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Hello everyone,
I wanted to let you all know that I'm no longer at Bergmeyer and have moved on to a new position at Sustainable Brands as of this week. As a non-architect/non-designer, it's always meant so much to me how readily I was accepted into this group and how much of your knowledge and expertise you willingly shared. As is the... Read more
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Congratulations to Jill Kurtz for her Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40 award! A much deserved recognition.
Meet the 40 Under 40 class of 2021 | Building Design + Construction (bdcnetwork.com)
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Welcome to the quiz portion of The Death and Rebirth of DC Power.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
Explain when and how to integrate DC power into buildings, and the benefits of doing so.
Understand the history and background of AC and DC power in the U.S.
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Has anyone done inherent bias training in their firm, and if so, how'd it go? Do you have someone you'd recommend as a trainer/facilitator? Thanks!
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The Winter Summit participants have had this for a few weeks now, and no one has screamed about anything being inaccurate, misleading, or too revealing, so it's time to share the latest Summit report more widely.
Per our long-standing policy, this report can be shared outside our "safe space"--it's a great way to share the wealth of... Read more
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Hey Team,
I'm in a Living Future session where a number of manufacturers are talking about the low uptake they're seeing in their take back programs. Contractor friends... What barriers (if any) are you running into in using take back programs? How might we as architects help increase utilization of these programs?
Aley
Product Guide
BuildingGreen recommends low-emitting acoustic ceilings that do not contain formaldehyde resins or PVC coatings. Look for those that have C2C Silver or Gold certifications, are Declare Red List Free, and are third-party certified for low emissions using CDPH Standard Method. We also prefer wood ceiling products with FSC certification. The... Read more
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Hi Green Gurus,
We are convening our first Regional Coordinators quarterly call Thursday, July 21 2-3pm ET (11am-12pm PT). Anyone who might be interested in this role is welcome to join. We’ll give you more specifics, answer any questions, and create our list of representatives for each region. We’ll finish by looking ahead at what to... Read more
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Hi All,
We are trying to make a case for hiring a full time sustainability specialist in our firm, and one of the arguments we want to use is that the ratio of sustainability specialists vs the ratio of full time employees in our company is quite low. That being said, I want to have an understanding of where other firms stand with this... Read more
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Hello SDL Network,
I am working with members of the Seattle AIA COTE in planning an event that we are tentatively calling "Pathways to Decarbonization" or maybe "Decarbonization Success Stories". The idea is for the COTE to identify entitities (school districts, local governments, higher-ed institutions, corporations, etc.) that have... Read more
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Team,
Many of you saw the BlackRock letter.
https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/larry-fink-ceo-letter
Should we hold our consultants and suppliers accountable for climate change?
Best,
LL
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Hi all --
We have a national restaurant client who is looking to source furniture (both indoor and outdoor) made with a minimum of 40% salvaged/recycled material, and they're very interested in finding a vendor that's woman- and/or minority-owned or that would qualify as a "disadvantaged organization" (their terminology). They would... Read more
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A draft of AIA’s Top Ten Toolkit was just published!
http://bit.ly/COTEtoolkit
Hopefully useful for everyone toward making more very high performance buildings. More updates to come, including interactive tools like a superspreadsheet.
All the best,
Tate
News Analysis
* This gets complicated -- how much should happen on the dashboard and how much should happen in the actual Discussion forum?
Hold off on discussions for Phase 1. What should be here instead for... Read more