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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 |
Executive Director and Additional Opportunities at Renew Missouri
Renew Missouri has the following open positions: Executive Director To apply, please email a PDF copy of your resume, cover letter, and examples of relevant work product to apply@renewmo.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Renew Missouri offers internships during the spring, summer & fall semesters. The...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 04/05/2017 + Show |
We are looking for a dynamic superhero to join the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association staff as our Director of Communications & Development in Greenfield, MA. The ideal candidate will be as passionate about content curation and donor cultivation as they are about our mission, which is to advance the adoption of sustainable energy practices...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 04/05/2017 + Show |
Job opportunities with PHIUS, Chicago, Illinois
It’s an exciting time at PHIUS! We’re seeing a rapid uptake of the PHIUS+ 2015 Passive Building standard, and growing participation in our professional and product certification programs as well. There’s been a terrific upsurge in project certifications across an increasingly broad array of locales and building typologies. More and more...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 04/05/2017 + Show |
Enterprise Community Partners is dedicated to expanding our understanding of the role of design in community development – from architectural design of affordable housing to urban planning and community engagement to design thinking as a process for innovation. The Design team at Enterprise is a national voice in the community design movement....
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 04/05/2017 + Show |
Canada's largest Passive House building under construction in Vancouver
Eighth Avenue, a real estate development group is currently developing a mixed-use project with 85 unit market rental building in the rapidly revitalizing/re-evolving neighborhood of the East Hastings corridor, Vancouver Heights. The property has been rezoned to permit a mixed-use building of approximately 60,000 square feet, six stories in...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 04/01/2017 + Show |
Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves
Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising experiment in an affluent swath of the borough, dozens of solar-panel arrays spread across rowhouse rooftops are wired into a growing network. Called...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/16/2017 + Show |
The historic New Delhi Ashok Hotel: Beyond green to LEED Gold
Nestled within 25 acres of prime land in the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, India, The Ashok hotel epitomizes heritage and grandeur, with sustainability embedded as its core value. This 550-room, five-star hotel built in the 1950s has both historical and national significance. Recently certified LEED Gold under LEED O+M for Existing...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/16/2017 + Show |
Apple’s Solar Island in Japan to boost Clean Energy Promise
Marking a major boost to Apple's commitment to expand clean energy use in its operations and taking the clean energy campaign to suppliers, the iPhone maker's operations in Japan will be turning 100 percent renewable energy thanks to its Japanese supplier Ibiden. Announcing this, Apple said Ibiden will be using 100 percent renewable energy to...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/16/2017 + Show |
Denver to require rooftop gardens to reduce heat island effect
Denver’s status as one of the nation’s most intense urban heat islands has spurred a group of activists to propose a “green roofs” ballot initiative — a measure that could animate environmentalists while mobilizing developers to fight it. How green roofs can help: In large cities, heat-radiating roofs and pavement often elevate...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/16/2017 + Show |
LEED Pilot to certify Cities and Communities
Did you know that LEED doesn't just work for buildings, but it works for cities and communities too? In addition to building certification, LEED also includes a certification pilot structured for cities to measure and improve performance, focusing on outcomes from ongoing sustainability efforts. This pilot leverages a globally consistent method...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Last updated: 03/16/2017 + Show |
LEED Tour of the Tampa Bay History Center, 3/2, 5:45 - 7:30 PM EST, Tampa Bay History Center, FL
LEED Tour of the Tampa Bay History Center, Thursday, March 02, 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM EST Location: Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Old Water Street, Tampa, FL 33602 Tickets: USGBC Member – $15.00, Non-Member – $25.00 Join us for this tour of the first Hillsborough County-owned building to achieve LEED Silver Certification. The...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 03/02/2017 + Show |
Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (ISEC) Building Tour by USGBC Massachusetts Chapter (USGBC MA) Wednesday, March 1, 5:30 – 7:00 PM EST Location: ISEC Building 360 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Tickets: $15 – $50 The new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) on Northeastern University's...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 03/01/2017 + Show |
Event: Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin, February 28, 2017 9am - 10am EST
Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin February 28, 9am - 10am EST NYU School of Law Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, Furman Hall 245 Sullivan Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10012 In 2009, Anthony E. Malkin joined former President Bill Clinton and others to announce a pioneering initiative to retrofit a portfolio of...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/28/2017 + Show |
BOSTON SEMINAR: Designing for Flooding and Sea Level Rise Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST Presented by: Aaron Lewis & Gregory Doelp Location: Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress Street, Fort Point Room, Boston, MA 02210 Changing FEMA maps, new requirements for resiliency, increasing attention on riverine and coastal flooding,...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/28/2017 + Show |
Zoning to Scale: Considering Neighborhood Character Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 - 8:30 pm The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, NY 10029 Tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, students and educators (w/ID); $10 for museum members (ticket price includes museum admission) Conceived by Department of City Planning in the...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/28/2017 + Show |
Event: LEED v4 Materials Deep Dive - USGBC Northern California, 2/28, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
LEED v4 Materials Deep Dive - USGBC Northern California by USGBC Northern California Tickets: $10 – $100 Tuesday, February 28, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST Location: DPR Construction 945 Front Street San Francisco, CA 94111 This session addresses the state of materials in today’s built environment as it relates to LEED v4. It delves...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/28/2017 + Show |
Workshop: LEED v4 - The Intersection of Collaboration, Performance & Well-being USGBC Nevada Tuesday, February 28, 8:00am - 12:30pm Tickets: $150 – $200 Location: Nevada Discovery Museum 490 South Center Street Reno , NV 89501 This half-day workshop on LEED v4 will focus on the importance of three key areas: collaboration,...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/28/2017 + Show |
Free Webinar: Passive House for Multifamily Buildings, 2/28, 1:00 - 2:00PM EST
Passive House for Multifamily Buildings by 475 High Performance Building Supply Tuesday, February 28, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST Free Webinar Building airtightness, moisture control, and healthy ventilation – with a focus on low-energy multifamily. Why an air barrier is critical to high-performance construction – From energy efficiency to...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/28/2017 + Show |
Webinar: Climate Justice - Local, Tribal, Global and Generational, 2/27, 1:00 - 2:45pm EST
Climate Justice: Local, Tribal, Global and Generational Monday, February 27, 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm EST This year, 2017, is the American Public Health Association's "Year of Climate Change". Please hold the date for a very special kick-off webinar on "Climate Justice: Local, Tribal, Global, and Generational". You'll hear from speakers who are...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/27/2017 + Show |
Free Film Screening: GMO OMG! 2/27, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, New York
GMO OMG: Free Film Screening! Monday, February 27, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: The Church-in-the-Gardens 50 Ascan Ave , Forest Hills, NY Join Food & Water Watch and Forest Hills CSA for a free screening of GMO OMG, a powerful — and entertaining — documentary about genetically engineered foods. Learn about the risks, questions...
By Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast Event Date: 02/27/2017 + Show |
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