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Posted: July 21, 2008
Billone of Flower City to speak at IREM's Aug. 21 breakfast meeting
Flower City Management president, John Billone, will be the guest speaker at a breakfast lecture sponsored by the Rochester-Western New York chapter of The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Â The breakfast meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21 at the Double Tree Hotel, 1111 Jefferson Rd.
Billone will speak about the impact of "Going Green" in real estate, pulling from  personal experience in renovating The Medical Arts Building on 277 Alexander St., one of Rochester's first mixed-use LEED certified projects. Benefits of the project include reduced air emissions, increased energy efficiency, waste minimization, water conservation, increased indoor air quality, and increased marketing opportunities due to green credentials.
The breakfast program begins with a 7:30 a.m. registration, followed by a 7:45 a.m. buffet breakfast. Â The program will begin at 8:15 a.m. Cost will be $25 IREM members and $30 non-IREM members. For more information, please contact Nanette Stubbe at (585) 889-8040.
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