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Hello SDLs!
Here are presentations from last week's 2018 SDL Summer Summit Show & Tell Presentations.
Best,
RoseAnn
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Hi everyone,
Registration for the 2025 Super Summit is live! Register here for the SDL Summit and save your seat to join us in Omaha.
We’re also excited to announce the Pre-Summit Workshop for this year – “From Transactional to Transformative: Building Relationships for Change.” The workshop will be led by David Jay, author of... Read more
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What is the status of the roof insulation market regarding non-halogen containing polyiso boards? I know GAF and Atlas still have them. I thought JM had them as well, but seems to have taken them off the menu. Are there performance issues?
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We have a project that is looking for plaster/stucco/textured wall products that are sustainable, or “more sustainable.”
I know these products exist, but I haven’t had to spec or work with any, so I’m reaching out.
The project is in MA, so I'm also soliciting recommendations for products and/or companies who are experienced using... Read more
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Hi all, we have a date for our SCL Carbon Group online meeting. Looking forward to connecting with you all on 2/26!
Please see agenda below.
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Trouble... Read more
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Testing web-to-lead to existing contact in Salesforce.
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I'm working with the AIA Minneapolis chapter on guidance for small firms related to how and when to energy model. A lot of small firms would like to sign the AIA 2030 Commitment (we had 100 in a room in 2022 in a session led by Nadav and Gwen Fuertes). But we have learned that a) they don't have a good way to energy model small commercial to... Read more
Product Guide
Evaporative coolers use far less electricity than conventional refrigerant-cycle air conditioners and they operate without the use of refrigerants, both features that make them attractive for green buildings. However, their suitability is limited to drier climates, and most products use significant quantities of water.
BuildingGreen... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Embracing the Economy as a Design Challenge!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the ways that architects, community developers and others are experimenting with new financial models to support progressive design.
Approach... 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 purchase individual copies.
The world’s most... Read more
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This article just came up in my news feed. I thought you’d all like to read it. I will point out that C&D-specific MRFs have told me that they are really good at single-stream C & D waste, as long as the drywall is pulled out. Any drywall in a single-stream C & D dumpster ends up in the landfill. Drywall just breaks apart and gets... Read more
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Has anyone found any options to recycle safety vests, or discovered an upcycling option for them? We are about to replace all of our vests company-wide and will have thousands that we don't want in the waste stream and we don't want to be reused as safety vests. Any thoughts or ideas would be great!
Thanks and I hope everyone is... Read more
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Hello Sustainable Community Design Leaders!
I have an exciting announcement today, fall Peer Network events are now open for registration! You can see all the event details and register here!
Based on feedback we received from past events and the most recent surveys, we decided against doing one long week of events for this fall... Read more
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Does anyone know of studies that measure for any correlation between the prevalence of collaborative people in leadership positions with financial (or other) success for firms/organizations?
There have been well-publicized studies on how companies with women in leadership positions, and companies with more diversity, do better. (... Read more
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Hi Everyone!
I'm Emily, GCI General Contractor's Sustainability Manager in San Francisco. Nice to meet you all.
I started with the company in 2013 and since then we've doubled in employees. I have been handling sustainability solo, until about 8 months ago, when we hired Alejandra Arce Gomez full-time to help manage the... Read more
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I’m writing to see who would be interested in collaborating during the month of December on a position paper that would be given to the incoming Biden administration, outlining things that firms in our industries (i.e. architecture, engineering and construction) would be excited to see advanced as part of Biden’s Build-Back-Better (BBB) program... Read more
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Hi everyone,
Will you be attending the Living Future 2023 conference, or do you live near the DC area?
If so, you’re invited to join us for an informal meetup!
When: Wednesday May 3, 2023, 7:30-9pm ET
Where: SmithGroup, 1700 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 100, Washington DC
If you plan on coming, please be sure to... Read more
