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Lighting can be inefficient and have poor quality, short lifespans, and toxic ingredients.
BuildingGreen-Approved Replacement Lamps and Lighting
BuildingGreen approves a variety of replacement lamps and lighting, including:
Energy Star-qualified LED replacement lamps (or light bulbs), including A19 Edison, screw-in products... Read moreForum topic
Are you ready to share the story about your best projects?
AIA COTE Top Ten Awards is a great way to get recognition for your best work and the call for submissions for the 2024 cycle is now open!
The awards cycle has shifted, and the deadline for the 2024 awards is October 26.
So NOW is the time to pull together... Read more
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Hi everyone! Our sister company, Flatiron, is a heavy civil/infrastructure contractor based out of Broomfield, CO. Their sustainability team is on the hunt for a Circular Economy Manager. Our companies recently announced exciting public ESG and climate commitments, including several related to waste reduction, life cycle assessments, and more... Read more
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Dear SDL: Thanks to all who have already given their support to the AIA Resolution on Urgent and Sustained Climate Action. We're into the final push of getting out the vote to pass the resolution next Wednesday, June 5th afternoon in Las Vegas. This requires 2/3s of the voting delegates to pass. So we're asking anyone who 1) is attending as a... Read more
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Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for projects in Chicago that are exemplary in at least one of the following topics: Biophilia, Sustainability, Resilience, or Well-being. I know there is overlap in these topics but we're doing an internal design exercise and are looking at how these different ideas relate and are articulated in buildings. We'... Read more
Quiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of 20 Ways to Advance Sustainability in the Next Four Years!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Identify the challenges to green building during a time of environmental urgency and political unrest, and find opportunity in these challenges.
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Hello all,
This month's SCDL call was full of great discussion! We decided this month that we are feeling good about where we are for the Task Force Agreement on defining social sustainabiltiy in our work. The aim is to work with this agreement for a while and see if it holds up as a process framework. There was also interest to invite... Read more
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Happy Friday all!
Arizona's USGBC's Fall Summit is coming up on October 5th and we are looking for another GC to speak on our 'Waste Diversion in Arizona Construction' panel.
Here is the link to the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usgbc-arizona-fall-summit-2023-tickets-6776...
It's going to be a great event starting... Read more
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Hi there SD Leaders,
We're running an LCA on one of our projects that's about to start construction that has had serious embodied carbon goals and I got a result that really surprised me. I haven't been able to find any obvious/glaring issues with the work, but these results are strange enough that I'm not feeling confident. I'm hoping... Read more
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Has anyone here been involved (taken or taught sessions) in the Healthy Materials Lab Online Certificate program for Healthier Materials?
https://healthymaterialslab.org/learning-hub/e-learning-online-certifica...
I'm thinking about having some of our staff take this course, especially those that don't have a background in... Read more
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Hello Sustainable Advising Leaders,
Happy 2022! Here's your reminder that this network's first monthly call of the year is next Tuesday, January 25 at 3pm ET. Zoom call information is below.
All members of the network are welcome! You can see the agenda here. Here's a quick preview:
Rushyan kickoff presentation: Research and... Read moreForum topic
Dear all,
Greetings. I'm presenting virtually to an audience of architecture and engineering faculty in India on the topic 'Introduction to Climate Change and Adaptive Architecture.' What is expected of the presentation is a broad overview of how climate change affects the built environment, challenges faced and some coping mechanisms. I... Read more
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Are there any metrics for % increase for building PH vs conventional? These questions are always really hard- especially when there are none to compare to in area.