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SUMMARY:Intro to Sustainable Acoustics
DESCRIPTION:Acoustics is a critical component in providing a comfortable listening environment for users and is recognized by several building rating systems for sustainability and health including LEED\, WELL\, Fitwel\, and Passive House. This session presents an overview of acoustic principles and various ways in which sustainable design can be applied to acoustics to extend green design concepts. We will discuss:\n· The ABCs of architectural acoustics and the importance of proper acoustic design to the comfort and wellness of occupants across different types of building uses.\n· We will discuss design strategies to help achieve the acoustics requirements of various building rating systems throughout the design and construction process.\n· We will discuss synergies of acoustical design with other green building strategies – such as environmentally friendly materials\, smarter use of energy\, water and material resources and improved indoor environmental conditions – and potential trade offs. \nAbout the Presenter: KRISTEN MURPHY\, LEED AP BD+CMichigan native Kristen Murphy is an acoustics consultant providing architectural acoustics\, mechanical systems noise and vibration control\, and environmental noise consulting for educational\, healthcare\, performing arts\, commercial\, and residential projects. Her experience includes work on more than 100 architectural acoustics and noise control projects\, for which she conducted field measurements\, evaluated acoustical criteria\, and provided acoustical recommendations for room finishes\, sound isolation construction\, and mechanical noise mitigation
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/intro-to-sustainable-acoustics/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, 16th Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Fitwel
DESCRIPTION:Fitwel is a building rating system for commercial interiors and both multi-tenant and single-tenant existing buildings that provides guidelines on how to design and operate healthier buildings. Fitwel addresses health as an interconnected system\, with no single dominant category or area of focus\, and as such all strategies are voluntary. The course will cover the Fitwel Scorecards\, Fitwel Star System and the seven Health Impact Categories.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/introduction-to-fitwel/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, 16th Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:ZNE: S\, M\, L\, XL
DESCRIPTION:Individuals\, companies\, institutions and cities are striving to build a carbon neutral future.  Zero Net Energy buildings will play a key role in achieving this goal.  Many people are familiar with small ZNE buildings\, but we need to rapidly scale up to Medium\, Large and XL.  Join us as we demonstrate examples of this ZNE scale-shift.  During this session\, we will present Bristol Community College’s 50\,000sf chemistry\, biology\, and medical/dental education building\, the first ZNE-Verified lab building in the US. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nGain a better understanding of Zero Net Energy buildings\, including precedents\, strategies and operation.\nBe able to actively engage in the conversation when evaluating Zero Net Energy feasibility.\nPose potential solutions to dramatically reduce or eliminate building fossil fuel consumption.\nGain an awareness of some of the cutting edge technologies available to maximize cost-effective energy efficient design.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/introduction-to-net-zero-building/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, 16th Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Intro to Living Building Challenge
DESCRIPTION:With this training course you will learn the basic knowledge of the Living Building Challenge – a philosophy\, advocacy tool and certification program that addresses development at all scales. The Living Building Challenge is the built environment’s most rigorous performance standard. It calls for the creation of building projects that operate as cleanly\, beautifully and efficiently as nature’s architecture.To be certified projects must meet a series of ambitious performance requirements\, including net zero energy and waste and water\, over a minimum of 12 months of continuous occupancy. \nLearning objectives:\n1. Understand the basic philosophy of the Living Building Challenge\n2. Describe the key components of the program\n3. Discuss the rationale for restorative design principles\n4. Identify and locate the resources provided by the International Living Future Institute for deeper engagement
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/intro-to-living-building-challenge/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, 16th Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Residential Green Building Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join us on the second Monday of each month to be a part of the movement. \nSpecial Guest:\nMark Webster\, SGH: Sustainable Structural Concrete Innovations and other Structural Components. \nMark will begin his presentation with how concrete is a significant impact to our planets carbon emissions. Some say about 7% of man made greenhouse emissions.  However\, there are new ways to mitigate the use CO2 in the process of producing concrete and Mark will highlight these innovative design approaches to concrete design.  Mark will extend his presentation beyond concrete and other sustainable structural components in residential design. \nThe committee’s objectives are to work to raise the awareness of the benefits of residential green building and remodeling and to increase the quantity of projects registering for LEED for Homes. The committee\, through education and outreach\, will focus on the following: \n\nHold across MA\, Lunch and LEED\, education sessions and tours on topics such as Zero Net Energy\nDeep Energy Retrofits and REGREEN\nHelp the community understand and implement LEED for Homes and residential green building\, remodeling and retrofits\nEnsure that our target markets are aware of available green building tools and resources\nPartner with other Green Building Programs\nEstablish a collaborative relationship with a professional and/or community organizations\nDevelop case studies and green residential building content for the USGBC MA website
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/residential-green-building-committee-meeting-7/
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