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A Free LEEDuser Coffee Talk occurred on Tuesday – September 19 – 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. Eastern (10:00–10:45 a.m. Pacific)Point: Green building is all about the environment—not social justice.
Counterpoint: The green building movement must ensure that the benefits... Read more
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There is a ton of stuff being posted about this, so this is definitely an area where it's nice to have had someone going through it and selecting the best. Thanks for doing that, Jen!
- These tips from 350.org have a great focus on connecting people and using different techniques. Their sample retreat shows how some of it might look in... Read more
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Welcome to the quiz portion of No More Red Lines: Undoing Our Legacy of Urban Segregation.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
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We're consolidating our office and I find I have back issues of EBN going back to 1999 on the bookshelf. Any use for these other than compost?
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Welcome to the quiz portion of Reexamining Priorities in Green Building.
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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Define green building priorities from a few different angles (separating process priorities from outcome priorities).
2. Differentiate those priorities... Read more
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Hi MEP Leaders,
Just a reminder that our monthly meeting is next Tuesday, May 9th, at 2:00pm ET. All SMEPL network members are invited to join!
You can view the agenda here, and the Zoom info is below.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83598691786?pwd=MjI2S01yZUJRSG4zcXRBNWtPbE5RZz09
Meeting ID: 835... Read more
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One week until our AdRESS conference in Houston! Nadav and I hope to see some of you there. Check out the latest announcement.
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Hello Everyone,
Here are some of the Show & Tell presentations from the 2019 SDL Winter Summit, enjoy!!
Best,
RoseAnn
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Friends,
We put a lot of effort into air tightness design, detailing, and construction administration, often including 6-sided mockup and parital or whole-building blower-door testing. For commercial buildings, these tests measure air leakage in cfm/sf at 1.57 psf (75pa).
I came across this research paper several years ago, but... Read more
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Hi All,
It's been a great week to get the message out about the importance of sustainability in our work, and this group brings such a rich and nuanced perspective to the table. I'm asking, if you published something for earth day this week for external consumption, could you share that here? I'm curious to see if there are common themes... Read more
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As Editorial Director for BuildingGreen, Tristan Roberts brings a deep commitment to environmental stewardship, a broad knowledge about sustainable design, deep understanding of green building products, and a mastery of all things LEED. A longtime contributor of in-depth feature articles in Environmental Building News and regular reporting on... Read more
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Green walls provide an important connection to nature in urban settings.
BuildingGreen-Approved Green Walls
We approve green wall systems designed to:
improve the thermal performance of a building by creating shade and an air space between the plants and the building mitigate stormwater runoff (much like green roofs) reduce... Read moreNews Analysis
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Hi everyone -
The State of Oregon just posted this Policy Analyst Job Posting. The position is specifically looking for someone to assist in embodied carbon and other sustainable code items. I have heard directly from Oregon's Building Code Division that even though the position is looking for public policy, an architect or engineer (or... Read more
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Hello! I just joined the SAL group and am thrilled to be a part of this amazing network! I am an architect and an educator and now run my own sustainable consulting practice in the Boston area. Having previously led the sustainability efforts at several of Boston’s large architecture and design firms, I made the exciting (and scary) leap in... Read more