Committee on the Environment (COTE)

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.

Webinar: ASI Group presents, Bathroom Design: The Differentiating Factor

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 […]

Webinar: PACE Representatives presents, Benefits, Compliance Options and Updates to the RI Green Buildings Act

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 […]

Webinar: EBC / ACEC-RI / RISEP Rhode Island: Briefing by the Rhode Island DEM Office Chiefs

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 […]

Webinar: Warmboard Inc. presents, Understanding Radiant Heat

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 […]

Webinar: Pella presents, Window Solutions for Historic Buildings

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 […]

Committee on the Environment (COTE) Meeting

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.

ABX20 Virtual Experience

Register now for ABX20 Virtual Experience  More information here: https://www.abexpo.com/en/home.html 

Webinar: Eco Supply presents, High-Performance Sustainable Wall Panel Solutions

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 […]

Webinar: YKK AP – Architectural Products presents, Fenestration and Glazing Considerations for School Safety

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 […]

2020 Annual Chapter Meeting

Save the Date for the chapter's annual business meeting. Members were emailed directly about this online zoom meeting. Contact Roni with questions.  

Webinar: Inpro Corporation presents, The New Normal and the Fight Against Surface Contaminants

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 […]