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Overland Partners is looking for a Sustainable Design Analyst with 2+ years of experience working with teams to implement sustainability strategies and building performance simulation.
More details here: https://www.overlandpartners.com/careers/sustainable-design-analyst/ Please pass along if you know of someone who may be a good fit... Read more
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Board insulation has good thermal performance ranging from about R-4 to R-8 and is used as an integral part of a building envelope’s continuous insulation system.
Because board insulation is used on the building exterior, it is not always subject to the same material health and emissions requirements as batt insulation used inside the... Read more
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Hi friends,
We recently tracked our water consumption on site during the structural demolition of some existing reinforced concrete buildings. The new OSHA silica regulations required us to keep dust to virtually zero, so we had a bunch of mist cannons and water hoses pumping water around the clock. We consumed ~855,000 gallons in a... Read more
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Hi SDLs,
Do you have design experience or a unique perspective on trying to include ungendered multiuser restrooms in AEC projects? We want to hear from you.
To prepare for a co-creative workshop as a part of the Environmental Design Research Association's 53rd Annual Conference, "Health in All Places," B. Sanborn, Nicole DeNamur... Read more
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Hey, everyone! Many of you on this forum have probably already RSVP'ed but I wanted to put a plug out there for the happy hour event on the evening of November 2nd at our office in San Francisco.
The event is co-hosted by Architecture 2030 and national and local AIA COTE. There will be food, drinks, great people, and a chance to preview... Read more
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HGA is seeking a Sustainable Materials Specialist to join our team!
The role involves working with project teams to educate, research, and support decision-making related to sustainable materials and, in connection with sustainability experts across the firm, developing resources and tools to elevate HGA’s materials baseline.
The... Read more
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We are looking for colleagues from other firms to join a conference session proposal on "Dirt cheap Net Zero" for the ASHRAE / IBPSA conference (August 12-14, 2020, Chicago).
We just had the grand opening of our first project designed to achieve net zero, a 50-unit affordable housing project, where we upgraded from the minimums required... Read more
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Hello there,
I am working on a project with indoor plants and active green walls. I would like to design lights for growing plants and people at the same time (which seems to be a non-obvious problem).
I was thinking of Philips, GE, Shneider Lighting, etc. Would you recommend someone I could talk to and eventually engage... Read more
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Reminder: For anyone interested in continuing to participate in the Climate Smart Wood Working Group, please note that we have joined the other CSWG and will have our first meeting next Wednesday. Visit the Working Group page for the meeting invite and agenda.
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Boyd is part of the marketing team at BuildingGreen, where he supports analytics and social media engagement.
Boyd’s experience before joining BuildingGreen includes a decade in the paddlesports industry guiding whitewater trips as well as 5 years working in beer and wine manufacturing with a focus on customer interaction as well as... Read more
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Hello -
We're hiring two interns this summer. One position is in Urban Design & Planning, the other is an architectural position split roughly equally between our Housing Studio and our Sustainability Resources Group. If you know of potential candidates who might be interested, please forward this link. http://www.seradesign.com/... Read more
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Hi all,
I've been working on a LEED project in California for months and our energy modeler wants to use the LI 10480 Title 24 2019 pipeline to demonstrate compliance under LEEDv4. Only problem is, I've never done it that way before, and our modeler and I are consistently speaking in different languages. Anyone done a project under this... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Work Globally, Design Locally!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Understand how sustainability and regionally sensitive design mesh in various projects.
Identify what metrics or indicators keep track of success in... Read more
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The world’s most powerful customers are looking to rein in the excesses of their suppliers. Climate change is the likely catalyst for a recent uptick in calls for corporate transparency... Read more
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Hi folks,
USGBC has commissioned this survey of the building industry about Federal tax incentives for building efficiency. They will be sharing results with congressional staff, so this might be a good opportunity to give them feedback from the field!
And it's just 10 minutes.
And, after you do the survey if you want to... Read more