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Webinar: 2020 Healthcare Lighting Trends, Presented by Slipstream, September 16, 12 pm EDT
How does the healthcare industry use lighting for function, patient wellness, and health? Which healthcare industry lighting practice trends should you follow? Join us for this informative webinar on LED lighting in healthcare facilities. W… more...
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Lighting
0 replies | 969 views | Posted on: 08/27/2020 | Last updated: 08/27/2020
Webinar: Legionella Basics in a COVID-19 World, August 27, 2pm EST
Join us on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a one-hour discussion of Legionnella, the bacteria that can grow in building HVAC and water systems and causes Legionnaires Disease, a severe, and sometimes fatal, form of pneum… more...
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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)
0 replies | 1167 views | Posted on: 08/21/2020 | Last updated: 08/21/2020
2020 NY GEO: Electrify! With Heat Pumps, September 9-10, Albany, NY
At NY GEO's Renewable Heating & Cooling conference, you can learn about: Heat Pumps 101, the Future of NYSERDA’s Clean Heating & Cooling programs, Electrification, Navigating Codes, Standards and Practical Experience,… more...
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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)
0 replies | 651 views | Posted on: 08/21/2020 | Last updated: 08/21/2020
FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, Wednesday, September 2, 12pm EDT
Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and well-kept timeline. Architectural choices should drive… more...
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Exterior Improvements
0 replies | 995 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020
FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Decorative Hardwood Plywood - A Beautifully Sustainable Choice, September 9, 12 pm EDT
In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of decorative hardwood plywood, focusing on its manufacture, uses, and sustainability. It will discuss visual grading, the natural characteristics of wood, types of … more...
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Wood
0 replies | 1005 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020
GreenCE Webinar: Keep Glass Looking Beautiful and Reduce Maintenance Costs with a Protective Coating, August 27, 12 pm EDT
In this one hour course, participants will evaluate low maintenance protective coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of an easy to clean coastin… more...
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Exterior Improvements
0 replies | 809 views | Posted on: 08/12/2020 | Last updated: 08/13/2020
Custom Milled Plywood Seeks a New Home - a Unique Salvage Opportunity (Cambridge, MA)
4,000SF of commercial office space with a unique, custom-milled plywood interior architectural form is being renovated in Cambridge, MA. In an effort to keep this material out of a landfill, we are looking into opportunities&… more...
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Other
2 replies | 1129 views | Posted on: 07/27/2020 | Last updated: 07/31/2020
Webinar: How Monitoring-Based Commissioning Changes the Cx Business Model, September 10, 2 pm EDT
In the context of deploying automated fault detection on a university campus to deliver Monitoring-Based Commissioning services, this presentation discusses how MBCx changes the business model for Cx service providers. Learning Objective… more...
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Building Automation and Control
0 replies | 752 views | Posted on: 07/30/2020 | Last updated: 07/30/2020
Webinar: Conserving Energy through Building Enclosure Commissioning, December 10, 2 pm EST
What should a commissioning provider know to undertake Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) with the goal to conserve energy, specifically achieving target energy consumption levels for LEED v4 and in-service energy-efficient performance… more...
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Energy Management
0 replies | 836 views | Posted on: 07/30/2020 | Last updated: 07/30/2020
FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Daylighting by Design, Wednesday, August 5, 12 -1 pm EDT
This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully- designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implementing design methods including specificati… more...
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Lighting
0 replies | 744 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 07/17/2020
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