Product Guide
Most products sold as “ceramic tile” are fired at lower temperatures and are less durable.
For porcelain tile, BuildingGreen starts with the Green2 standard for sustainable tiling—ANSI A138.1 American National Standard Specifications for Sustainable Ceramic Tiles, Glass Tiles, and Tile Installation Materials. This is a multi-attribute... Read more
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Anyone know what stages does CARE include? Does it include B1-5, C1-4 or D?
Thank you!
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Please use this thread for you're actions / ideas for creating more sustainable job site construction office trailers.
I know that Pepper Construction led the way with a Net Zero Construction Jobsite Trailer. (Thanks Susan Heinking!) Is this a one off? Any lessons learned? Any one else pursing this? Is pepper the first and only doing... Read more
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Quiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of The Four Core Issues to Tackle for Resilient Design (And the Programs That Can Help).
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Use site-specific hazard analysis to evaluate a project’s resiliency demands.
2. Use climate change data to... Read more
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ASHRAE posted this year's list of honors and right there at the top of the list is our SMEPL colleague, Cindy Cogil - now able to add FASHRAE to her signature block! Well done, Cindy and congratulations to ASHRAE for recognizing your accomplishments.
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I'm hoping for some help answering the question of whether buildings/communities should pursue net-zero energy on site versus investing in new renewable energy (i.e. through the electric utility) that can be built at a more efficient scale elsewhere in the state. Our utility is asking us this question as we are working through how to get the... Read more
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It’s Earth Day! In celebration, we’re offering full Premium subscriber access to BuildingGreen content, news, and product guides for all Peer Network members for the next six months.
We’re sharing this unbiased, rigorous content with you through the coming summer and fall, with access to our:
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What sorts of boilerplate and legalese will we need on the BIT User site? For example:
Privacy policy Terms & conditions DisclaimerI'm not saying you need any or all of those, but I'm just giving a heads-up in case you need to check with your legal advisor.
I can link to those documents from the site footer.
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Good Morning;
I wanted to share a resource that everybody might not be aware of - HomeFree by the Healthy Building Network which can be found here: https://homefree.healthybuilding.net/products
Most of us know that HBN exists, but i think many folks just think HBN = Pharos, which is an extensive database behind a paywall that can... Read more
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Hi all. Not to poach from your awesome firms, but FXCollaborative is hiring a Sustainable Design Specialist. Here is the job posting:
Sustainable Design Specialist - FXCollaborative, Brooklyn, NY, US
Please send any great candidates my way!
Thanks,
Dan
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Hi,
We have a market-rate housing highrise project that is going through VE right now: we need cheaper/lighter rainscreen claddings than precast concrete or GFRC.
If you've gone through this similar exercise, I would greatly appreciate recommendations for cladding manufacturers/products with EPDs available. We are open to metal... Read more
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I took a first pass at content for the Energy Audit best practice, see the uploaded file.
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Happy Friday Everyone!
Hoping to add a bit of excitement to the end of your week:
Here is the Sustainable Design Leaders 2020 Summer Summit Report.
Enjoy!
RoseAnn for Nadav, Candace, and the BuildingGreen team
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Does adding solar panels reduce a building's EUI?
Existing operational use of a building is 80 kBtu/sf/year. When we add solar, it will change the source of energy but does not change the usage.
My understanding is that the EUI does not change, but it would be good to hear from others.
It's energy consumption at the point... Read more