By Lena Babaeva Coradini

My apologies for not mentioning this beforehand!  I just had a chance to participate in a great workshop hosted by Vanderbilt University’s Construction Management Program on the topic of “Sustainable Buildings:  Progress, Practice and Challenges” for architects, engineers, planners and contractors.  The topics covered can be viewed here. 

The workshop was well organized and well staffed.  It was great to hear the insight of Mayor Karl Dean on the initiatives in Nashville, as well as the lessons from Vanderbilt’s active involvement in making their campus greener.  Overall, a great event.