Circaphiles

A SMART HOME PRIMER FOR DESIGN PROS
2023-03-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Designing for the future means embracing smart home technology as an essential component of every project. Join Circaphiles founder, Genevieve Trousdale, and CEO of Epic Smart Homes, Scott Ruzich as they teach you how to accurately assess the smart home integration process from both a project- and client-specific basis. From aesthetics to cost, this workshop covers it all – so prepare to elevate your design game!
Please register here! Use code “circaphiles” at checkout to receive a 50% discount!

SPRING MARKET PANEL: HOW TO SECURE HIGH-NET-WORTH CLIENTS
2023-03-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mimi London, 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite B396, West Hollywood, CA, 90069, United States
You have built your brand, mastered your technique, and you’re prepared to take on your dream projects. But have you asked yourself, how do I find and secure those high-net-worth clients? Join our founder, Genevieve Trousdale, Susan Wintersteen of Savvy Interiors, Christine Vroom of Christine Vroom Interiors and Heather Lucas and Katie Browning of Lucas Browning Design at the Mimi London, Inc.showroom for a riveting discussion on the complex, and sometimes taboo, subject of seeking and acquiring high-net-worth clients.
Genevieve, Susan, Kelly, Heather and Katie will share their extensive knowledge on the positives and the negatives of this skill essential for creative professionals. Together, our panelists will break down their strategies on how to proactively secure such clients and, more importantly, avoid complications to make them into lifelong clients. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to glean actionable strategies to garner the world-class clients you have envisioned working with, and deserve to land successfully and continuously.

LIVE "KEY CALL": MASTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONTRACTORS
2023-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Performing as a design team for your clients is an art, especially in the midst of inevitable delays and changes. And you, as a designer, are only as good as your team. In this call, we’ll be chatting about how to qualify general contractors and best practices on streamlining communication during a construction project to ease your client and produce the best finished result. Bring all your questions and be prepared to share answers and experience!

Members, please register here.

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LIVE "KEY CALL": BUSINESS TAXES CHECKLIST
2023-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Tax season is upon us. Lay your tax terrors to rest and learn how to avoid pitfalls, what to do in the event of an audit, strategize expenses/investments and the thought process for choosing a business entity. Led by Karen Dardick, founder of Design Finance Solutions – an interior design business-focused advisor and consulting firm. We’ll be talking about how to make the most of your write-offs and submit with confidence. Bring all your questions and be prepared to share answers and experience!

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Live "Key Call": Designing Company Culture
2023-01-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
You have designed a business you love with great clients BUT have you created an environment where your employees can thrive? We are diving into the tools they need to succeed at work, the culture you are hoping to curate, and our tips to streamline, even when there are growing pains. Bring all your questions and be prepared to share answers and experience in this intimate and actionable meeting!
We will be joined by Circaphiles ambassador, Marea Clark, the founder and principal of Marea Clark Interiors based in San Francisco, to chat about how she has grown her firm and retained valuable employees throughout maternity leaves, a pandemic and in a competitive job market.

Members, please register here.

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Live "Key Call": Position Your Team For Success
2022-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
You’re selective when choosing your clients and you should be the same with your employees. From finding quality candidates to the questions you should be asking in interviews, we are breaking down the best way to round out your team. Bring all your questions and be prepared to share answers and experience in this intimate and actionable meeting!
We will be joined by guest speaker, Dalia Soles, the founder of Design Assisted, an Interior Design Project Management company located in Palm Beach, Florida. She started her company at the height of the 2020 Pandemic and has grown from a one-woman operation to a team of nine, working with over forty interior designers nation-wide.

Any designer is welcome to attend! Please register here.

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WINE COUNTRY DESIGN SOCIAL
2022-11-16 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Barn at Harrow Cellars, 150 Wagner Road, Sonoma, CA, 95476, United States
The Design Social is a curated pop-up concept created to better connect interior designers with the creatives and makers behind the products they love. Meet and shop with the creatives behind many boutique brands from all over the country. Enjoy panels moderated by editors, makers and iconic designers in a lounge designed by Williams Sonoma Home and the event sponsored by Circaphiles. Here is the schedule of the day’s events:
9 am – event opens
12-1 pm – Meet the Makers panel with Kaitlin Petersen of Business of Home.
4-5 pm – Conversation with Steele Marcoux, editor-in-chief of Veranda, and interior designer David Netto
5-6 pm – Enjoy complimentary cocktails and passed canapes during the Reception and Book Signing: Veranda at Home in the South with Steele Marcoux and Stephen Sills: A Vision for Design with interior designer David Netto

Stay tuned to thedesignsocialpopup.com for all the details and please invite your designer friends in Oregon, Nevada and throughout California!
*Circaphiles will be gifting tickets to our members, so keep a look out for one in your inbox! Feel free to contact us at club@circaphiles.com to get your promo code.
for non-members, Tickets are $40 and available for purchase here.

Live "Key Call": Communication is Key
2022-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Featuring Circaphiles ambassador, Angela Harris of Trio Design

Communicating with clients when encountering project delays (especially supply chain disruptions) is key to building trust and peace of mind for both of you. We”ll be chatting about best practices of communication, managing client expectations and how to be most organized for all parties on your project team. Bring all your questions and be prepared to share answers and experience in this intimate and actionable meeting!

Our monthly ”Key Calls” are for members only. Not a member? Sign up now!

High Point Market Panel
2022-10-24 10:00 - 11:00 (Atlantic/South_Georgia) | The Point, Located one block over from the Transportation Terminal, High Point, NC, 27260, United States
What I Wish I Knew: How to secure high-net-worth clients, avoid complications and make them into lifelong clients.
Circaphiles Founder and Designer Genevieve Trousdale in conversation with Circaphiles Ambassadors, and fellow-Designers, Laura Hodges and Sara Malek Barney in an engaging panel discussion about ‘What I Wish I Knew: How to secure high-net-worth clients, avoid complications and make them into lifelong clients.’ Genevieve, Laura and Sara will share their extensive knowledge on the positives and the negatives. Breaking down their strategies on how to proactively secure high-end clients and, more importantly, how to avoid the nightmare scenarios that can come along with working with them.
After the panel, Circaphiles will be hosting a luncheon at The Point, where all are welcome to come gather and discuss the topics further!

High Point Market Panel
2022-10-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Chelse House Showroom, 200 NORTH HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 104, High Point, NC, 27260, United States
When Design Goes Too Far: The Perfection of the Imperfect Room
The word “polished” is seemingly what a lot of clients want and relatively easy to achieve in a world where even the most basic oftentimes guarantees beauty and style. But sometimes a room that is over-designed lacks that personal touch that gives it life and interest.
Join Traditional Home Senior Design & Style Editor Krissa Rossbund as she leads a discussion with designers Kristi Nelson and Cheryl Luckett and Circaphiles founder and designer Genevieve Trousdale in a discussion about knowing when it’s time to stop designing and appreciate the joy of an imperfect room.

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Afternoon at Gregg Irby Gallery
2022-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Gregg Irby Gallery, 2345 Peachtree Road NE Suite 12B, Atlanta, GA, 30305, United States
Circaphiles is proud to partner with Gregg Irby to host an afternoon for the Atlanta design community. Learn about Circaphiles, a private community for interior designers, from Los Angeles-based founder/designer and Louisiana native, Genevieve Trousdale. Shop the gallery and enjoy sips, bites & networking!
More about the Gregg and her Gallery:
Gregg Irby – Founder and Owner, Gregg Irby Gallery – A native of Colombia, South Carolina, Gregg was influenced by her artist mother. She has always been passionate about art and design, and this love, combined with her entrepreneurial spirit and business background, led her to found Gregg Irby Gallery in 1996. What began as private in-home art shows in markets across the Southeast, where there was a void in the contemporary art market or no gallery at all, has grown into a successful gallery business with a flagship space in Atlanta, GA, permanent representation in Charlotte and Jacksonville and an e-commerce website which boasts sales to 48 states.
The Gallery finds joy in connecting collectors to paintings they will cherish, and we feel that art should never be intimidating. Rather, it should be approachable and available to inspire and delight.
In addition to our collectors across the country, designers have always been important gallery partners, and we work hard to make their client art selection as easy as possible. We serve as in-house art consultants and offer virtual placement, approval and nationwide shipping services, and we extend 20% trade discounts (with the exception of 2 artists at 10%) to our registered designers.
A testiment from Mally Skok Design:
“Not only is the gallery space itself beautiful, it is filled with gorgeous paintings that are unique & distinct and also relaxed in conversation with each other. All are mindfully grouped and arranged on the walls, creating an atmosphere that could not be more perfect.” – Paige French, photographer extraordinaire “If you trust the seller, you can buy anything online. I trust Gregg and love the artists…”

Live "Key Call": Laying the Groundwork
2022-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Our founder, Genevieve Trousdale, is laying the groundwork for a thriving interior design business. We’ll be talking about all the assets you need in order to onboard and execute high-end projects that are the right fit for your firm. Bring all your questions and be prepared to share answers and experience!

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Nashville Design Social
2022-10-05 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN, 37205, United States
The Design Social is a curated pop-up concept created to better connect interior designers with the creatives and makers behind the products they love. Meet and shop with the creatives behind many boutique brands from all over the country.
Please invite your designer friends in surrounding cities and other neighboring states!
*Circaphiles will be gifting tickets to our members, so keep a look out for one in your inbox! Feel free to contact us at club@circaphiles.com to get your promo code.
for non-members, Tickets are $40 each. and can be purchased here. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Cheekwood Estate and Gardens.
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Event Schedule:

9AM: Event opens.
9:30 AM -10:30 AM: A Conversation with Steele Marcoux featuring Lauren Pearson and Emily Lassiter of the Wealth Edit presented by Regions Bank. The panel will also include several pop-up participants: Alex Conroy, Sarah Von Dreele and Victoria Larson.
There will be a continental breakfast buffet including coffee and juice provided by The Wealth Edit and Regions Bank.

12:30-1:30 PM: “Meet the Makers” with Editor in Chief, Kaitlin Petersen, of Business of Home as she talks with interior and textile designer Schuyler Samperton of Schuyler Samperton Textiles, Brook Perdigon Textiles and Alexis Audette of Mazy Path.
2PM: Cash bar opens / wine & beer for purchase
4:30-5:30 PM: Veranda Panel with Editor in Chief Steele Marcoux and designer Matthew Carter.
5:30-6:30 PM: Book Signing and Reception with passed specialty cocktails and passed canapes.
6:30 PM: Reception ends, event close.

Expert Sourcing – How to source like a veteran and educate your clients to be thoughtful consumers
2022-09-21 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Arsin Rug Gallery, 8687 Melrose Avenue, Suite B603, West Hollywood, CA, 90069, United States
To kick off Fall Market at the Pacific Design Center, join Arsin Rug Gallery for coffee and conversation with veteran designer, and Circaphiles founder Genevieve Trousdale, as they walk you through the idiosyncratic details of sourcing investment antique rugs. Genevieve and Arsin Rug Gallery will explore sourcing antique rugs, breaking down how to identify styles by region, design and construction so you can impress, and confidently educate your clients on the best investment decisions – which will increase your bottom line!
*Breakfast will be provided, compliments of Arsin Rug Gallery.

LAKE FOREST DESIGN SOCIAL
2022-06-08 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Armour House at Lake Forest Academy, 1500 West Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, 60045
The Design Social is a curated pop-up concept created to better connect interior designers with the creatives and makers behind the products they love. Meet and shop with the creatives behind many brands from all over the country. Enjoy panels moderated by Kaitlin Petersen, editor of Business of Home, and Ellen McGauley of Veranda in a lounge designed by Interior Define. With thanks to our event sponsors, Circaphiles and Solid and Pattern.
Stay tuned to thedesignsocialpopup.com for all the details and please invite your designer friends in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and other neighboring states!
*Circaphiles will be gifting tickets to our members, so keep a look out for one in your inbox! If you have not received one, please contact us at club@circaphiles.com to get your promo code.
for non-members, Tickets are $40 each. and can be purchased here. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit The Infant welfare society of chicago.

Meet Us In Charleston!
2022-04-07 17:00 - 19:00 (Atlantic/South_Georgia) | Megan Molten Shoppable Warehouse, 543 Longpoint Road, Suite 102, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464, United States
Partnering with the Charleston Designer Network, we are hosting an evening for the Lowcountry design community. Learn about Circaphiles, a private community for interior designers, from Los Angeles-based founder and Louisiana native, Genevieve Trousdale. Shop the store and enjoy sips, bites and networking!

High Point Market
2022-04-01 08:00 - 2022-04-05 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
More details to come soon!

WEBINAR: ASID + CIRCAPHILES
2022-02-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Join Circaphiles Founder, Genevieve Trousdale, in conversation with ASID UCLA Extension and learn the most valuable interview questions, which can determine the right interior design career path for you. Please RSVP here.

SANTA BARBARA DESIGN SOCIAL
2021-11-17 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rosewood Miramar Beach, 1759 S Jameson Ln, Montecito, CA, 93108, United States
SAVE THE DATE for SANTA BARBARA DESIGN SOCIAL on Wednesday, November 17 from 10AM to 7PM at Montecito’s stunning Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel.
The Design Social is a curated pop-up concept created to better connect interior designers with the creatives and makers behind the products they love. Meet and shop with the creatives behind many brands from all over the country. Enjoy panels moderated by Kaitlin Petersen, editor of Business of Home, and Steele Marcoux of Veranda in a lounge sponsored and designed by Evars Collective. With thanks to our event sponsor Circaphiles!
Stay tuned to thedesignsocialpopup.com for all the details and please invite your designer friends in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Francisco and everywhere in between.
*Circaphiles will be gifting tickets to our professional members, so keep a look out for one in your inbox!
for non-members, Tickets are $40 each. and can be purchased here. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Angels 4 Austin, created to honor Austin Davis Strauss by providing small comforts and supportive resources for the families of premature or sick infants, and for those who have been affected by infant loss.

DesignOn HPMKT
2021-10-26 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Vetting and acquiring new clients is one of the tasks that many designers have an aversion to, but when a referral or an inquiry comes in, many designers expend time and effort reinventing the wheel because they don’t have a clear and simple process for responding. Equally important, you may have been thinking about ways you can be more efficient and streamline your non-design tasks, and our goal is to offer you a solution. In this webinar, Genevieve Trousdale, founder of Circaphiles, and Gain Baral, Mindset Coach and Business Strategy Mentor for Creative Business Owners, will share valuable tips on how to master a discovery call, create an authentic connection with your client, strategies to help you spot “the good clients” and the confidence to elegantly walk away when the voice in your head is telling you to “run”.
(1 CEU)
Webinar presented by DesignOn HPMKT by IMC and Las Vegas Market, in partnership with Circaphiles.

Sips & Bites: Meet us at Jonathan Charles
2021-10-19 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Jonathan Charles, 122 North Hamilton Street, 4th Floor, High Point, NC, 27262, United States
Save the Date to come “Say Hi!” –Enjoy sips, bites, catching up with old friends and meeting new ones! Our founder, Genevieve, would love to meet you there!
Jonathan Charles is a high-end furniture studio producing unique pieces for interiors and designers across the globe. With an emphasis on superior design, eclectic materials and hand-crafted techniques, Jonathan Charles furniture is elegant, long-lasting and distinctive.

Building a Supportive Community
2021-10-18 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Universal Furniture, 101 S. Hamilton St., High Point, NC, 27260, United States
Join Business of Home Editor-in-Chief Kaitlin Petersen as she talks with interior designers Iantha Carley, Lucy Penfield, Genevieve Trousdale and Charmaine Wynter about the ways they have created their own supportive interior design communities. Hear how their creative ideas and activities—whether online, on social media or in real life—have benefitted themselves and their colleagues. Discover ideas you can take and implement in your own community.
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TAKING SHAPE: MENTORSHIP LECTURE SERIES
2021-08-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kneedler Fauchere Showroom/Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave., Suite #B600, West Hollywood, CA, 90069, United States
Conversation with Elliott Barnes, Architect A.I.A.
As part of our partnership with ASID UCLA Extension, their next lecture series “Taking Shape: Community Through Design” will offer an in-person Saturday morning conversation with Paris based Architect & Interior Designer, Elliott Barnes.
An American in Paris, 2021 Architectural Digest 100 FR & USA, and owner of his own design firm in Paris, Elliott Barnes joins us to discuss his unique and inspiring journey of success as an international interior designer.
We’d love to have you! Please RSVP here if you can attend this event.
Instagram: @elliottbarnesarchitect

LIVE FROM PARIS
2021-08-01 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Live Online Walking Tour with Claudine Hemingway
Live from Paris for a very special tour dedicated to Rocky LaFleur who loved Paris and Saint Sulpice. One of Rocky’s favorite activities when visiting Paris was to visit Saint Sulpice as he found it soulful and inspiring.
Join French historian, and a dear friend of Rocky, Claudine Hemingway as we walk through the beloved Saint Sulpice and the area known as Saint Germain filled with notable buildings.
Click here to purchase a ticket for this live event!
Instagram: @claudinebleublonderouge

Meet Us in The Big Easy
2021-07-22 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | B. Viz Design, 3506 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, 70115, United States
In collaboration with B. Viz Design, a New Orleans bespoke antique textile pillow atelier, Circaphiles welcomes interior designers, architects, and industry friends to meet founder Genevieve Trousdale (Louisiana native, Los Angeles-based). Come learn about the benefits of being part of the Circaphiles community. Sips, bites, and floral bouquets to take home!
A little about B.Viz Design:
History is preserved by salvaging old textiles collected from all over the world, repurposing, creating unique, one-of-a-kind, pieces of art. By recycling antique textiles, we give these centuries old hand-stitched embroideries new life in the form of very decorative pillows, providing the perfect, instantly gratifying finishing touch to a room. Making people happy and homes more beautiful, one pillow at a time, all the while helping a small town community.
What Designers are saying about B.viz Design:
“Rebecca Vizard and I are from a delta that straddles the river between her Louisiana and my Mississippi. We both share a love of textiles and their ability to elevate a room, giving it not only color and texture, but a sense of history. But Rebecca’s obsession runs deeper, as a collector of vintage embroideries, appliqués, tapestry fragments, and needlepoint pieces to which she gives new life as pillows and decorative elements, enabling their rich stories to add a layer of complexity in the art of interior design.” – Newell Turner
What Designers are saying about CIRCAPHILES:
Circaphiles gives everyone in the firm, not just the top people, the opportunity to interact with other people at different firms all around the country to resolve issues before they go to their principals with problems. When Genevieve told me about it, I immediately said, “sign me up”! It is the kind of thing that will help keep designers competitive with the increasing trend of clients who think they can either handle things or shop things themselves.” – Timothy Corrigan

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Business Boot Camp
2021-07-20 13:30 - 13:44 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
As a part of ASID Orange County chapter’s Business Boot Camp, Circaphiles founder Genevieve Trousdale will be presenting “Networking for a Lasting Impact”: how her focus on nurturing relationships has led to long-term clients and the development of a robust global network of resources.
The three day Boot Camp offers you the opportunity to learn from a variety of the Design Industries most successful people on new and relevant topics for todays working designer.
Virtual Expo is here to bring you the latest and greatest from our Industry Partners, local to Orange County and National alike, with our first virtual Expo, you can visit them on your schedule.
Your ticket includes three days of Speakers, CEU’s, Key Note Speeches, Virtual Exhibits, and an invitation to our Closing Party (in person) at Pirch SOCO!
Full Schedule coming soon!

SALTWOLF + CIRCAPHILES
2021-06-16 15:00 - 2021-06-17 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Saltwolf is hitting the road to give direct-to-designer a whole new meaning in SoCal! A modern trade furniture company, Saltwolf is the first tech-forward trade furniture company that is completely web-based. Their modern platform provides designers with everything you need to configure, quote and order luxury furniture online, 24 hours a day. Saltwolf works exclusively with professional designers to offer made-to-order, American furniture with the fastest lead times in the industry, free shipping to your receiver plus optional white glove delivery.
This summer, Saltwolf is launching their mobile showroom tour with us, right here in Southern California – all in safe measure! They impressively outfitted their 18-foot delivery truck with examples from each of their signature furniture lines and extra-large fabric samples to touch and feel. Talk about the perfect way to bring hand-crafted products on a modern timeline to your designs!
RSVP HERE: https://saltwolf.com/mobile-showroom
*This event is offered to interior design studios and architecture firms.
June 16 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Los Angeles, Overlooking Sunset Plaza
1114 Horn Ave
Los Angeles, CA. 90069
June 17 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Orange County, at THE LAUNCH
In partnership with Viking
Middleby Residential
18650 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92612
June 17 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Orange County, in the Crystal Cove Shopping Center
In partnership with Tidelli
7876 East Coast Hwy
Newport Coast, CA 92657

Creating Glamorous Interiors with Showstopping Style
2021-06-03 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Wake up in the jungle, be amazed by the mysterious tropics, and pass through the wild desert. Join us as Arte uncovers their latest collections and takes us on a journey of discovery of opposites; the rugged, desolate Sahara contrasts sharply with the vibrant wilderness. Darkness alternates with sunlight, water versus drought; two worlds come together and form one harmonious whole.

Hear straight from Arte’s design team on their inspiration and interior designers on how they use the wall coverings, get an up-close look at their latest products, and take the next step to Create Glamorous Interiors with Showstopping Style.

"The Designer Experience"
2021-05-25 09:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Circaphiles Professional Members receive 50% off the $49 registration fee. Email us at club@circaphiles.com to request a promo code!
The Designer Experience (from Designers Today magazine) is an afternoon of dialogue, presentations and activities geared around the business of design and personal development with designers and other creatives, industry leaders and dynamic brands sharing their expertise in a real and not overly scripted inclusive environment hosted by editor in chief Jane Dagmi. The program lasts from 12:30 – 5:00 pm ET and is followed by a happy hour social!
REGISTER HERE!

Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo
2021-05-21 - 2021-05-22 | CA
Circaphiles is giving away 5 complimentary passes to our audience – email us to request a promo code!
Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors in Southern California.
Attended by over 1300 people last year, this conference and trade show provides cutting-edge thought leadership, education, and networking opportunities to inform local government agencies, building industry professionals, and the general public about the principles, practices, and products associated with green building.
