CALOR co-founder and managing partner Lisa Lee Morgan will be a panelist at our Sustainability Summit Sept. 26 at the Westin Charlotte. (Sign up here.) Everything in the man-made world needs to be designed to reduce the waste footprint on the planet, she says. Among her workday duties, Lisa directs projects in anaerobic digestion, bio-ethanol transloading, mobile waste gasification, and solar power. She tells us in 20 years, strategies being implemented now will result in buildings with net-zero waste. Wanna hear more?Join us!

Another esteemed panelist at our Sustainability Summit, Cousins Properties' David Edwards, tells us going green isn't just about Al Gore conservationism and saving Mother Earth. It's about reducing the waste stream and improving operating efficiency, creating sustainable buildings that improve the bottom line. As director of engineering for Cousins Mid-Atlantic Region in Charlotte, Dave provides technical oversight for the engineering, design, and operational aspects of various facility systems and equipment. People are long past thinking green is frivolous, Dave says. ?But education is a big part of it. It's continuous.? (To get educated,register here!)