Having problems deciding the best siding or paint for your projects? Maybe strugling with how to choose a green roofing product or specifying insulation products? GreenExpo365 has teamed up with the EcoHome Magazine team to bring together the Green Building Products Selection Webinar Series, a panel of experts to help all of us make the best choices for an energy efficient, environment-supporting, and sustainable-material built building.
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Green building webinar topics
Choosing Green Paints and Coatings
Jennifer Atlee
Research Director, BuildingGreen Inc.
"Choosing Green Paints and Coatings"
Jennifer Atlee, Research Director for BuidingGreen, Inc, opens the lid to paints, coatings, and how they impact indoor air quality. We'll talk through VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds), paint ingredients, certifications involved in communicating safety in different coverings, and offer some new products currently being tested in the market place.
Choosing Energy Efficient Appliances
Lisa Bonnema
Former Editor-In-Chief, Appliance Magazine
Choosing Energy Efficient Appliances
13% of home energy is used by home appliances. Help your home owners by offering the best products to meet their needs and budget, while still providing energy saving solutions. Former Editor-In-Chief of Appliance Magazine, Lisa Bonnema provides an insider's view of products and what features to take into consideration when looking for energy savings, certification point allocation, and a look into the future of refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers, and cooking appliances (do you know which one of these is the single biggest power user?).
Specifying Insulation Products
Alex Wilson
Founder and Executive Editor, BuildingGreen Inc.
"Specifying Insulation Products"
Insulation is always a hot topic when it comes to energy savings and sustainable building practices. There are so many different types, terms, and options, that it is hard to know what is best to use where and when. Alex Wilson sits down with GreenExpo365 to talk about insulation, some important environmental considerations to keep in mind, and the different material types in the market (and on it's way to the market). One of our most popular GPS sessions, after watching this session, you'll have a new understanding of insulation materials.
Choosing Green Sheathing and Subflooring
Fernando Pagés Ruiz
Green builder and author
"Choosing Green Sheathing and Subflooring"
Curious about Plywood versus OSB, or maybe Plywood Pros or alternatives like strawboard? Author and builder Fernando Pagés Ruiz shares his insight with the GreenExpo365 community. He also reviews how to read the APA label, adhesives, and other solutions on the market.
Selecting Sustainable Carpet
Katy Tomasulo
Katy TomasuloFormer Deputy Editor, EcoHome Magazine
"Selecting Sustainable Carpet"
From materials to the chemicals that go into the colors and adhesives, finding the right carpet to complete you sustainable building project is an important piece. Former EcoHome Magazine Deputy Editor Katy Tomasulo gives us insight into what to look for, what to ask, and how to keep the indoor air quality high with flooring materials.
Window Choices: Looking Through the Options
Tristan Roberts
Editorial Director, BuildingGreen Inc.
"Window Choices: Looking Through the Options"
Tristan Robers, LEED AP, Editorial Director for BuildingGreen, Inc, walks us through window frame and glazing options, as well as helps us understand window performance figures (what is the difference between R-value and U-factor?), and then talks about how to choose high-performance windows.
sponsored by Milgard Windows and Doors
Specifying Green Roofing Products
Fernando Pagés Ruiz
Green builder and author
"Specifying Green Roofing Products"
From composition to steel, and wood to stone, there are plenty of roofing options to choose from. Fernando Pagés Ruiz gives us a tour of different materials available, talks about "Cool Roofs," and suggestions on what to look for when you are buying. He also reminds us on the importance of using materials that supports recycling.
How To Spec Sustainable Siding
Katy Tomasulo
Former Deputy Editor, EcoHome Magazine
"How To Spec Sustainable Siding"
There are a number of great siding options available to assist with your green building project. Katy Tomasulo shares her experience in covering green building trends and innovations as we look at different product options, what to look for, and even touch on installation.
Selecting Water Efficient Products
Jonah Schein
Technical Director, EPA WaterSense Program
"Selecting Water Efficient Products"
EPA WaterSense Program Technical Director Jonah Schein shares an insider's view of WaterSense (including how to certify your new construction as a "WaterSense" home), how/why test for water pressure, indoor hot water delivery, and outdoor/landscaping/irrigation water use recommendations.
Choosing Energy Efficient Water Heaters
Lisa Bonnema
Former Editor-In-Chief, Appliance Magazine
"Choosing Energy Efficient Water Heaters"
Water Heaters are consistently a hot topic in the green building industry. They incorporate water use and energy use, and sometimes one conservation option is sacrificed for the other. Lisa Bonnema, former Editor-In-Chief, Appliance Magazine, takes a look at a number of the efficient water heater options, considerations you should take when choosing one for your next building project, and what is on the horizon for the industry.