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Sages - see below for what was posted in the SDL forum
seems this topic needs all of you - to guide, critique, move, question
nadav forgive the blend posting but I dont know who sees what, and the SAGES are the bomb on this kind of troublemaking
thoughts all?
PFAS is in everything and you – Please join
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Hi All: I'm writing to see if I can get some recommendations/links to some great, free web tours of sustainable projects for use in an intro to sustainability class I'm teaching online this fall. Typically we tour some local buildings but that isn't an option this year. I'm hoping to find a few different ones for students to choose from. They... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of What Makes a Product Green?.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. List and describe at least three attributes that address each of the following categories: "efficient use of materials"; "responsible sourcing"; "energy and water... Read more
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Hi, Green Gurus!
We have a great opportunity available at SERA for someone to join our sustainability team as an Integrated Design and Certification Specialist. Details are posted to our website: https://www.seradesign.com/careers/
Could you please share with any good candidates that you think might be interested. And of course, I’... Read more
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consider supporting Varun Kohli for AIA Board At-Large seat
If you are a voting delegate for the AIA, please consider casting a vote for my friend and COTE colleague, Varun Kohli, FAIA; he's running for the At-Large seat on the AIA national Board of Directors.
Varun is a former COTE Leadership Group member and he understands... Read more
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Hello SDLs!
Here are presentations from last week's 2018 SDL Summer Summit Show & Tell Presentations.
Best,
RoseAnn
Product Guide
Plug loads—the energy consumed by plugged-in devices—can use a substantial amount of the total energy in both residential and commercial buildings.
BuildingGreen-Approved Controls
BuildingGreen approves products that monitor and reduce electricity use for plugged-in electrical devices.
Plug Loads and Energy Conservation... Read more
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I have to admit that I wasn't particularly paying attention to LEED during Greenbuild, but anyone recall the "big announcement by USGBC" that LEED v4.1 is coming?
Article can be found @ Green Building Law Update by Stuart Kaplow and the title is "LEED v4.1 Announced by USGBC at Greenbuild."
https://www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com/... Read more
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Greetings,
I'm looking for recommendations from this esteemed group for 3rd-party vendors/verifiers of GHG emissions to support our CSR initiatives. We currently have a provider, but our company has grown to the point to where we need to transition from "analaog" reporting (location by location) to a higher level of service offering (... Read more
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Hi folks,
With all the build-up to Greenbuild (don't miss the Tuesday Show-and-Tell if you'll be in town!), I nearly forgot about another opportunity, coming up sooner! A bunch of us will be in Cleveland in early November for the first Building Resilience conference that BuildingGreen is helping to organize with ILFI and the Resilient... Read more
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Great meeting everyone and very excited to work with you all. Reminder about Tuesday night's homework assignment to support Sachin's efforts to upgrade the quality of our AE pipeline: tell us why you got into this business.
While I was an undergraduate engineering physics major*, I had a partime job at a farm implement manufacturing... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Here are all the details about our Peer Network event in NYC on Wednesday, September 28th. If you'll be in town, we hope to see you!
From 1-5pm we'll have the NYC Regional Mini-Summit, open to members of any of the five Peer Networks (Sustainability Consultants, Community Design Leaders, Contractors, Architects... Read more
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Hi folks,
We often hear from you with a suggestion of someone who would be great for the network, and a question about how to refer them. We've now made that easy, with three steps laid out in an Outreach Toolkit that's posted in the left margin of the Member Directory.
So, if you're thinking of someone to invite or come across... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Here is the information for August's Peer Networks Webinar, Using a Circular Economy as a Framework for Zero Waste, Zero Energy + Zero Carbon. We hope you will join us!
Register HERE.
Using a Circular Economy as a Framework for Zero Waste, Zero Energy + Zero Carbon
Monday, August 23rd, 2021
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