DESCRIPTION A rainscreen wall can reduce water leaks into a building, but are rainscreens really a new approach for managing water? Deep Dive into Rainscreens Session 2 looks back on how a rainscreen wall, as we know it today, came to be. RDH Principal and Senior Building Science Specialist, Dr. John Straube, explores how wall...
In partnership with AIA New York, this multi-day course provides 14 CES LU|HSWs and training to make significant energy and carbon reductions in your clients’ buildings. A total of 11.9 PDH credits from the Practicing Institute of Engineering are also now available (reflects total of all four sessions). Retrofit Now! will provide you with a comprehensive overview of New York’s...
Presented by New York Passive House and Passive House Accelerator, the Urban Passive House Series explores Passive House solutions and lessons-learned for urban settings, drawing on built examples from major metropolises across North America. Our upcoming session will explore the architectural journey of The Charlotte of the Upper West Side, designed by BKSK Architects. Join us...
Are you enthusiastic about the Passive House concept and its advantages? Then take part in the Open Days and motivate others to join the movement by sharing your knowledge and experiences! The 2023 International Passive House Open Days will take place from June 23-25 and November 10-12 and are organized for the 20th time! Passive...
During this Project Spotlight, the two presenters will provide an inside glimpse into a unique building typology, a Passive House car dealership in the very cold climate of Alberta, Canada. Andrew Peel, founder of Peel Passive House Consulting, and Garrett Scott, the dealership owner, provide two different views on this pathbreaking project, one being a...
This April, the New York City Department of City Planning proposed amendments to the city’s zoning resolution that would modernize the zoning code to make it easier to meet our climate goals. The proposed changes—referred to as City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality—will cover energy, buildings, transportation, waste and stormwater, and they include recommendations from Urban Green’s 2018 Zone...
Interest in mass timber and awareness of its advantages have exploded in recent years. But with any new construction technique comes new challenges. For mass timber, a particular concern is moisture protection during construction: there have been many examples of floor and roof panels exposed to snow or rain, resulting in significant increases in wood...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 1-2PM EDT This session explores evolving trends in building enclosure technology and subsequent changes in energy-efficient building design, with a special focus on the role of continuous exterior insulation (CI) within rainscreen assemblies. The net energy savings realized in a properly insulated building are by now well understood, and these savings...
Building envelopes are a crucial component of a building system, impacting energy efficiency, safety, and aesthetics. With NYC legislation in place, including Local Law 11 and Local Law 97, many building stakeholders are wondering if, how, and when they should upgrade their building envelope. Join BE-Ex and NRDC at the next Climate Mobilization Act Series event to demystify the policy...
Join NESEA in Maine for a Pro Tour of the first pure mass timber commercial structures in the state: Bowdoin College’s new Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies. With 1/4 the embodied carbon of a comparable steel structure, the buildings signal the College's continued commitment to sustainability after...
On August 19, join the young professionals of the Cross-Learning Alliance for a bike tour of some of NYC’s newest and most intriguing projects. The tour will start at the Manhattan West Courtyard and will end at the Bean Sculpture in Tribeca. Along the way, we’ll hear from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill about the new Moynihan Connector...
Join the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York on September 17th,* 2023! With wildfire smoke choking the air we breathe, hurricanes and floods threatening our homes, and toxic pollution making us sick, it has never been more urgent to end our dependence on the leading cause of these crises – fossil fuels. In...
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