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Featured Events
AIA National Convention May 15-17 Boston, MA
Visit us at booth #14079, and at the following sessions:
· "USGBC's Residential Programs," with Peter Yost, Wednesday, 8:30-5:30 p.m. · "It's Certified Green, But What Does That Mean?," with Nadav Malin, Thursday 4-5:30 p.m.
Alternative Building Expo April 25-26 Santa Monica, CA
Free green seminars along with over 150 exhibits featuring green building materials.
The Energy Fair June 20-22, 2008 Custer, WI Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Energy Fair offers opportunities to learn about renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability. |
Events Calendar
April 7-9, 2008 Sacramento, CA The Green California Summit
April 7, 2008 Reading, Reading UK Bio-Innovators
April 8-10, 2008 Mobile, AL GreenCoast 2008 A southeast regional conference and green expo. April 8, 2008 Minneapolis, MN Green Buildings & New Technology Conference
April 11-12, 2008 Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany International Conference on Passive Houses 2008 An international passive energy design conference. April 12 - May 17, 2008 Long Island City, NY Sustainable Design Classes
April 14-15, 2008 Philadelphia, PA Cost Efficient Sustainable Buildings Cost Efficient Sustainable Buildings Summit
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The April issue of Environmental Building News is now available online.
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| "It's much easier to do mainstream green within the international code today than it was several years ago." — David Eisenberg, Director of the Development Center for Appropriate Technology Read More... This article requires membership to view.
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This Month's Feature Story
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|  | Navigating Incentives and Regulations for Green Building
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When used in combination, incentives and regulations can be a powerful force for encouraging green buildings. Incentives can be complicated to navigate, but are often well worth the effort. Regulations, on the other hand, can be slow to change, but can raise the baseline for building performance.
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| How the Sun's Path Can Inform Design Designing a building with the sun in mind can help reduce both heating and cooling loads. Read More...
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| Composite Panel Industry Adapts to Pending CARB Regulation California will adopt stringent new standards for emissions from composite wood products in 2009, pushing the panel industry to convert to more environmentally friendly binders. Three-in-One Insulating Sheathing from Dow This article requires membership to view.
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| Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex, Hillsborough, CA
 | Founded in 1967, the Nueva School is a private K-8 school serving 370 students. The school's mission is to inspire passion for lifelong learning, foster social acuity, and develop each child's imaginative mind, enabling students to learn how to make choices that will benefit the world. |
The project replaced an 18,000-square-foot parking lot within the school's 33-acre campus. Most students arrive at the suburban site by bus or carpool. The project's contribution to the urban heat-island effect is reduced through the use of green roofs, covered parking, and high-albedo paving.
Check out more case studies in the High-Performance Buildings Database
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