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New Mailing List Called BLDG-RATE Free!
August 27th 2008
News
Announcing a new mailing list called BLDG-RATE created to enable people to exchange questions and answers relating to building performance rating systems. The onebuilding.org web site hosts the new BLDG-RATE mailing list which joins the existing BLDG-SIM, TRACE-users, eQUEST-users, and HAP-users mailing lists. The BLDG-SIM list has been helping users of building energy simulation software since 1999 and has over 1300 participants.
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California Adopts New Green Building Code Free!
August 25th 2008
Press Release
The California Building Standards Commission has taken the opportunity, along with other state agencies, to develop green building standards that will establish California as a leader in the efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from structures. The code as adopted includes mandatory features with a delayed effective date for housing, and voluntary standards for hospitals and other non-residential occupancies. (Those few measures shown as "required" in the Commission's Application Matrix refer to regulations or statutes currently in place.) The Commission will continue to work with state agencies and the many stakeholders as we develop a comprehensive set of mandatory provisions in the 2010 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code.
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Meeting the 2030 Challenge Through Building Codes Free!
August 12th 2008
Architecture 2030 has developed an interim system based on ‘code equivalents’, which are the additional reductions needed beyond the requirements of a particular code, standard or rating system to meet or exceed the initial 50% target of the 2030 Challenge. The paper also provides suggestions for ordinances that can be used to aid governments in amending their existing building code to incorporate these code equivalents.
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Health Education Research News: The pit and the pendulum: the impact on teen smokers of including a designated smoking area in school tobacco control policy Free!
August 12th 2008
Thirty per cent of school districts in British Columbia do not ban smoking outright on school grounds, and in several instances, smoking is permitted in smoking pits, regardless of school district policy. While there is evidence to suggest that enforcing a tobacco-free environment for students does reduce adolescent smoking rates, the concomitant safety and discipline problems it creates for school staff and administration are demanding and complex, and may override concerns regarding student smoking. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore the meanings that students place on tobacco control policy and the impact that these meanings have on their own smoking behaviours. We found that students were surprised and concerned that smoking was permitted on school property and that it negatively impacted their own tobacco prevention/control/cessation attempts.
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DOE to Pursue Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings Free!
August 11th 2008
Press Release
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency David Rodgers today announced the launch of DOE's Zero-Net Energy Commercial Building Initiative (CBI) with establishment of the National Laboratory Collaborative on Building Technologies Collaborative (NLCBT.)
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Join Build It GREEN at West Coast Green. September 25-27 San Jose Convention Center Free!
July 28th 2008
Press Release
Build It Green is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s West Coast Green.
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U.S. Green Building Council Re-launches Greenbuild365 Free!
July 25th 2008
Press Release
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has re-launched its popular Greenbuild365 Web site. Visitors will find increased educational offerings, podcasts and expanded resources, along with year-round access to plenaries and master speaker presentations from USGBC’s Annual Greenbuild Conference & Expo - the industry’s largest gathering of representatives from all sectors of the green building movement.
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Spending Too Much on Energy? BuildingGreen's Fuel-Cost Calculator Simplifies Comparisons Free!
July 2nd 2008
Press Release
With rapidly rising energy prices around the country, something unusual has happened. Some heating fuels that used to be quite affordable, such as heating oil, have risen in price dramatically, making competing energy sources such as electricity relatively less expensive. In parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest, even the most expensive form of electric heat - electric-resistance baseboard heat - is now less expensive than fuel oil.
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What's a Green Material? Many Views, Questions, and Issues Free!
June 19th 2008
Download the slide presentation as a pdf file. Note that slide #11 is under revision.
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New Initiative Launched to Drive Energy Efficiency Free!
June 27th 2008
Press Release
The American Public Power Association (APPA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) announced today a joint initiative designed “to help American households and businesses take advantage of all cost-effective opportunities to improve the efficiency of electricity use.”
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The Home Depot Launches National CFL Bulb Recycling Initiative Free!
June 27th 2008
Press Release
The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, expanded its long-term commitment to the environment and sustainability by launching a national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program at all 1,973 The Home Depot locations.
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Target Resources and Emissions Budgets for Healthy and Sustainable Buildings - slideshow Free!
October 15th 2007
Presented as a plenary lecture at ASHRAE IAQ2007 "Healthy and Sustainable Buildings" -- 15 October 2007, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Carbon Emissions Calculators for Air Travel and for Buildings Free!
June 19th 2008
The coolest calculator on the web is for air travel.
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Submit Proposal for 2009 ACI Home Performance Conference Free!
June 16th 2008
ACI (Affordable Comfort, Inc.) is interested in identifying ideas, topics, and presenters for the practical application and implementation of innovative ideas in residential buildings. Submit a presentation proposal for the 2009 ACI Home Performance Conference to share your knowledge, lessons learned, or research results.
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New Study Compares Green Building Rating Systems to AIA's Sustainability Goals Free!
May 27th 2008
Report Examines Green Globes, LEED NC 2.2, and SBTool 07 in Relation to AIA Position Statement on Green Rating Systems.
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