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WEBINAR: District Cooling & Heating January 26th, 2022
Free Webinar
12:00 - 1:00 PM
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About this Event
District Cooling & Heating (DCH) systems (also known as District Energy Systems and community microgrids) normally distribute thermal energy in the form of chilled or heated water from a central source to residential, commercial, and industrial locations for use in space cooling or heating and/or dehumidification. The conditioning medium comes from a centralized distribution rather than being generated on site at each facility resulting in efficiencies due to serving multiple buildings.
Sergio Grado of CenTrio will discuss the system serving Downtown Houston and how it benefits the City. Gavin Dillingham of HARC will discuss his work with this project and others, and his research into this subject.
Speakers:
Gavin Dillingham Vice President of Research & Clean Energy at HARC, a research institute focusing on climate change adaptation with a specific focus on investment in resilient electric power infrastructure and the adoption of clean energy policies at the local, state, and federal level.
Sergio Grado is Director of Business Development with CenTrio, a global source of reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy to cities, campuses, and communities. He keeps a focus on collaboration through his years of owning a construction company as well as his experience with global manufactures.
Steve Stelzer currently serves as the Program Director for the City of Houston Code Enforcement Green Building Resource Center. Steve offers green building strategies to plans brought in by the public, develops and maintains green strategy displays and education programs, and coordinates the green building web portal for the City of Houston website.
To RSVP, register on www.USGBCTexas.org or email steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov or call 832-394-9050
WEBINAR: Choosing (and installing) Healthier Building Materials
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Virtual Session 12:00 - 1:00 PM
According to the EPA, prior to the current health crisis, Americans spend more than 90% of our time indoors. Our working, healing, commercial, and living spaces are filled with toxic chemicals found in the building materials that make up our environments. These chemicals may be released into our interior spaces where they can be inhaled, absorbed and ingested. Scientific studies show that exposures to these chemicals can adversely impact human health and have dangerous health effects on our families. In this presentation, we look more closely at this problem and share design strategies we have developed, to change practice and ensure that healthier materials are installed on your projects.
About the Presentation:
Learn about how to engage all stakeholders, set health criteria and create frameworks that can be implemented so that the process of specification and design innovation produces the best and healthiest built work.
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About the Speakers:
Catherine Murphy, Senior Researcher, Parsons Healthy Materials Lab
Trained as an artist and designer, Catherine is dedicated to making physical spaces healthier, in every way, for everyone. Catherine has led educational programming at the Lab for five years. She also teaches at Columbia GSAPP and The New School. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Parsons School of Design. Her undergraduate degree - Fine Craft Design (UU, Belfast) - specialized in Embroidery.
Leila Behjat, Senior Researcher, Parsons Healthy Materials Lab
Leila holds a Dipl. Ing. (Master) in Architecture from the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany. She has worked on projects including interior design and light design in the EU, Africa and in the U.S. Working for a Build - Design & Retail Company in Texas has allowed her to gain rich experience in remodeling with healthy materials, a true merge of dear to heart disciplines.
Presenting Organization: Parsons Healthy Materials Lab
Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design is dedicated to a world in which people’s health is placed at the center of all design decisions. We are committed to raising awareness about toxics in building products and creating resources for the next generation of designers and architects to make healthier places for all people to live.
We are an interdisciplinary, international, and professionally diverse collective of graduate students, alumni, and faculty with backgrounds in media, architecture, design, community development, education, and business.
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP COURSE
Saturday, February 12th, 2022 Gensler HoustonVirtual Training 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Free Class Class Flyer Coming Soon
For more than 15 years, Gensler has welcomed in thousands of clients, college students, community leaders, building owners and designers to take its free LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course.
Conveniently scheduled on a Saturday morning, the four hour class is administered by Gensler employees who are passionate about sustainability in practice and have previously achieved their LEED GA credentials. The course is open to anyone in the community who is planning to take the LEED Green Associate Version 4 exam and is interested in attaining basic knowledge of green design, construction and operations.
From this course, you will learn how to address fundamental principles of green building, attain a basic knowledge of LEED rating systems and will receive recommended study material to aid in passing the exam. Feel free to also bring any general or specific questions regarding the exam you may have.
Gensler’s LEED GA prep course is offered five times annually, with an additional BD+C and ID+C course option offered during the year also. There is no class attendance limit and anyone 18 or older is able to register for the course. Four AIA Continuing Education Credits are available for session attendees.
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATEVIRTUAL PREP COURSEKirksey ArchitectureVirtual ClassThursday, March 23, 2022 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free Class
In order to achieve truly green projects, everyone on a project team – contractor, engineer, developer, owner, and others – need to understand green building principles. Kirksey Sustainability has developed a rigorous preparatory class focused on the LEED Green Associate exam and has graduated over 2,200 industry partners. Classes are typically taught twice per year.
With the growing influence of environmentally responsible design and construction practices, a knowledge of green building strategies is a valuable asset for anyone associated with the building industry. Kirksey's LEED Green Associate Prep Class is a resource for those who are interested in gaining the LEED Green Associate credential. Kirksey does not offer a LEED AP prep class.
Register Now
Location: Virtual Class - please register for details At this point, all 2022 classes are assumed to be virtual. Additional info will be distributed upon registration​.
There is a limit of two class attendances per person. Attendees must be 21 years or older. Kirksey reserves the right to cancel classes up to 48 hours in advance in the event of low registration. Attendees who require special accommodations must notify Kirksey at least two weeks prior to the class. Class participants are responsible for scheduling their exam date. For more information, visit www.gbci.org.
Link to registration: https://www.kirksey.com/sustainability/leed-classes-signup
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LEED GREEN ASSOCIATEVIRTUAL PREP COURSEKirksey ArchitectureVirtual ClassThursday, September 21, 2022 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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