Quiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of Stone, The Original Green Building Material.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain how stone is natural and durable, emits no VOCs, requires almost no maintenance, and provides a connection to the earth and our history.
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Re: 310 CMR 78.00: Ban of Covered Products Containing Certain Flame Retardants. This law took effect as of April 01, 2021, and is enforced by Mass DEP.
Full text: https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-7800-ban-of-covered-products-containing-certain-flame-retardantsQuick Summary: Law bans 11 types of chemical flame retardants from... Read more
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SDL Group -
Hi all! After a brief hiatus from the group to move from New Orleans to Portland (OR), start a new job at ZGF Architects, buy a house, and see my baby boy become a toddler (all in the past year!)---- I'm ready to plug back into the group. Seeing folks at the ILFI conference re-energized me to reengage :)
So…..does... Read more
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Dear All,
I'm happy to announce the Call for Speakers for our next Gulf Coast Green conference, which will take place June 1, 2018 at Rice University in Houston. The theme is Resilience: Beyond Recovery. (Harvey, you know). We absolutely love to have SDL members at Gulf Coast Green, and I know there are several of you who specialize... Read more
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You're invited to join your colleagues in an SCL Whole Group Web Meeting on Construction Waste May 14th, 2019 11am - Noon EST!!
Report-out web meeting led by Jennifer Taranto and Jenelle Shapiro on what’s been going on in regions, talk as a whole SCL group about how best to support local MRFs' and haulers' activities, and how to leverage... Read more
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I am still basking in the afterglow of this week's summit, and getting ready to share nuggets of wisdom with my colleagues at our all-staff next week. I was so immersed in the moment that documenting the outlines and choices presented for breakouts slipped my mind. Is there somewhere to access these slides to refresh my memory?
Thanks... Read more
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Hi everyone,
The winning date for our Waste Management call is 3/24/2020 from 12pm-1pm PST.
Here is a link to the Google hangouts meet as well as a call in number for those without gmail accounts:
meet.google.com/cae-gdxd-qpp
(US)+1 240-224-0800
PIN: 996 308#
I am working on putting together an... Read more
Author
Charlotte has been the lead customer service representative at BuildingGreen for 25 years.
Having been involved in the nuts and bolts of customer service and accounting throughout various phases of the company’s development, Charlotte’s historical knowledge is immensely helpful to BuildingGreen’s staff and customers. Customers know her... Read more
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Hi folks,
We had a great conversation about this today, following up on a past agenda item that we didn't get to, but that Kim wrote about a few weeks ago on a different thread. He said:
We didn't get to item 7: "Question about company size as a qualification for the network". I'd like to offer this input: I'd like to open it... 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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For folks in the Southern New England, New York City area, I wanted to let you know about this interestesting design summit that is focusing on eliminating forced and slave labor in the building materials supply chain. I am not involved in organizing the summit, but I plan to attend. It is at Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT from 9:00 to 5:30 on... Read more
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Sign up now to roll up your sleeves and have fun solving real problems! April 28 from 3-5pm ET
DESIGNING FOR DECONSTRUCTION
Building deconstruction, or disassembly, is a critical strategy for carbon reduction, minimizing waste & contributing to a circular economy, yet remains a serious challenge for many reasons.
Many... Read more
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Green Gurus,
First of all, it was great to see so many of you joining our last month BSA COTE webinar! I hope you enjoyed it.
Coming up next Wednesday at 2pm EDT (11am PDT, 12pm MDT, 1pm CDT), we'll have the inspiring Ashley Rao from Leers Weinzapfel leading the presentation titled INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY AT THE JOHN W. OLVER... Read more
Product Guide
Textiles have some of the worst environmental records of any product found in our buildings. Textile production uses a number of hazardous chemicals and pollutes water; and its environmental impacts often affect our most vulnerable populations.
BuildingGreen favors textiles made using fibers and manufacturing processes that have low... Read more
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Hi everyone!
If you will be attending Greenbuild 2023 or live in the DC area, please join us for a Show & Tell!
When: Tuesday September 26, 6:30-9pm ET
Where: Perkins Eastman, 1 Thomas Cir NW #200, Washington, DC, 20005
Please sign up here to present/attend. Beverages and refreshments will be served. We look... Read more