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Morning SDL,
Working on a midwest lab and trying to make the case for electrification in a slower greening grid with a reluctant MEP team. Here are a few sources I have checked for case studies:
NBI Getting to Zero Database, doesn't have a Lab Category but does have cold weather examples Labs 21, has low EUI and good data but no... Read moreQuiz
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
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2. Address the concerns associated with public disclosure.
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Hi Green Friends - I hesitated to post on April Fools, but wanted to get the link out for folks to share with their netowrks I'll be teaching a workshop at the Pacific Energy Center on May 11 on Electrification Retrofits of Exisitng Non-Residential Buildings. I'll be bulidng on the great work our sub-committee led by Allison has been... Read more
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Hi all - I am in need of specification language for wood sourced from tribally owned and managed forests. Does anybody have examples they would be willing to share? I would be so greateful! thank you
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Hey there hive mind,
We went looking through LEEDuser to try and find some direction and didn't find much so I thought I'd bring my team's question here to all of you smart people. We're working on a non-combustion central plant tied to a geothermal field and grid electricity. The project has cooling towers and their associated chemical... Read more
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I have a client seeking grant funding & they're vetting current US technology around large-scale prefabricated mass timber. My question to this group is if this currently exists anywhere in the US.
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10+ years experience manufacturing and installing large-scale prefabricated mass timber elements into completed... Read more
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Wondering if we can have a dialog on HVAC load calculation software... we are currently still using Trane Trace 700, but with the future migration to Trace 3D+ coming are looking into other options. Never used HAP but I haven't heard great things, and we dabbled in IES VE for a while, but went back to Trace since at that time there was no... Read more
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Per our discussion on today's SMEP call, it would be interesting to have a more in-depth discussion on Indoor Air Quality. Questions I have personally...
What experiences are people seeing on the design side - IAQP vs VRP? How can we advocate more for IAQ performance testing in existing buildings? (e.g. LEED and WELL) What types of tests... Read moreBasic page
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Lauren Shumaker (Turner Construction) and I are starting a group to focus on improving the submittal process, currently focused specifically on healthy & sustainable materials and the use of the mindful Materials library. The purpose of this working group would be to align project management and LEED project software (ex: Procore, CMiC,... Read more
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Hi All,
I’m pulling together a Healthy Building Summit in Boston on August 14th. Check it out here. http://usgbcma.org/hbs18/
Nadav is moderating! It would be great to have some of you great leaders in attendance. We still have sponsorship opportunities. Let me know if you are interested.
-Meredith
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At the request of the SCL group, here's the SCL Salary Survey!
There is a link at the end of the SurveyMonkey Survey to a Google form where you will be able to register that you completed the survey—that way we’ll know who participated without having any identifying info in the actual survey. Results will be shared with those who... Read more
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I have a request from an Architecture firm to do a Fitwel Core and Shell certification. I don't do that type of thing - anybody out there interested in this type of work?
Respond here or just email at me annehicksharney@gmail.com.