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Has anyone here been involved (taken or taught sessions) in the Healthy Materials Lab Online Certificate program for Healthier Materials?
https://healthymaterialslab.org/learning-hub/e-learning-online-certifica...
I'm thinking about having some of our staff take this course, especially those that don't have a background in... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Lighting Design for Health and Sustainability: A Guide for Architects!
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Describe how high-quality lighting design dovetails with sustainability by improving energy efficiency and supporting occupant health and... Read more
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The site license permits the purchaser to share the PDF Study-Guide file within their company/organization and... Read more
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Hello Green Gurus,
Here is the information for February's Peer Networks Webinar, A Tale of Two Working Groups: Decarbonizing Existing Buildings & Defining and Measuring Resilient Outcomes. We hope you will join us!
Register HERE
A Tale of Two Working Groups: Decarbonizing Existing Buildings & Defining and Measuring... Read more
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Hi All, this is primarily directed at our Sustainable MEP folks, but please anyone with insight feel free to weigh in.
I am increasingly seeing designs and specifications asking for Passive House levels of airtightness as verified by blower door testing, but with traditional ventilation system designs.
To me, Passive House US has... Read more
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Dear Green Gurus,
I both regret and am excited to tell you that I am leaving this group to pursue my next adventure. I'm stepping down as Kirksey's Director of Sustainability, moving to Tucson, and starting my own business. My business plan is to buy existing buildings, renovate them to net zero, and then sell or rent them.
I... Read more
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For those of you that don't know me, I'm the Director of Sustainability at the Structure Tone organization. Betting that you can guess what my role entails since you're all in similar roles and we've done the introductions a couple of times in different forums...given that I'd like to introduce myself personally.
I live in a suburb of... Read more
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We are excited to open registration for the Sustainable Design Leaders Winter Summit 2020! This year’s Summit will take place Jan. 29th - 31st, 2020 at The Lodge, Gulf Shores, AL. The Summit agenda will be shaped by the collective group feedback given in the upcoming pre-summit survey. The Summit begins Wednesday evening (usually 5pm) with a... Read more
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Welcome to this practice session for the LEED AP v4 exam, and good luck!
All the exam questions and explanations that follow were authored by Alex Spilger, LEED AP BD+C of GreenStep Education, and are provided in this BuildingGreen "exam simulator" through a special partnership with GreenStep and with our friends at the Poplar Network.... Read more
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Hi folks!
Do you have examples or case studies of projects with compelling examples of circularity/salvaged material reuse? We’re looking to go beyond the examples we've seen of furniture reuse or creating art from salvaged material, and we’d like to collect some examples to get our client excited about the possibilities in a deep... Read more
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Hello SCL! We are excitedly planning for a return to in-person SCL Summits. In the past we've scheduled our Summit for the day before Greenbuild, but that day is Halloween and we understand the importance of spending that time with family. We are exploring a January 2023 option for this Summit instead, and are hoping to return to our usual... Read more
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Hello - I seem to remember a thread on Sustainable Design Specialist / Advisor - Focused or Integrated Position within a firm. Does anyone remember the subject header or did I just dream this up? My searches are coming up empty...
Thanks!
Mona
Mona Lemoine, Architect AIBC, MAA, MRAIC, LFA, LEED AP BD + C
Senior... Read more
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There are a variety of products and practices that contribute to environmentally friendly landscaping.
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Hello Green Gurus!
Here are the details for the upcoming Peer Networks webinar, The Beneficial Intersection of Energy, Resilience and Health.
REGISTER HERE! Hope to see you there!
The Beneficial Intersection of Energy, Resilience and Health
April 30th, 2020
2pm - 3pm ET (11am - Noon PT)
How can three... Read more
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