Live from Greenbuild 2009

Posted: November 12, 2009 by Edwina, Category:Sustainability, events

This year at Greenbuild, we are excited to join the estimated 25,000+ exhibitors and attendees connecting Main St. to the world of green building, with the goal of bringing green building home to all people, boosting the quality of life on main streets across the country and around the world.

Our own Don McLean was at the booth last night, discussing what he hopes will come out of the show this year, including the need to start weeding out the greenwashing from years prior. Don said we’re all here for the most important reason: sustainability.

Check out more from Don below:

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Exciting Speaker at Closing Plenary of Green Build 2009

Posted : November 11, 2009 by Kendra

Last week Greenbuild announced that Carol Browner, Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy in the Obama Administration, will be speaking at the Greenbuild 2009 closing plenary session on Friday, November 13th.  Browner previously served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Clinton Administration and has been making [...]

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8th International Radiance Workshop

Posted : October 30, 2009 by Michelle

The 8th International Radiance Conference took place on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA from October 21st through the 23rd, 2009. The event was hosted by Christoph Reinhart and Kera Lagios of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Two staff members from IES Boston attended the event, Michelle Farrell and Angela Chan. In [...]

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Sustaining our Future by Rebuilding Our Past

Posted : October 28, 2009 by Liam

‘Sustaining our Future by Rebuilding Our Past’ – The title of the presentation given by ASHRAE President Gordon Holness, and the highlight of the recent annual ASHRAE Presidential event in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Westminster, London. This was a joint meeting with CIBSE, ASHRAE Group and the IMechE CBSD.
The current ASHRAE President firmly believes [...]

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We live on an Island…

Posted : October 23, 2009 by Kieran

As a regular visitor to the west coast of Ireland on the pursuit of catching some of the finest surf on the planet I have experienced firsthand the potential for wave generated energy in Ireland. Just so as not to confuse any of our US west coast bloggers surfing in Ireland isn’t the glamour’s Kelly [...]

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Stockholm - The European Green Capital 2010

Posted : October 16, 2009 by John

It was on a recent trip to Sweden that I met a very colourful gentleman called the Swedish Chef. On discussing how to design a true sustainable building he replied “Don’t worry if you have to design a sustainable building, just use the VE!”
Sweden as a country has a great reputation in sustainability and energy [...]

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Here’s an idea – open up SBEM and DSM compliance methodology to the domestic market, alongside SAP…

Posted : October 13, 2009 by David McEwan

Responses to consultations on the proposed changes in Part L 2010 have been talking up quite a bit of my time recently.  Obviously, an area of particular interest to us is the calculations tools.Â
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) developed SAP and SBEM drafts to support the Part L 2010 consultation package, both of which we’ve [...]

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The Perfect 10:10

Posted : October 9, 2009 by Mart

As a company, IES is very proud of the fact that it can play a vital role in helping its clients to design buildings that are sustainable, energy-efficient and green. Indeed, it is the cornerstone of what the company aims to achieve, both through its product line and its support for carbon-reduction initiatives such as [...]

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Recession and LEED

Posted : October 7, 2009 by Suzanne

Who knows where we are in this recession, but some interesting changes are being made in response to it.  The USGBC recently announced that the minimum occupancy rate for buildings pursuing LEED-EBOM has been lowered from 75% to 50%.  This is in light of the “current market realities that have disqualified an unprecedented number of [...]

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