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aahassonjee
New York NY United States Member Since: 06/16/2016
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Following great celebration over the ratification of the Paris Climate Accords, 170 nations reached a new binding deal this October on the reduction of global hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) use. HFCs are common chemical coolants used in air-conditioners and refrigerators, and are a particularly powerful source of greenhouse heating for the planet, as their heat-trapping effect is a thousand times that of carbon dioxide. The deal, negotiated in ...
By aahassonjee Last updated: 04/04/2023 + Show |
Passive House & Prefabricated Homes: The Way Forward?
With evolving building standards, certifications and processes, there has never been a better time for architects, contractors, consultants, and supply companies to unite and create a truly green future. High performance prefab firm Ecocor and passive house architecture firm Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA) recently announced a significant partnership to build certified passive house prefabricated homes across the northeast. By using Ecocor&...
By aahassonjee Last updated: 04/04/2023 + Show |
Trump's Newest Executive Order- A Stab against the Climate and the American Economy
President Trump yesterday signed a new executive order that rolls back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan at a ceremony at the EPA hosting (with extreme audacity) a delegation of coal-miners. The executive order is intended to protect coal jobs by continuing to run power plants that had been marked for closure under the Clean Power Plan. It also ends...
By aahassonjee 1 reply Last updated: 03/29/2017 + Show |
Post Election '16: What Can You Do?
On Tuesday, November 11th, climate change and the environment seemed to become casualties of what had been the most bizarre and stressful U.S. Presidential election of recent times. Political and economic reverberations have continued to expand as President-elect Trump has been forming his administration, u-turning on several issues including...
By aahassonjee Last updated: 11/28/2016 + Show |
Blue vs. Red: Who Will Solve America's Climate Problems?
As November 2nd approaches, Democrats and Republicans face an election day that follows quite an eventful election season of emotions and surprises, with the least surprising being the extreme divide between both major parties’ climate change policy positions. Simply put, the Democratic party states that climate change is a real and pressing...
By aahassonjee Last updated: 09/22/2016 + Show |
Passive House & Prefabricated Homes: The Way Forward?
With evolving building standards, certifications and processes, there has never been a better time for architects, contractors, consultants, and supply companies to unite and create a truly green future. High performance prefab firm Ecocor and passive house architecture firm Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA) recently announced a significant...
By aahassonjee Last updated: 09/21/2016 + Show |
How Building Service Engineers Can Save Civilization, November 1, 8-10am, NY NY
How Building Service Engineers Can Save Civilization, Tuesday, November 1 8:00 am - 10:00 am ARUP 77 Water St - New York “Building services engineers are the people who can save civilization from the threat of climate change”, says Fiona Cousins, PE, CIBSE, ARUP and LEED Fellow. She has set out a vision for engineers to take the...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 11/01/2016 + Show |
AIA - Energy Modeling Sessions
The American Institute of Architects in New York will be hosting sessions entitled "Demystifying Energy Modeling" to give architects training experience with the modeling process for whole buildings and shoebox facade modeling. Optional Lab A: Whole Building Modeling 10/28/2016 3 -6 PM Optional Lab B: Shoebox Facade Modeling 10/28/2016...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 10/28/2016 + Show |
UGC Energy Code Training for Architects & Engineers
The Urban Green Council in NYC is offering a host energy code training courses on the new NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code requirements. The courses brief attendees on new code language, requirements, and compliance pathways. Upcoming Courses: Conquering the Energy Code for Commercial Architects and Engineers October 20, 2016 |...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 10/20/2016 + Show |
IGBC's Advanced Training Programs- Green Building (10/7-8)
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) will be hosting a 2 day advanced training program on green building at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai from October 7-8. Registration and more information can be found here: http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com/site/ciigbc/viewevent.jsp?eventid=505899&event=dd To this date, the IGBC has trained over 19,000...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 10/07/2016 + Show |
14th International Conference on Green Buildings- Mumbai, IND (10/6-8)
The 14th International Conference on Green Buildings will be held at the Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, India on from October 6-8 this year! Registration and accommodation information can be found here: http://www.greenbuildingcongress.com/site/gbc/index.jsp The Indian Green Building Council is hosting the 14th edition of this event in Mumbai...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 10/06/2016 + Show |
Industrial and Commercial Flooring - A Technology Conference (9/27-28/16)
For registration and more info, please contact Vedha Murali (Deputy Director- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)) Venue: Chennai Trade Center, Chennai Tel: +91 44 42444555 Email: vedha.murali@cii.in
By aahassonjee Event Date: 09/27/2016 |
National Workshop on "Advances in Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures" (9/22-23/16)
For registration and more info, contact S.K. Singh (Organizing Secretary, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, Uttarakhand) Venue: CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee Email: rr@cbri.res.in ; sksingh_cbri@yahoo.com Tel: +91 (1332) 283247
By aahassonjee Event Date: 09/22/2016 |
SolarMango 10 Day Solar Installation Training in Mumbai
SolarMango will be hosting its SOLARINSTALL Course over a 10-day period at the IIT Bombay in Powai, Mumbai from September 17th-26th September. Registration and contact information can be found here: http://www.solarmango.com/2016/08/26/hands-solar-installation-training-10-day-program-experts-iit-bombay/ The course will begin with the basics...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 09/17/2016 + Show |
"Dear President Obama" Film Screening in Albany (7/21)
Food for Thought: "Dear President Obama: Film Screening July 21ST: 7-9 pm The Linda WAMC's Peforming Arts Studio 339 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206 The film takes a cross-country look at drilling, highlighting its variety of contaminations, the stories of its victims, the false promise of an economic boom, with a focus...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 07/21/2016 + Show |
Make it Tight: Building Enclosure Airtightness Training – Central New Hampshire – July 19, 1-5 pm
Make it Tight: Building Enclosure Airtightness Training – Central New Hampshire July 19, 2016, 1 - 5 pm Lakes Region Community College Room: CAT 215 379 Belmont Road Laconia, NH 03246-1364 In this four hour comprehensive introduction to building airtightness and air sealing, attendees will gain detailed knowledge about: What is an...
By aahassonjee Event Date: 07/19/2016 + Show |