Butler added, the ability to make a block that becomes as hard as a brick without the negative environmental impact that firing bricks causes was a distinct advantage over cement and brick building materials. CEB walls cost 30% less cost over cement block walls. The ability to employ ...
GreenerBuilder 2013 opens its doors on Wednesday, June 12th, for a high profile discussion of green building, technology trends, and innovation. Attend educational sessions, learn about products at the forefront of green innovation, and collaborate with 600+ engaged participants. This...
Electrical Training for Sustainable Careers Victor Uno will be presenting in the Zero Net Energy session, focusing on California policy and the nexus of contractor, labor, and training at USGBC-NCC's GreenerBuilder conference. Walking The Talk On May 30, 2013 the International Brother...
I would further Kunstler’s assertion, predicting that the age of the skyscraper will also come to an end within the next couple of decades. An experiment that began just a little over a hundred years ago, culminating with the Burj Khalifa at nearly 1,000 feet taller than its contempor...
The late poet and political activist Muriel Rukeyser famously said, The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms. It’s not just words that make up stories. A scientific equation is a story, and so is getting up from my seat and stretching—it’s the story of back care for an editor. We...
The Pumpkin Ridge Passive House married several programs to create a cutting-edge home that is no more expensive per month than a conventional custom build. The Pumpkin Ridge Passive House is one of six super energy-efficient homes being highlighted this year by Northwest Energy Homes...
As we continue leveraging the cultural influence of sports to advance green building, we’re taking to social media to engage players and fans alike. Join the Center for Green Schools (@mygreenschools) for a twitter chat with the Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) and Green Sports Alliance (...
This week, the Center for Green Schools honored 10 teachers who are leading the way in environmental education. Our brand new "Trailblazing Teacher" award aims to honor teachers across the country who are working to bring sustainable learning into the classroom and their students' liv...
I can't verify, but I read sometime recently that there's less embodied energy in buying a CD than in storing it on-line. Which got me to thinking about these monster servers that must be sprouting like mushrooms. I have a vision of us all living in lovely net zero homes, served by ou...
Guest Post: Bridging The Gap Between Fire Safety and Sustainable Design May 17, 2013 by GBE FACTS Leave a Comment As we do more and more to incorporate a sustainable approach to design we do so at a risk. One of the most contentious aspects of sustainable design is that it lessens a b...
Presenters will share the personal and professional development related to the shift toward regenerative design and development. They will share experiments in overcoming the limitations of certification systems when encouraging regenerative approaches to the challenges of this time, ...
The map above shows the places where we do not have the freedom to build a carbon zero home for our families without going through a tremendous amount of red tape, and effort, and time, and money. We must immediately prepare for the absolute need to live and in strong, sustainable, ca...
How Duct Cleaning Can Improve Your Quality of Life! 5/16/2013 It is a summer afternoon, and everyone is all smiles and in great spirits – except for you. You have a full day ahead of you but your allergies are already acting up. But have you ever wondered why every summer you feel thi...
Stanley asks: Hi, I live in Nova Scotia. Will I still qualify for the course and are there any that involve earlier meetings? Here, that would be from 9:30pm to 10:30pm, which I would be fine with, but I would just prefer if I could find something earlier. Answer: Advice provided by: ...
It is a summer afternoon, and everyone is all smiles and in great spirits – except for you. You have a full day ahead of you but your allergies are already acting up. But have you ever wondered why every summer you feel this way? Well, the cause of your allergies may be from more than...
Judy asks: I became a LEED AP in 2011 without a specialty. It was not required at that time. I recently received this notice from GBCI: "Your current CMP reporting period began on 6/14/2011 and will end on 6/13/2013. To maintain your credential you must earn the required number of CE ...
Emma Brophy on energy efficiency innovation for homelessness charities Monday, 17 December 2012 12:00:00 created by: Emma Brophy The trend for homelessness agencies requesting help to source innovative, energy efficient materials for use in renovation projects continues to develop as ...
Meeting our energy needs sustainably into the future requires nothing short of an energy revolution. The 2014 Passive House Award promotes projects that take an energy efficiency first approach to building, supplemented by renewable energies. A competition organised by the Passive Hou...
If you can afford to hire an energy auditor, you won’t regret it. Not only will you then get a blower-door test Test used to determine a home’s airtightness: a powerful fan is mounted in an exterior door opening and used to pressurize or depressurize the house. By measuring the force ...
If you are ever suffering from insomnia, call me, and I will tell you all I learned about WUFI-Passive. It is the blessing (or curse?) of geekdom that led Light-emitting diode. Illumination technology that produces light by running electrical current through a semiconductor diode. LED...
A bill working its way through the North Carolina state legislature would prevent officials from seeking LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED for Homes is the residential green building program from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). While this progr...
I am working on several LEED for Homes Midrise projects which are pursuing points under LL5 Community Resources. LEED outlines several categories of resources, like: Arts and entertainment center, Bank, Community or civic center, Convenience store, Daycare center, Fire station, etc. P...
I am working on several LEED for Homes Midrise projects which are pursuing points under LL5 Community Resources. LEED outlines several categories of resources, like: Arts and entertainment center, Bank, Community or civic center, Convenience store, Daycare center, Fire station, etc. P...
The U.S. government started building green long before the private sector caught on. Saving money by saving energy was always important, but federal agencies took a much broader approach as far back as the mid-1990s: the Navy's first green-building policy also emphasized low-impact ma...
Kate Torgersen pops a bite-size, protein-packed Clif Shot Rok into her mouth and takes a sip from her pink Nalgene water bottle. "Sorry, I just went on a four-mile run," Torgersen, assistant communications manager at Clif Bar & Company, explains as she prepares to lead a tour of her c...
The Green Building Advisory Committee established by the General Services Administration (GSA), officially recommended to GSA that the LEED green building certification system be used for all GSA buildings as the best measure of building efficiency. The committee also conveyed that LE...
The one caveat to this rule is that you can take both exams in one back-to-back, four hour session (2 hours per test). However, if you do this and do not pass the Green Associate portion, you will not earn the AP credential (even if you passed that portion of the exam). So, technicall...
First of a Series of ePlant1000 technology and global brand deployment E-Waste Systems, Inc. , an electronic waste management and reverse logistics company and the first public pure eWaste company has announced expansion plans into Australia and the southern hemisphere. EWSI signed a ...
I can't seem to get values for doors from manufacturers or when I do, the SHGC drops precipitously once you put the glazing in the door, e.g., Sungate 500 SHGC drops from .6 to less than .4 when put in a swinging fiberglass patio door. How I get what I need in SHGC in a south facing d...
BPI's Building Science Principles Reference Guide should be studied thoroughly before taking the certificate exam. “All of the building science in the world means nothing if it never makes it to the building,” said John Costello, lead field instructor at Everblue Training Institute du...
