Championing the
Changemakers

Welcome to the quiz portion of Wood: What’s Good?

Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:


Define “biogenic carbon” and explain its implications for life-cycle assessment of wood products. List the benefits and limitations of seven types of structural wood products.  Understand how... Read more

CEUs are available for reading all the building-envelope product guides and primer. Click here to learn more and take the quiz.

Stick-framed walls are labor intensive and have to be sealed and insulated in the field, where conditions are not ideal; this can lead to poor thermal performance.

BuildingGreen-Approved Structural... Read more

Were we given any warning that LEED Online and USGBC.org would be down for a week?  

Hello SMEPers,

I’m hoping to crowd source some anecdotes for a guest lecture I’ll be giving at Yale’s architecture school. The topic is integrated design (especially between architects and engineers) and how it enables better sustainability outcomes.

John Boecker has this great story about how choosing a paint color with higher... Read more

RoseAnn’s role at BuildingGreen as Peer Networks Manager focuses on Peer Networks projects and planning events, including annual Peer Network Summits. 

Prior to BuildingGreen, RoseAnn worked in the nonprofit sector in customer-service based roles which allowed her to reconnect with her local community soon after earning her... Read more