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Hi All,
Not sure if this is the right location for this (as I'm a new member) but we're Planning the upcoming Water Conservation Showcase in Northern CA. Some details below
The Water Conservation Showcase brings together water, energy, and green building professionals to amplify and discuss innovative water management solutions... Read more
Product Guide
Churn and renovations can disrupt occupants, release or introduce indoor pollutants, and increase the embodied footprint of a building.
BuildingGreen-Approved Partitions
Movable partition systems allow spaces to be easily reconfigured, reducing costs and environmental impact. BuildingGreen approves partitions and panels that have... Read more
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Hi folks,
In case you know someone who might be right for this Seattle-area gig:
The position is a Senior Program Manager with CBRE on the Microsoft account working with Katie Ross, MS Sustainability Program Manager, to deliver their sustainability program to their real estate globally.
Here is the posting: https://cbre.... Read more
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Hello everyone,
Here's a reminder that our call for this month will be taking place next Tuesday, November 12th at 2:00pm EST.
Please feel free to join us!
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/248664490
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Hi All -
I am looking for recommendations for a car charging station for a Catholic convent project we are working on. At this time, the client has requested either 2 charging stations or one station that can charge 2 vehicles. I've been researching chargers and am thinking that it does make sense to specify a commercial-grade charging... Read more
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Beginning this year, Miller Hull will not only continue to quantify the upfront embodied carbon of every project we finish through construction, but now purchase third-party certified carbon offsets equivalent to one-third of the project’s impact. Great design is no longer enough - we must take responsibility for our architectural impact in the... Read more
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Mark your calendars! Wednesday March 9th, 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT) - Sustainability Leaders State of the Regions.
We’ve seen a lot of momentum building around the potential for regional Sustainability Leaders groups, and we want to learn how best to support this activity. On this call, we’ll have a few currently active regional groups share... Read more
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Hi - We have some projects within reasonable reach of ILFI's Zero Carbon Certification, which will require purchasing some off-site renewable energy. As a State Building Code Council member, I'm also eyeing the Zero Code which we will seriously consider in the next 12 months; this also requires a purchase of off-site renewable energy.
I... Read more
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We have a project looking to use Radiant Floors to help with space heating. I don't have experience with this so I'm looking for any insights. Pros / Cons?
This project is a non-profit and is needing to reach LEED Silver minimum. This is in Washington State. Thank you for your help.
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Hi All,
Sasaki is hiring a Director of Sustainability and Resiliency. See attached. Please forward along to folks who might be interested.
-Meredith
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Dear All,
I'm happy to announce the Call for Speakers for our next Gulf Coast Green conference, which will take place June 1, 2018 at Rice University in Houston. The theme is Resilience: Beyond Recovery. (Harvey, you know). We absolutely love to have SDL members at Gulf Coast Green, and I know there are several of you who specialize... Read more
Quiz
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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Hi all,
Thank you again to those of you who attended the Spring 2024 SCL Summit! We had an amazing day of learning from one another, including from our presenters.
The slides for the 5-minute presentations are below, as well as the BuildingGreen slides from the Summit. Please be aware that we have permission from all of the... Read more
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting is an increasingly common expectation throughout financial sectors, and the real estate industry is no exception.
This live webinar with our friend Chris Pyke, Ph.D., a senior vice president... Read more
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We are trying to figure out how we are going to meet the LEED Credit for Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction for the first time.
One approach we're trying out: We're taking the results of our Tally model and looking at potential reductions from low-carbon concrete. However, the problem I am encountering is that when I take some of our... Read more