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What do you specify for the laboratory countertop? Are there any healthier options I should suggest to my team? Thank you!
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Hi everyone!
If you will be attending Greenbuild 2023 or live in the DC area, please join us for a Show & Tell!
When: Tuesday September 26, 6:30-9pm ET
Where: Perkins Eastman, 1 Thomas Cir NW #200, Washington, DC, 20005
Please sign up here to present/attend. Beverages and refreshments will be served. We look... Read more
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Hi folks,
The team at Open Architecture Collaborative Canada (website under construction) are developing a remote learning experience to address the lack of meaningful practice of design for social impact in the built environment-related design and planning fields. They’ve together a pretty detailed survey to help guide the development... Read more
Product Guide
Good HVAC instrumentation and control systems improve occupant comfort, save energy, and help prolong the lifespan of the equipment.
BuildingGreen-approved
Products approved by BuildingGreen include occupancy sensors, programmable thermostats, digital controllers, wireless systems, and other equipment that help monitor and control... Read more
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Hi Green Gurus,
We are convening our first Regional Coordinators quarterly call Thursday, July 21 2-3pm ET (11am-12pm PT). Anyone who might be interested in this role is welcome to join. We’ll give you more specifics, answer any questions, and create our list of representatives for each region. We’ll finish by looking ahead at what to... Read more
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Five types of green buildings explained. Check out this great infographic by the Pembina Institute: What do net-zero and zero-carbon buildings mean for energy use and climate pollution?
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Greetings!
Ayers Saint Gross is in search of a Sustainable Design Coordinator to join our team. This person is anticipated to sit in any one of our offices - Baltimore; Washington, DC; Tempe, Arizona; or Austin, Texas. Fit and skillset are more important than geography. The position is anticipated as full-time, but if the right candidate... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Saying Goodbye to the Office—and Hello to Housing!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
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Greetings Sustainable Design Leaders,
As we begin closing out 2021, we wanted to give you a quick update that the next SDL Salary Survey will be coming to you in early January! The BuildingGreen team and SDL Steering Group have been busy this past month polishing up the questions for this anonymous survey.
A reminder of the... Read more
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Hi All,
I have a commercial restauranter in Colorado who is (reluctantly) considering induction cooking. Does anyone know of any good resources out there that can help make the case for this? That would include testimonials, research, videos, testimonials, or whatever else can help get a commercial kitchen comfortable to moving to... Read more
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I am excited to share with you the final draft of the letter back to LP50 manufacturers. The LP50 manufacturers sent their “Closing the Loop on Product Transparency” to design firms earlier this year. For more background information, please check out Chris Hellstern's original August 20th post on this Green Gurus forum. When we posted the... Read more
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What is your favorite, tangible example of an EUI?
I find it easy for individuals to undervalue the power of a single EUI and curious what useful parallel the creative folks in this forum have used to illiterate its compounding value?
Cheers!
DiAnn
Peer Network Event
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Hello all,
Our firm recently signed onto the Material Pledge and while there is no reporting requirements at this time we are wondering how other architectural firms are, or plan to, report projects.
Thanks for any insight that can be shared!
-Dave
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I am thrilled to announce that our own supreme Green Guru has been elevated to the College of Fellows! Congratulations Pauline!
Announcements are being made today so don't be shy folks - please share the good news here.
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Welcome to the quiz portion of How Buildings Fail Their Users!
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Explain the importance of finding common ground between a client’s project goals and the project team’s sustainability building goals for successful projects that incorporate... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Rethinking the All-Glass Building.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Describe eight reasons all-glass buildings are so popular in architecture today.
2. List the four elements Arup examined in their modeling of the effect of... Read more