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It's a wrap. #BuildingLastingChange 2024 has been a great success thanks to a huge collaborative effort. Thank you to all sponsors, members, industry partners, volunteers and staff who made it possible. See you at #BLC2025, your #GreenBuilding Conference!
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Efficient Windows Collaborative (EWC) is such a great resource with so much useful information and unbiased data of Windows, Doors, Skylights, as well as Energy Efficiency
🏆 Celebrating Charlie Curcija, Ph.D., a distinguished scientist at @BerkeleyLab, has been honored with the Dariush Arasteh Member of the Year award by the NFRC. His contributions to thermal performance research and dedication to NFRC's mission are truly outstanding. 🌟 #NFRC
The @ENERGYSTAR label tells you that a product is energy-efficient.
We invite you to explore how you can save today, save tomorrow, and save for good with energy-saving products and home upgrades. #ENERGYSTARDayenergystar.gov/products/ener…
Well done, Armstrong Flooring. Timberline, Translations, Timberline Plus and Translations Plus - awarded a Global GreenTagCertTMBest Environmental Practice PVC™. Also - Global GreenTag GreenRate™ Level A. Ready #GreenStar#IS#Earthcheck#WELLow.ly/HWlz50PSg1s
The climate crisis calls for a different kind of moonshot.
That’s why we have our Energy Earthshots to accelerate clean energy solutions and, now, $264M to get us closer to these crucial goals.
How we’re joining hands with America’s scientists:
energy.gov/articles/doe-anno…
Food isn’t like medicine, it IS medicine according to physician and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Mark Hyman. Discover how food can be used to support longevity, mental clarity & happiness by joining us at the WELL Summit this September, where Dr. Hyman will be speaking.
A healthy gut is key to maintaining your mental health. Research shows that 95% of your serotonin—a chemical that helps regulate sleep, appetite, mood and pain—is actually produced in your gastrointestinal tract. Learn more: ow.ly/CahM50PjJs0
The Fall Membership Meeting in 2023 is now open for registration! Attend in person at College Park, MD, or online from October 23-25, 2023. Over 100 #fenestration community members will come together at this event. Register today! nfrccommunity.org/events/eve…#NFRCmeetings#NFRC
Some millionaires DIDN'T spend their dollars on space travel or a trip to the titanic because they were writing checks to put 150 million books in the hands of children.
. @WorldGBC's Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment recognizes leadership action by tackling operational and embodied carbon emissions from the building and construction sector. Potential business signatories can learn more about this initiative Aug. 3: ow.ly/FpHX50P8Tky
Scientists have made a white paint that can make surfaces as much as eight degrees Fahrenheit cooler than air temperatures at midday, and up to 19 degrees cooler at night, reducing inside temperatures and cutting air-conditioning needs by as much as 40%.
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ALT Xiulin Ruan, a professor at Purdue University, wears goggles and holds a paint brush dripping with white paint. His other hand holds a plastic container of the white paint. Photo credit: John Underwood/Purdue University
⚡ HUGE NEWS: A new @IEA report shows that renewable power capacity is expected to increase by a third worldwide. With solar and wind leading the way, this is the biggest annual jump ever.
iea.org/news/renewable-power…
Global GreenTag is inviting all industry stakeholders (especially manufacturers) for a public consultation on our Product Category Rules (PCR) for Wildlife Nesting Box. The deadline is on 07 May 2023!
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Been over to the Harvard #HealthyBuildings website lately? Some topics you might find interesting:
--> indoor air and hormone health
--> flooding and respiratory health
--> #ForeverChemicals
--> business case
--> Covid-19
--> climate and energy
ForHealth.org