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Zero Emissions All-Electric Multifamily Construction Guide
"A Zero Emissions All-Electric Multifamily Construction Guide" showscases California’s mixed-use midrises, Atlanta’s pool-side rentals, luxury condos in Hawaii and Florida, Passive House apartments in the Northeast, an… more...
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0 replies | 769 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/17/2019
“Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials” was produced by Healthy Building Network (HBN) as a supplement to the report by HBN, Efficiency for All and others, “Making Affordable Multifamily Ho… more...
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0 replies | 582 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 06/17/2019
Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient- a Guide to Healthier Upgrade Materials
A group of organizations including Energy Efficiency for All and The Healthy Building Network released a significant report in September, 2018, “Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient: a Guide to Healthier Upgrade… more...
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0 replies | 1195 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 06/17/2019
An LCA, or a Lifetime Cycle Assessment, is a multi-leveled process of calculating the lifetime environmental impact of a product or service. LCAs are a component of Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs. LCAs are about energy, or a pr… more...
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1 replies | 1345 views | Posted on: 02/02/2018 | Last updated: 01/25/2019
Green Building Accelerates Around the World, Poised for Strong Growth by 2021
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced November 13th at Greenbuild that Dodge Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report demonstrates the significant growth of green building arou… more...
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0 replies | 3256 views | Posted on: 11/15/2018 | Last updated: 01/09/2019
Presinar: LEED Supports Healthy Spaces, Nov 14, Boston MA
Missed Greenbuild Boston? Tune in for an exclusive look at the best sessions. In this session, subject matter experts discuss how LEED addresses human health and well-being. Course Objectives: Understand the WELL Building Standard Unde… more...
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0 replies | 78 views | Posted on: 11/04/2018 | Last updated: 11/04/2018
I was reading Data Smart by John Foreman. I read about LibreOffice as an alternative to MS Office. I am glad I stumbled on it because I just had to shell out some money for a new laptop and was really interested in playing around with data … more...
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0 replies | 137 views | Posted on: 09/18/2017 | Last updated: 09/18/2017
Came across this website the other day. There is all sorts of information on starting a social enterprise, which basically means a business with a focus on sustainability and social justice but ran like a for profit business. Think somethin… more...
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1 replies | 3091 views | Posted on: 09/06/2017 | Last updated: 09/07/2017
USGBC-LA's new blog: Snapshots on Sustainability
Please check out USGBC-LA's new blog: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/ I have been talking to thought-leaders in the field of sustainability. This blog is a space where I'm sharing common ideas as well as unique perspectives from these conversa… more...
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1 replies | 362 views | Posted on: 03/27/2017 | Last updated: 03/27/2017
National Healthy Housing Standard - National Center for Healthy Housing
Did you know that regulations and industry practices affecting existing owner-occupied and rental housing have not kept up with knowledge about housing related disease and prevention of disease and injury through routine maintenance? These … more...
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0 replies | 355 views | Posted on: 10/13/2015 | Last updated: 10/13/2015
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