Arlington Heights, IL (August 28, 2013) — With educational sessions rapidly filling for the BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland Conference, online registration is encouraged for guaranteed seating and accreditation. The five sessions recently added to the morning and afternoon conference agenda on Tuesday, September 10, are open to all attendees at no cost, but seating is limited and registration is required to award accreditation.

The five complimentary new accredited sessions include: Sustainable Design Uses for Large Opening Wall Systems, presented by Matt Weber of NanaWall; Continuous Insulation Systems for Exterior Walls, presented by John Broniek of Icynene Inc.; Operable Glass Walls for Flexible Interior Space Division, presented by Chuck Braun of NanaWall; Code Considerations in Fire Rated Glass, presented by Tim Nass of SAFTI FIRST; and Daylighting With Electrochromics, presented by Tim Finley of SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.

The BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland Expo and Conference offers a total of 74 accredited sessions and is being held September 9-11, at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, North America’s largest LEED Gold-certified hotel.

The 10th Annual Midwest Greening the Heartland expo and conference opens on September 9 and continues on September 10. It is sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council chapters from the 12 Midwest states. The inaugural BUILDINGChicago expo and conference runs September 10-11 and is owned by Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon, publisher of Building Design+Construction magazine.

To register and view a full seminar schedule, visit www.buildingchicagoexpo.com; or contact Harry Urban at hurban@sgcmail.com; 847.954.7928.