e-EcoSolutions organized its "Build It Green Lebanon" Sustainability Solutions Conference for the second consecutive year on the 28th and 29th of March at the Monroe Hotel in Downtown Beirut, under the patronage of H.E. Engineer Gebran Bassil, Minister of Energy and Water. Due to last year's resounding success this year's event, which highlighted issues of local interest, took place over a period of two days and included technical workshops. The event which was held in partnership with EcoConsulting was attended by over 300 delegates.

The conference aims at promoting the construction of Green Buildings by focusing on cost effective solutions that can be implemented locally, with an emphasis on reducing environmental impact, improving long term economic performance and providing a healthier and more comfortable environment.

To this effect, international experts in the field of sustainable development discussed various topics related to the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Other topics included water conservation, energy efficient solutions, environmentally friendly products, architectural sustainability and design creativity.

On the local front, the launching of the NEEREA (National Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Account) which provides partial loans at 0% interest to real estate developers of eco-friendly buildings in Lebanon as well as the ARZ Green Building Rating System which focuses on "greening" already existing commercial buildings were discussed.

e-EcoSolutions also presented an innovative software tool, the e-GreenPages created by its founder Gilbert Tegho, which is the first online free of charge directory for green building material in the MENA region.

The sponsors of the conference: Grohe Middle East, the events' diamond sponsor; Debbas and Greenstone, the gold sponsors; Schott Middle East, Solmadis Canada; BLC Bank and Tinol Paints, the silver sponsors as well as MEA, the airline sponsor were able to exhibit their various eco-friendly products in a special table top exhibition area. Other exhibitors included Somiral Energy; Opus Consulting engineers; L. Hage Trading Ets and Eco-act.