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Hi All,
The National Architectural Accrediting Board is currently undergoing review and revision of its “Conditions for Accreditation and Procedures for Accreditation.”
I recently attended the 2019 Reynolds Symposium: Education by Design, hosted by the University of Oregon in Portland. At the Symposium, a group of 100... Read more
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I know there are a few of us WELL Performamce Testing Agents / Organizations represented in this group. In the wake of technology talks on this weeks update calls from IWBI, I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in a best practices and equipment small group discussion within the safe space of Green Gurus? Let me know!
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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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BITuser Meeting: 5/23/18
Participants: Shane, Andrea, Angela
Notes:
Southface to provide "style tiles" before 6/15
Greg to send to Andrea, couple dozen images for Best Practice pages
Southface will send, in week to 10 days, "full content" for BP03 - Energy Audit
(BP03 "full content" will address... Read more
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Hi Gurus!
I'm desperately seeking any case studies (past/currently on the boards) of labs that have been designed without natural gas infrastructure (the topic I have to debate is about commercial spec labs but any lab case study, wet or dry, is welcomed). This is for a development authority that will be setting guidelines for new... Read more
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I am putting together a presentation for our local AIA conference specifically about shading devices / dynamic glazing / dynamic shading and wonder whether any of you have experience / feedback from projects that used a dynamic system - exterior operable shading or dynamic glazing (like View, Sage). Any post-construction / post occupancy... Read more
Product Guide
CEUs are available for reading our entire plumbing guide. Click here to learn more and take the quiz.
Constructed wetlands and other natural filtration systems close the nutrient and water loop, permitting safe and sustainable wastewater treatment and reuse right on the site.
BuildingGreen-Approved SystemsWe look for... Read more
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The EC3 Tool has come up quite a few times in the Green Guru's conversations. We're hosting an online review with Stacy Smedley and Mark Chen from Skanska.
Wednesday September 29th at 3pm PST
The tickets are free and this will be a Teams meeting.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/using-the-ec3-tool-the-why-and-how-tickets-...... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Are Cool Roofs Green? The Answer's Not Black and White
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain why roofing choices are complicated by heating tradeoffs, climate effects, and condensation and how cool roofs are intended to reduce... Read more
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Hello. Has anyone tackled "tracking emissions from all company-purchased cloud computing" yet? This is in the best category for CC 2.0 and wanted to ask.
How "deep" did you go?
This was an interesting read, but still left me a little confused about how far I need to go and even what questions to ask:
https://medium.com/... Read more
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Hi, we need 3-4 folks to volunteer to join us to work out a draft Materials section for the Contractors Commitment. Meeting set for 6/16 @ 2 PM CST.
Please message me at pslloyd@leopardo.com if interested in participating. I will forward out the meeting invite. If the time doesn't work, but you want to participate, I will share info in... Read more
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We're looking to expand our design performance group - let Peter or me know if you have someone to recommend to us! Here's the description.
Product Guide
CEUs are available for reading our entire plumbing guide. Click here to learn more and take the quiz.
Rainwater capture is increasingly important as shortages put pressure on our water systems.
BuildingGreen-Approved Rainwater Harvesting
We approve a wide range of rainwater catchment and storage systems and components, with... Read more
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Hi everyone,
We’re so excited to announce that registration for the 2025 SCL Summit is now live! Register here and save your seat to join BuildingGreen, your SCL peers, and members of all three other networks for a first-of-its-kind summit this year.
In addition to the SCL Summit, you’ll have the option of joining us for the all-... Read more