December 8th, 2011 

Trade show spaces often have interesting surprises and value at conferences. Currently on through tomorrow in Washington, DC, EcoBuild America’s trade show has been the source of intriguing leads and items every time I’ve visited. (Note, I was told that this is free to visit if all you wish to do is go to the trade floor space in the DC Convention Center.) Ecobuild’s trade space is often of value because the conference attendees are truly knowledgeable about issues related to building energy eficiency, design, and think in systems-of-systems terms often going beyond individual buildings to understand how campuses and communities work together. The people at the company booths are often senior with real technical knowledge. Thus, more than once, the truly interesting learning has been listening in or participating in conversations between attendees and a company’s technical director (or CEO or …) delving into a product’s implications, limitations, opportunities …

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