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Welcome to the quiz portion of Choosing Insulation: High-Performance Foundation & Basement Assemblies – Unit 2.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the insulating performance and durability of different insulation materials.
2. Provide examples of... Read more
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As part of my goal to increase staff education frequency, I'd like to introduce some training and certificate programs into the mix. I wonder what programs others have recommended to staff? Not just attending conferences (low accountability) or CEUs, but things like the Parsons Healthy Materials Certificate, or Phius/PHN passive house... Read more
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Hi folks,
On behalf of ILFI, I'm sharing a notice that the early registration deadline for the Living Product Expo in Pittsburgh is tomorrow! This is a great event for anyone interested in a deep dive into materials transparency, hazard avoidance, low-carbon products, overall innovation, and the Living Product Challenge. There will also... Read more
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Hi everyone,
During the "Integrating Social Sustainability" session at the Winter Summit, an idea was hatched to form a working group dedicated to understanding how equity services can benefit a client's pro forma. Our first step (of course) is to identify the range of services captured under "equity services" and we'd love to speak with... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Design for Adaptation: Living in a Climate-Changing World.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the major known causes of climate change
2. Describe the range and reliability of predicted temperature changes.
3. List... Read more
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This is deep nerdy stuff, so don't say you haven't been warned. ASHRAE has opened the first public review to its net zero standard (228). Here's the blurb:
Standard Method for Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon Building Performance ASHRAE Standard 228-202x sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of... Read more
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Boyd is part of the marketing team at BuildingGreen, where he supports analytics and social media engagement.
Boyd’s experience before joining BuildingGreen includes a decade in the paddlesports industry guiding whitewater trips as well as 5 years working in beer and wine manufacturing with a focus on customer interaction as well as... Read more
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I am very interested to understand the deployment of LED temp jobsite lighting on a national level. I think this all goes back to the low emitting jobsite.
1. Does your firm utilize temp jobsite lighting on your projects?
2. Is this every project or a percentage of projects?
3. In your state or area is it prevalent, one... Read more
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Hello Sustainable Design Leaders,
I am thrilled to be joining such an esteemed collective of driven thinkers and doers. I look forward to meeting some new faces and reconnecting with some familiar ones in an effort to advance sustainable design in the built environment.
Thanks,
Jonce
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Using energy for cooling during peak hours places a large demand on utilities, is expensive, and can be less efficient than off-peak energy production.
BuildingGreen-Approved Thermal Energy Storage
BuildingGreen lists a variety of thermal energy storage systems.
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Off-peak cooling, or thermal energy storage (TES... Read more
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I think it now qualifies as a tradition! We've arranged a room where we can gather for an hour and check in during the Thursday afternoon reception time at Living Future. If you'll be there, come join us!
Thursday, May 2 at 5:30, Skykomish Room (#604, 6th floor)
We'll be mostly Sustainable Design Leaders, as that's by far our... Read more
Reports, Courses, Study Guides, Live Webinars
THIS WEBINAR PURCHASE AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
Thursday, April 4 at 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am Pacific), and featuring:Katrina Amaral
Timberdoodle Farm
Jacob Dunn
ZGF
Steve Rigdon
Yakama Forest Products
Jennifer Shakun
New England Forestry... Read more
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Hey everyone,
With the coming In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation | California Air Resources Board we have been doing some research on availability of R-99 fuel prior to the January 1 start date. One thing we aren't finding in the research is an estimate of cost impacts. Has anyone started rolling out R-99 on their sites yet... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Here is the information for January's Peer Networks Webinar, The AEC Industry is in the Driver's Seat: Strategies to reduce waste & carbon emissions. We hope you will join us!
Register HERE
The AEC Industry is in the Driver's Seat: Strategies to reduce waste & carbon emissions
Thursday,... Read more
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Greetings from the CARE Tool Team,
We are thrilled to update you on the successful soft launch of the CARE Tool last week at Greenbuild! The online beta was unveiled at a reception hosted by EHDD, AIA COTE, and Architecture 2030 to 300+ people, where attendees got the chance to learn about and explore the tool in a demo room. We... Read more
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Hello Folks,
What is your experience with successes and failures in the design process? As a starting point I have listed my Top 5 for success, and my Top 5 for failure. We'd love to see your reactions and look forward to the discussion when we all meet next week at our monthly check-in.
Top 5 reasons for when integrative design... 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