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Climate Change, Part 3: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
I used to love reading dystopian fiction, particularly when the fall of humanity could be attributed mostly to climate change or a weather catastrophe. I think this was because of all the possibilitie
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Climate Change, Part 2: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Wouldn’t it be great if saving the world was as easy as ditching straws or riding our bikes to work? Sustainable living is definitely affected by our personal best practices, but it’s obvi
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Green Building Accelerates Around the World, Poised for Strong Growth by 2021
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced November 13th at Greenbuild that Dodge Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report demonstrates the s
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Become a LEED Green Associate! Free LEED Exam Prep Course
Once you get back from Greenbuild, you'll probably want to become a LEED Green Associate. We've got you covered with our free LEED Prep Exam course designed to help you pass the LEED exam
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Please help Texas A&M University-Central Texas grad students with sustainability survey.
Attached is a link to a survey we developed for our grad Research Methods course for our sustainability research project. We would greatly appreciate your participation. Thank you!
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Climate Change, Part 1: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Climate change is happening, despite the differing opinions and facts surrounding it. It’s become quite the divisive topic, eliciting passionate debates. It’s easy to understand why those
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A Look at Biophilic Design: Creating Space to Nurture Our Human Nature in the Built World
In 1925, Henry Beston wrote The Outermost House, in which he chronicled a year spent alone on a Cape Cod beach. His solitary time revealed truths relevant to nature, including human nature. Besto
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HPD Versus The Declare Label: Why Should Building Product Manufacturers Care?
Should a building product manufacturer develop a Health Product Declaration (HPD) or a Declare Label? Both product disclosures are excellent tools but differ in complexity, cost, and potential ROI. Th
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LEED Certification and Product Specifications Update
The USGBC released their 3rd quarter 2018 LEED certification update. The key takeaways revolve around the achievement level, LEED rating version, and LEED rating system. Also, metrics include the coun
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Is Plastic the Next Trend in Green Building?
In The Three Little Pigs, three houses are built: one made of straw; one made of sticks; and then as we all know, the victor against the wolf, one made of bricks. Recently, while reading an artic
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USGBC Introduces Net Zero Certification Program
Net Zero Energy Certification
In September 2018, USGBC launched the Net Zero certification program. Net zero buildings, as we know, are projects which achieve efficient energy use by dev
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FREE Online Course: Next Generation Green Restroom Design v2
Did you just attend our webinar on Next Generation Restroom Design v2, and want to expand your knowledge? Or did you miss it, and want to still learn some of what was covered?
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Do you use biophilic design in your projects?
In 1925, Henry Beston wrote The Outermost House, in which he chronicled a year spent alone on a Cape Cod beach. His solitary time revealed truths relevant to nature, including human nature. Besto
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Harvard University researchers Lee Miller and David Keith have published two studies focusing on the environmental impacts of using renewable energy in the US to meet the energy demands.
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Regenerative and Sustainable...What's the Difference?
Regenerative and sustainable. I thought they were the same thing and interchangeable. I was wrong.
Regenerative architecture…focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of buildings. But i
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More Green Buildings = More Jobs
The green building industry is expected to generate more than 6.5 million jobs by 2030, according to predictions by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Next to energy, this will
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Accessible Design, Universal Design, and Social Equity--are we hitting the mark? (Part 2)
In part 1 of this topic, I discussed the lack of accessible housing in America and explained the difference between accessible design, universal design, and equitable design. As a reminder, accessible
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Accessible Design, Universal Design, and Social Equity--are we hitting the mark?
I'm new to the sustainable industry, and have been exploring ideas that are new to me but probably not all the experts. Recently, I posted a blog exploring accessible, universal, and equitable des
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Are you a sustainability rockstar?
What does it mean to be a sustainability rockstar? I learned a lot at the recent Women In Green Forum in Los Angeles. Read my blog at: https://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-are-you-a-su
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Domes for North Lombok - Rebuilding after a Devastating Earthquake
On August 5th, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in North Lombok Indonesia, destroying over 50,00 homes and displacing over 350,000 people. Rate It Green Members DOME Lombok - Eco Village
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California Aims for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2045
California would shift to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 under a legislation passed by the state Assembly. The bill awaits a second approval from the Senate and Governor Jerry Brown's
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Study: Do Green Buildings Cost More?
The construction industry accounts for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and has both direct and indirect impacts on climate change and the environment. Buildings emit carbon dioxide througho…
The International Energy Agency* (IEA) publishes the World Energy Report every year, analyzing yearly energy trends via full spectrum including oil, gas and coal supply and demand, renewable energy te…
America is embracing big changes. As our population ages, millennials, the largest generation in human history, are getting closer and closer to take over the major role in the economy from baby boome
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