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🌿 Exciting News! We’re heading to the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Philadelphia from November 12-15! 🌱 Join us at booth #505 to explore our latest sustainable building solutions and connect with our team. We can’t wait to meet industry leaders and passionate professionals driving the future of green building. 🎟️ Get a free Expo Pass on us! Use code EXPO24 when you register here: https://lnkd.in/eEW5hJDM See you there! #Greenbuild2024 #Sustainability #GreenBuilding #PhillyEvents #Innovation #ESG

With available financial incentives and updates to green building certification programs imminent, the focus on reducing a building's embodied carbon is more important than ever. Join us for a discussion on the process of using a whole building life cycle assessment (LCA) as an iterative tool for understanding and ultimately reducing a building's embodied carbon. We will also dive into practical measures and material selections design teams can make to reduce a development's embodied carbon. Lorax's Learning Before Libations | Thursday | Nov 7, 2024 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm Register now: https://lnkd.in/evU9NtsY Cambium Carbon Smart Wood™ Theo Hooker Callie Simon #EmbodiedCarbon #CarbonSmartWood

This past Tuesday we opened our doors for our September 'Learning Before Libations,' a budding after-work gathering among our ever-growing network. Thank you to all who attended, and please join us next time if you haven't yet!   Casey Steven Ross, P.E., Director of Energy Services at Lorax, got us started with an overview of the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program, which will begin requiring owners to report benchmarking data in 2025.   Michael Feldman-Wiencek of the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) regaled us with a deep-dive on the District of Columbia's nation-leading BEPS program. His presentation revealed a program that is aspirational and highly ambitious, yet also flexible to support building owners make necessary upgrades. Afterwards, the audience peppered Michael with questions during a lively Q&A session.   We hope to see you at our next session on Embodied Carbon for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and more valuable presentations & discussion.  

Don’t miss out on our September Learning Before Libations tomorrow, Sept 10th, from 4pm to 7pm! Join us to hear Michael Feldman-Wiencek from Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) break down the DC Building Energy Performance Standards and avoid common compliance pitfalls. Plus, Casey Steven Ross, P.E. will dive into what’s coming with the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act. If BEPS isn't your thing, we’ve got networking, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and even an ice cream truck from The Cow! 🐄 🍦 https://lnkd.in/eKwyEDXt

Do you like ice cream🍦? Do you like learning 🤓 about Building Energy Performance Standards? If your answer is 'yes' then we have the right event for you! Join us for Lorax's September Learning Before Libations focusing on the DC Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS). At this in-person happy hour event we will share lessons learned from the current cycle of Washington, DC's implementation of BEPS. Michael Feldman-Wiencek, Green Building + Housing Affordability Program Analyst at the Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE), will review the DC BEPS program and highlight how building designers and owners can avoid common compliance mistakes. We will also discuss what Maryland building owners can learn from the DC implementation of BEPS as the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act is implemented. The brief presentation will be followed by hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, and an ice cream truck. Register to let us know you will be joining us by clicking the link below. https://lnkd.in/eKwyEDXt

Tuesday | September 10, 2024 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm | Lorax's Learning Before Libations Please join us for Lorax's DC Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) Learning Before Libations. At this in-person happy hour event we will share lessons learned from the current cycle of Washington, DC's implementation of BEPS. Michael Feldman-Wiencek, Green Building + Housing Affordability Program Analyst at the Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE), will review the DC BEPS program and highlight how building designers and owners can avoid common compliance mistakes. We will also discuss what Maryland building owners can learn from the DC implementation of BEPS as the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act is implemented. The brief presentation will be followed by hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, and an ice cream truck. Register to let us know you will be joining us by clicking the link below. https://lnkd.in/eKwyEDXt #DCBEPS #LoraxLearning Katie Fink, Michael Sumpter

Please join Julian Frost and the The Congress for the New Urbanism on Saturday, July 27th for a walking tour of Baltimore City's HOPE VI Housing Projects. The tour will focus on the human-scaled and mixed-income neighborhoods of central Baltimore and how the New Urbanist movement exerted influence on the HOPE VI program, introduced by HUD in 1992.

Lorax hosted guest speaker Preston Thomas, Energy Program Manager at Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) for our June Learning Before Libations series. Preston spoke on the latest updates to the Multifamily Energy Efficiency and Housing Affordability (MEEHA)-EmPower Program. We learned that the MEEHA Program funds energy efficiency and electrifications measures for affordable housing developments through EmPower (almost $135M in available funding) and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program ($5M in available funding). To support these programs and align financial incentives, Lorax is available for energy efficiency, electrification, auditing, and green building certification services. #LearningBeforeLibations #MEEHA #AffordableHousing

Just last week, our very own Darrell (Brandon) Nott earned his BECxP + CXA+BE credentials, verifying his expert knowledge of design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of building enclosures. As decarbonization becomes more and more of a priority around the country, the focus on building enclosure quality is even more critical. Here's to better supporting our clients in their sustainability and energy efficiency goals through deep knowledge and technical skills in building enclosure science! #EnergyEfficiency #BuildingEnclosures #BECxP #Decarbonization