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I am excited to be speaking at PhiusCon 2023, being held this Nov. 9-10, in Houston, Texas! Join me at the industry-leading passive building event:
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PhiusCon 2023
Categories: Announcements, Education, Energy Efficiency
Tags: Carbon, Energy, low impact, Passive House, phius, Sustainability, Technology
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2023 Sustainability Symposium
Green Building United’s 13th annual Sustainability Symposium is just around the corner! This will be an all day event of 20+ educational sessions, expo hall, tours, and networking opportunities, showcasing the region’s most innovative green building, sustainability, and industry best practices. Join our partner Green Building United on May 24th, at Drexel University for this truly informative event! #GreenBuild23 https://lnkd.in/gyNqM7U4
I’m excited and proud to be speaking about the environmental impacts of different HVAC and hot water system choices with Staengl Engineering and Passive to Positive
Categories: Announcements, Design, Education, Energy Efficiency, Technology
Tags: Carbon, environment, Green Building, Sustainability, Technology
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Minimizing Carbon in Multifamily Systems
Have you ever wondered how different conditioning, ventilation, dehumidification and domestic hot water systems stack up to each other in energy usage and carbon impacts? I hosted a webinar on Passive House Accelerator analyzing just those questions for a real passive house apartment building in Pittsburgh. Check it out if you want to expand and refine your HVAC mental models! In total, 14 different HVAC/hot water system types are discussed; they were all modelled and analyzed for their embodied carbon, operational carbon, and refrigerant leak impacts.
Categories: Announcements, Design, Education, Energy Efficiency, Materials, Technology
Tags: Energy, environment, Sustainability, Technology
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phius con 2022
I’m thrilled to be presenting about Radical Decarbonization with Michael Hindle from Passive to Positive at PhiusCon 2022 in Chicago! Pre-Conference starts Oct. 25, so secure your ticket now.
Register here: https://www.phius.org/phiuscon/register-phiuscon-2022
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Categories: Announcements, Design, Education, Energy Efficiency, Materials
Tags: Energy, environment, low impact, Passive House, Sustainability, Technology
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Passive House Conference 2021
Join me on Oct. 14 at PhiusCon 2021 (Passive House) in Tarrytown, New York, where Staengl Engineering and I will be presenting clever solutions to non-standard situations that arise in passive house commercial buildings like animal hospitals, cideries and kitchens. I am thrilled to be part of an esteemed group of speakers scheduled to present Oct. 12-15 at the conference.
Single-day and full-conference tickets are available here: https://phiuscon.org/registration/
View the full schedule and session descriptions here: https://phiuscon.org/schedule/
Categories: Announcements, Design, Education, Energy Efficiency, Technology
Tags: Commercial, Net Zero, Passive Building, Passive House, passivebuilding, passivehouse, phiuscon, phiuscon2021
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Bamboo Grove Approved!
Bamboo grove was approved last week by the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, which means that the project is moving forward. We get to build a little pocket neighborhood in walking distance to downtown Crozet!
Thank you so much to Nicole and Justin from Gallifrey who filled in the gaps of my development knowledge to make the rezoning process as smooth as it can be. County staff and officials have all been great to work with; I’m proud of how much care they put into their complex job of city building.
Special thanks to everyone who offered encouragement and advice through all of the project’s many different iterations, especially our wonderful neighbors. I’ve received so much positive feedback on the designs from the community and neighbors; I hope that this project becomes a beacon for how to create small scale, affordable, community focused, walkable places to live that fit in with and strengthen the surrounding neighborhoods.
Part of my philosophy is to make it easier for this type of neighborhood to be built in the area, so please feel free to contact me about questions, ideas or dream projects. Here is the slide deck from the Board of Supervisor’s meeting
Categories: Announcements, Architecture, Communities, Design, New Urbanism
Tags: Affordable housing, Crozet, Neighborhood, pocket neighborhood, Sustainability
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Small Wonder: Neighborhood Concept Blooms in Bamboo Grove
Lisa Martin wrote a wonderful story in the Crozet Gazette about the little neighborhood we’re trying to build and how it came to be.
Green Building March 10th Luncheon: Leadership Panel
Hear from founders in the Charlottesville sustainability movement in this dynamic panel discussion. Panelists will share their experiences with careers in green building and sustainability, as well as advice for future generations. Come be inspired by local leaders and gain insights on building sustainability into your work and personal endeavors. This is the first in a series of thought leadership presentations across Virginia in 2020.
Our Charlottesville panelists include:
- Bob Crowell, 2RW
- Susan Elliott, City of Charlottesville
- Annette Osso, Resilient Virginia
- Galen Staengl, Staengl Engineering
Lunch will be provided
This presentation is approved for I GBCI CE credit
Fee: $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers.
Lunch will be served, Register Here
Our meeting space is generously donated by the City of Charlottesville.
DATE AND TIME
Tue, March 10th, 2020: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
City Space, 100 5th Street NE, Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Categories: Announcements, Design, Education
Tags: Charlottesville, community, environment, Sustainability
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Bamboo Grove Crozet Neighborhood Meeting
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the first neighborhood meeting on February 12th for our little Bamboo Grove pocket neighborhood! Your encouragement and great questions made it an educational and fun experience. I wish that we had more time to talk, but as always if you have any other questions or comments please contact us.
Here are the presentation slides that framed our discussion:
Green Building February 11th Luncheon:
The Charlottesville Climate Collaborative empowers individuals and businesses to be climate leaders with strategies to take action. This presentation will provide practical solutions to help you make a positive impact and achieve sustainability goals in your lifestyle, business, and community.
Speakers:
Andrea Bostrom
Andrea is the Charlottesville Climate Collaborative’s Residential Program Manager. Andrea began her journey into advocacy as a high school student in the Deep South, holding the enviable title of President of the Students for Environmental Awareness club. A native of Alabama, she grew up eating home grown tomatoes, communing with horses, and riding her bike through peach orchards. She took her passion for the environment towards a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas – Austin. Andrea has spent almost two decades as an engineer, policy maker, and program manager in both the public and private sectors. She served as the program manager for the flood protection program at the City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department for seven years before relocating to Charlottesville in 2014. She served as Director of the Charlottesville Waldorf School before joining C3 in September 2019.
Claire Habel
Claire Habel, C3’s Commercial Program Manager, grew up in Minnesota exploring the natural world. At C3’ she is running the Better Business Challenge as well as our Green Schools network. She graduated from DePaul University cum laude with a Bachelors in Intercultural Communication and earned her master’s degree in Environmental Communications & Advocacy from James Madison University. Most recently Claire worked with the City of Charlottesville’s Environmental Sustainability Division and Office of Communications. Claire is passionate about engaging businesses to promote sustainable practices.
Lunch will be provided
I GBCI and AIA CE credit pending approval
Fee: $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers.
Lunch will be served, Register Here
Our meeting space is generously donated by the City of Charlottesville.
DATE AND TIME
Tue, February 11th, 2020: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
City Space, 100 5th Street NE, Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
The Housing Lab 