry and are thinking about involving in a renewable energy business.

Willis Smith who is 68 years old, has began to reduce and reuse after his teenage daughter inspired him. "I can't bring plastic home from the market, and when I shop, I got to take one of these doggone bags," he said.

As some people checked out the competition the event was a big hit. The green industry is hoping that through the expo and convention, people will aware of green energy products.

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Green Trend was seen at the International Builders’ Show

At the International Builders’ Show the vendors were showing energy efficient products to home owners. The attendance at the show was lower than last year. The green industry is growing as more home owners are buying energy efficient product.
Here are the glimpses of the show held in Las Vegas few days earlier. Matt Belcher, president of Belcher Homes in St. Louis, Mo said about the technology that has become cheaper is radiant floor systems, which function as heaters. He said that they are affordable now and they are made better and more efficient. He builds near-zero energy homes with green products by using geothermal and solar power.

Among all the products, Belcher was impressed with new “flashing materials”. They look like tape and are used to keep water from getting trapped inside the home.

Among many of the latest innovations on display the 8,721 sq. foot home features solar paneled awnings that draw energy from the sun and from sunlight reflected off the ground, walls made from insulated concrete and some 40 percent of its indoor lights from LEDs and compact fluorescents.

Many of the latest innovations were on display in the New American Home, billed as a state-of-the-art laboratory for new construction and built in Las Vegas in conjunction with the convention.
The 8,721 square-foot home features solar paneled awnings that draw energy from the sun and from sunlight reflected off the ground, walls made from insulated concrete and some 40 percent of its indoor lights from LEDs and compact fluorescents.

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