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International Mass Timber Conference
The What: The International Mass Timber Conference is the largest gathering of cross-laminated timber and other mass timber experts in the world, with a special focus on manufacturing and mid- to high-rise construction. Over 1,200 experts from 22 countries attended in 2018. Explore the supply chain for cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glulam beams and…
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Hands-on Learning: UCSC Multi-use Micropod
The What: There will be an open house of the UCSC Multi-use Micropod at a new location in the Bay Area. The UCSC Tiny House Design Lab serves as an applied science hands-on, project based learning environment. The course gives students the opportunity to practice and apply the concepts of design and engineering. In the…
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The Hague Leads the Way to Creating Cities of the Future
With Socio-Technical City, UNStudio – in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of experts – has created a new urban vision for the ‘Central Innovation District’ (CID) test site in The Hague. The CID test site covers a 1 x 1 km area in the centre of The Hague. Currently the test site is a major…
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Live Stream: Southface’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable on Kendeda Building
Southface’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable will discuss lessons learned from The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design on Friday, March 1st, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The event is sold out but the organizers will be streaming live on their Facebook page at 7:30 am EST. Tune in then at www.facebook.com/SouthfaceInst. The Georgia Institute of…
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Get Ready for CALGreen & Energy Code Changes!
The What: California’s next round of CALGreen and Energy Codes will take effect in 2020. Green Technology will be offering training courses throughout California over the next few months. The training seminar will give you an opportunity to find out about the Triennial Code Changes in advance and discover what will become mandatory when they enter…
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ZERO Code As the New International Code
A few weeks ago I refreshed my memory on the urgency of a critical topic: the ZERO Code and why we need to work on achieving zero carbon emissions NOW. The webinar on the Architecture 2030 ZERO Code was hosted by the AIA Codes Advocacy Group, moderated by Paul Karrer, and featured presenters, architects Ed…
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Industrialized Construction Forum 2019
The What: The 5th Annual CIFE Industrialized Construction Forum 2019 will take place on February 21st, 2019 at Stanford University in California. This year’s theme is “Learning from a Global Movement” and the Forum continues to spread as a movement across the globe. Hosted by Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, the Forum has…
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AEC Hackathon 6.1 – Silicon Valley
The What: The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Hackathon was created to give those designing, building, and maintaining our built environment the opportunity to collaborate with cutting edge technologies and its developers and designers. The 40th AEC Hackathon is a weekend of geeking at its finest for improving the industries that affect all that live or…
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Webinar: Architecture 2030 ZERO Code
The free webinar: Architecture 203 ZERO Code will take place on January 24th, 2019 online. We are currently undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in human history. By 2060, the world is projected to add 2.5 trillion square feet of buildings, or an area equal to the entire current global building stock. This is…
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New Safe & Circular Learning Modules
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Ellen MacArthur Foundation have launched four new Safe & Circular Learning Modules. The Safe and Circular design methods have been added to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Design Guide to help designers make positive materials choices. Developed by the Institute and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with…