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Gulf Coast: LEED Platinum Evening 2019, July 24, 5:00-8:00pm, Houston, TX
Join USGBC Texas' Gulf Coast Region for a celebration of Houston’s latest LEED Platinum Projects!
Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing t
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Transport yourself to the enchanting realm of the Secret Garden and immerse yourself in a truly exquisite evening!
USGBC-LA extend a warm invitation to you to join them in celebrating the 19th Annu
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Crushing the Code NYS: Energy Code 101, Free and Online, December 5, 12-2 pm ET
Course overview
For many building professionals, understanding the energy code can feel overly complicated. Luckily, Urban Green is here to help! Crushing the Code NYS: Energy Code 101 pr
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The 50001 Ready Program and 50001 Ready Navigator tool are designed to help organizations combine energy efficiency and decarbonization activities into one systematic, continuous improvement process.
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PhiusCon 2023, November 7 - 10, Houston, Texas
PhiusCon is North America’s leading passive building conference for zero energy design and construction, climate solutions, and building science expertise. Each year, PhiusCon attracts hundreds
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IAQ & Energy 2023, October 30, Portland, Maine
At IAQ & Energy 2023 brings together all the components to design, construct, operate and repair healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor spaces. This event includes:
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Smart Data Summit for Energy Optimization, October 3-4, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Smart Data for Energy Optimizationis designed as a senior level educational and networking summit and a highly interactive forum that provides an interchange of in depth knowledge and s
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All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This session offers a unique opportuni
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Balboa Park Tour of LEED Certified Buildings, August 23, 9 am - 12 pm, San Diego, CA
Did you know that Balboa Park has 10 LEED certified buildings? The San Diego Green Building Council's Green Assistance Program played a pivotal role in helping secure these certification over the
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Ecocity World Summit 2019, October 7-11, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Can cities be both ecologically healthy and socially just? There are no easy answers, not even in Vancouver, one of the world’s greenest cities. Yet multiple solutions are emerging with new lead
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Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive House Buildings & Design | September 5, Worcester, MA
Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive House Buildings & Design
Passive House is an building performance standard that delivers a high level of energy savings and carbon reduction
Living Building Challenge (LBC) 4.0 Panel and Happy Hour, September 10, 1:00-7:30pm, Seattle, WA
The LBC 4.0
The Living Building Challenge (LBC) calls for the creation of building projects that operate as cleanly, beautifully, and efficiently as nature’s architecture. The LBC is the b
Join USGBC for their monthly Best of Greenbuild Webcast series. They will be rebroadcasting Greenbuild 2018 sessions throughout the year until Greenbuild 2019 takes place November
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Indoor Air Quality Challenges in Space Vehicles... and On Earth
If you think keeping the air quality "Good" in your home or office is hard, imagine having to do it in space! Join the Syracuse Center of Excellence for their Research and Technology Forum: Indoor Air…
PACDC 2019 Forward Equitable Development Conference, June 26-27, Philadelphia, PA
Join 300 community developers, small business entrepreneurs, health practitioners, researchers, artists, educators, and activists committed to working toward a more equitable Philadelphia. Liz Og
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The Connecticut Green Bank and Operation Fuel are hosting a series of lunch & learns to promote energy efficiency resources available to low to moderate income households throughout our state.
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Sprouting: Growing Green Schools II, June 18, 5-7 pm, Portland, Oregon
Join the Portland Green Schools Committee for the second panel of our 2019 discussion series: GROWING A GREEN SCHOOL.
Green and high performance school buildings offer students and teachers he
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Green Building of the Week: Desert Rain, a Living Building Challenge home, in Bend, Oregon
Presenting: Desert Rain, a Living Building Challenge home, in Bend, Oregon • Main House + Two Detached Apartments and 3 Garages • Warm, Modern, Clean + Super Green • 100% net-zero energy â…
Massachusetts CAN Lead on Solar Energy - Learn about The Solutions Project
Achieving a world without the use of fossil fuels is possible with existing technologies. Contrary to what some people believe we are not waiting on some incredible breakthrough in technology, we have…
USGBC NJ South Branch Presents GREENING GARDEN STATE SCHOOLS & COLLEGES: BUILDING & OPERATIONS
Come and join the USGBC NJ South Branch as they present Greening Garden State School and Colleges: Building and Operations. The event will take place on December 9, 2015 at the Waterfront Technology C…
We have always been proud that we use solid lumber in our home kits. This isn't always easy in modern construction. Solid wood tends to bend, crack, or warp and it can contains knots where you don't w…
Passive House Massachusetts Symposium- Sat, October 17, 2015 9 AM to 5 PM
Passive House Massachusetts Symposium Sat, October 17, 2015 9 AM to 5 PM A Symposium connecting Architects, Builders, Engineers, Home/Building Owners, Policymakers, Real Estate Professionals, Stu…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association: "Mass Power Forward": Thursday, Sept. 10th
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Sept. 10th, Mass Power Forward is a multi-organization campaign to "advance Massachusetts toward a safer and healthier economy powered by loc…
Biomimicry means using nature to mimic things in our everyday life. By mimicking nature in how products and buildings are designed, we can make smarter, more cost effective decisions that we already k…
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