FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2008

Contact: Amy Kay, Public Relations Coordinator
(217) 747-9283
akay@hanson-inc.com

Environmental toxins and LEED 101 workshop scheduled

ORLANDO, Fla.—The Orlando Chapter of the Indoor Air Quality Council (IAQA) is sponsoring an environmental toxins and LEED 101 workshop on Feb. 29 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Dubsdread Country Club, located at 549 W. Par St. in Orlando. Contact Barbra Jeffries at (407) 562-1625, ext. 3 to register.

The cost for those registering in advance is $109 for IAQA members and $119 for non-members. Registration on the day of the event is $129. Continuing education credits will be offered, and the workshop is open to the public.

The first seminar, “The New Environmental Toxins: Infectious Diseases,” is presented by Marlene Linders, R.N., M.S., Associate AIA. Ms. Linders is president and CEO of Philders Group International Inc., and she is the director of the Orlando Chapter of IAQA. Her seminar addresses the risk of disease control and exposure in buildings.

The second seminar, “LEED 101-What Makes a Building Green, Certification Levels and Green Products,” is presented by D. Brent Sauser, AIA, LEED AP, architect with Hanson Professional Services Inc. This seminar promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health.

Hanson is an employee-owned consulting firm providing architectural, engineering and management services from its headquarters in Springfield, Ill., and offices nationwide. The Orlando office is located at 720 N. Maitland Ave., Suite 102, Maitland, FL 32751. The office may be reached by phone: (407) 622-2050 or fax: (407) 622-2051.

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