In accordance with Executive Order 13123, government buildings are increasingly being designed to net-zero standards. Dave Pratt, Professional Mechanical Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, will describe the design requirements for net-zero buildings to comply with new government regulations, and highlight examples of compliant buildings and interventions.
This course is a 200 level course that will provide an introduction to the Energy Star rating system and describe the criteria used to label homes and buildings.
We’ll explore the potential challenges one faces with ecotourism as well as how to successfully overcome those roadblocks. We’ll explore many ecotourism destinations along the way and dive into a case study out of England.
Learn about AIA COTE and how the COTE criteria are utilized to evaluate green building projects. Walk through each of the projects to understand some of the strategies employed to achieve the sustainability goals set out for each building.
This course looks at how BIM is being utilized by the design, construction, and operations
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office defines the relationship of biotechnology and sustainability as the development of “…the resources, technologies, and systems needed to support a thriving bioenergy industry that protects natural resources and advances environmental, economic, and social benefits.”
This is Part I of a two-part series on sustainability in data centers. In Part I, we discuss the business case for greening data centers by reviewing the data center components and strategies for reducing energy and water consumption, and CO2 emissions. In Part II, the discussion turns to the future of sustainability in data centers and looks at what industry leaders are currently doing or researching.
Learn important tools and techniques to analyze your project’s carbon foot print. In additon, analyze how LEED v4 address carbon credits
Join us as we explore each of these tech giant’s sustainability initiatives and what lessons we can learn and apply in our organizations and personal lives
Join us as GBRI senior Research Associate Paul Johan-Seim explores this topic in detail.
Join our “The WEDG Rating System” course to analyze why it is needed, understand how it works and the relationship of WEDG® to other building rating systems.
This is the second course in a two-part series by GBRI senior research associate Craig Schiller, which explores green educational facilities in-depth.
This course explores the innovative ways building designers and architects are mimicking nature, using a sustainable design methodology called Biomimicry, to find solutions to some of the our biggest environmental challenges, such as depletion of nonrenewable natural resources, overpopulation, and climate change.
In this article, we will look at different types of waste we produce and analyze the processes currently employed to process it. We will analyze and learn from waste management practices employed by companies like Walmart and Microsoft, countries like Sweden, and an individual like Bea Johnson.
The series will guide you through the steps that the project team must complete to earn credit. We’ll also discuss the intent of key credits and the benefits of their fulfillment. Finally, we’ll go over some specific products, designs, and techniques that can be used to meet the credit requirements and even exceed them.
Learn about 3D printing applications, limitations, and how it relates to sustainability.
This course will look at the effects of these changes as well as dive into the credits and requirements that pertain to residential buildings going for LEED certification.
This presentation will look into the various legal issues regarding stormwater management and what may be mandatory in the future. We will also look at advanced stormwater management strategies like environmental site design, rainwater harvesting, and treatment trains.
This course also reviews what you can expect is terms of savings and how energy models may help you get your building LEED certified.
For this course, we will explore project 5: J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, California and project 6: Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, Berkeley, California.
Register now to get started.
