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Gina Pryciak
Student Boston MA United States Member Since: 05/10/2019
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Inclusivity and Equality: Essential Pieces to the Climate Change Action Puzzle
“Development is not sustainable if it is not fair and inclusive – and rising inequality hinders long-term growth,” stated UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a Forum on Sustainable Development. Guterres’ statement is an eloquent and concise description of two intermingled issues at the forefront of todays’ news: sustainability and equality. Recently, organizations like Global Green Growth Institute an...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Last updated: 03/11/2023 + Show |
Tiny Houses - Understanding and Overcoming Zoning Obstacles
According to the US Census Bureau, the median size of a new single-family home sold in 2018 was 2,435 square feet. A Tiny Home, on the other hand, ranges from as small as 80 square feet, to 400 square feet. Houses use enormous amounts of energy and resources - from construction, to upkeep, to everyday use. And likewise the larger the house, the more they use; hence the rise of the Tiny House. Tiny Homes allow the homeowner to decrease their l...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Last updated: 03/13/2023 + Show |
Greening Your Campus - by Buildings or by Bottles
Incorporating sustainable practices into education is a great way to promote the importance of green building and sustainable living in the lives of the new generation. On college campuses this is especially prominent, as young adults begin their independent lives, forming new habits and opinions. A ‘green campus’ is something to strive towards for these reasons, as well as the positive effect a green campus can have on environmen...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Last updated: 03/13/2023 + Show |
LEED Tour – Indianapolis Public Library, East Washington branch, July 25, Indianapolis, IN
Join USGBC Indiana for a tour of the LEED v4 Certified Indianapolis Public Library, East Washington branch. This event will engage attendees with a tour of the library and will highlight specific green strategies that were integrated into its design. Lunch will be served and there will plenty of time for networking. Early bird prices end Friday,...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/25/2019 + Show |
Gulf Coast: LEED Platinum Evening 2019, July 24, 5:00-8:00pm, Houston, TX
Join USGBC Texas' Gulf Coast Region for a celebration of Houston’s latest LEED Platinum Projects! Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing the highest level of LEED Certification for Core & Shell (CS), Commercial Interiors (CI), and Homes - Multifamily (H) projects. The...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/24/2019 + Show |
Conquering the Energy Code for Architects and Engineers: Residential, July 23, New York, NY
Conquering the Energy Code: Residential prepares architects and engineers in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2015 NYS Code and design more energy-efficient buildings in the process. In an era of more stringent code enforcement, the course provides critical knowledge about significant changes, new...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/23/2019 + Show |
CALGreen and Energy Code Seminar, July 19, 10:00-4:00pm, Irvine, CA
California Energy Code 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes This three-hour session will bring you up to date on changes to the Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) for residential and non-residential buildings. Will the code require rooftop solar for every new home? What changes in the 2019 code relate to the state’s long-term carbon...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/19/2019 + Show |
LEED Tour - South Bend Fire Station #4, July 18, 3:00-4:00pm, South Bend, IN
Join USGBC Indiana to tour the newly opened South Bend Fire Station #4. This is a high performing building that has earned the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its exemplary sustainability work. Join South Bend Fire Chief Steve Cox and representatives from the project team to learn about the...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/18/2019 + Show |
Join USGBC Florida for the monthly Best of Greenbuild Webcast series. Greenbuild 2018 sessions will be rebroadcasted throughout the year until Greenbuild 2019 takes place November 20-22 in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center. Building the First LEED Platinum City The U.S. Green Building Council refers...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/17/2019 + Show |
Stanley Marketplace Green Building Tour, July 17, 2:30-4:00pm, Aurora, CO
Join the USGBC Denver Metro Education Committee for a green building tour of Stanley Marketplace, a community of independently owned local businesses. Stanley Marketplace received a 2018 USGBC Mountain Region Leadership Award for their adaptive reuse of the former Stanley Aviation headquarters. Learn about the green building principles that were...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/17/2019 + Show |
Home Energy Score 2-Day Boot Camp, July 17-18, San Diego, CA
Join Build It Green for a two-day boot camp to complete the online DOE Sim Training & Testing and score your first home with a mentor to become a qualified Home Energy Score Assessor. Home Energy Score is a great way to enhance your business. You can supply customers with reliable home energy information to help them save money on energy...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/17/2019 + Show |
Presinar: Reimagining Building Codes: How to Green All Buildings, July 17, 4:30-6:00pm, Boston, MA
This session discusses how codes and LEED work in concert together with one another to enable a future where green building benefits are available to everyone in every building. Course Objectives: Identify opportunities within current traditional building codes that can be addressed via green building measures Identify connections...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/17/2019 + Show |
From Blueprint to Bill: NYC's Building Emissions Law Webinar, July 17, 9:30-10:30am
Join Urban Green Council and World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) for a Global Exchanges Webinar about the process behind NYC's groundbreaking building emissions law. Urban Green policy experts will discuss what lessons and solutions could be used by Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) cities and states working in the...
By Gina Pryciak // Student Event Date: 07/17/2019 + Show |