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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 |
Green & Healthy Housing For All, June 23, 12-1:30 PM PDT
The buildings we create affect the communities and the environment they rest within. Join USGBC North California and USGBC Orange County on June 23 to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the golden state, the third event in an Intersectional Environmentalism series. Everyone should be able to benefit from the health benefits of...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/23/2021 + Show |
Online: Climate, Equity and Health: No More False Choices, June 23, 9-1PM
As we navigate this historic time for climate change, racial equity and public health, the built environment sits front and center. New state and federal climate policies are being enacted, and technologies are starting to be deployed at a large enough scale to affect outcomes in all three arenas for generations. Our 2021 conference...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/23/2021 + Show |
Webinar: Landfill Waste Becomes Building Insulation, June 23, 12-1 PM EDT
Can a textile recycling company divert what is traditionally landfilled waste from waste streams to create building insulation? How? Lessons Learned: Understand the scale of textile waste overconsumption & processes involved in the discard Review environmental and economic benefits of textile waste recycling and how to score points...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 06/23/2021 + Show |
This Networking for Change event brings together clean energy advocates and design professionals interested in opportunities to advocate for healthy, affordable housing across the Commonwealth. This networking session will share how to get involved with existing legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts, and explore other advocacy opportunities...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 02/02/2021 + Show |
Book Talk: Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, January 21, 12-1 PM EST
Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing is a comprehensive resource on how green building principles can be incorporated into affordable housing design, construction, and operation. Kim and Walker will show how Green + Affordable = Sustainable, and how...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 01/21/2021 + Show |
Webinar: Moving Climate Action Forward - Will We Get the Job Done?, January 13, 1-2:15 PM
Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change. Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change. Emerging science and on-the-ground evidence of climate tipping points and accelerating natural disasters call us to rapid...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 01/13/2021 + Show |
Webinar: Risk Reducing Strategies for Schools - Post COVID19, January 13, 1-2:30 PM EDT
These speakers are going to share “lessons learning” from how we are dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our academic institutions. The presentation will go over a short background on the virus and its airborne nature and then quickly delve into architectural and engineering solutions to mitigate its transmission. This...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 01/13/2021 + Show |
Webinar: Passive House Primer - Building Energy Exchange, January 13, 1-2 PM EST
Recently refreshed for 2020, BE-Ex’s Passive House Primer is an engaging, one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the real estate market. Available as a free session at the Building Energy Exchange, the Primer is ideal for property owners, managers, developers, and anyone interested in gaining a...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 01/13/2021 + Show |
This EBC New Hampshire program will focus on how precipitation patterns are changing in New Hampshire, and what this means for everything that depends on water – which is essentially all human and natural activities – and the different future scenarios that we need to be planning for. The program will include a presentation from a...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 01/13/2021 + Show |
Webinar Presented by Viridiant: Building Professional Training, January 12-13
Viridiant’s Building Professional Training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores green building programs, including EarthCraft and ENERGY STAR. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or...
By Richard Minasian // Student Event Date: 01/12/2021 + Show |