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It’s here! By popular demand we’re re-running the SDL Salary Survey that we last ran in 2015.
This is for people who are currently in an SD Leader role at a firm. We’re sending this invitation out on both the Green Gurus and the SD Leaders forums, because some of you are still in transition and haven’t moved into the SD Leader forum yet... Read more
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Anyone else having this experience? We've got a LEED 2009 Core/Shell project that we've now been contracted to do a fitout within for one of the first tenants. If anyone else has had this experience and is willing to talk with me about how your process for it has gone, I'd be fantastically grateful.
Find me directly at awilson@asg-... Read more
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Sustainability leadership has requested that you take this quiz to help assess sustainability literacy across the firm. Your own results will be presented to you at the end of the quiz but will not be shared with anyone else. Only aggregated, anonymized results will be available to others.
Please don’t do research to inform your... Read more
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Hello,
We are becoming involved with the design/construction of a new k-12 school that is intersted in entertaining geothermal. Does anyone have payback studies on geothermal?
Thanks!
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Green building product selection is a mess.
With an overwhelming number of green product... Read more
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Hello Everyone - we posted this to SAL, but also wanted to reach the Green Gurus folks!
To prepare for a co-creative workshop at the Environmental Design Research Association annual conference, "Health in All Places" our team ( myself, B. Sanborn, Penny Cole) is soliciting input via an all-questions-optional survey regarding ungendered... Read more
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We are excited to open registration for the Sustainable Construction Leaders Summit 2019! This year’s Summit will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Atlanta in conjunction with Greenbuild. The Summit agenda will be shaped by the steering committee and collective feedback from the group. The day will culminate in a networking event with members of... Read more
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Lighting can be inefficient and have poor quality, short lifespans, and toxic ingredients.
BuildingGreen-Approved Replacement Lamps and Lighting
BuildingGreen approves a variety of replacement lamps and lighting, including:
Energy Star-qualified LED replacement lamps (or light bulbs), including A19 Edison, screw-in products... Read moreForum topic
Hello SMEPers,
I’m hoping to crowd source some anecdotes for a guest lecture I’ll be giving at Yale’s architecture school. The topic is integrated design (especially between architects and engineers) and how it enables better sustainability outcomes.
John Boecker has this great story about how choosing a paint color with higher... Read more
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I posted this on the SCL as well, but am looking for anyone's experience and/or suggestions.
For any of you who are already tracking your Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions: Do you do so through a program (like the Carbon Disclosure Project) or do you have an in house excel file or ???? I'm looking for a good template and am open to... Read more
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Has anyone seen a comparison between IECC 2021 and previous versions of the energy code, including ASHRAE 2010? I'm curious how far ahead code buildings are relative to LEED v4.0, and how much the latest IECC raises the bar relative to the previous. I did a quick search for the LBNL and other studies that look at this, but didn't see anything... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Pest Prevention: Steps Designers Can Take!
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Hi everyone,
The winning date for our Waste Management call is 3/24/2020 from 12pm-1pm PST.
Here is a link to the Google hangouts meet as well as a call in number for those without gmail accounts:
meet.google.com/cae-gdxd-qpp
(US)+1 240-224-0800
PIN: 996 308#
I am working on putting together an... Read more
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We have a project that is looking for plaster/stucco/textured wall products that are sustainable, or “more sustainable.”
I know these products exist, but I haven’t had to spec or work with any, so I’m reaching out.
The project is in MA, so I'm also soliciting recommendations for products and/or companies who are experienced using... Read more
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Greetings SDLs - I am looking for recommendations for VLT meters that folks have had sucess with (reliability, accuracy, etc.). Are there any that art partiularly useful when in the field for existing buildings?
Many thanks,
JD
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Hello everyone,
Wondering if anyone has evaluated/considered/specified wood fiber insulation for use in lieu of mineral wool as the exterior wall insulation? Am mostly looking to better understand domestic availability, r-value and fire/combustibility.
We have a multi-family building in DC where the client is interested in using... Read more
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Testing web-to-lead to existing contact in Salesforce.
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Allison Mears at Parsons asked me to share this. Several folks on this list participated in these recordings. The courses are comprehensive.
Parsons Healthy Materials Lab has created a series of online learning courses specifically designed for professionals like you, dedicated to making the built environment the best (and healthiest... Read more