“LEED has the power to connect people and pull them in, no matter where they are starting from.”
Scot Horst, Senior Vice President, LEED, U.S. Green Building Council
What are the hidden gems among this year’s rich roster of Greenbuild tours?
Each tour offers a great opportunity to get outside the convention center and experience sustainable design in person—and get to the know the Bay Area. (Read my recent tours article for more on that).
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Annual awards to be celebrated at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
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Annual awards to be celebrated at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
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Annual awards to be celebrated at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
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Picture this: It’s 115°F outside. There’s a dust storm sweeping through the city and it hasn’t rained in weeks.
Now: Design an optimally performing building.
Authored by:
Nadav Malin
Paula Melton
Tristan Roberts
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Our weekly collection of green building clips. Share your good reads of the week in the comments below.
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When it comes to language in technical material like the LEED rating system, users from novice to expert may find themselves asking the question, “What exactly are they talking about?” Words you use in everyday conversation may appear in places where their contextual meaning isn’t exactly clear.
“If numbers are purely objects of human thought, then why do they correspond so strikingly to the physical universe?”
Right now 3591 is my favorite number. I know, I know – it’s not even a prime number. It doesn’t spell anything turned upside down or backwards. And, well, we all know it’s not pi. It’s not even some special number from that show Numb3rs.