Somerset County Business Partnership, in conjunction with the township-based Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus law firm, will present a seminar, "An Overview of Issues in Designing and Building Green,'' at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The morning-long forum will take place at the offices of Norris, McLaughlin & aMarcus, 721 Route 202/206.

The seminar will provide an overview of the emerging and evolving field of green building, addressing such issues as how and why to build green, available incentives, lending opportunities and legal issues in design and construction.

Noted experts in the field of green building, real estate finance and insurance will participate, including Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula, deputy speaker of the State Assembly; Edward Hogan, Chris Stevenson, Jesse Nash, Charles Miller, Melinda Fellner Bramwit and Frank Araps of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus; Michael Kerwin, LEED-certified president/CEO of Somerset County Business Partnership; William Amann, LEED-certified chairman of the state chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, William Lashbrook of PNC Real Estate Finance, and Raymond Pavese of Pavese-McCormick Insurance Agency.

Registration and networking will begin at 8:30 a.m. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations at 11:30 a.m. The program will end at noon.

The seminar is free of charge but registration is requested by contacting Cassie Coldreck at 908-722-0755 or ccoldreck@nmmlaw.com.