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BuildingGreen is considering hosting a reception and SDL Show & Tell at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019. If you are planning to attend the conference, please email me directly. Your participation will influence our decision. The newly forming Small Firm SDL peer network (firm w/less than 50 employees) will have their inaugural... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Behind the Logos: Understanding Green Product Certifications.
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Explain certification basics: standard development, the degree of separation between the certifier and the company whose product is being certified, and... Read morePeer Network Event
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Hello fellow Green Gurus!
I am very thrilled to share this news. "Global architecture, design and planning firm HLW is pleased to announce BEYOND, a cutting-edge sustainability consultancy working across the built environment to drive higher standards for sustainability, resilience, and building performance."
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This is specifically to Chris but also to anybody who is interested in the topic - which Chris raised on our SAL call today, regarding how to influence change:
From this article, which i thought was good but had a great paragraph pulled below.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/business/Steve-Mollenkopf-Qualcomm-corner-office.html... Read more
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Hello! Long shot here, but I thought I would try.
Alex Wilson and I are working on an article about priorities for the next four years under the Biden-Harris administration. We'd like to feature some recent photos of climate demonstrations, protest signs calling for the Green New Deal, or other environment-focused illustrations of... Read more
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Greetings, colleagues!
Here's an opportunity for this community from AIA COTE Advocacy: US Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, is looking for input from national stakeholder groups to help develop new federal climate legislation. Congressman Tonko... Read more
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Show and Tell at Greenbuild! Here are slides from the presentations:
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Hi all, curious if anyone is involved with development / advocacy for the new MA stretch code? https://www.mass.gov/info-details/stretch-energy-code-development-2022
My firm recently added a Boston location & I'm slowly getting to know the green building world there - would love to know if anyone is organizing public comments on the... Read more
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I'm guessing this is the most impactful thing any of us could do over the next couple of years. Energy Codes are far and away the biggest lever that our industry has in fighting climate change. I'm up to my eyeballs in commitments at the moment but heartily encourage you (yes, YOU!) to sign up.
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Hi all – if any of you are... Read more
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My apologies if I posted this question twice ont he forum - I am a newbie on this forum.
Anyone knows how to import an structural emobdied carbon project file into architectural project file of the same proejct to generate a combined Sankey graph? My Building Transparency/CLF contacts haven't got back to me for a week now...
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Hi all,
I'm looking for critical mass here. Do any of you have or know of clients who are requiring Just labeling for their consultants? I've heard that Google is asking this, and wondering who else might be on that course. Thanks!
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Welcome to the quiz portion of LEDs: The Future is Here.
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Restate the energy efficiency and long service life of LEDs.
2. Describe basic LED components and how, when assembled, they perform differently than traditional light... Read more
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Hi All, wanted to share this webinar below :
The AIA 2030 Commitment and the Design Data Exchange (DDx) have transformed the way architecture firms collect project data on energy and carbon metrics, but it has never been a good place to visually understand these metrics. Architects tend to be visual people and have an intuitive... Read more