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Kalyani.rc
Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Member Since: 01/16/2017
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What is a High Performance Home?
"High performance homes" is a term that’s bandied around a lot. We’ve found that many people don’t really understand exactly what it means or the benefits of owning a high performance home until they’ve lived in one. So what really is a high performance home and what do you need to think about when building one? The Energy Act 2005 defines a ‘high performance building’ as one that “i...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/27/2023 + Show |
Architecture 2030 and the International Living Future Institute update their Net Zero Energy Goals
Architecture 2030 and the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) are making an effort to grow their energy efficiency reporting and certification programs. Both the 2030 Challenge and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) have encouraged progressive designers and owners with aspirational goals that are eminently hard to achieve. New policies announced on March 8, 2017, are intended to remove unnecessary barriers to certifications and sca...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/27/2023 + Show |
All Dutch trains now run 100% on wind power
Electric trains have always been a relatively sustainable mode of transport, with much lower emissions than cars, but as of the 1st of January, 2017, all electric train rides in the Netherlands have become even greener. They are now entirely powered by clean, renewable, wind energy. Dutch railway companies, of which NS is by far the largest,...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 01/20/2017 + Show |
Bhutan - not just carbon neutral, but carbon negative!
Bhutan, a small nation between China and India, with a population of 750,000 has set some impressive environmental benchmarks. Bhutan is not merely carbon neutral, it’s also a carbon sink - making it one of the few countries in the world to have negative carbon emissions. Further, Bhutan is aiming for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, and...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 01/17/2017 + Show |
A different kind of commute: single-seat automaker aims to break into the electric car market
Jerry Kroll, a race-car driver by trade and the CEO of Electra Meccanica, aims at bringing a single-seat electric car to the global electric car market in 2017. "Most people drive by themselves in a typical four-person car that occupies a full parking spot. You don't use your laptop when you walk along the sidewalk to check your e-mail. You use...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 01/17/2017 + Show |
Event: 2017 Design-Build Conference & Expo, 11/8 - 11/10, Philadelphia, PA
The Design-Build Institute of America is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build. Design-build is a collaborative approach to project delivery that integrates design and construction with a single-point of responsibility contract. For two decades, design-build practitioners, specialty contractors,...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 11/08/2017 + Show |
Event: BuildingEnergy NYC, 10/12, New York
The BuildingEnergy NYC Conference + Trade Show is NYC's fastest-growing event for professionals and practitioners working to build a more sustainable world. It brings more than 600 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and network with each other. This year's event, chaired by Eric Davis of Con Edison and Ryan Cassidy...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 10/12/2017 + Show |
Event: CitiesAlive Conference, 9/18 - 9/21, Seattle, WA
Building Resilience and Equity Across Cascadia: People, Community, and Places Within the western region of North America lies Cascadia. Although the boundaries of the region differ depending on ecological, political, economic or cultural lines - it's undeniable that Cascadia is expansive. The climate of Cascadia calls for adaptation of building...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 09/18/2017 + Show |
Free Event: 10th Annual Boston GreenFest, 8/11 - 8/13, Boston, MA
10th Annual Boston GreenFest! Boston GreenFest is a grassroots effort organized by the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc. and its dedicated team of community volunteers. Our goal is to educate and empower people to create a more sustainable, healthier world. We are actively building an interconnected, ever expanding network throughout our...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 08/11/2017 + Show |
Event: Intersolar and ees North America 2017, 7/10 - 7/13, San Francisco, CA
Intersolar North America, the most attended solar event in North America, takes place each July in San Francisco. The exhibition focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, smart renewable energy and solar heating & cooling technologies. ees North America, co-located with Intersolar North America, covers the entire value chain of innovative battery...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 07/10/2017 + Show |
Event: Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo - Placing Cities First, June 26-28, Austin TX
Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo - Placing Cities First June 26-28, Austin Convention Center 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas, 78701 www.austinconventioncenter.com Building upon the 2016 Smart Cities Innovation Summit, we are pleased to announce our program expansion and name change to the 2017 Smart Cities Connect...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 06/26/2017 + Show |
Event: BOMA 2017 International Conference and Expo, 6/24 - 6/27, Nashville, TN
Your commercial real estate success story began with the first steps you took toward building relationships to make your business thrive. Take the next steps toward boosting your property—and your career—at the industry’s premier professional event: the BOMA International Annual Conference & Expo. Held in Music City in downtown...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 06/24/2017 + Show |
Webinar: LEED v4: Paints and Coatings, 6/22, 12:00 PM -1:00 PM EDT
Get a comprehensive overview of LEED v4 BD+C New Construction credits – and how paints and coatings can contribute directly and indirectly to LEED credits. We’ll review credit intents, explain credit requirements, and explore where to find materials to meet the needs of the credits. Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the motivation behind...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 06/22/2017 + Show |
Event: World Green Infrastructure Congress 2017, 6/20 - 6/22, Berlin, Germany
The WGIC 2017 World Congress is a multi-day event around the greening of buildings (roofing, façade and interior greening) with accompanying events (eg urban climate, rainwater management, sustainability, future city). At the end of the congress, there will be the possibility to participate in excursions to special projects. In 2017 the...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 06/20/2017 + Show |
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