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Hitchcock Living Building Tour
Come meet our newest educator – our environmental education center! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sourced non-toxic materials, … more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 882 views | Posted on: 08/24/2017 | Last updated: 08/24/2017
Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center, September 16, Amherst
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016, the Center features net zero energy an… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 960 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 08/15/2017
Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center, July 19, Amherst
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016, the Center features net zero energy an… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 1206 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017
Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center, July 7, Amherst
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016, the Center features net zero energy an… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 1004 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 06/29/2017
Manatee County Receives Platinum Recognition by Florida Green Building Coalition
Manatee County in Florida just received the highest “platinum” recognition by the Florida Green Building Coalition in sustainability and conservation, making them the first Florida County to do so. The Florida Building Coalition certifi… more...
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Certifications/Labels and Transparency
0 replies | 1481 views | Posted on: 06/28/2017 | Last updated: 06/28/2017
Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016, the Center features net zero energy an… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 1259 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 06/23/2017
Living Future unConference 17, May 16-19, Seattle
Living Future unConference is an annual event that attracts disruptive design leaders. Join a cross-industry collaborative network that is creating a healthy built environment. Living Future is the forum for leading minds in the green bu… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 484 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017
Thermal Bridge Modeling Half Day Introduction, April 6 @ 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Brooklyn, NY
Half-Day Introduction to thermal-bridge modeling for Passive House projects. This seminar will introduce the core concepts and tools for thermal bridge modeling with a particular eye towards the models required for Passive House certificat… more...
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Passive House
0 replies | 627 views | Posted on: 04/04/2017 | Last updated: 04/04/2017
Canada's largest Passive House building under construction in Vancouver
Eighth Avenue, a real estate development group is currently developing a mixed-use project with 85 unit market rental building in the rapidly revitalizing/re-evolving neighborhood of the East Hastings corridor, Vancouver Heights. The pro… more...
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Passive House
0 replies | 2285 views | Posted on: 04/01/2017 | Last updated: 04/03/2017
Solar Mysteries - Solved! Why do Some PV Systems Perform Better Than Others? April 11, 6:30 pm, BSA, Boston
Solar Mysteries - Solved! Why do Some PV Systems Perform Better Than Others? PH Mass April 11, 2017 6:30 to 8 PM @ BSA Boston Luke McKneally, Architect and Passive House consultant Some PV projects perform better than others despite… more...
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Passive House
0 replies | 610 views | Posted on: 04/02/2017 | Last updated: 04/02/2017
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