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Hi - Posting on behalf of Pete Munoz at Biohabitats
Biohabitats is hiring a proposal coordinator in Portland. Please spread the word. Thanks!
PROPOSAL COORDINATOR
Cascadia Bioregion Portland, Oregon is the preferred location, but will consider Denver, Colorado or Santa Fe, New Mexico
Years of Experience: 5+ years... Read more
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Hi everyone,
We’re excited to announce that registration for the Spring 2024 Sustainable Construction Leaders Summit is now open! Join us at Perkins&Will’s Atlanta office on May 6th, the day before the Living Future Conference. Register early to save your seat, and feel free to reach out to me with any questions at amanda@... Read more
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Another Break-out by Firm Size.
Guiding Questions:
SDL Best Practices by Firm Size
What's working and what's not? How are others integrating successes?
What strategies are effective in each of these areas: ongoing education, research, knowledge sharing?
How can we structure our green team across... Read more
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Hey, team. Would it be possible to get premium access to LEED User while we're developing the best practices resources? (without subscribing to it- I don't LEED consult any longer) Southface has basic membership, so I can't see what's available, etc. Thanks.
Product Guide
Composting toilets convert human waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for nonfood plants, rather than mixing the waste with potable water and flushing it down the drain. They can also save infrastructure costs and minimize the burden on wastewater systems.
They’re not for every project, but they do warrant consideration. Composting... Read more
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Hello,
Are you aware of any bldg codes that have included requirements related to Material Health?
Thanks!
Mona Lemoine Architect AIBC, MRAIC, LEED AP BD+C, LFA, Regenerative Practitioner, RELi AP
Associate, Senior Sustainability Consultant
Mobile: 236-878-1752
mona.lemoine@stantec.com
Stantec... Read more
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Can furniture be hazardous? You bet it can…
From flame retardants in foam cushions to unnecessary stain and dirt repellents on upholstery materials, everyday... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Lighting Design for Health and Sustainability: A Guide for Architects!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Describe how high-quality lighting design dovetails with sustainability by improving energy efficiency and supporting occupant health and... Read more
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Hello,
We are in the very early planning phase of a k-8 public school project to be designed and built in an economically challenged urban location with very limited site options. The project is not LEEDv4 registered yet. We are at feasibility and costing the soil remediation, needless to say that we would really hope there would be... Read more
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Thank you BuildingGreen for yesterday's fun news and much needed chuckles. I really appreciated the GOOP article the most! I mean, dare I say, a kegel powered elevator - absolutely brilliant!
If you have not seen the April Fool's edition, take a look at the talent and time that was put into these stories.
https://www.... Read more
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The Resilient Outcomes Working Group grew from a session at the 2020 Winter Summit in Gulf Shores AL, and we are still going strong. We are currently focused on three primary objectives: 1) bringing awareness to resilient design through a presentation at the GreenBuild 2024 Resilience Summit (we'd love to see some peer network friends at our... Read more
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
A site license allows your entire organization to access and share the report, and to keep a copy in your library. The site license does not allow multiple users to earn CEUs. If multiple individuals in your organization would like to earn CEUs from this report, please ... Read more
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Hello SDL Peers,
We are currently in the process of expanding our firmwide carbon reporting (and goal setting). I am looking to see if anyone has some "best practices" or examples of their own firm's journey to carbon neutrality. Any info or tips are welcome!
Thx, JP
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Hello Sustainable Construction Leaders,
Mark your calendars! The next quarterly SCL call will be Wednesday, July 28th, 3pm ET (noon PT) and will focus on ESG.
Check in with three contractors at varying levels of development in their ESG programs. Julia Gisewite from Turner Construction, Jennifer Taranto from STO Building Group,... Read more
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Hi All,
If you have 5 minutes, we would appreciate your input in the Google Spreadsheet (linked below). If you only have 1 minute, feel free to reply to this forum post and list your the typical equipment vendors you spec on projects. :)
We're asking each of you to enter your "Top 3" specified vendors for each of the products... Read more
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I see that the Architect 50 questions this year are organized around AIA 2030 Commitment reporting. I have a question about how people are answering them. The DDX reports have percentages that are by GSF. Are people using this percentage to answer the questions? Or are you calculating the percentage based on number of projects out of total... Read more
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Hey there Hive Mind,
I'm tossing a question out here as I know various compositions of us have had pieces of this conversation about how operational and embodied decarbonization has been incentivizes at state and local levels through various regulatory frameworks. I meant to do research on this topic for a project team of mine and time... Read more