1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: How to help (or harm) your building’s reputation with bathroom design. Learning Objectives: Discuss the importance of a restroom experience to building occupants and visitors. Explain how functionality of restrooms affects not only perceptions of a whole structure but also the productivity and performance of its occupants. Identify […]
1 HSW Zoom Registration required. Course Description: The state of Rhode Island has been a leader in the implementation of measures to minimize the impact of commercial buildings on the environment. Recent examples of this include passing of the Green Buildings Act (RIGL §37-24) and Governor Raimondo’s executive order directing the development of a stretch […]
This Environmental Business Council of Rhode Island Virtual Program will feature Terry Gray, Deputy Director, and the chiefs of the key offices at the Bureau of Environmental Protection in the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). Following the keynote presentation, each of the office chiefs will provide an update on their program priorities and focus […]
1 HSW Zoom Registration required. Course Description: This course will teach the benefits of radiant heat to an architect’s practice and the clients they serve. It will update you on the new technologies in radiant and include a historical overview, the physics of radiant heat, how it integrates with building systems, and how it affects […]
1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: We often think of building projects as new construction. However, the reality is that in any given year, there are typically more building renovation and rehabilitation projects undertaken by owners than there are new construction projects. Only a small percentage of these existing building projects fall in the […]
The Committee on the Environment (COTE) will hold its regular monthly meeting, the last Monday of each month. All who are interested are welcome. Email roni.phipps for zoom link.
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1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course description: This course aims to educate attendees on the science, sustainability, installation, and specification of high-performance composite wall paneling and protective surfaces. The course includes information about these decorative paneling materials: durable paper-composites, carbon-neutral compacts, and renewable cork composites. Interior, exterior, residential and commercial applications are all addressed as […]
1 LU/HSW Zoom Registration required Course description: This course explores design strategies for new schools to make the most effective use of glazing for daylighting, natural surveillance, safety and security by incorporating Crime Prevention. Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines. The importance of training faculty, students and staff will be stressed. Participants will learn how to […]
Save the Date for the chapter's annual business meeting. Members were emailed directly about this online zoom meeting. Contact Roni with questions.
1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course description: As we assess what we’ve learned from the Covid 19 pandemic, keeping interior spaces clean is part of the equation to preventing similar situations in the future. Since no building is immune from the spread of sickness and infections, we look to take precautions through more stringent cleaning […]
1 LU/HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: In this course we explore the impact of interior environments on human performance and wellness. We explore the role natural daylight and perceived open space play in modulating cognitive function, and how we can engage our memories of natural environments to enhance occupant health and productivity in enclosed […]