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The COTE Toolkit just launched on AIA.org's site, please go and check it out and share with your networks. The project spanned over the last year+ with over 40 authors, subject matter experts, and reviewers contributing to the process, (including many Green Gurus!)
With the goal of closing the information gap to designing high... Read more
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Jenny/Dan:
What types of content do anticipate having in the Documentation Toolkit tab? Here's an example of what we have on LEEDuser:
https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/credit/EBOM-2009/SSc5#tab-docs (login required)
The layout is a little complicated on LEEDuser, since we had to work with a lot of legacy content, but... Read more
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All,
Can anyone suggest a product for the following situation. We are looking to insulate existing aluminum eterior column covers that have a three inch air gap. The issue is there is no way to remove the covers without destroying them. we would like to cut small holes, pump in the insulation and then cap the holes. Can anyone... Read more
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Hi everyone,
The city of Portland recently expanded acceptable certifications for affordable housing projects they provide funding for to include Enterprise Green Communities Certification. Other options are LEED (flavor depends on project size) and Earth Advantage Multifamily, which is a regionally owned and operated certification. This... Read more
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Does anyone up here do or have familiarity with anyone who regularly does NEPA EIS? If you need a definition for the acronym, please see here: https://www.epa.gov/nepa/national-environmental-policy-act-review-process#EIS. I've been asked if I know anything about it, to which the answer is no, but I'd like to get smarter about it and I'm hoping... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of A Guide to Selecting Sustainable Textiles.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Recall at least three important considerations for choosing sustainable textiles. Explain the most significant life-cycle impacts of textile manufacturing. Use credible... Read moreForum topic
Hi All,
The rural concrete supplier that is used for most of our projects sources their fly ash from a nearby coal burning plant that is scheduled to be closed in the next two years. In anticipation of this, they are looking into alternative fly ash sources and SCM options and we'd like to provide suggestions.
Does anyone have... Read more
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Who all is implement 360-degree reviews as part of their employee review process? Lake|Flato is thinking of implementing this and would like to talk to a few other firms who have experience they would be willing to share. Please contact me if you'd be up for a short email discussion or phone call to discuss. hholdridge@lakeflato.com
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I have reached out to the AIA staff members that I work with on the Energy Leadership Group (AIA ELG) to see about getting into the cycle of updating these standard documents. Another member of the ELG, architect Kjell Anderson of LMN in Seattle, is interested in working with us on this effort, as he has started including Standard 209 language... Read more
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The Sustainable Construction Leaders peer network brings together the most committed sustainability directors from leading construction companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. We invite you to apply for membership.
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Hi everyone,
I’d like to invite you to join this Friday’s webinar hosted by the Embodied Carbon Network: Using Whole Building LCA to Reduce Embodied Carbon within LEED and Beyond, and to follow up with a tool that I presented at this summer’s Architecture SDL summit, which ZGF has now upgraded and made free to the industry at large.... Read more
Product Guide
Depending on seating type, these products can contain PVC, toxic flame retardants, hazardous adhesives and finishes, and other unsustainable materials.
BuildingGreen-Approved Seating
BuildingGreen’s seating meets ONE of the following sets of criteria:
is certified to BIFMA’s level 3 standard and, where applicable, contains... Read moreForum topic
Good morning all,
I'm new to the forum and I am really happy to be here. For the last year or so, I have been working to advance high performance design at Flad, grappling with so many of the issues discussed in this forum. Especially in the context of recent times, it feels really wonderful to join a group of people dedicated to helping... Read more
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Hi All,
Someone just told me that 80% of his previously certified Energy Star Projects no longer earn certification with the update baselines. Have any of you started digging into this yet?
-Meredith
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Hello all,
Does anyone know of any Rebate Program for either induction cooking equipment or kitchen electrification (new or existing)? Looking for any local or state or even federal programs (outside of California) that incentivize designing/building/retrofitting towards an all electric kitchen for any program type (institutional, single... Read more