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Colleagues:
I "lurk" on the list serve of the American Physical Plant Administrators. I wanted to share a posting from that forum:
Hi All,
Two questions here: wondering if any Universities in the Pacific Northwest have a thermal comfort standard they adhere to for new building design on campus? UBC is currently undertaking... Read more
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Asking for a colleague:
"Have you ever had a large number of fire retardant tarps used to temporarily enclose a building during construction? Do you know of any solutions for recycling/reusing them or another product that doesn't use toxic fire-retardants that meets the performance criteria?"
I think we've all seen poly or fabric... Read more
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Use BuildingGreen campus-wide to integrate the latest innovative building technologies into course content.
Sign Up Now for a BuildingGreen Campus-wide Subscription... Read moreForum topic
Hi Everyone - I hope this isn't a repeat topic. We are starting to get familiar with TallyCAT at SAR+ and have a few people testing our projects in it. Is anyone willing to help us troubleshoot or share lessons learned? We're running into a few errors and wonder if our Revit models and workflow are the issue, or if we need to be doing something... Read more
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I'm still basking in the glow of yet another great Summit. I hope others who were there are feeling the same.
Here are the flip-chart pages from the many round-table conversations. Five-minute presentations to come shortly, followed by the Summit Report.
Feel free to use this thread to share other resources and thoughts.
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Hey all - sorry I won't be able to join our call today. I had a client request an emergency meeting today (boo) because corporate mandated that they eliminate fossil fuel use from all their buildings (yay!) by 2025 and they've got a project underway that needs to pivot quickly.
Had I been able to join, I wanted to share this in case... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Better Steel, Lower Impacts!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the process of how steel is made.
Recount how the U.S. steel industry has been improving its environmental footprint, while improving product performance.
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We've updated the Salesforce BIT Community domain from "https://southfacecommunities.force.com/BITBuilding/s/" to "https://www.bitbuilding.org/s/" and there are a few links on BITuser that point back to the community that need updating.
BIT Building Community Dashboard - point to "https://www.bitbuilding.org/s/" Contact Us - point to "... Read moreForum topic
Hello Green Gurus, here's a reminder that this webinar is happening one week from today!
Register here.
Planning for Resilience in a Climate-Changed World
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
3 - 4pm ET (12 - 1pm PT)
Description: The world is focused on Covid 19 right now, but the pandemic is just a dress rehearsal for... Read more
Product Guide
Cabinets are often made from unsustainable wood bound with adhesives that offgas formaldehyde and finishes that have high emissions or contain PVC.
BuildingGreen-Approved Cabinetry
Approved residential cabinetry has:
Sustainably sourced wood or fiber—either salvaged or FSC certified and verification of low... Read moreForum topic
Show & Tell Breakout: share what’s working and what isn’t! Which tools are your favorites? Have you developed any innovative applications? Discovered new pitfalls?
Presentations:
Experiences with Sefaira Early Performance Modeling software. How I got the firm to subscribe, how it wasn't working, and how I have been working with... Read moreForum topic
Dear All!
Crowdsourcing here to see if anyone has access to two LCA's that can be used to compare functionally equivalent consumer products: a fossil fuel powered to a battery one? (A good product might be a car or stove, or a heating system with a boiler compared to a heat pump, perhaps? Needs to include the B-use phase probably...)... Read more
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Hi folks!
Do you have examples or case studies of projects with compelling examples of circularity/salvaged material reuse? We’re looking to go beyond the examples we've seen of furniture reuse or creating art from salvaged material, and we’d like to collect some examples to get our client excited about the possibilities in a deep... Read more
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
The sheer number of building product certifications and labels is overwhelming, and even those experienced with green labels can get exhausted trying to figure out which are relevant and which aren’t.
The confusion in the market over green labels can complicate efforts of both manufacturers and design professionals... Read more
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Does anyone have a Passive House detailing resource recommendation? Something that is applicable to wood over podium and/or metal framing construction? I have the book below but looking for something more applicable.
Passive House Details: Solutions for High-Performance Design 1st Edition
by Donald B. Corner (Author), Jan C.... Read more
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from the Tortured by Randomness Department:
Y'all ... I was recently reminded (by Bill Reed) about a lovely quote ... and I'm keen to use it in a talk upcoming ...
Here it is:
Place is a doorway into caring. Love of place unleashes the personal and political will needed to make profound change. It can also unite people... Read more