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Welcome to the quiz portion of What’s New in Multi-Attribute Environmental Certifications.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Describe several styles of multi-attribute certification.
2. List a benefit and a downside to both point-based certification programs and... Read more
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Hi everyone,
We're hoping to do some building monitoring as part of Building Use Evaluations on our built work, starting with projects in East Africa, to ensure they are performing as intended and to keep supporting our partners. Ultimately we want to be able to log light, noise, temperature, humidity and CO2 concentration. This does not... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Natural Ventilation: The Nine Biggest Obstacles and How Project Teams Are Beating Them
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the primary reasons to design a building for natural ventilation.
2. Understand how cost, comfort... Read more
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Hey there Hive Mind,
I'm tossing a question out here as I know various compositions of us have had pieces of this conversation about how operational and embodied decarbonization has been incentivizes at state and local levels through various regulatory frameworks. I meant to do research on this topic for a project team of mine and time... Read more
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All -
We have corporate clients that are starting to request antimicrobials in response to Covid-19. I assume we are not the only ones seeing an increase in these requests. Knowing that the evidence supporting antimicrobials has limited to no efficacy, how are you approaching these conversations? We want to continue to advise based on... Read more
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Built Environment Plus (was USGBC MA- aka Meredith Elbaum's band) has organized this awesome sustainability scavenger hunt.
It's fun. It's easy. Anyone can participate from anywhere - it's all app based, and it's a great way to get energized for Earth Day or week! And it's for a good cause, a fundraiser for supportive organization. Have... Read more
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How much does every designer need to know? How to support that basic literacy?
Guiding Questions:
Does requiring LEED-AP cover it? How do others create a shared literacy across the firm? How deeply to ask the designers to delve into technical subjects? (Or should they be paired with someone…) How do we shift the designers’ mindset... Read moreForum topic
Hi everyone, we had a great first all-network call with the SCL members who joined us last month! We’re looking forward to the next all-SCL call on January 8, 2024 at 1pm ET.
In the meantime, we’d love for you to fill out this survey to help us best tailor the all-SCL calls to the needs of the network. Please fill out the survey by... Read more
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Hello Peer Network members,
I have some bittersweet news: I’ve accepted another job and will be leaving BuildingGreen. I’m excited to be the new Community Outreach Manager at Brattleboro VT’s Retreat Farm and to support their mission of connecting people to the land and to each other. I’ve learned so much from being part of this... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of An Advocate’s Guide to Resilience Regulations!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain how U.S. municipalities are using codes to improve the resilience of the built environment in the face of worsening climate change.
2. Delineate five... Read more
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Hi, a local sustainability not for profit whose board I'm on is considering a vinyl siding collaboration with the Vinyl Sustainability Council, started in 2016 by the Vinyl Institute. There would be some funding to create a program to help recycle siding and a chance to win a full new vinyl cladding. I don't think we should collaborate with... Read more
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
THIS WEBINAR PURCHASE AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
Tuesday, September 17, 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am Pacific)In simpler times, our buildings were made primarily from local, natural substances like stone, wood, straw, and clay.
But lifestyles have changed dramatically since these were... Read more
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Dear SDLers,
I wanted to share that Canadian Architectural Professionals declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency and Committed to Urgent and Sustained Action. The declaration was launched last Friday as part of a week of events surrounding the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. Like others around the world, the week of global... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Some of you may have heard that the Sustainable Construction Leaders Group has been developing the Contractor’s Commitment, a set of sustainability guidelines for contractors to implement in their companies.
The Contractor’s Commitment will be going live on November 13th with this half-hour webinar introducing... Read more
Product Guide
Fluid-applied roofing materials can be added to an existing roof to extend its life and provide reflective characteristics.
BuildingGreen-Approved Roofing
Products listed by BuildingGreen have VOC levels below 50 g/l and reflective surfaces to reduce heat gain.
Energy Star requires initial reflectance of 0.65 for low slopes... Read more
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Hi all,
I've tried a couple of different search terms for the forum but haven't been able to find any past conversations on electrochromic glazing yet (which makes me suspect I might be missing something...). We have a potential opportunity to use it in a vertical curtain wall application with a client that is very interested in the... Read more
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Well done and rivhly deserved, brother. That makes you a Fellow Squared.
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This pre-summit workshop was pre-approved for 5 AIA LUs and 5 GBCI CE hours.
Please complete the survey question to confirm your attendance and receive your CEUs.
By providing your credential numbers in your profile, you will enable us to automatically report these CEUs to the organization. Please check your profile to be sure... Read more