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Hi all, we have a date for our SCL Carbon Group online meeting. Looking forward to connecting with you all on 2/26!
Please see agenda below.
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Hello Everybody,
I would like to invite you all to an event being hosted by the AIA Seattle COTE. This is the next event in a series entitled Pathways to Decarbonization. Date and time: May 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description: Universities are learning laboratories to explore and implement solutions to our greatest challenges... Read more
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Has anyone found any options to recycle safety vests, or discovered an upcycling option for them? We are about to replace all of our vests company-wide and will have thousands that we don't want in the waste stream and we don't want to be reused as safety vests. Any thoughts or ideas would be great!
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I hope this post finds you all well. Some news to share. I have recently made a decision to leave Thornton Tomasetti with an eye toward finding another opportunity to use my 30+ years of green building experience, education, and advocacy to have an even larger impact on climate change. I am going to move slowly to ensure my next chapter is the... Read more
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Jennifer is part of the Peer Networks team at BuildingGreen. Her Connections Catalyst role for the Sustainability Leaders networks includes events planning and bringing in new members.
Jennifer’s experience before BuildingGreen includes two years working with AmeriCorps Cape Cod on outdoor environmental projects; a year teaching... Read more
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Following up on the Decarbonizing Existing Building: Envelope + MEP Solutions Integrative Design Jam, a cohort of us determined a "Decision Making Tree Toolkit" that begins to classify decisions into and "if/then" framework using region, market, climate, scale of intervention, and other factors would be useful in helping us collectively move... Read more
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Hi SD Leaders,
As you may be aware, this past April a group of manufacturers calling themselves the Living Product 50 responded to the letters that many of us sent about five years ago advocating for transparency in their product ingredients. A copy of that letter can be reviewed about midway through the page at this link: https://... Read more
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Have any of you relied on Green Badger for LEED documentation on projects?
I am familiar with the tool and know Tommy from my time in Atlanta, but have not used it on a construction project.
Have you found value? Thoughts?
Either way, they publish a pretty nifty "LEED v4 Construction Tool Kit" that may be useful for your... Read more
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We are growing our Design Performance Group at NBBJ! We're looking for two special people right now: a senior sustainable material consultant and a senior energy analyst. Help us design the next generation of healthy, low impact buildings - this is a chance to impact across the scale of our global company and build a better future! Know anyone... Read more
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Does anyone up here do or have familiarity with anyone who regularly does NEPA EIS? If you need a definition for the acronym, please see here: https://www.epa.gov/nepa/national-environmental-policy-act-review-process#EIS. I've been asked if I know anything about it, to which the answer is no, but I'd like to get smarter about it and I'm hoping... Read more
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Hello SCL,
Quick reminder to sign up for our SCL Summit in May! True to usual form, we ask what’s important to YOU before we finalize an agenda. In the next couple of weeks, we will be sending out a draft agenda and asking for your feedback. Sign up now so your voice will be heard. Initial ideas so far have included:
Refining our... Read moreQuiz
Welcome to the quiz portion of Passive Solar Heating.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the three classic approaches to passive solar.
2. Understand the relevance of passive solar today.
3. Describe some key elements of passive solar design.
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Jenny/Dan:
What types of content do anticipate having in the Documentation Toolkit tab? Here's an example of what we have on LEEDuser:
https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/credit/EBOM-2009/SSc5#tab-docs (login required)
The layout is a little complicated on LEEDuser, since we had to work with a lot of legacy content, but... Read more
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Dear Esteemed colleagues: I was recently asked a good question in light of the impending (fingers crossed) passage of the reconciliation bill that will bring alot of funding to energy efficiency/decarbonization upgrades at the residential scale. The question is: What are the arguments/ scenarios about the importance for homeowners to contract... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Finding Products for LEED v4 and v4.1!
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
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Hi: Please check out the fantastic editorial from Ned Cramer at Architect on "The Future of Architecture Education is the Future of Civilization". The deadline to comment on the latest draft of the NAAB accreditation criteria is November 22 and, as in the past draft, it falls far short of prioritizing climate action and sustainability. VERY... Read more
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Who all is implement 360-degree reviews as part of their employee review process? Lake|Flato is thinking of implementing this and would like to talk to a few other firms who have experience they would be willing to share. Please contact me if you'd be up for a short email discussion or phone call to discuss. hholdridge@lakeflato.com
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