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Hi everyone,
Just a reminder to please fill out the 2024 All-Networks Workshop Attendance Poll by the end of next Monday, December 18th. Thank you so much to those who have filled it out already! :)
-Amanda
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Hello friends,
Recently, as part of the AIA 2030 working group discussion – a topic came to light that was a conversation among (I believe) the SDL subset of our community, on a topic that is my personal obsession and daily focus – so I wanted to pipe up and share thoughts. BUT I want to respect the safe space, so if those of you in SDL... Read more
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Hi All,
We have a date and time for the next SCL Carbon Working Group Meeting, "see" you there:
Topic: SCL Carbon Working Group Mtg #2
Time: Mar 31, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sellen.zoom.us/j/595221970
Meeting ID: 595 221 970
Dial in info:
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We apologize, but the heating fuel cost calculator is no longer on the BuildingGreen website.
Take a look at Efficiency Maine's heating fuel cost calculator instead.
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CALL for applications: national COTE Leadership Group
We need you! Or the dedicated, enegetic people you know ...
Please consider encouraging applications (or applying yourself) for the the COTE Leadership Group.
We have 2 1-year slots this year ... plus 3 3-year slots ... and we are looking for a diverse slate (diversity... Read more
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Hi All - I have a 3 bdroom close walking distance to Greenbuild venue - but I don't need it.
Last call before I cancel it - if anyone wants it - I can transfer!
Just shoot me an email directly to bb@sustainable-performance.org
Thanks and see you there!
Quiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of Solar Thermal Hot Water, Heating, and Cooling.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain active and passive; direct and indirect; and low-, medium-, and high-temperature solar thermal systems.
2. Distinguish between the three most... Read more
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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 moreForum topic
I was recently asked if there is a way to quantify financially what one MT eCO2 might be worth in the context of a building owner reducing their own carbon emissions. How do you put a dollar value on those reductions? Does anyone have experience with that or can you point me to the correct resource to answer this question?
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Hi all!
A couple years ago now there was an incredible thread here about circadian lighting design and WELL. There was a lot of dipping toes in the water with intent to gather lessons learned and report back.
What have been the high points and low points of circadian lighting design so far? What seems cost-effective and worth... Read more
Product Guide
Interior doors may be a source of indoor emissions, and wood can be unsustainably sourced.
BuildingGreen-Approved Doors
BuildingGreen approves interior doors made from FSC-certified wood or reclaimed wood as well as composite doors with environmental features like:
rapidly renewable materials... Read moreQuiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of "How to Access the Full Power of Biophilia."
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Spotlight Report
Remember 2013? LEED version 4 had just been released to the public. Hardly anyone was using it, though—not only because they didn’t have to, but also because there just wasn’t a pathway to achieve many of the new credits in the rating systems. Especially the product-related credits in the Materials & Resources category, along with the Low-... Read more
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Team,
You probably know on July 9th, WHO issued a document and agreed aerosol route of COVID-19 transmission is possible, but fell short of saying we need to make provisions in our buildings for it per the "Do no harm" principle. Mary Ann Lazarus, Pauline Souza, Kay Sargent, Joyce Lee, and I (SDL members from architecture and... Read more
Peer Network Event
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Hi everyone,
Happy new year!
The FIRST First Friday Fika* of 2024 is happening this Friday, January 5th from 11am to 12pm ET, hosted by Candace Pearson.
Here is the registration link for the Fikas, or if you've registered previously, you can use the same link for this week.
We look forward to seeing you Friday!
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