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Richard Minasian
Student Andover MA United States Member Since: 03/18/2020
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently published the 2020 Realtors & Sustainability Report, which presents survey research from consumers, trade associations, brokers, real estate agents, and numerous agencies in order to identify the growth of sustainability in real estate. In addition to other positive indicators, the report seems to show that the real estate industry is progressively changing as demand grows for more susta...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 03/04/2023 + Show |
The 2021 Energy Code - Significant Energy Efficiency Gains
As one of a subset of building codes, energy codes set minimum energy efficiency requirements for buildings. Model energy codes provide a ready way for state, local, and some national governments to adopt in whole or part energy energy efficiency requirements in part or whole, instead of developing their own requirements from scratch. Every time there is a new energy code, it is then available for adoption. Building and related codes ar...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 03/06/2023 + Show |
Getting Fans Back to Sports Facilities – IWBI Works on an Answer to “Healthy Venues”
As the pandemic of COVID-19 continues to ripple through society and as we think through how to restart the economy, sport and entertainment facilities are emerging as a clear challenge. How can owners and operators of these facilities plan to keep attendees and fans safe enough, so that operations can resume responsibly? Fortunately, the International Well Building Institute (IWBI), has begun working to develop a health safety rat...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 03/06/2023 + Show |
Recorded Webinar: Sam Batchelor of designLAB Architects and Jessica Schultz of Hitchcock Center for the Environment Recorded: July 8, 2019 Speakers: Anastasia Barnes, Jessica Shultz & Sam Batchelor Curious to learn more about how the Hitchcock Center’s Living Building is used as an advocacy tool for social and...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 12/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: Episode - Healthy Indoors Show (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)
Recorded Webinar: Healthy Indoors Show Recorded: November 19, 2020 Speaker: Dr. Delphine Farmer Indoor air is a complex soup of molecules that is constantly changing, not only because of new sources (cooking, cleaning, personal care products), but also because of chemical reactions taking place on material surfaces and in the air....
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 12/18/2020 + Show |
Recorded Webinar: Applied Building Science 01: Ventilation Concepts and Calculations Recorded: May 1, 2020 Speakers: Mike Barcik, Joey Starr & Mike Ford Cost: $15 Southface experts Mike Barcik and Joey Starr present key concepts and strategies around ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ), including an overview of...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 12/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: Basic Building Science 01: Understanding Heat Transfer (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)
Recorded Webinar: Basic Building Science 01: Understanding Heat Transfer Recorded: May 1, 2020 Speakers: Mike Barcik, Joey Starr & Mike Ford Cost: $15 Southface experts Mike Barcik and Joey Starr present basic principles of building science, with emphasis on heat transfer (the conversion and exchange of thermal...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 12/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: Places Matter to Microbial Interactions (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)
Recorded Webinar: Places matter to microbial interactions Recorded: May 21, 2020 Speaker: Dr. Jack Gilbert Cost: Free Explore strategies to manage the spread of infectious disease in buildings and communities Eligible for 1.5 WELL-Specific CEs The recent spread of COVID-19 has brought how we acquire and interact...
By Richard Minasian // Student Last updated: 12/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: Small Projects vs. Climate Change, June 29, 1-2 PM
Join USGBC and AIA Chicago for the Small Projects vs. Climate Change webinar. In this webinar, we will share strategies and fundamental sustainable concepts that will help small residential and commercial projects take on the issues of climate change. The presentation is geared towards small project designers who are looking for...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/29/2020 + Show |
ASES Solar 20/20 Virtual Conference, June 24-25, 9 AM MDT
ASES SOLAR 20/20 is the American Solar Energy Society’s 49th annual National Solar Conference and will be our first ever fully-virtual conference. The virtual conference will be held online June 24-25 with workshops and NABCEP courses on GoToWebinar June 26. The conference will feature technical sessions, provocative plenary panels, an...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/24/2020 + Show |
FREE Webinar hosted by USGBC LA: LEED Green Associates Exam Virtual Training, June 24, 12 PM
Join USGBC LA for a fast-paced & engaging LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Webinar, designed to give you the guidance, tools and direction needed to successfully pass the exam. This 90-minute virtual training will focus on key areas covered on the test including: Managing a LEED project LEED project costs Sustainability...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/24/2020 + Show |
Welcome to the June session of our Community Connections Webinar Series. Join the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) in partnership with USGBC and the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition to find out if a Building Performance Standard is right for your city! The City of St. Louis recently...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/24/2020 + Show |
USGBC Colorado Webinar: Financing Resilience with C-PACE Loans, June 24, 11:45 AM MDT
On September 20, 2019, school children in the Solomon Islands arrived by canoe to their demonstration site to join the 4 million others around the world in the School Strike for Climate. In 2019, 906 thousand hectares of the Amazon rainforest were lost to fires, wiping out one of the earth’s best carbon sinks. Meanwhile, governments across...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/24/2020 + Show |
FREE Webinar: 3 Pillars of Boosting Sales with Indoor airPLUS™️, June 23, 4 PM EDT
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Indoor airPLUS™️ (IAP) program to help home builders meet the growing consumer demand for healthier homes with improved indoor air quality. This Field Fusion will dive into the value of the program and identify practical steps toward implementation so that you and your homeowners can...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/23/2020 + Show |
FREE Webinar: Grid Edge and DER Market Update, Thursday June 18, 1 PM EDT
The transition to a next-generation energy system will require increased penetration of DERs and other grid edge technologies. In this webinar, Wood Mackenzie analysts will share: New market sizing and forecasts for resources with potential for grid flexibility: solar, energy storage, distributed fossil generation and load management of...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: Polyiso - The Next Generation Air & Water Resistive Barrier, June 18, 12 PM EDT
To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulation can function as multiple control layers, providing Air and Water Resistive Barriers, in addition to providing a thermal control layer, and...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: ACE Company - Sustainability and Climate Risk, June 18, 4 PM EST
Update and impact of (upcoming) regulations on Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) for financial institutions. Sustainability and Climate Risk are increasingly hot and inevitable topics within the financial industry: on one hand increasing regulatory requirements and recommendations might make the Sustainable Finance landscape more difficult...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/18/2020 + Show |
Webinar: USGBC-LA Quarterly Thought Leadership Series: Scaling EV Infrastructure, June 18, 4 PM
At our quarterly thought leadership events, USGBC-LA works to highlight a local sustainability issue, have an informed discussion amongst industry leaders on action-oriented solutions, and make collective commitments towards progress. The EV market continues to grow, driven by both market demand and policy, and will endure...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/18/2020 + Show |