Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Green Industry Conference

Regulations: What Every Designer Needs to Know

Building Safely and Legally

Thursday, February 9 at 10:00 am in the Adams Room

Friday, February 10 at 2:00 pm in the Adams Room

What’s the height of a deck requiring a handrail? How far can you landscape into the native area? Does this project need a permit? How do I get one? These and a range of other topics will be discussed to help you build safely and legally. Moderator: Bob Frause

Bob Frause

A thirty-year communications veteran, Bob Frause of The Frause Group counsels clients in the areas of public relations, public affairs, advertising, marketing, and business analysis. He has produced award-winning programs for a diverse clientele including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Procter & Gamble and many others.  Frause has provided communications counsel for many environmental clients, including the King County (WA) Department of Natural Resources, the chief of the recycling division for the State of California, and the executive director of the California Integrated Waste Management Board. He also served as local counsel to the President’s Council on Sustainable Development.  Frause holds a BA in Journalism from Seattle University. He has written extensively on public relations, marketing and ethics for local and national publications, including Total Quality Environmental Management and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Frause is co-author of The Environmental Marketing Imperative (Probus, Chicago, IL).  He also is co-author of the PRSA’s Code of Ethics and Professional Standards 2000.  Additionally, he co-founded the Washington Software Association and is currently Vice Chairman of the PRSA’a Board of Ethics and Professional Standards.  Website: www.frause.com.