Green Building Exchance - GRAND OPENING July 28, 2007

GREEN BUILDING EXCHANGE OPENS FIRST EVER YEAR-ROUND
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION CENTER DEDICATED TO
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDING PRACTICES JULY 28

55,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ENCOURAGES BUILDERS, DEVELOPERS AND
CONSUMERS TO ‘THINK AND LEARN GREEN’

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Green Building Exchange, a year-round center dedicated to
vendors who adhere to environmentally friendly building practices, is celebrating its Grand
Opening on Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. at 305 Main Street in
Redwood City. The public is invited to tour the 55,000 square foot marketplace facility and
check out vendors who have already become part of this timely and ambitious enterprise. In
addition to learning first-hand about everything from solar panels to bamboo flooring, energysaving
coil bulbs, and water-saving irrigation systems, Green Building Exchange will also
feature organic wine, nibbles and informative presentations by experts in the green building
industry. Green Seed Radio, hosted by Ginnie Waters and heard every Saturday, 2-3 p.m. on
960AM “The Quake,” is broadcasting live from the event. Green Seed Radio, produced by
Green Building Exchange, is the first commercial radio show dedicated to green building and
the environment. For more information, or to participate in this program, call Green Building
Exchange at 650.369.4900 or email [email protected]. Visit Green Building
Exchange on the web at www.greenbuildingexchange.com.

“We feel that the time is right for this kind of marketplace, providing the information on every
aspect of the current wave of interest in sustainable communities,” said Michael Schaeffer,
President and CEO of Green Building Exchange. “As someone associated with the
construction business, I was quick to realize that there was a tremendous interest in
environmentally friendly construction, but there was no single source that could provide
information on all aspects of the industry. Hopefully, we’ll fill that need here with the opening
of Green Building Exchange.”

Speakers at the event include Eric Corey Freed, founder of organicARCHITECT, recognized
for the tradition of Organic Architecture first developed by Frank Lloyd Wright, will share his
approaches to organic and ecological design; Sustainable Spaces
founder, Matt Golden, who was highlighted on NBC’s “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,”
addresses a holistic system of identifying improvements in comfort, air quality and energy
efficiency in the home; Green Builders of Marin founder, John Shurtz, will discuss healthy
approaches to renovation, reuse of materials in building, and structurally sound building
practices; and Scott Fossel, from Green Century Institute, will look at the vision of a whole
system approach to ecological and economical urban development. GCI is a founding sponsor
of the upcoming 2008 Eco City World Summit in San Francisco.

About Green Building Exchange

Green Building Exchange acts locally to impact the green movement nationally.

Created in the spirit of social entrepreneurship, Green Building Exchange is a one-stop marketplace
for businesses and individuals committed to and working in sustainable buildings. Because of the
enormous energy behind the ecological movement in communities, homes and commercial
enterprise, Green Building Exchange is committed to educating the public and supporting building
and design professionals to increase their expertise in greening their products, trade and approach
to building.

GBE welcomes and encourages all green industry professionals to showcase their products and
services. Acting on the synergy of its exhibitors, educators, building professionals and the public, GBE
acts as a networking hub, a year-round tradeshow, and a platform for education, conferences and the
expansion of local and commercial commerce in the sustainable building market.

About Green Seed Radio

Hosted by Ginnie Waters, this informative and entertaining show is the
first program of its kind broadcast on commercial radio, which explores
the green building industry and provides homeowners and business
professionals with insight and information on building and living green.

Official Website: http://www.greenbuildingexchange.com