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EDC's blog offers opinions, insights and other sustainability resources presented in an informal forum. Please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Moving the Market Toward High Performance

November 13, 2012

At Greenbuild, we expect to learn, share and seek a deeper understanding of high performance, design and operations, and how to apply the vision of a movement to our everyday roles.


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Goodbye Growing Season, Hello Knowing Season

October 19, 2012

Jamie Qualk's list of the most influential topics in the sustainable building industry.


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Mind the Gap

April 24, 2012
Before you've even unpacked the first box, your building could lose all those energy savings so carefully built into its design.
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Classrooms that Work

February 20, 2012
When school buildings perform better, so do the students.
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Commissioning Sustainable Buildings

December 7, 2011
In October I delivered a brief presentation at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (SBCI) Fall Symposium in Philadelphia, PA.
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All Buildings Should Pursue LEED Certification

September 30, 2011

With Greenbuild coming up, I think it is appropriate to say something bold. And, while the potential for ALL buildings to pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification may be a little farfetched, what better goal for the design, construction and operations community is there than this?


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Are You Ready to VERGE?

Virtual conference looks at the next great wave of innovation.
August 11, 2011
Virtual conference looks at the next great wave of innovation.
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Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative

June 6, 2011
Today there are a great many organizations including nonprofits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), for-profit corporations, and government institutions promoting and seeking to provide leadership in the area of sustainability and, more specifically, green buildings.
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Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative

June 6, 2011
Today there are a great many organizations including nonprofits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), for-profit corporations, and government institutions promoting and seeking to provide leadership in the area of sustainability and, more specifically, green buildings.
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Starting Simple

May 5, 2011
It's easy to become overwhelmed with all of the information relating to water, energy and materials use, personal health, performance decay, biological resource depletion, shrinking numbers of various species, pollution and waste. It's hard to know where to start to make a difference. A simple answer is to make a list.
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  Hear the interview with Arrowstreet's Scott Pollack. Arrowstreet was responsible for the Rechler Equity Corporate Headquarters, the Commercial Renovation Winner for the Excellence in Design Awards in 2013.

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EDC CrosswordWelcome to EDC's crossword puzzle. This puzzle was created specifically for the green building industry by Myles Mellor; all the clues and answers relate to industry terms. Click to view the interactive version of the puzzle that appeared in print. Or if you prefer,  you'll find a PDF link to this month's puzzle and solution.