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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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Hi, the SF Dept of Environment is doing some surplus construction materials studies there are surveys for designers and contractors. They are looking for a wide array of responses, so don't worry if you don't live in that area!
See link for contractor survey if you are interested:
https://formfacade.com/public/... Read more
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Check out this new executive order. It is broad and includes a lot of items, but of interest to this group, there are some things in here that we pointed towards in our letter back from the beginning of the year, including 24/7 carbon-free electrical energy, a net-zero emissions portfolio by 2045 and net zero emissions from procurement... 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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Hi everyone,
We’re so excited to announce that registration for the 2025 SMEPL Summit is now live! Register here and save your seat to join BuildingGreen, your SMEPL peers, and members of all three other networks for a first-of-its-kind summit this year.
In addition to the SMEPL Summit, you’ll have the option of joining us for... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Equity in Design and Construction: Seven Case Studies!
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
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Re: 310 CMR 78.00: Ban of Covered Products Containing Certain Flame Retardants. This law took effect as of April 01, 2021, and is enforced by Mass DEP.
Full text: https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-7800-ban-of-covered-products-containing-certain-flame-retardantsQuick Summary: Law bans 11 types of chemical flame retardants from... 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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Not sure if anyone is currently looking to hire someone, but I wanted to pass along info on Bohan Zhang in case anyone might be interested. Bohan recently graduated from the GSD's MDes Energy and Environment program. He also has an MArch degree, and I know took a number of courses in Real Estate and Finance at both MIT and Harvard. I had him... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of A Guide to Selecting Sustainable Textiles.
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Recall at least three important considerations for choosing sustainable textiles. Explain the most significant life-cycle impacts of textile manufacturing. Use credible... Read moreForum topic
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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Hi folks,
There was a lot of interest on the call yesterday in the article that Kim showed from a host of leading IAQ experts. I was not able to find a legal way to get a copy that we can share, so if you want it I think it would be appropriate to either pay the $30 for the article (one-day access ??) or $79 for a one-year AAAS... Read more
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Hi everyone!
If you will be attending Greenbuild 2023 or live in the DC area, please join us for a Show & Tell!
When: Tuesday September 26, 6:30-9pm ET
Where: Perkins Eastman, 1 Thomas Cir NW #200, Washington, DC, 20005
Please sign up here to present/attend. Beverages and refreshments will be served. We look... Read more
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Kelly provides administrative support to BuildingGreen projects, including major contracts as well as event planning, and logistics coordination for BuildingGreen’s network of sustainable design leaders. Among her projects, Kelly coordinated a large tri-state regional economic development project focused on the green goods and services industry... Read more