The Whole Building Design Approach
The goal of 'Whole Building' Design is to create a successful high-performance building. To achieve that goal, we must apply the integrated design approach and the integrated team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases. Read more |
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The WBDG is pleased to introduce a new course to the Continuing Education section—Defining, Evaluating, and Selecting Green Products. This course along with two other new courses—Daylighting Principles and Strategies for Sustainable Design and Sustainable Roofing Design Considerations and Applications—expand the WBDG CE offering to seven courses providing an introduction to whole building design concepts. All courses are AIA certified for Continuing Education System learning units for registered architects. Read more |
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Join Us for FEDCon® '08
The National Institute of Building Sciences will present FEDCon® '08 on December 9, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. FEDCon will be co-located with AEC-ST® Fall and Ecobuild® Fall conference and exhibition. Read more
Public Briefing on the Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction
The Hazards Caucus Alliance and the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction invite you to attend a public briefing on Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction. Read more
CERL Researchers Honored for Technology Transfers
Dr. Bill East and Jeff Kirby received the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for developing ProjNetSM, a set collaborative tools that improve the facility delivery process. Read more
SBIC Announces its 2008 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Awards Program
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is now accepting applications from both the public and private sector for the 2008 Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. Read more
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