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WinterGreen is a monthly publication from Steven Winter Associates designed to keep you updated on the latest news and information regarding energy efficiency, sustainability, and high performance buildings.
WinterGreen – February 2019
StuyTown Goes Platinum | Building America Program Update | SWA's Guide to Exhaust Fans
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WinterGreen – January 2019
DC's New Clean Energy Legislation | Healthy Building Tips, Part 2 | Planning for Multifamily Passive House Projects
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WinterGreen – December 2018
Seasons Greetings! | Top 10 Party Walls Blog Posts | Carbon Footprint of Your Holiday Shopping?
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WinterGreen – November 2018
SWA Employee Named 2018 LEED Fellow | Linkageless Burner Retrofits | Dedicated Domestic Hot Water Systems
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WinterGreen – October 2018
Smart Buildings NYC | Tips for Healthy Buildings | Efficient PH Lighting Strategy
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WinterGreen – September 2018
SWA Receives EPA Award | Multifamily Green Building Certification Comparison | Does Your Exhaust Fan Suck?
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WinterGreen – August 2018
Sri Lanka's First Passive House | Buildings and Beyond Podcast | Low-Carbon Concrete
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WinterGreen – July 2018
SWA Projects Honored by USGBC | Delos Healthy Building Tour | Foundation Waterproofing 101
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WinterGreen – June 2018
Home Energy Tips | NYC Ice Box Challenge Results | Reducing Air Leaks in MF Buildings
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WinterGreen – April 2018
Excellence in Affordable Housing Award | National Public Health Week | LEED v4.1 O+M is All-In!
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WinterGreen – March 2018
Energy Code of the Future | SWA Principal Appointed as RESNET Chairwoman | PH Ventilation Part 2
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WinterGreen – February 2018
Montgomery County Building Requirements | SWA Director Receives NGBS Recognition | Passive House Ventilation
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WinterGreen – January 2018
Over Pressure (part one) | Ventilation Idyll | Brooklyn Heights to House State-of-the-art Library
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WinterGreen – December 2017
Sustainable Holiday Tips! | Which LEED Rating System Do I Use?
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WinterGreen – November 2017
SWA Staff Selected to Help Revise NYC Construction Codes | CTGBC Awards Ceremony Highlights | Recovering from Heat Recovery Woes
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WinterGreen – October 2017
One for the Books: Cornell Tech Officially Certified | Sustainable Supply Chains | When the Rubber Meets the Road
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WinterGreen – September 2017
Flood Rehabilitation Guide | Designing Solar for High Density Areas | Continuing the Legacy of Zaha Hadid
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WinterGreen – July 2017
SWA Extends Enclosure Services | VRF Systems Case Study | On-Site in Sri Lanka
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WinterGreen – May 2017
Which LEED Rating System Do I Use? (Part 1) | Two SWA Projects Honored by ULI New York | Hampton Inn Times Square
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WinterGreen – April 2017
Moderate Rehabs in Pre-War Buildings | Replacing Indian Point | Sugar Hill Project
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WinterGreen – March 2017
Solar Photovoltaics and New York Energy Code | The Whole Building Approach | SUNY Fredonia Science Technology Center
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WinterGreen – February 2017
The Value of Commissioning | Five Year Solar Performance on CT Home | Dunn Beulah NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program
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WinterGreen – January 2017
High Performance Walls: Thermal Bridging and Continuous Insulation | Karla Butterfield Recognized as Home Innovation NGBS Partner of Excellence | Accessible Design of the Historic City Market at O
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WinterGreen – December 2016
Oh, the Weather Inside is Frightful! | Green Your Holidays | 1115 H Street - Transforming the Neighborhood with LEED Platinum
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WinterGreen – November 2016
Don't Be Scared of LEED v4 | 2016 New York Energy Codes: Commercial Edition | JHM Group Honored as a Stamford 2030 District’s Change Maker
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WinterGreen – October 2016
SWA's Proven Track Record with LEED BD+C | New Updates to NY's 2016 Residential Energy Code | From Historic Sweater Mill to Award Winning Apartment Building
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WinterGreen – September 2016
Passive House is Here to Stay | New Sustainability How-To Guide: Carbon Footprint | Roosevelt Elementary School Wins the Gold! LEED Style
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WinterGreen – August 2016
SWA Projects Awarded by DOE for Fourth Consecutive Year| The Future is Here: NYC Adopts New Energy Code| Déjà Vu at Lycée Français
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WinterGreen – July 2016
The Adventures of Mo and Her No Mow Lawn| Hard Work Leads to Big Rewards | A Feat of Sustainable Architecture
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WinterGreen – June 2016
Re-Visioning Health in Affordable Housing | Air-Source Heat Pumps in Cold Climates, Part II | Breaking Ground at Metro Green
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WinterGreen – May 2016
Energy Storage in Multifamily Buildings | Wall Street Theater Revived | Green Building Prioritizes IAQ
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WinterGreen – April 2016
CT Zero Energy Challenge | Market Adoption: Aeroseal | Zero Waste Certified
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WinterGreen – March 2016
Ventilation in Multifamily Buildings | Unique NGBS Certifications | "PureBlue" Net Zero-Energy Home
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WinterGreen – February 2016
NYC Hotel Emission | Harlem Landmark Reborn | Residential Construction Specs
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WinterGreen – January 2016
East Ridge Retirement Village | Multifamily Retrofits | Power Down DC
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WinterGreen – November 2015
SWA & EEFA Steam Heat Study | BOMA NY Pinnacle Award | LEED for Home Supportive Housing
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WinterGreen – October 2015
Modular Supportive Housing | NY Emissions Reduction | Taft School Residence Honored
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WinterGreen – September 2015
CTGBC Residential Award | DC Multifamily Study | Green Affordable Senior Housing
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WinterGreen – August 2015
Greenbuild Expo Home | Healthy Indoor Environment | NGBS Gold Certified
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WinterGreen – July 2015
NGBS Gold Certified | Energy Benchmarking Policies | Microgrid Research Grant
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WinterGreen – June 2015
Cornell Tech's Groundbreaking Passive House | Green Building Displays
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WinterGreen – May 2015
Green Senior Living at Shaker Pointe | Marc Zuluaga Receives Engineering Award | HUD IAH Competition Finale | SWA Project EBie Award Finalist
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WinterGreen – April 2015
The Future of Accessible Housing | SWA Projects Honored in CT Zero Energy Challenge | Spending Through the Roof: Identify, Calculate, Implement
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WinterGreen – March 2015
SWA SVP Maureen Mahle Recognized as Top 40 Professional | Celebrating Sustainability at the 14th Annual Green Tie Affair | SWA Infographic | Recalculating Solar Services
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WinterGreen – February 2015
The Spotlight on Lindenguild Hall | De Blasio Selects Experts to Champion 2050 Goals | SWA Project Wins RESNET 2015 Cross Border Challenge Award | Let's Get Technical: Shelf Angles
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WinterGreen – January 2015
EDG Joins SWA | SWA Supports Student Design Competition | The Murphy Brothers Shore Road Project Takes Home HOBI Awards
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WinterGreen – December 2014
Party Time: SWA Launches Blog | Bringing Change and Vitality to an East New York Neighborhood | SWA is Now a PSEG Long Island Technical Assistance Partner
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WinterGreen – November 2014
One City Built to Last: 5 Ways to Get Started Now | Ribbon Cuttings All Around | SWA Projects Win "Best of 2014" |
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WinterGreen – October 2014
Steven's Vision: The Future of the Built Environment | RESNET Adopts Guidelines for Multifamily Energy Ratings | NYC Energy Code: Violations and Explanations
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WinterGreen – September 2014
One Heck of a Hands-On Demonstration: Greenbuild LivingHome 2014 | Rebuilding Sandy Hook: Lessons in Sustainability | CTGBC Green Building Awards
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WinterGreen – August 2014
Taking Action to Create Resilient Buildings | Building Brooklyn Awards: Take Three | New York City Adopts 2014 Building Code
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WinterGreen – July 2014
Party Like It's 1999! WinterGreen Celebrates 15 Years of Publication | Celebrating the Largest Air Sealing Project in NYC | In-Home Composting | Sugar Hill Development: A Revitalization Project
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WinterGreen – June 2014
Green Building and the Occupant Experience | An Old Theater Brings New Life to Norwalk | New York's New Demand Management Program
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WinterGreen – May 2014
Twin Parks Selected as EBie Finalists | Building Green is Building Smart | Passive House is Going Big |
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WinterGreen – April 2014
SWA Receives EPA Market Leader Award | Blue Sea Selected as Outstanding Affordable Developer | Steven Winter Joins Energy and Environmental Task Force | Sri Puttagunta Discusses Brookside Development Project
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WinterGreen – March 2014
SWA Partners With USGBC on Green Building Education Platform | CAMBA Gardens Project Provides Green Affordable Housing to Special Needs Populations | Engineering - It's Not Just a Job, It's a Lifestyle!
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WinterGreen – February 2014
Steven Winter Selected to Join Hanley Wood Sustainability Council | The SWA Residential Energy Team Works to Beat the cold | Victoria Lanteigne joins SWA DC | SWA Reaches Major LEED For Homes Milestone
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WinterGreen – January 2014
Walking The Talk | Multifamily Energy Performance - Benchmarking | Moving Beyond Compliance: LL84 Benchmarking for Multifamily
Read MoreSWA Access newsletter is a quarterly publication of Steven Winter Associates, focused on the practice of the Accessibility Compliance and Consulting Group. SWA Access aims to enhance industry awareness of accessible design and construction and to support compliance with accessibility laws and codes by addressing real-world issues and proving the benefits of incorporating accessibility during the early stages of project development.
SWA Access – April 2019
USGBC Announces Inclusive Design Pilot Credit Proposed by SWA | Trends in Healthcare | SWA's Managing Director of Accessibility Services Quoted in New York Times | New Podcast with Universal Design Expert, Mary Jo Peterson
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SWA Access – January 2019
SWA's Managing Director of Accessibility Services Interviewed by Common Edge Magazine | ADA Compliance in Puerto Rico | The Effects of Glass Stairways
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SWA Access – October 2018
Accessibility Trends in Healthcare | Horizontal Exit Doors and Fire Hazards | Leading the Industry Forward | Karen Kim Joins the Accessibility Team!
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SWA Access – July 2018
Sustainable Spaces for Seniors | Universal Design Principles Published in WELL v2 | Cooper Hewitt's Access+Ability Exhibit
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SWA Access – April 2018
An Evening at the Cooper Hewitt Museum | Harold Bravo Appointed to Vice-Chair of ICC Accessibility Exam Development Committee | Accessible Solutions to Protruding Objects
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SWA Access – January 2018
Innovations in Accessible Products | Tech Notes: Accessible Vehicle Charging Stations | SWA Staff Selected to Participate in Revision of NYC Construction Codes
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SWA Access – October 2017
Designing for Passive House & Accessibility Compliance | Tech Notes: Accessibility of Luxury Amenities | Shifting Perspectives: Experiencing Accessibility Challenges
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SWA Access – July 2017
SWA Project Receives Multiple Industry Awards | Tech Notes: Comparing Universal Design and Accessible Design | Medellin: A New Approach to Access and Inclusion
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SWA Access – April 2017
Why the Whole Building Approach Matters | Tech Notes: Medical Diagnostic Equipment | SWA Senior Accessibility Consultant Appointed to ICC Accessibility Exam Development Committee
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SWA Access – January 2017
60 Minutes on ‘Drive-by’ ADA Lawsuits: On Point or Missed Opportunity? | Tech Notes: ADA compliant Drinking Fountains | Access Earth: An Interview with Matt McCann
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SWA Access – October 2016
SWA's Accessible Product Guide | Aging in Place Guide for NYC | Wayfinding: An Interview with Katie Osborn
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SWA Access – July 2016
It's An Inclusive World | The ADA Turns 26 | Aging at Home | Puppy in Training!
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SWA Access – April 2016
SWA Present at AIA Convention 2016 | SWA Welcomes New Team Members | Does Accessible Housing Equal Fair Housing?
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SWA Access – February 2016
SWA Tasked on Ontario's Accessibility Program | AIA/DC Committee on Accessible Design | Equal Access to Hospitals
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SWA Access – October 2015
SWA's New Accessible Product Guide | Universal Design in the Big Apple | Are Retailers ADA Ready for the Holiday Season?
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SWA Access – July 2015
Happy Birthday ADA! | Summer School | SWA Welcomes Tim Perry | Insider's Perspective: The ADA Edition
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SWA Access – April 2015
It's National Fair Housing Month! | Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications | Insider's Perspective: The Fair Housing Edition
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SWA Access – January 2015
SWA Appointed as Committee Leader on Accessibility | Accessibility: It's Not All About Design and Construction | An Insider's Perspective: Solutions to Common Oversights
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SWA Access – October 2014
Sustainable Design is Accessible Design | Now Certified in California and Texas | SWA Partners with State Department to Train Hotel Managers
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SWA Access – July 2014
SWA Enters Educational Partnership with AIA DC | New York City Adopts 2014 Building Code | Accessible Restaurants - Open to All!
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SWA Access – April 2014
News from the Accessibility Compliance and Consulting Group | Fair Housing - What's Your Safe Harbor? | Accessibility Training Initiatives: One Step Ahead
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