GreenSource sent a team of editors to Chicago to cover Greenbuild 2007, the world’s largest conference dedicated to sustainable design and construction. Read editors’ comments on educational sessions, keynote speeches, new products, building tours and social events.

Pictured: Greenbuild expo floor.

View and comment on the more than 70 images of people, products and places taken during the three-day conference. See photos from the opening plenary session, expo floor, Party at the Pier, awards celebration at the Merchandise Mart, and more in The Green Scene photo gallery.

Pictured: Nancy Clanton of Clanton & Associates; Rick Fedrizzi, United States Green Building Council president; Christine Morse of Herman Miller.

GreenSource spoke with several industry leaders during the conference. Hear an interview with Autodesk’s Phil Bernstein, who explained a sustainability analysis research project his company is working on in collaboration with the United States Green Building Council. Read an interview with Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne, who discusses LEED’s shortcomings and his approach to ecologically sensitive design.

Pictured: (left to right) Noah Cole and Phil Bernstein of Autodesk and Joann Gonchar of GreenSource.