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EarthCraft Builder Training, August 23, Atlanta, Georgia
This EarthCraft Builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design. Explore the ways the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the gr
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Free Webinar: Home Energy Series for Homeowners: Solar & Storage, November 12, 4-6 pm PT
Solar energy is here now, and this session will make solar energy feel less daunting so you can design the correct solar system, have an actionable strategy, hire the right contractors, and be the her
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Verge 24, October 29-31, San Jose, California
Join more than 6,000 leaders from across functions, industries and sectors to discover what it takes to deploy climate tech at scale. More than 500 trail-blazing speakers will explore emerging tr
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On this tour, you’ll have an inside look at all-electric green buildings that are energy efficient and powered completely or in part with renewable energy, reducing their carbon footprints. The
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Women in Green Breakfast, September 12, 7:30-8:30 am, Los Angeles, California
Join us for our annual community gathering where we’ll enjoy a morning breakfast spread (caffeine included!), networking, an engaging panel discussion, and audience Q&A. We can’t wait
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Free Webinar: Embodied Carbon + Electrification – Full path to Decarbonization, August 14, 10-11 PT
In this webinar, we'll delve into the intricate relationship between electrification and embodied carbon, exploring how factors such as refrigerants, insulation, and thermal storage are pivotal to
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The need for smart and innovative solutions to heating, like heat pumps is becoming urgent in the wake of the climate crisis. By participating, you can help drive global adoption of this efficient, co
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Decarbonizing heating systems in multifamily buildings can seem insurmountable without the right information. Discover how to evaluate the efficacy of heat pumps and other decarbonized heating solutio
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Greentown Labs EnergyBar: Pride Month Celebration, June 6, 5:30-7 pm, Somerville, Massachusetts
In collaboration with Out in Climate and Saint-Gobain, Greentown Labs invites entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, students, and other climate champions to celebrate a
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Free Webinar: Encyclopedic Energy Design: New Priorities, New Challenges, September 21, 3:30 pm ET
Within the AEC industries, the already-present challenges of the 21st century will require novel, comprehensive approaches to energy use and measure, but agile players in the construction market can s
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Introduction to the Passive House Standard, October 13, 1 pm ET
Passive House goals and methodology change the way architects and builders think and work, making the architectural design itself a driver of climate, health, and social solutions. This is a 4-hour co
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Anti-Microbials, Anti-Bacterials, Disinfectants, Oh My!
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Microbes are everywhere: in soil and tap water, on furniture, and even inside our bodies. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these microorganisms are co
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Retrofit Now! Reducing Carbon and Complying with LL97, July 20, 21, 27, & 28, 9:00am - 12:30pm
New York has gotten serious about climate change and this will have a huge impact on architectural practice. Local Law 97 sets carbon caps on emissions from large buildings and will be enforced with f
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Passive House Webinar: PHIUS vs PHI - Lessons Learned, May 2, 1pm EDT
Over the past decade, awareness and understanding of passive building design methods and performance standards has grown dramatically. Passive building activity in North America has increased exponent…
Webinar: LEED for Cities + Communities: A Catalyst for Change, July 1, 1PM
In this session, panelists will address how local leaders are scaling up the impact of individual green buildings and spaces to the city and community level. They will share examples of certified
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Free Green Building Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions - Plus! June 22, 12 - 1 pm ET
In this course, we will discuss vertical operating systems to better understand their construction and the operating systems used in each type. Characteristics of various types of vertical operating s
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Free GreenCE Webinar: Designing Touchless Solutions in Commercial Restrooms, May 18, 12 pm EDT
How can commercial restroom design reduce touchpoints, promote proper hand hygiene, and reduce the spread of infection? This course explores this timely question. Attendees will first hear an overview
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NEWIEE’s 11th Annual Awards Gala, April 28, 6 pm, Boston
Attend NEWIEE’s 11th Annual Awards Gala to celebrate the accomplishments of women in the energy and environment fields! The Gala draws professionals (women and men) from across New England
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Urban Transportation and Sustainability, September 13, 8:00 – 2:00, Atlanta, GA
This conference is a premier forum for advancing cutting-edge practices in urban transportation and sustainability both in the United States of America and Germany. Professionals established in resear…
Green Building Bike Tour by USGBC Massachusetts, August 25, 9am - 2pm, Somerville
Join USGBC Massachusetts for another year of touring green buildings by bike. Biking is one of the healthiest, greenest, and best ways to see the city in all its architectural glory. This tour is …
Healthy Products For Everyone, Sept 11 - 13, Pittsuburgh, PA
"What the Living Building Challenge has done for building design and construction, the Expo is doing for product design and manufacturing. As a specifier, I am able to have meaningful conversations wi…
U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index: California in the First Place, Followed by Massachusetts
Clean Edge’s 2017 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index ranks the clean-tech activities of all 50 states and the United States’ 50 largest metropolitan areas from electric vehicles, renewables initia…
A Tiny Solution to a Big Housing Crisis California is experiencing major affordable housing crisis. Are tiny houses a partial answer to this problem? The tiny house movement is no longer a fad, bu…
This week I’m at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, watching and learning as over 3,000 teens from about 82 countries share research and innovative ideas that could ch
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The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join us on the second Monday of each …
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