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This is sort of dragging up an ancient topic, but curious how your firms are currently addressing accreditation (LEED AP, WELL AP, LFA, etc.). There was a time when we were all talking about this, and a number of firms instituted requirements, but it has been a long time, and I'm curious how it's looking now in 2024. Thanks!
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
In this live webinar on the sustainability of wood construction, we tap the expertise of leaders in the field and look into three main issues:
The importance of certification The complex issue of embodied carbon Wood legality:... Read moreForum topic
Hi - Posting on behalf of Pete Munoz at Biohabitats
Biohabitats is hiring a proposal coordinator in Portland. Please spread the word. Thanks!
PROPOSAL COORDINATOR
Cascadia Bioregion Portland, Oregon is the preferred location, but will consider Denver, Colorado or Santa Fe, New Mexico
Years of Experience: 5+ years... Read more
Peer Network Event
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I was talking to Nadav recently about job posting opportunities through Building Green and/or through the Peer network. He shared this topic has been discussed in the past, and thought I should send a question out to the network. I am guessing many of you are looking for talent right now too? Wouldn't it be cool to know people of have been... Read more
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Hi All,
I meant to put this is in Green Gurus and put it in SAL instead. Rookie mistake.
After this long winter, who is up for some fierce creativity and friendly competition internal to your company or between Green Gurus? What do you think of a location agnostic, virtual, Sustainability Scavenger Hunt from Earth Day to Mother'... Read more
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Hi all --
We have a national restaurant client who is looking to source furniture (indoor and outdoor) with a minimum of 40% recycled/salvaged content from a woman- and/or minority-owned company. They have a strong preference for a company that partners with/participates in community outreach and/or mentoring programs. They also have ... Read more
Product Guide
Early laminate flooring had problems with premature surface wear, moisture damage, and hazardous formaldehyde emissions—and some products may still have these problems.
BuildingGreen-Approved Flooring
Laminate flooring products listed by BuildingGreen have high recycled content (greater than 70%) or FSC-certified content and:... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus! We are diving deep into our carbon metrics this year and are finalizing some of our emissions factors for our Scope 1 and 2 emissions and in a few more months Scope 3. I'm hoping this brain trust has some recent knowledge to share on this topic. What we've found is there's a fairly big variance in what we've seen in published... Read more
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Is this EDI, or JEDI? (Justice, Equity...)
Notes (attached) and Guiding Questions:
Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion In Our Firms
What are the barriers and what’s working to cut through them?
The process is so super slow... how to to celebrate our small achievements?
How are we fostering inclusion and... Read more
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We are looking into organics collection service in our corporate office in NYC. Is anyone else in this group composting at their corporate offices? I'm hoping to build a business case, so I'd like to highlight other firms in this group who are actively managing this process.
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I'm in search of anyone who's done a LEED ACP Pilot Credit. It's unclear to me whether using one of these pathways replaces the way the base prereq or credit would function in the rating system being used by a project seeking certification or if it's a strategy to achieve Innovation in Design credits only. The documentation I've been able to... Read more
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This is something I have been tracking since last year. The same or similar bill was introduced in 2022 but failed by one vote. This would mandate carbon reporting for any company with revenue of $1B or more AND which does business in California. Unlike the upcoming SEC reporting requirements, this would apply to both private and public... Read more
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Looking for a recommendation for architectural renderings who would be interested in doing some work for a Direct Air Capture project. A friend is working on a project with Deep Sky and I'd love to make a connection to someone(s) affiliated with the network, if possible.
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Hi folks,
Some of you have seen me do a 5-minute presentation on an initiative to divert urine from wastewater. That team is now developing a building-scale urine treatment technology with support from the National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award.
In order to learn more about the sustainable... Read more