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NCSE 2020 Annual Conference January 6–9, Washington, D.C.
The NCSE 2020 Annual Conference engages more than 800 leaders from the sciences, education, government, policy, business, and civil society to foster a dialogue across these sectors on environmental p
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FREE Webinar: Introduction to Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Green Building, July 8, 12pm EST
Architects and builders choose wood because it is a superior building material. Wood is a beautiful, renewable resource that is easy to work with. It also offers numerous environmental benefits. Using
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Sustainable Product Manufacturing - Tools for Measuring Environmental Impacts
There are good reasons for a manufacturer to conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declarat
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Webinar: Improving and Prolonging the Performance of Finished Concrete Floors, May 29, 12:00 PM EDT
This overview of concrete floor basics shows participants how to get the most from finished concrete floors. Along the way it discusses levels of finish, hardening-densifying and other aspects of fini
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Going Electric: Retrofitting NYC's Multifamily Buildings, May 7, 9am (Online)
To achieve a low-carbon future, we’ll need to transition our buildings from burning fossil fuels to using electricity for heating and hot water. This process, known as electrification, will brin
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Join us for a webcast discussion with assistant professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Joseph G. Allen and IWBI President, Rachel Gutter about evidence-based strategies to pri
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2020 College and University Waste Management Webinar, Thursday, April 16, 2-3:30 pm
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in place of the postponed in-person 2020 College & University Forum.
This webinar will provide an oppo
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Designing public handwashing solutions that are code compliant, with reliable performance and efficiencies in water and energy use, can present several challenges to both the architect and plumbing en
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Ceres 2020 in New York, NY, March 23-26 (Now Online)
Ceres 2020 in New York will mobilize the world's most influential capital market leaders to accelerate and scale up solutions to the most pressing global sustainability challenges. These leading e
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USGBC Central Florida 2020 Sustainability Leaders & Lunch Celebration, March 6, Orlando
USGBC Central Florida invites you to come learn about brand new sustainability initiatives as well as those on the horizon and celebrate the best projects and community champions in Central Florida, F
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Meet the 2020 leadership for the USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Region on Tuesday, February 11th.
Caroline Kostak, will present the USGBC priorities for the local region for 2020-2021, and some new and ret
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Illinois Green Alliance Annual Meeting & Volunteer Celebration, January 30, Chicago
Join the Illinois Green Alliance for the Annual Meeting & Volunteer Celebration as we gather Illinois' leading green building professionals to celebrate advances in green building in 2019
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(New Dates!) EGLE - Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference, December 1-3, Novi MI
INFRASTRUCTURE – the pipes, pumps, wires, and technology – is the unseen backbone supporting our modern lives, but investment has lagged nationwide and much of it is aging. The commu
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JUNE 29th: Colorado: Connecting The Cleantech Dots
CCIA and CU Boulder invite you to attend Connecting the Cleantech Dots: Careers and Cluster Building In Colorado WHEN: Wednesday, June 29 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. REGISTER HERE: https://events.r20.con…
An Overview of the NYC Retrofit Accelerator by IFMA NYC, Wed, February 8, 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST
An Overview of the NYC Retrofit Accelerator by IFMA NYC, Wed, February 8, 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST The Switzer Group 3 East 54th Street New York, NY 10022 Join IFMA NYC to learn about this fre…
EnergyBar by Greentown Labs and Saint-Gobain, January 26, 5:30-8:30 pm, Somerville
Join Greentown Labs and Saint-Gobain for Energy Bar! Thursday, January 26 5:30-8:30 PM at Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville, MA 02143 This EnergyBar will feature special announcem…
MassDEP C&D Subcommittee Meeting - Tuesday, December 6 10-11:30 am, Boston
Attend the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) C&D Subcommittee Meeting to learn about the market influence of earning LEED V4 C&D Waste Recycling Credits. The C&D Subcommit…
The Road to 100 Percent: A Town Hall Discussion in Boston on Monday, November 14 at 6:30 PM
The Road to 100 Percent: A Town Hall Discussion in Boston Opportunities and challenges in the transition to a fully renewable energy society Monday, November 14 at 6:30-8 pm Old South Church …
The Internet of Things - Impact on the Energy Efficiency Field November 2, 8:30am to 12:15 pm Cisco 500 Beaver Brook Road Boxborough, MA 01719 The internet of things (IoT) is the internetwork…
Wed, Nov 30, 2016 12 - 1PM EST Built Positive: Help Build What's Next Exciting webinar opportunity - mark your calendar, and register! Are you a sustainable leader in your field, or do you want…
Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) Deer Island Tour, Friday, October 21st, 9:30-11:30 am
Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) Deer Island Tour Friday, October 21st, 9:30-11:30 am Join MCAN for a tour of the Deer Island clean energy site, which includes solar, wind, and anaerobic digest…
New Solar Cell Produces Burnable Fuel
A new solar cell breakthrough at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has the potential to expedite our adoption of solar significantly as it fixes a serious shortcoming that plagues current ce…
Rethinking the Way We Eat: Disposable, Edible Spoons
As a society on the go, we’re constantly running from one event to the next, and it often happens that we’re out and about during peak meal or snack times. So we’ll either bring food with us to …
Interfaith Sustainability Summit: Thursday, July 21, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM - Chicago, IL
The Conservation and Sustainability Interfaith Partnership (CSIP) invites you to attend their summit to empower faith-based groups to improve the efficiency of institutions and facilities involved. …
The Land and Science Educator Network is Now Taking Applications for the 2016-17 School Year
Land and Science Educator Network: Urban Planning Through a Virtual Internship!! - Land Science is a virtual internship for middle and high school students funded by the National Science Foundation…
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