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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
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
The site license permits the purchaser to share the PDF Study-Guide file within their company/organization and... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Avoiding the Global Warming Impact of Insulation.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Define “embodied global warming potential” and “lifetime global warming potential” as they relate to insulation materials.
2. Describe why some... Read more
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Hi Green Gurus,
We have a lot going on this week, and I know it’s hard to keep track of everything, so I’m providing this quick update.
Conveniently, we have also just launched the new Peer Networks Hub on BuildingGreen.com, with a Calendar page where you can see all upcoming events (and a link to recordings of past events). You... Read more
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Are your firms discussing the health effects of silica dust on people working with engineered stone and the recent announcement of the upcoming ban in Australia, as of July 2024?
https://www.dezeen.com/2023/12/14/australia-bans-engineered-stone-silico...
According to the article, a recent report says that there is no safe level of... Read more
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Lake|Flato is growing our design performance team! If you know any great applicants for our new design technologist position, please send them our way:
Design Technologist in San Antonio.pdf (lakeflato.com)
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Welcome to the quiz portion of BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Green Building Products for 2018.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the transparency and optimization criteria in the LEED v4 (applicable to Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits in LEED v4 BD+C and... Read more
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Hello everyone. I am seeking some guidance on crafting an arguement for why my firm should support a change to the Washington State Energy Code which would mandate electric heat pumps for commercial builidngs. AIA WA is working on the state commercial energy code update under consideration this spring. We have been invited to sign on to an... Read more
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I see that the Architect 50 questions this year are organized around AIA 2030 Commitment reporting. I have a question about how people are answering them. The DDX reports have percentages that are by GSF. Are people using this percentage to answer the questions? Or are you calculating the percentage based on number of projects out of total... Read more
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Like everyone we’re struggling with the tight labor market. We’re not looking to poach. What we have found previously are individuals that have a passion for high-performance buildings but aren’t working on them in their current role for one reason or another.
Openings include:
Project Manager 3-5 years’ experience on... Read more
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The Sustainable Design Leaders network and Summit events started over 10 years ago, when a group of sustainable designers realized that the struggles they faced and the goals they strove toward were shared by many... Read more
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What a great first day!
Here are the slides from the show and tell presentations last night at SOM's office; everyone who presented with slides has given approval to share them.
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We just heard from one of our more progressive clients that they are pulling Mohawk from their shelves and are no longer allowing it on their projects. Apparently there are some chemical ingredients they objected to, but more importantly the manufacturer "lied" to the client about the content. Does anyone have an idea what this might be about?... Read more
Peer Networks
Date & Time: Thursday, September 9th, 2021 | 1pm–5pm ET
Location: Pine Banks Park, 1087 Main Street Malden, MA 02148
Price: $150.00
CEUs: 3 GBCI CEUs and 3 AIA HSW LUs
Description: This Boston area workshop will, first off, provide a chance for us to reconnect in person with opportunities... Read more
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Hello friends, Posting this to help out a friend that you all know!
(please reply directly to Kira at her email below) Tx
Dear Gurus,
I am curating/hosting a panel at CarbonPositive RESET:
DESIGNED FOR CLIMATE: A New Construction Showcase
North & South America: September 8, 2020 | 4:45-5:25pm (PST)
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