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About the Program: Building and renovating homes in Maine’s climate is a challenge. While most customers demand that their homes be constructed and renovated to minimize heat loss –
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Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp, June 24-28, Ft. Collins, Colorado
5 days of in-person, hands-on, building science deep dive: Emu's 2d Passive Design/Build Course for North America + 2d Emu's sponsorship-free Passive Pod Workshop + 3hr Exam to become a PHI Ce
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Mini Splits – small inverter driven split system heat pumps are gaining market share rapidly. They claim the highest efficiencies of any compressor-based heating and cooling systems and they are
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Much of what GreeningUSA has been doing since the 2023 annual meeting has involved the proposed Micron Chip Fab development at the White Pine Business Park in Clay, NY. A highlight of our work th
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As the global UN Plastics Treaty enters the final stages of negotiations, organizations must rethink single-use plastics, evaluate how to operationalize circularity, and irrevocably shift business mod
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DIY Solar Power Fan Installation - Reduce Shed Heat and Stagnant Air
A solar powered fan is a great and simple idea to remove excess heat from a shed. And this is a Scout project in addition, where (with supervision), the kids can get involved and learn as well.
Learn about building certifications and how you can use them to meet your sustainability goals.
Edmonton’s Corporate Climate Leaders Program helps corporations take action on climat
Free Webinar: Retrofitting Homes for Electrification and Decarbonization, March 7, 9 am - 1 pm PT
From alignment with California’s decarbonization goals and local ordinances prohibiting new gas installs, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will outline the necessary steps to electr
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GBA invites Women+ In Green for an evening of networking, refreshments, and personal & professional planning for 2024.
At this event, participants will discuss their goals for the year an
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GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials (O&M) provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health. Participants leave
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USGBC Webinar: The Zero-Energy Economy, April 21, 10:30 am EDT
In its second generation, the USGBC is guided by our four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity. Now more than ever it is important to examine our programming through each
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Buildings and Carbon | Green Building Online Training Program, March 17, 9 am - 1pm EDT
This course will focus on climate impacts associated with carbon emissions from the built environment. It will emphasize the importance of goal setting and taking actions to manage building-related ca
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FREE Webinar: Entrance Matting CPD, March 15, 8 am EDT/1 pm BST
During this 1 hour webinar, you will learn about the functions and applications of the various types of entrance matting, fire safety standards, how sustainable entrance matting can contribute towards
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Women in Cleanweb Boston June 21st 5:30pm-7:30pm
MassCEC + GA are pairing up for the Third Annual Women in Cleanweb event, an evening panel discussion focused on bringing together the developer and cleantech communities while highlighting challenges…
EBC NH Webinar: Department of Environmental Services Division Directors, February 5, 9 am EST
This EBC New Hampshire Leadership Webinar will provide EBC members from throughout New Hampshire and New England with the opportunity to learn directly from each of the three division directors at the
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Webinar: Material Bank: What are ‘Good’ Materials? January 20, 12:30 EST
The claim is that all materials are bad. But, some are worse than others. Designers need to weigh up which material is appropriate for each element of the design. It is helpful to look at things
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The NCSE Drawdown 2021 Conference will feature everything our community values from past NCSE Annual Conferences with the addition of an exciting new collaboration with Project Drawdown. Giv
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Community Connections Webinar: Midwest Energy Strategies, USGBC Ohio, December 10, 1 pm EST
This webinar will highlight Midwest-specific energy strategies.
This webinar will explore what is interesting in buildings now and how energy has been affected by under-occupancy. It will then dive
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Join the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) for a conversation about the impacts of COVID-19 on essential workers and learn actionable strategies for finding your inner sanctuary d
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CALGreen for Non-Residential Projects Explained - September 14, Sacramento
ZC Sr Project Manager Susan Di Giulio and Isaac Chambers, partner with the Harrison Thomas Group, will be teaching a course on CALGreen for non-residential projects, commissioning and aspects of the C…
Best in the West Regional Webinar Series: Autonomous Vehicles Revolution on August 25
Learn about the future as autonomous vehicles, expected to help create a global transportation revolution, similar to the one created when the first automobiles replaced the horse and buggy. Most c…
California Continues to Cut Emissions as it Extends its Cap-and-Trade Program
California has had a cap-and-trade system up and running since 2013, and now Gov. Jerry Brown wants to extend the program to 2030. The initial program, which was meant to run until 2020, has been succ…
Greener Buildings and Your Health, July 25, San Francisco
For close to 30 years, the green building movement has been working to improve the environmental impacts of the built environment on our cities and towns, setting standards and helping architects, des…
Austin Sustainable Building materials Forum, June 30
Building materials are a big deal. Building booms create competition not only for labor and equipment, but also for construction materials—affecting supply lines, timelines and bottom lines. Design…
Boston's Future Buildings - How Do We Get to NetZero? June 15,7:30 pm, Jamaica Plain
Are your curious about Net Zero? Want to learn more?? Join MCAN board members Henrietta Davis and Tammy Peterson at an event this Thursday! BCEC is hosting a forum on Thursday to discuss Net Zero, …
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