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The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) represents 650+ members including individual companies with a collective annual turnover of more than $60 billion.CEO Davina Rooney, after 6 years at the helm, looks at what has been happening in the built environment in areas such as sustainability, circular economy and the role of the GBCA in the wider business sector.This exclusive interview was recore on-site at GBCAs TRANSFORM 2025 conference that was recently held in Sydney.

In this episode, Jess and Sav discuss various topics ranging from personal health and wellness to parenting challenges and dating experiences. They share humorous anecdotes about their lives, including struggles with diet, technology in parenting, and the complexities of modern dating. The conversation flows naturally, touching on the ups and downs of being a woman, the challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and the often awkward world of online dating. They explore the complexities of modern dating, including the challenges of ghosting and the idea of setting up dating profiles for friends. They share personal anecdotes about relationships, haircuts, and creative outlets, while also reflecting on their experiences with reality TV shows. The discussion highlights the ups and downs of dating, the importance of friendship, and the joy of culinary adventures. In this conversation, Jess and Sav delve into various themes, including their experiences with true crime media, the evolution of streaming services, and their reflections on their school experiences, particularly focusing on the troubling history of GBCA, their childhood school where they met. They discuss the impact of these experiences on their understanding of trust and safety in educational environments, highlighting the importance of sharing personal stories to inform others. They reflected on their childhood experiences, particularly focusing on the impact of their religious upbringing and the shortcomings of their education. They discuss the complexities of accountability within religious institutions, the lack of grace shown to individuals who have made mistakes, and the importance of advocating for those who have suffered. The conversation also sets the stage for an upcoming episode featuring a guest who will share her own experiences from the troubling school.Do want to share your story for the ladies to read on the Podcast?https://forms.gle/RgtzxESmAUEdnmmD8Do you want to be a guest on the Podcast?https://forms.gle/rfbEXFRH4V115xRK8Follow, Like, Subscribe:@mrsjessicadurand@savannaosborne@thisisntapodcast

Send me a messageToday's show is another duo - the CEO of the Green Building Council Davina Rooney and their Chief Impact Officer Jorge Chapa. Many of you probably know either or both of Davina and Jorge - their work as key ambassadors and incredible contributors for two decades each to Australia's green property boom is significant. Both posses bodies of work that are individually impressive, but since coming together at the GBCA they have been able to take that organisation to even higher heights. I have an enormous regard for both, and talking about the job and what's involved practically when leading, driving and making tangible a more healthy, safe and sustainable building and asset stocks was insightful.If you're not familiar with the GBCA, where have you been? Even if you aren't in property, the GBCA have been a lighthouse of innovation, creation, hope and success here in Australia. I mentioned it in this episode, but one of the inspiring models I had in mind when I was creating Finding Nature was the GBCA. It staggers me that basically every other sector doesn't have an equivalent body such as this that offers both the practical system perspective they do and the ability to create meaningful visions, strategies and roadmaps the property sector can get behind, but also the invaluable relational fabric and spaces for people to get to know one another, connect and feel a sense of belonging.Today's episode isn't so much about the technical standards and X's and O's of how the GBCA organises itself, it's members and the work it delivers to market. Davina and Jorge share much about their own personal and organisational journeys, their theories of change, their approach to allyship and partnership, and their unique and clear approach to how they want to be part of the broader transitions occurring in our communities and economies at the moment.I was entirely enriched by the conversation, and it didn't go where I thought it would. This is a masterclass in the essential role clarity, purpose and experience play in how individuals and groups of people can come together to foster and curate a future that is more aligned to the science of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the essential work of nature preservation, water management and responsible waste practices. I've been using their thoughts and philosophies on backcasting and specific problem definition the last couple of weeks and it's transformed my approach to my daily work life for the better.Davina and Jorge - and the GBCA more broadly - they represent a group of people who are working beyond the jargon and hollowness that words like collaboration and partnership usually mean in organisational contexts. More than tin ears, more than transactions, more than politicking and jockeying for power and prestige. They both represent the best of the change making class - to help, to serve, to lift up, to get into action. The newsletter this month is on the theme of help, and I think this statement from Dr Michael Gervais - one of my favourites - is appropriate for Davina and Jorge, and their work - “No-one does it alone. It is through relationships that we become”.Until next time, thanks for listening.Today's show is delivered with Altiorem. Use the code FindingNature10 to get your first month free on their gold and platinum plans. Today's show is delivered with Gilay Estate. Add Finding Nature to your booking reservation for free food bundles.Thanks for listening. Follow Finding Nature on Instagram

This episode outlines the climate and commercial case for sustainable buildings.With buildings and building materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side.To discuss, host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability welcomes Davina RooneyDavina is CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) – a group helping steer Australia's built environment sector towards highly efficient, low carbon, healthier places that are future-focused and resilient.The GBCA's Climate Positive Roadmap advocates for all new buildings net zero by 2030 and existing buildings well before 2050.

President of the GBCA and NHSBCA Coach Allen Whitehart just finished his seventh season at Milton High School with a career head coaching record of 384-122. This past season, Coach Whitehart led the Eagles to a Final Four Finish and a 20-11 record while qualifying for the state playoffs, his 17th time in 17 seasons as a head coach. Within the seven years as head coach at Milton, the 2020-2021 season was the high point. The Eagles won the 2021 GHSA 7A State Championship, was invited to Geico Nationals for the first time in school history, and finished the season ranked #6 in the nation. In recognition of this remarkable season, Coach Whitehart was chosen as the NHSCA Boys National High School Coach of the Year, Region Coach of the Year (Coaches and GACA), Georgia Class 7A Coach of the Year (Kyle Sandy, AJC, and GACA) and the Bobby Cremins Georgia Coach of the Year (Atlanta Tip-Off Club). Over his 17-year head coaching year career, Coach Whitehart's teams have accomplished the following: 7 Final Fours, 4 State Finals, 1 State Championship, 3 State Runner-up, 10 Region Championships, 1 Geico National High School Championship Invite, 4 Times Ranked Nationally (#6, #19, #21 and #34). In addition, Coach Whitehart served as one of the founding members of the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association (GBCA), and currently serves as president of the organization. He also currently serves as the Vice President of the NHSBCA helping to grow and shape the game at the national level. (whiteharta@fultonschools.org) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support

Gene Durden:Overall, Coach Durden is going into his 36th season as a head coach. This past year the Lady Wolves achieved a 27 and 4 record before being eliminated in the "Final Four" of the 7A state tournament. Durden's Lady Wolves have played in ten of the past fifteen state championship games, while winning the state titles in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2011, 2010 and 2009. The Lady Wolves were also state runners up in 2014 and 2012. This past season, Durden accomplished another milestone in his career by winning his 900th game on January 6th 2023.  This victory put Durden as the winningest girls basketball coach in the state of Georgia Coach Nichole Dixon For the second year in a row, Coach Dixon has been named by the Atlanta Tipoff Club as the 2020 Pinholster Coach of the Year for Classes 1A through 4A. She will be presented with an award – date uncertain due to the unscheduled time off. Coach Dixon – also for the second year in a row – led her Lady Bears to another Class A – Private state title. HI topped St. Francis 66-53 in the championship game back on March 4th in Macon, which put the cap on a 26-5 season and another region title to go with the Georgia crown Coach Tim Slater Tim Slater led the Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) girls basketball team to the school's first state title, a 32-1 record and No. 6 spot in the MaxPreps Top 25. For his efforts, Slater has been named the 2023-24 MaxPreps National Coach of the Year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support

Happy 2024! I am ready for another year of writing about the intersections of weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare and I'm glad you are here reading! This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!I received the following question from reader Lisa:I notice that when you write about things that can hurt larger people's health you usually mention weight cycling, weight stigma, and healthcare inequalities. I've read your posts for the first two – is there a post that describes the third one?Thanks for asking Lisa, I've been meaning to write this and you've given me the perfect gentle push! For the record the piece for the harm of weight cycling is here and the one on the harm of weight stigma is here.The idea of healthcare inequalities is difficult to quantify because it's such a vast category. In terms of a definition, the one I'm going to use here is any way in which higher-weight people's healthcare experiences differ from those of thin people to the detriment of higher-weight people.It's always important to remember that when we discuss these inequalities we are clear that they don't impact everyone equally, as people's weight becomes higher their experience of inequality typically increases as well and, utilizing Kimberlé Crenshaw's framework of intersectionality, those who have multiple marginalized identities will also face greater inequality in their individual marginalizations and at the intersections of them.Finally, I want to point out that thin people can face healthcare disparities as well based on things like marginalized identities and socioeconomic status. The comparisons I'm drawing here are about the typical experience of thin people and are not meant to indicate that thin people never face issues in accessing healthcare, just that as a group thin people are not systematically marginalized within the healthcare system because of their size.I also want to be clear that this is not an exhaustive list and I welcome you to add other examples in the comment section. I'm going to divide these up into groups to help give this conversation some structure.Practitioner BiasThis includes a lot of different things. Before I get into it, I want to point out that providers aren't necessarily bad actors who just hate fat people (though, sadly, some absolutely are.) Many are simply a product of a healthcare system (including healthcare education) that is deeply rooted in weight stigma. Regardless of how they got to this place, these practitioners are responsible for the harm that they do.Some practitioners are operating out of implicit bias, which is to say that the bias is subconscious. Others are operating from explicit bias, they are fully aware of their negative beliefs and stereotypes about higher-weight people and they are working with higher-weight patients based on those beliefs and feelings. This can lead to a lot of negative impacts. Some examples:There is the classic (and far too prevalent) example of a practitioner who offers ethical, evidence-based treatments to thin patients for health issues, but sends higher-weight patients with the same symptoms/diagnoses/complaints away with a diet.There's the “Occam's razor” mistake. Occam's Razor states “plurality should not be posited without necessity.”  Said another way, when choosing between theories, the simplest one is usually correct. This gets applied to the care of higher-weight patients when providers don't address individual health issues/symptoms/diagnoses/complaints for fat patients because they assume weight loss will solve them all (and/or they want to see what weight loss solves before attempting the ethical, evidence-based treatments that thin people would typically get for the same issues/symptoms/diagnoses/complaints.)Some practitioners assume that fat patients are lying if what they are telling the provider doesn't match up with the provider's stereotypes of people their size. These practitioners base decisions and recommendations on their stereotypes rather than what the patient is telling them.There are practitioners who, consciously or subconsciously, are reluctant to touch fat patients or manipulate their bodies which can impact everything from examinations to post-operative care.There are practitioners who think it's worth risking fat people's lives and quality of life in attempts to make them thin. Some of these practitioners take this further by deciding that they know better than fat people and so try to manipulate/trick/bully fat people into weight loss interventions (including dangerous drugs and surgeries) by almost any means necessary including intentionally failing to give a thorough informed consent conversation – blowing patients off with phrases like “all drugs have side effects” or “it's nothing to worry about” rather than being honest about the risks and/or making threats about the patient's health and life expectancy that are not supported by evidence. These inequalities can lead to many harms. First of all, we know from a century of data that weight loss almost never works and typically results in weight cycling which is independently linked to a number of harms. It can also delay care – when a thin person gets an intervention at their first appointment but a fat person with the same symptoms/diagnosis gets sent away with a recommendation to lose weight the higher-weight patient's actual care is delayed.The “Occam's Razor” mistake creates similar problems. It must be remembered that Occam (actually, it seems, Ockham but that's a whole other thing) was a philosopher, not a physician. Deciding to treat something as complex as the human body by going for the simplest strategy is problematic on its face, even before we add the ways that weight stigma impacts providers' beliefs around and treatment of higher-weight patients.And there is another layer of harm here. As we'll see over and over, the harm from healthcare inequalities is intensified when the results of the harm are blamed on fat bodies. For example, higher-weight patients follow practitioners' advice to attempt weight loss. They lose weight short term and gain it back long term (which is exactly what all the research we have says will happen.) Their doctors tell them to try again, they weight cycle again. This happens repeatedly across their entire lives. Eventually these patient are diagnosed with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The fact that CVD is strongly linked to weight cycling is completely ignored and research (often created by/for the weight loss industry) blames “ob*sity” for the CVD and uses these higher rates of CVD to lobby for greater insurance coverage of weight loss treatments and the cycle of harm continues unabated.Structural InequalitiesThis occurs when the things that higher-weight patients need in order to access healthcare don't accommodate them. This can be because the things don't exist or because the healthcare facility that the patient is visiting doesn't have them.Again, there are too many examples here to name. One very common example is chairs. Having sturdy armless chairs in the waiting room, treatment rooms, and anywhere a patient may need to sit is the absolute least a facility can do and it's deeply disturbing how many facilities don't even get this right.Then there are the absolute basics of care – when the practice doesn't have (or can't find) properly sized/accommodating blood pressure cuffs, proper length vaccine needles, gowns, scales (for medically necessary weigh-ins like those to dose medications or check for edema from a heart condition). These are all things that thin patients can typically expect to be available.Durable medical equipment is another area where structural inequalities can compromise care – crutches, braces, walkers, wheelchairs, prosthetics.  Even when these things are available, they are often exponentially more expensive even when they don't have to be custom made.Then there are more specialized tools like operating tables and surgical instruments. Often the only place these instruments can be reliably found is in centers that focus on weight loss surgeries, meaning that higher-weight patients are excluded from the kind of surgical care that is routine for thinner patients.Next is imaging -   MRI and CT scanners that have high-weight rated tables and large enough bore sizes, ultrasounds that can appropriately view through adipose tissue, x-ray tables and spaces that are accommodating and more. Harm is added here when energy from those in the healthcare system is wasted on complaining that higher-weight people exist or justifying the lack of care, rather than focusing on solutions and working from the basis that healthcare should fit bodies, bodies shouldn't have to be changed to fit healthcare.As an example of this, let's look at the ways that a single MRI appointment can create healthcare inequalities. A patient is referred for an MRI of their knee with contrast. First, the patient goes to the facility to which their doctor referred them but is turned away because the MRI is too small. They call the referring doctor, who isn't aware of any other option and tells them to call around. After hours of research they find an MRI with a 550 pound weight limit and a bore size that will accommodate them, but unlike the first facility this one has a backlog so they'll have to wait three more weeks. When they arrive for their appointment the MRI tech is using a Gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA). The dosage table the tech has stops at 300 pounds and the patient says that they weigh more than that. So the tech decides to use a GBCA calculator, using the formula of the recommended dose (mmol/kg) multiplied by weight (kg) and divided by concentration (mmol/mL). Except the scale in the MRI facility has a limit of 400 pounds which is less than this patient weighs. The tech explains the risk of incorrect dosage and tells the patient that they can either cancel the MRI or give the tech their best guess of their weight. The patient offers their best guess. The patient is given a gown to change into, but it's way too small. The patient is told that they don't have gowns that are any bigger. The patient offers to wear their own clothes, explaining that they have worn 100% cotton clothes for exactly this reason. They are told that it's against policy and that the tech will have to ask their boss. The boss is off today so the patient can be rescheduled in 3 weeks and the tech says he will “try to remember” to ask his boss about the patient wearing their own clothes but suggests that the patient keep calling to try to verify and also that the patient find a scale that works for them so that they can give the tech an accurate weight. The patient comes back in three weeks with an accurate weight and having confirmed that they can wear their own clothes. They lay down on the MRI table and the tech tries to put the knee in the dedicated knee coil that allows the MRI to view the knee structure. It is too small for the patient's leg. The patient is told that there is no way to get an MRI of their knee.This is just one scan for one patient, and this is based on a true story. The failure of the healthcare system to accommodate higher-weight patients has the potential for a massive amount of harm, most of which goes uncaptured or, worse, is blamed on “ob*sity.”Research BiasThis also happens in multiple ways. It can include higher-weight people being left out of research. For example, it is well known that clearance rates of some anesthesia drugs can vary based on the amount of adipose-tissue a patient has, but higher-weight patients have traditionally been excluded from the trials for anesthesia medications so there isn't good data on this.Here harm is also increased when naming the inequality is seen as sufficient remedy. I recently spoke at the combined conference for the Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists and British Columbia Anesthesiologists' Society (which was an absolute delight! I gave a keynote and then had the honor of being on a panel with Dr. Lisa Erlanger and Dr. Sandi Pitfield.) In preparation for this, I read hundreds of pages of anesthesia research. What I repeatedly found were decades of studies that started by saying that higher-weight patients' exclusion from drug trials created serious knowledge gaps, but then just moved on. Admitting that there is a problem is the first step, it must be followed by taking steps to solve the problem. The solution is not to cobble together what exists and keep creating guidelines based on shoddy research.Part of this issue is researcher bias, limitations of time and money, and perceptions that it's not worth studying fat people or that it's reasonable for fat people to be excluded from research (often under the guise that it's acceptable to make fat patients become thin before they can access ethical, evidence-based medicine.)Another issue is the massive amount of money that is earmarked only to study the prevention and/or eradication of fatness instead of researching how to actually support the health of fat people.It Seems Like A Lot…This happens when we actually do know what fat patients need, for example, in terms of dosage. But they are still under-medicated because the amount that higher-weight people need “seems like a lot” to those who are dosing the drugs and who are used to the dosage for thinner patients.When someone's education is focused on thin patients (including viewing thin patients as “normal” and higher-weight patients as “different/abnormal/extra” and the treatment protocols for thin patients are the focus, then those practitioners can balk at what higher-weight patients actually need.Risk predicated on sizeThis happens when patients who are higher-weight are given treatments that are more dangerous based on their size alone. In an example I wrote about more in depth here, thin patients with type 2 diabetes are not referred to weight loss surgeries that create a permanent disease state in their digestive systems, carry extensive risk, and have very little long-term term data. Patients with so-called “class 1 ob*sity” have the surgery offered if they can't reach their glycemic management goals. Those with so-called “class 2 ob*sity” have the surgery “recommended” if they can't reach their glycemic management goals. Patients with so-called “class 3 ob*sity” have the surgery “recommended” regardless of their glycemic management. Even if someone believes that these surgeries meet the requirements of ethical, evidence-based medicine, the reality is that they are risky and suggesting that someone with well-controlled type 2 diabetes have a dangerous surgery simply because of their size is another dangerous healthcare inequality.BMI-Based Denials of CareI've written about these, and options to fight them, quite a bit (this is a good place to start). This occurs when a fat patient is denied healthcare (often a surgical procedure) unless or until they change their height-weight ratio. These denials are often “justified” using rationale that comes from blaming fat bodies for the negative outcomes of weight stigma, weight cycling, and other healthcare inequalities (for example, as I wrote about above, higher rates of post-op complications) and they amount to holding healthcare hostage for a weight loss ransom (and a ransom that most people will not be able to pay.) While all of the denied procedures are important, in some cases (like some organ transplants,) the procedures that are denied are truly life or death.Saving Money Through Healthcare InequalitiesA common attempted “justification” for the healthcare inequalities that fat people face is the idea that fat people shouldn't get the resources they need if they happen to need more resources than the average thin person. When added to a general focus on profit (especially in the US healthcare system) this leads to staff-to-patient ratios that make it impossible to correctly care for fat patients (for example, having adequate staff to safely turn patients to prevent bed sores or help them ambulate to improve post-surgery outcomes.) It can also mean not having the supplies that these patients need in order to have the best outcomes. Some examples are InterDry to prevent/treat skin fold infections or Hoyer lifts so that they can use a commode and avoid bedpans and chuck changes (both of which are made more difficult and dangerous for the patient and more likely to create negative outcomes when staff-to-patient ratios don't allow for adequate care, even if the practitioners aren't coming from a place of weight bias.)All of this, in turn, can create practitioner bias when they blame higher-weight patients rather than the healthcare system that is leaving both patients and practitioners without what they need.   When healthcare facilities are allowed to decide that they don't want to spend the money to give higher-weight people the care they need, or they are not adequately funded to do so, then higher-weight patients suffer. Here again the negative impacts of this are often simply blamed on “ob*sity.” For example, research on post-operative complication rates will often suggest that “ob*sity” causes higher complication rates without exploring the ways that these size-based healthcare inequalities may actually be at the root of any elevated rate of complications.This is not an exhaustive list of healthcare inequalities that higher-weight people face (please feel free to add other examples in the comments.) I'll also say that this is made much worse because these harms are not adequately measured or remedied and the harms from them get attributed to “ob*sity” rather than the inequalities that higher-weight people face.Did you find this post helpful? You can subscribe for free to get future posts delivered direct to your inbox, or choose a paid subscription to support the newsletter (and the work that goes into it!) and get special benefits! Click the Subscribe button below for details:Liked the piece? Share the piece!More research and resources:https://haeshealthsheets.com/resources/*Note on language: I use “fat” as a neutral descriptor as used by the fat activist community, I use “ob*se” and “overw*ight” to acknowledge that these are terms that were created to medicalize and pathologize fat bodies, with roots in racism and specifically anti-Blackness. Please read Sabrina Strings' Fearing the Black Body – the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia and Da'Shaun Harrison's Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness for more on this. Get full access to Weight and Healthcare at weightandhealthcare.substack.com/subscribe

It's our first ever live podcast broadcast! We're coming to you from the GBCA Tech Expo where we're talking with hosts and attendees about the technology that's important to the design build industry. Learn about the innovative ways people are using technology to make workflows more efficient.

Overall, Coach Durden is in his 35th season as a head coach. This past year the Lady Wolves achieved a 23 and 5 record before being eliminated in the "Elite Eight" of the 6A state tournament. Durden's Lady Wolves have played in ten of the past fourteen state championship games, while winning the state titles in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2011, 2010 and 2009. Tim Slater is in his 3rd year at Grayson high school as Head Girls Basketball coach. He coached Lanier High school girls basketball team to the GHSA state championship in 2018-19. Coach Nichole Dixon is head girls basketball coach at Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta, GA. She has led her HIES program to 2 GHSA state championships and 2 Atlanta Tip-off Coach of the Year Awards --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support

This week your intrepid hosts recap some listener mail from friend of the pod, Dylan McConnell, who boldly contends that some of our critiques on IAMs could be appropriately directed closer to home at the ISP.  Also Dylan earns mega bonus points by renaming the ISP as our very own energy system HEGELIAN DIALECTIC. If we called it that we might get even less focus on the process because shiny hegelian dialectic people. Hell Yes!The paper we explored this time represents perhaps peak wonk in the just released Victorian Healthy Homes Program research findings. The program was designed to measure the impact of an energy efficiency and thermal comfort home upgrade on temperature, energy use, health and quality of life. A thousand homes of low-income and vulnerable Victorians were chosen for the study that demonstrated some compelling findings, including… LISTEN TO THE POD. Tennant's One More Thing was to spruik the 2022 Energy Efficiency Summit at which the many the opportunities for energy efficiency to accelerate our journey to net zero emissions will be discussed. Sound awesome? It will be! Want to come? You can! You can register to join online. Regretfully, the full version of Frankie's incitement for you to storm the venue was edited out, not that that should be taken as a challenge to our dear listeners…;-)Frankie's One More Thing was to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Green Building Council of Australia who turn 20 this year. So many talented and passionate people have passed through the GBCA over the years, creating a community of alumni whose influence on building a more sustainable built environment goes from strength to strength. Frankie's sneaky twofer was to remind us all that King Charles cares a bunch about climate change and even wrote a book about it. This book!Luke's One More Thing dangerously broke the mold of our pod and departed from climate I KNOW HOW OUTRAGEOUS to flag a particularly brilliant piece of pop culture in the new David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream. Hard recommend from Mr. Menzel!That's all folks, see you next time! Please keep tweeting your thoughts to us at @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed and @FrankieMuskovic and if you would like to weave some red twine through our back catalogue, give us your feelpinions or suggest papers to read we are always here for that - hit us up at mailbag@letmesumup.net.

In this episode your intrepid hosts recap listener feedback say WHAAAAT! While basking in the glow of our dear listeners – proving both their existence AND interest in our musings – we:do a combined shout out to Laura Hamilton O'Hara at Living Future Institute of Australia for letting us know their Declare Material transparency label has recently expanded to include embodied carbon, as well as the team at NABERS and GBCA who are leading some important work for governments on embodied carbon in the buildings sectorcelebrate IRENA finally releasing Part I of their Hydrogen paper series (Trade outlook for 2050 and way forward). We remain mystified by the rationale for releasing Part I after Parts II and III, but absolutely claim credit for the release of Part I within 24 hrs of our hydrogen carriers episode going live!and while we're on claiming credit for things, in perhaps our last Gas Substitution Roadmap Corner for a bit, we can only assume our keen interest in this paper's whereabouts drove the Victorian Government's decision to release their roadmap ahead of the state election in November. While there are whispers of a major update next year, for now we will pore over the current version.Want your hot take featured in the next round of follow up? You're in luck! Send your comments, questions (and reports you think we should cover on the show) to mailbag@letmesumup.net and we'll see what we can do.With all family business settled, we turn our attention to our whizz bang report for this week….. AEMO's 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP)! So much to unpack. Guess you'll have to listen to find out what we think ;-)Tennant's One More Thing (apart from a plea to Katharine Murphy and David Speers to plug the pod) is trilogues! Taking place in the EU (Council, Commission, Parliament) to resolve how to implement their ambitious Fit for 55 legislation, including expanding ETS (will it include transport and heating of buildings?) and Tennant's favourite topic, the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and whether hydrogen will be in or out. Complex? Yes. Fascinating? For sure!Frankie's One More Thing is the hotly anticipated legislation that will give effect to the Federal Government's target to reduce emissions by 43% on 2005 levels by 2030. Will the Greens vote in support? Will Labor build a floor not a ceiling? Will the future of coal and gas projects feature in the debate? See two longform interviews with Adam Bandt here and here for some insights and stay tuned!Luke's One More Thing (apart from usurping Frankie's with the Victorian Opposition's gauntlet throw down to legislate a net zero by 2050 target for Victoria if elected) is a bit of shameless self promotion for his other work-related pod, First Fuel. For any listeners interested in Luke and Frankie's German adventures on a recent energy efficiency delegation, you can hear Part I of the wrap on the delegation from Luke, Frankie and ‘rando ring-in' Carlos Flores, Director of NABERS right here. (We love Carlos, a dear friend of the pod).See you next time! Please keep tweeting your thoughts and suggestions for new papers to us at @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed and @FrankieMuskovic. On our next episode we will be chatting about the other blockbuster government report on gas in Victoria, Infrastructure Victoria's Towards 2050: Gas infrastructure in a net-zero emissions economy. Didn't see that coming, did you? Blame this bloke.

In Episode 65 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, and Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager, Green Star Strategy & Development from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). Luke, Jorge and Taryn discuss the GBCA's new guide on constructing new all-electric buildings, the challenges associated with electrifying existing buildings and how they can be overcome, and role of electrification, hydrogen and offsets in decarbonising Australia's built environment. Mentioned in this episode: A practical guide to electrification: for new buildings (Green Building Council of Australia) Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector (International Energy Agency) Key topics: Decarbonisation pathways for buildings Making new buildings all-electric Challenges in electrifying existing buildings Good ‘grid citizenship' for commercial buildings Role of hydrogen and offsets in building decarbonisation Connect with our guests: Find Jorge at https://twitter.com/jochapa Find Taryn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/taryn-cornell-74289266/ Connect with us: Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Council at www.eec.org.au Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EECouncil Email us at firstfuel@eec.org.au To find out how you can listen to an upcoming episode of First Fuel live, visit www.eec.org.au/podcasts

In this episode, Howard, Bill, and Kristan discuss GBCA Dose Effectiveness. Click Here to Claim Your Credit This MRiCast episode is supported by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. through an unrestricted educational grant.

On today's episode of Storytelling with a Purpose we are joined by Lynne Algrant, the  Vice President for Planning, Development & Communications at Greater Bergen Community Action, a $37 million anti-poverty organization serving Bergen County and northern NJ.Prior to joining GBCA, Lynne served as CEO of Bergen Volunteers for five years. In January 2017, she was named one of the 17 people to watch in 2017 by The Bergen Record and Northjersey.com.  In February 2020, she was awarded the Community Service Award by the County Executive, Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Bergen County African American Advisory Committee. From 2010 through 2015, Lynne served as the Councilmember-at-Large for the City of Englewood, NJ and was elected by her peers to serve as Council President for two years. She has a BA in English and History from Emory University, where she was one of the first Woodruff Scholars.  She has an MA in English from Rutgers, where she was a University Graduate Fellow. Want to be featured on a future episode or have a question for us? Email us at storytellingwithapurposepod@gmail.com.Connect with us at memoryfox.ioMemoryFox FacebookMemory Fox InstagramMemoryFox TwitterMemoryFox LinkedinStorytelling with a Purpose is a MemoryFox Production.

Jorge Chapa is Head of Market Transformation at the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and who's role it is to ensure that GBCA's strategic priorities, partnerships, and product and services, including Green Star, accelerate the transformation of Australia's built environment – delivering more liveable, resilient, and sustainable places for everyone.In this exclusive interview, Chapa talks extensively about the features and  benefits of Greenstar ratings, how  the GBCA sees the built environment helping to address the challenges of climate change and the strategies behind tackling upfront carbon in order to achieve Net Zero targets by 2030.This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust

In this episode we continue our discussion of Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) from our introduction in Ep 27. Building on previous discussions of MRI safety (Ep9 & 11) and Contrast and Adverse Reactions from Ep 5 & 6, this episode will review specific considerations of gadolinium use in pregnancy and breast feeding. We also explore the non-acute adverse reactions of NSF and GDD. This is part two of the two-part series on the basics of GBCA. Host: Hao Lo, MD, MBA. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Emergency Radiology, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Guest: Christopher Cerniglia, DO, ME, FAOCR. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Resources: • Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Accumulation and Toxicity: An Update. J. Ramalho, R.C. Semelka, M. Ramalho, R.H. Nunes, M. AlObaidy, and M. Castillo.AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 37:1192–98. dx.doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4615 • Gadolinium Deposition Disease: A New Risk Management Threat. H. Benjamin Harvey, Vrushab Gowda, Glen Cheng. J Am Coll Radiol 2020;17:546-550. doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2019.11.009. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ • ABR Noninterpretative Skills Guide 2020. www.theabr.org/wpcontent/uploads/2020/02/NIS-Study-Guide-2020.pdf

As construction continues to be an essential industry in helping our nation’s economic recovery, firms are fighting the growing workforce shortage and looking to recruit more women than ever before. Women are making an impact in the industry by bringing new skill sets, opinions, and experiences into the office and the field – and a diverse workforce leads to stronger companies. Yes, there are certainly challenges. But perceptions and cultures are changing. During “Women in Construction Week 2021,” AGC’s ConstructorCast celebrates the successes and talks about what women have done to further the industry. In this episode, leading women – Lori Dunn-Guion of Swinerton, Maura Hesdon of Shoemaker Construction Co., and Lauline Mitchell of BBI Construction and current NAWIC National VP – share their stories and insights on how to recruit, train and empower women in construction. Listen to find out what attracted them to construction, the skills that have helped them succeed in the industry, and the tools for building a more welcoming, safe, and inclusive workplace. Guests: Lori Dunn-Guion, Division Manager at Swinerton - https://swinerton.com/ Maura Hesdon, General Manager at Shoemaker Construction Co. - https://www.shoemakerco.com/ Lauline Mitchell, Project Manager at BBI Construction - http://www.bbiconstruction.com/ and 2020-2021 NAWIC National Vice President Resources: * All the additional resources shown below can be found on https://www.agc.org/news/2021/03/09/agc-celebrates-women-construction-week U.S. Department of Labor workforce statistics: • Women make up close to 50 percent of the total workforce - https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/data/facts-over-time/women-in-the-labor-force#civilian-labor-force-by-sex • Women comprise only 10.9 percent of the current construction workforce - https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.htm AGC’s Culture of CARE Sexism in the Workplace Toolkit - https://buildculture.org/make-an-impact/#educate-&-train (consists of three toolbox talks and a discussion guide to help “pledged companies” prepare for and successfully hold discussions with their employees about sexism in the workplace and create actionable next steps following those conversations) Constructor Magazine “How Personal Protection Equipment for Women Pays Off” (March 3, 2021) - https://www.constructormagazine.com/vested-interest/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConstructorMagazine+%28Constructor+Magazine%29 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Home Page - https://www.nawic.org AGC/NAWIC Partnering Agreement - https://www.nawic.org/nawic/Partners.asp Block Kids Building Competition / NAWIC Education Foundation - https://nef-edu.org/home-page/k-12-education/block-kids-building-competition/ NAWIC Emerging Professionals Committee - https://www.facebook.com/EPNAWIC/ (email at ep@nwic.org) Mentoring Young Women in Construction (MyWIC) Philadelphia - https://nawicphl.org/mywic Shoemaker Construction Co. Wins AGC Diversity & Inclusion Award (May 5, 2019) - https://gbca.com/agc-news-resources/shoemaker-construction-co-wins-agc-diversity-inclusion-award/ GBCA’s Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Coffee Chat with Maura Hesdon of Shoemaker Construction Co. - https://gbca.com/uncategorized/clc-coffee-chat-with-maura-hesdon-of-shoemaker-construction-co/ Swinerton Equity & Inclusion - https://swinerton.com/who-we-are/equity-inclusion/ Swinerton Empowering Women in Construction (Blog) - https://swinerton.com/blog/empowering-women-in-construction/

In this episode we discuss Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) or media (GBCM). Building on previous discussions of MRI safety (Ep9 & 11) and Contrast and Adverse Reactions from Ep 5 & 6, this episode will introduce MRI contrast agents (GBCA or GBCM), their make-up, categories and general safety profiles. m including some of the inherent safety issues that arise from them; the concept of safety zones and its importance; examples of unique safety issues in MRI, and the screening process. Summary of some common GBCA and their trade names includes: Gadoteridol (ProHance) - Macrocyclic - Nonionic Gadobutrol (Gadavist) - Macrocyclic - Nonionic Gadoterate (Dotarem) - Macrocyclic - Ionic Gadodiamide (Omniscan) - Linear - Nonionic Gadoversetamide (Optimark) - Linear - Nonionic Gadobenate (MultiHance) - Linear - Ionic Gadopentetate dimeglumine (Magnevist) - Linear - Ionic This is part one of a two-part series on the basics of GBCA. Host: Hao Lo, MD, MBA. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Emergency Radiology, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Guest: Christopher Cerniglia, DO, ME, FAOCR. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Resources: • Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation. Matthew S. Davenport, Mark A. Perazella, Jerry Yee, Jonathan R. Dillman, Derek Fine, Robert J. McDonald, Roger A. Rodby, Carolyn L. Wang, Jeffrey C. Weinreb. Radiology 2020; 294:660–668; https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019192094 • ABR Noninterpretative Skills Guide 2020. www.theabr.org/wp content/uploads/2020/02/NIS-Study-Guide-2020.pdf

To begin Season 4, we’re going to be doing a best of series for the next 4 weeks. Today, we’ll be looking at the best moments in Timber Talks so far, on the topics of sustainability and wellness. In this episode you’ll hear from:   Davina Rooney the CEO at GBCA on keeping on target mitigating global warming risks Ken Morrison the CEO of The Property Council Aus on the forward trajectory of the construction code to improve base standard construction quality for emissions reductions Andrew Waugh, founder WTA on the impact of material choices Ulrich Dangel Associate Professor at the University of Texas and author of A Turning Point In Timber Construction, on sustainable forest management Stephen Mitchell a Principal Consultant at Thinkstep on the end of life options for timber Kate Nason an Environmental Designer at Atelier Ten on Prefabrication and Passivhaus Jack Noonan VP at the International Well Building Institute on the impact of architecture on health Marie-France Stendahlf, Head Of Business Development at White Architecture Canada on using architecture as medicine Caroline Pidcock, Director at Pidcock Designs on material connection to nature in the biophilic design framework   Links to WoodSolutions EPDs and Biophilic Design research: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/environmental-product-declarations https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/wood-at-work If you’ve got any feedback on the show you can find me on Linkedin: httpwww.linkedin.com/in/adamjoneswoodsolutions/?originalSubdomain=au  

Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer, Green Building Council of AustraliaDavina has led the Green Building Council of Australia since June 2019.Davina is a property professional with a broad range of sustainability experience, from environmental projects, not-for profit boards and overseas community development work, spending 8 months working in the Indian Himalayas on the construction of a school which won multiple international awards.Career highlights include a decade at Stockland which was a global leader in sustainability and therefore understands how the GBCA’s global leadership translates into real-world outcomes. Stockland was recognised in 2016 and 2018 simultaneously holding the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Global Property leader, GRESB Global leader (Retail/Office) and recognised on the CDP Leaders A-list.Davina has been recognised by industry awards including NAWIC NSW Sustainability 2016, PCA 2014 Future Leaders Award and Sydney University Engineering Young Alumni Award.In this episode, you'll learn about:Undertaking international humanitarian workCEO value sets and performanceSustainability for the building industryOvercoming career challengesEnvisioning alternative futuresApproaching complex problem-solvingAuthentic leadership lessonsAnd so much more.Resources:https://new.gbca.org.auhttps://www.booktopia.com.au/the-power-of-one-bryce-courtenay/book/9780143004554.htmlShow notesIf you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn.Don't forget you can also join the free facebook community to discuss your journey in the building industry; https://www.facebook.com/groups/constructingyou/Show notesIf you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn.Don't forget you can also join the free facebook community to discuss your journey in the building industry; https://www.facebook.com/groups/constructingyou/

Neste último episódio, acompanhe as tendências de mercado para a cotonicultura e as novas tecnologias que vão auxiliar no combate de pragas e doenças, mantendo o Brasil como um dos principais exportadores de algodão do mundo.

Entenda como o algodão expandiu para outras regiões brasileiras, elevando o país ao status de um dos maiores produtores mundiais desta cultura. Acompanhe como o GBCA participou e ajudou nesta jornada.

Neste episódio viaje até o nordeste brasileiro e veja como os produtores, com a ajuda do GBCA, superaram os desafios climáticos, de solo e pragas consagrando a região do oeste baiano como a segunda maior produtora de algodão do país.

Neste episódio ouça como os produtores, com a ajuda do GBCA, superaram os desafios climáticos, de solo e pragas devido a migração para o cerrado, consagrando a região centro-oeste brasileira a maior produtora de algodão do país.

Neste capítulo, transporte-se para as décadas de 80 e 90 e ouça como foi a migração do algodão para o cerrado brasileiro, que enfrentou diversos desafios e precisou se reinventar.

O GBCA, Grupo Brasileiro dos Consultores de Algodão, atua há 20 anos para o progresso da cotonicultura nacional. Acompanhe o começo dessa trajetória nesta série de episódios que hoje marca o Brasil como o 5º maior produtor e 2º maior exportador de algodão do mundo.

1. Allison Loggins-Hull - Hammershttps://youtu.be/ANZrjcAiqPU2. Valerie Coleman - Shotgun Houseshttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ThyYRZwAsJrYeqtEan5eXTomeka Reid - Present Awareness, Mvt. III. Radical Hopehttps://youtu.be/4b4CkxraLXkPanelists:Alisha Patterson is the co-founder and Managing Director of Afro House. Since the organization’s founding in 2011, Patterson has been at the forefront of producing live experiences that are in alignment with its ambitious mission. They include, Cloud Nebula, an Afrofuturistic sci-fi opera-ballet, the Afro House Concert Series, which celebrates Baltimore’s extraordinary maker scene, and the 100 Year Symposium, a conversation about what a community might be like in 100 years.As one of Afro House’s chief architects, Alisha has successfully secured funding from foundations such as the T. Rowe Price and Robert W. Deutsch Foundations. In addition, she has played an instrumental role in the commissions Afro House has received from both local and regional theaters and the highly acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown. She also worked closely with Afro House’s Artistic Director on creating his award-winning Baker Artist Portfolio.In 2016 Alisha was tapped by Kaisha Johnson, the Founding Director of Women of Color in the Arts to manage the organization’s flagship program. Under Alisha’s stewardship, the Leadership Through Mentorship program has become a highly sought-after career and community building opportunity for entry level, mid-career and seasoned arts administrators of color. Kibibi Ajanku, the GBCA's Equity and Inclusion Director, appointed Alisha to the Urban Arts Leadership Council in 2019. Alisha has an MA in Organizational Management from The George Washington University, a BA in English Literature and Certificate of Concentration in Women’s Studies from the University of Cincinnati.Scott Patterson is a pianist, composer and librettist of incomparable talent, whose work has been described by the Pittsburgh Review-Tribune as “a masterly blend of virtuosity, singing style and beautiful voicing.” His blend of classical, soul and rock music is futuristic, emotive and luxuriant. Since 2012 Patterson has toured with Camille A. Brown & Dancers. He is contributing composer of the Bessie Award winning Mr. TOL E. RAncE and Brown’s critically acclaimed work, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play and ink. His compositions for these have been performed for audiences at venues such as Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Belfast Festival at Queen’s, White Bird, and more.Patterson is co-founder and Artistic Director of Afro House, a Baltimore-based art house committed to creating disruptive, music culture. Through Afro House, Patterson leads the Astronaut Symphony, a contemporary ensemble that creates symphonic performance art pieces. His compositions for the ensemble include the Afrofuturistic opera-ballet, Cloud Nebula and the sci-fi tone poem Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe. He also serves as Music Director and Composer for the Afro House Concert Series. Patterson is a 2020 Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund Fellow and a recipient of the 2020 Regional Independent Artist Award for Performing Arts from the Maryland State Arts Council. He is a 2019 Baker Artist Award, Mary Sawyers Imboden Awardee, and is a recipient of a Creative Baltimore Fund Grant and Artist/District Grant. He studied under Richard Fields at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and Phillip Kawin at the Manhattan School of Music.

Together, building and construction are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world. Australia has signed to the Paris Agreement, committing to keep global warming to 1.5C – 2 C. It is safe to say, the construction industry is going to change significantly in order to meet these targets. The Green Building Council of Australia is the organisation that is showing us the way to move forward to achieve these goals. Today we are lucky to be speaking to Davina Rooney, the CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia about: What opportunities are presented by COVID-19 for bouncing back better The case for zero carbon pledge from an organisation’s point of view Recent initiatives from the GBCA Green Building Day on the 16th of June 2020 is one of the GBCA’s main event for the year, this year looking at how we can drive change in construction. You can sign up to the event here: https://new.gbca.org.au/get-involved/green-building-day/ If you want to understand the environmental impacts of timber, you can check out the recently completed industry-wide WoodSolutions EPDs. Head to: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/environmental-product-declarations Check out the WoodSolutions website, the world's biggest website on wood: www.woodsolutions.com.au Sign up to weekly webinars: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/podcasts/woodsolutions-weekly-webinars-s1

Over the last 20 years sustainability has been a massive driver for developments in building services engineering, in Australia this has been, at least in part, driven by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and their Green Star tools. As we move towards a zero carbon future we will increasingly rely on how to assess building sustainability and how we can support those that will create this change. This month Talking Buildings sits down with Romilly Madew of the GBCA to discuss what drives her focus on sustainability, what the future holds as she moves into her new role at Infrastructure Australia and what advice she would give to the next generation of sustainability professionals.Madew has led the Green Building Council of Australia since 2006 and has been an integral figure in Australia’s sustainable building movement. She is recognised globally as a leader in the construction industry and is an experienced CEO in strategy, governance and policy development as demonstrated by her recently announced appointment as CEO of Infrastructure Australia. As perhaps the busiest person in the building sector she is a member of the federal government’s Cities Reference Group, former Deputy President and Member of the Executive Committee of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, Independent Chair of the Currawong State Park Advisory Board, a member of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority; Chief Executive Women; and Surf Life Saving Foundation boards and President Bilgola Surf Life Saving Club.

Today we speak with Jonathan Cartledge about the policy priorities for the GBCA. Jonathan is part of the leadership team and the head of Public Affairs at the Green Building Council of Australia. The priorities we speak about are: 1. Achieving more livable, sustainable and healthy cities 2. Securing more resilient communities 3. Delivering a low carbon, high performing built environment 4. Raising minimum standard through construction codes 5. Facilitating sustainable utility infrastructure.   If you want to find out more, go to www.gbca.org.au   We want to learn more about you! Please fill out the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JL3P8HY   Join our mailing list to receive regular free reports on the future of the buildings industry.  http://eepurl.com/dg2No1   Enjoy the show

Rubys offered to artistic entrepreneurs! This week Andrew Hazlett and Sharon Paley talk about the intersection of art and tech, and a major new funding opportunity from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. Sonja Cendak of the GBCA encourages hackers and designers from the tech community to apply for the "Rubys." Learn more at: http://gb.tc/channels/baltimore-weekly/episode/venture-capital-for-creative-technologists-baltimore-weekly/

Purpose: The purpose of this study was the intraindividual comparison of a 1.0 M and two 0.5 M gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) using equimolar dosing in dynamic and static magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the supra-aortic vessels. Materials and Methods: In this institutional review board-approved study, a total of 20 healthy volunteers (mean +/- SD age, 29 +/- 6 years) underwent 3 consecutive supra-aortic MRA examinations on a 3.0 T magnetic resonance system. The order of GBCA (Gadobutrol, Gadobenate dimeglumine, and Gadoterate meglumine) was randomized with a minimum interval of 48 hours between the examinations. Before each examination and 45 minutes after each examination, circulatory parameters were recorded. Total GBCA dose per MRA examination was 0.1 mmol/kg with a 0.03 mmol/kg and 0.07 mmol/kg split for dynamic and static MRA, respectively, injected at a rate of 2 mL/s. Two blinded readers qualitatively assessed static MRA data sets independently using pairwise rankings (superior, inferior, and equal). In addition, quantitative analysis was performed with signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) evaluation as well as vessel sharpness analysis of static MRA using an in-house-developed semiautomated tool. Dynamic MRA was evaluated for maximal SNR. Statistical analysis was performed using the Cohen kappa, the Wilcoxon rank sum tests, and mixed effects models. Results: No significant differences of hemodynamic parameters were observed. In static MRA, Gadobutrol was rated superior to Gadoterate meglumine (P < 0.05) and equal to Gadobenate dimeglumine (P = 0.06) with good to excellent reader agreement (kappa, 0.66-0.83). In static MRA, SNR was significantly higher using 1.0 M Gadobutrol as compared with either 0.5 M agent (P < 0.05 and P < 0.05) and CNR was significantly higher as compared with Gadoterate meglumine (P < 0.05), whereas CNR values of Gadobutrol data sets were not significantly different as compared with Gadobenate dimeglumine (P = 0.13). Differences in CNR between Gadobenate dimeglumine and Gadoterate meglumine were not significant (P = 0.78). Differences in vessel sharpness between the different GBCAs were also not significant (P > 0.05). Maximal SNR in dynamic MRA using Gadobutrol was significantly higher than both comparators at the level of the proximal and distal internal carotid artery (P < 0.05 and P < 0.05; P < 0.05 and P < 0.05). Conclusions: At equimolar doses, 1.0 M Gadobutrol demonstrates higher SNR/CNR than do Gadobenate dimeglumine and Gadoterate meglumine, with superior image quality as compared with Gadoterate meglumine for dynamic and static carotid MRA. Despite the shortened bolus with Gadobutrol, no blurring of vessel edges was observed.