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perFORM Design Competition Extended
Calling all emerging architectural professionals! The deadline for the third annual perFORM Design Competition has been extended to Friday, July 15, 2016. Design a Net Zero Energy, mixed-use, multifamily building in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle. $6,000 in awards will go to winning entries by architectural interns and students based in the US and…
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ZNE School Retrofit Workshop
The What: Join a no-cost ZNE School Retrofit Workshop to learn how existing K-12 schools and community colleges can enhance spaces for academic success and achieve ZNE through whole-building retrofits. Zero net energy (ZNE) K-12 schools and community colleges support better quality of education for students by providing access to natural ventilation that brings in fresh air and…
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2016 Events Calendar of Green Building and Related Conferences
Have you started to plan your business or vacation schedule for the year? There are lots of upcoming green conferences around which you can build your vacation. GAB Report has pulled together a comprehensive list of international conferences and expos that range from green building and roofs, energy efficiency and the Living Building Challenge, to zero…
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NBI’s Top 16 Getting to Zero Trends
Each year at the New Buildings Institute (NBI), the folks get together to discuss the most significant and potentially impactful or disruptive trends that they see coming in the commercial building and energy sectors, and actions that individuals can take to get ahead of what’s to come. With palpable enthusiasm stemming from the success and…
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NZE Library as Students’ Live Learning Lab
Editor’s Note: This article consists of writing from the Editor as well as WRNS Studio. In light of the upcoming Net Positive Energy and Water Conference to be held on February 18-19 in San Diego, California, I reflect upon the outstanding projects that were showcased at the 2014 Net Positive Energy and Water Conference organized…
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Getting Ready for LEED v4 in Taiwan and Beyond
Last week, seed, the official association for LEED professionals in Taiwan, hosted its year-end event, starting off with a networking hour, followed by a keynote speech by a US Green Building Council (USGBC) representative, panel discussion on the challenges of implementing LEED in Taiwan, the seed 2015 Green Leadership Awards, and concluding with a happy…
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Net Positive Energy + Water Conference 2016
The What: The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is hosting its third annual Net Positive Energy and Water Conference, dedicated to the exchange of technical expertise, bold strategies and provocative case studies—all aimed at accelerating the global shift toward Net Positive Energy and Water buildings and communities. In the past few years, net positive energy and…
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Taipei Hackathon to Promote Energy Efficiency as Cultural Norm
The What: Taipei City is hosting a Smart and Energy Efficient Home Hackathon on November 22, 2015 at National Taiwan University. The goal is to provide effective and creative energy saving ideas to Taipei’s citizens to enable them to reduce energy usage and pollution and promote energy efficiency as a cultural norm. The event is…
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Architecture at Zero 2015 Winners
Recently the winners of Architecture at Zero 2015 were announced and awarded by PG&E and the American Institute of Architects, California Council. Now in its fifth year, this zero net energy design competition open to architecture, engineering, planning students and professionals was conceived as a response to the zero net energy (ZNE) targets set out…
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Ecoweek 2015 – Greece
The What: Ecoweek 2015-Greece, International Conference & Sustainable Design Workshops with the theme of Sustainability in Public Space, will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece this November. In its 10th year, the conference brings together presenters from Greece and Spain to Netherlands and Germany and inspirational topics ranging from Societal Equity Through Sustainable Design to Nanotechnology…