Green Ideas is proud to be part of the team building a new high-performance 52,000 SF Dental Clinic on the island of Guam for members of the US military and their families. The project has targeted LEED Silver certification, ensuring a facility that is cost-effective to operate while serving the [...]
As part of his ongoing mission to educate the industry about high-performance construction materials and methods, Green Ideas President Charlie Popeck recently brought a group of his School of Architecture students on an eye-opening tour of Salt River Materials Group’s (SRMG) Clarkdale Cement [...]
GBCI recently announced that LEED registration and certification fees will increase overall by about 12% starting May 1, 2023. Fortunately, Green Ideas can help with project registrations for your current or future projects. Some fees can be paid in advance to avoid the incease and we can assist [...]
Green Ideas President Charlie Popeck began his “Sustainable Construction”course at The School of Architecture (formerly The School of Architecture atTaliesin) for the Spring 2023 semester in January. Classes were traditionally heldat Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona but are now being held [...]
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is wrapping up the eighth and final concourse at Terminal 4 with a coveted LEED Silver certification. Green Ideas is proud of their role supporting McCarthy Building Companies with their LEED Certification responsibilities on this high-profile project. Designed by Smith [...]
Contact: Charles Popeck President, Green Ideas 480-220-4330 Charlie@Egreenideas.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Green Ideas Celebrates 20 Years of Building Science Success Download Press Release Phoenix, AZ–(October 6, 2022)– October 2022 marks Green Ideas Building Science Consultants’ 20th year [...]
Contact: Charles Popeck President, Green Ideas 480-220-4330 Charlie@Egreenideas.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Green Ideas Achieves 100th LEED Certification Download Press Release Phoenix, AZ–(December 1, 2020)–Green Ideas Building Science Consultants recently completed their 100th LEED [...]
Green Ideas’ President Charlie Popeck’s “Sustainable Construction” course at Arizona State University is once again at capacity due to its common-sense approach to the construction industry and overall campus popularity with ASU students and industry professionals. Charlie has been teaching [...]
What is Energy Modeling? Energy Modeling is a necessary tool that progressive design teams utilize to implement a building science approach to the design, construction and operation of high-performance buildings. However, Energy Modeling is often used incorrectly or at the wrong time, hindering [...]
What is Daylight Modeling? Daylight Modeling is the science of managing natural light within buildings to minimize the use of artificial lighting while increasing energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and positively affecting the performance, mood and well-being of building occupants. [...]