Workshops
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A How-to Guide to Carbon-Neutral Cities At NESEA we know how to make really good buildings. But we can only solve so many problems with better buildings. We need to start working just as collaboratively and thoughtfully on making better... Full Description |
9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Cities, Communities, Place Beyond Energy* |
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Calculating the Life Cycle (Cradle to Grave) Impacts of Buildings It is a tall order for humanity to become healers of the planet. In order to do so, people need to tap into new avenues of influence that are not yet sufficiently explored and identified. It is... Full Description |
9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Design & Construction process Beyond Energy* |
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Diagnosing and Air Sealing Large Commercial and Institutional Buildings If you want your large commercial or institutional project to meet your savings number, exceed energy performance goals, or get your label, you need to perform targeted air leakage diagnostics and... Full Description |
9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Commercial & Institutional Building envelope |
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Getting to Zero: Frameworks & Roadmap to help you achieve portfolio-wide performance improvements The future of our planet and our profession depend on our ability to co-create collaboratively and achieve levels of synergy that transform our impact. Net Zero, the 2030 Challenge and LEED define... Full Description |
9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Single family Commercial & Institutional Design & Construction process Multifamily |
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Hacking LEED: v4 Innovation and Performance How will green building practitioners use the updated and mandated LEED v4 to raise the bar on energy & environmental performance in buildings? At the end of October 2016, the current LEED... Full Description |
10:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Commercial & Institutional Policy & Codes |
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The German Perspective on Building Energy Germany has established itself as an international market leader and innovation driver in the fields of energy efficiency and green building. This workshop will provide information about... Full Description |
10:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Mechanical systems & lighting |
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What should be done with this house? What will your existing house look like in the year 2050, if it’s to be part of the solution to the energy and environmental issues we face rather than a continuing part of the problem? What’s the... Full Description |
10:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Single family Building envelope Mechanical systems & lighting |
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Affordable Passive House Commercial Buildings - Secrets Revealed High performance commercial buildings cost 10- 25% more to build than conventional buildings, right? Adam Cohen of Passiv Science has been designing and building high performance commercial... Full Description |
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Owners Commercial & Institutional Design & Construction process |
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Building Blocks for Green Master Planning: A Hands-on Introduction to LEED ND This engaging, hands-on workshop will give participants a “learning by doing” introduction to sustainable site planning principles and USGBC’s LEED for Neighborhood Development program. The... Full Description |
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Cities, Communities, Place Design & Construction process |
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Building Science Puzzles No matter how long you’ve been a building practitioner, you never stop encountering building science head-scratchers. Assemblies that you thought you had meticulously detailed may leak. Materials... Full Description |
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Single family Commercial & Institutional Multifamily |
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Can You Afford an SPF Failure? A Comprehensive Look at Assuring a Quality Foam Installation As a building professional you take on a high level of risk when you use spray foam in your projects. Spray foam is the one of the few building materials we routinely use that is manufactured on-... Full Description |
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Building envelope Design & Construction process |
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Navigating Product Selection: How to Find the Greenest Materials in the Age of Full Disclosure Are you drowning in the arcane alphabet soup of product labels? Frustrated with inflated environmental claims from manufacturers? Unsure of the health and safety risks associated with your... Full Description |
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Single family Design & Construction process Multifamily Beyond Energy* |