GreenBiz Group Announces 'VERGE @ Greenbuild, To Be Held In Conjunction With USGBC's Greenbuild Conference November 12-13

May 15, 2012

San Francisco event focuses on business opportunities at the intersection of energy, information, building, and transportation technologies OAKLAND, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenBiz Group has announced a two-day conference called VERGE SF @ Greenbuild, part of a global series of events focusing on the business opportunities at the intersection of energy, information, building, and transportation technologies. VERGE SF will be held in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) annual Greenbuild Conference & Expo. VERGE SF, November 12-13 at the InterContinental San Francisco, will be followed by Greenbuild November 14-16 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, just one block from the VERGE venue. This year's Greenbuild theme celebrates bringing technology and sustainability together in the global green movement. GreenBiz's VERGE conferences bring together corporate leaders focusing on a new wave of technological change revolutionizing companies and cities. The technology convergence at the heart of VERGE is enabling companies to break down organizational silos and accelerate innovation. It has profound implications for companies' sustainability and business goals. VERGE SF will leverage the more than 40,000 building professionals and others attending Greenbuild, whose keynote speakers and workshops fit well with VERGE SF's theme of utilizing advanced technology and systems thinking to create next-generation buildings and cities that promote radical efficiency of energy and other resources while reducing congestion, improving human health, and leveraging the vast potential of today's IT-enabled technologies.

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