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Products & Materials Specialist and LEED AP BD+C Brent Ehrlich excels at deep, unbiased, and nuanced technical research on the health and environmental impacts of green building products and materials. Some areas of focus include:
product and material constituents, including their risks
product certifications
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Live webinar tomorrow (link available after for viewing any time)
Tomorrow at 3pm EST will be the first in the series - mid-sized firms who successfully met the 2030 targets in 2019.
Lessons learned and sharing stories.
https://2030secretsofsuccess.eventbrite.com
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Greenbuild 2018 has a new feature – the People’s choice. This is where you can vote for sessions that sound interesting. I have been scrolling through this list and I am seeing a lot of great sessions, and familiar names.
So let’s crowd source this one.
Go here https://www.greenbuildexpo.com/en/education/peoplesvoice.html to... Read more
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Hi all,
I'm curious how various firms are approaching their own office projects, re green building certifications. I'm especially interested in medium-large firms that have multiple offices, but policies and processes from small firms may still be instructive.
Do you have a firm-wide policy or is it a case-by-case thing? Has... Read more
Product Guide
Products recommended by BuildingGreen avoid potentially hazardous additives and binders and have high recycled content or offer superior energy performance.
Recommended cellulose insulations are derived from agricultural waste, offer superior moisture or air leakage performance, or impart lower indoor air quality concerns than other... Read more
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Hello everyone -
I'm writing today to let you all know that as of this month, I am retiring from SERA, and that I'm going to be beginning a new journey as a consultant/volunteer!
I'm going to continue dedicating my time to policy and advocacy work (focused on decarbonizing the built environment) but now I'll be doing it as a free... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Here is the information for December's Peer Networks Webinar, Architects in the Blue Zone: The AIA at COP26. We hope you will join us!
Register HERE
Architects in the Blue Zone: The AIA at COP26
Wednesday, December 15th, 2021
4pm - 5pm ET (1pm - 2pm PT)
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The American... Read more
Quiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of Mouth, Meet Money: Case Studies of Outcome-Based Design!
Important: This quiz covers all related articles within this topic. Scroll to the bottom of the article page to find links to all the articles covered by this quiz.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Here's another Peer Networks Webinar for September, Prospects for Sustainable Buildings in Congress. We hope you will join us!
Reminder: This webinar is for Peer Networks members only.
I'm waiting to confirm with the presenters whether this will be recorded. Watch this space for updates!
Register... Read more
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Hi MEP Leaders!
Here's a reminder that our monthly meeting is coming right up--today at 2:00 pm ET.
There is a lot to talk about: James has put together a starting point for our "how to make the best use of your engineer" guide. And Summit plans...
You can view the agenda here.
All members of the SMEPL network are... Read more
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Hey, everyone! Many of you on this forum have probably already RSVP'ed but I wanted to put a plug out there for the happy hour event on the evening of November 2nd at our office in San Francisco.
The event is co-hosted by Architecture 2030 and national and local AIA COTE. There will be food, drinks, great people, and a chance to preview... Read more
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Just an FYI that BG's web team is planning on attending your meeting at 1:00 EDT. We will need information on how to join since the info in the invite didn't work last time.
See you all then.
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Hello Everyone,
Here are some of the Show & Tell presentations from the 2019 SDL Winter Summit, enjoy!!
Best,
RoseAnn