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What is the ideal humidity needed to help maintain hardwood flooring?
I got a question from a webinar that I co-hosted with Aprilaire and the National Wood Flooring Association.
The question related to 'what is needed to maintain a good relative humidity to help
…Free Webinar: High-Performance Home: Energy Efficiency is Only a Good Start, March 7, 2 pm ET
Comprehensive building science, energy efficiency, and health are a great start to high-performance homes … but only a start. They ensure homes will live better and last for hundreds of years.
…Advancing Prefabrication Summit 2024, February 26-29, Denver, CO
Advancing Prefabrication is dedicated to building faster, more safely and to a higher quality through prefab and modular.
In 2024, the event will showcase the most cutting-edge prefab app
…Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Lighting Maintenance, February 7, 5:30-7:30 pm
Lighting maintenance is important to consider at the planning stages of a new lighting project since it impacts so much of the operation and labor costs of a building over time. This class covers what
…Free Webinar: Federal Funding Opportunities and Leveraging Energy Star, January 9, 2-3 pm EST
There is no shortage of funding opportunities resulting from the Inflation Reduction Act, but what applies to your commercial building and multifamily customers? EPA will shine a light on opportunitie
…Free Webinar: Green Real Estate Marketing: I Spy With My Little Eye, December 13, 3 - 5 pm PT
"Green Eileen" will host a series of Green Real Estate Marketing Roundtables, with surprise energy-efficiency guests joining for some sessions. She will guide Real Estate Professionals throu
…Virtual UGSBC Summit: Bridging Occupant and Community Health, December 6-7
How does the health of an individual relate to the health of a community? Whose health is the building industry responsible for? The public health impact of buildings doesn’t begin or end at a s
…Remote monitoring and control are key to help farmers irrigate efficiently and maintain plant health. These systems are becoming more advanced AND more user friendly. Learn about the newly installed s
…Join BE-Ex for a presentation and panel on affordable housing retrofit measures that chart a clear course to meaningful decarbonization in New York City. A panel of affordable housing developers, poli
…Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new
…USGBC's Mountain Region, Green Schools Summit, A Virtual Event, December 2-3
This virtual event will convene K-12 sustainability professionals, teachers, administrators, and the AEC industry for fast-paced sessions addressing the most noteworthy topics surrounding green school
…Webinar: Zero Carbon Buildings - The Retrofit Challenge, November 4, 2 pm BST
Powering, heating, and maintaining existing buildings makes up 16% of our national carbon footprint, and almost all buildings will need to be retrofitted for us to meet our decarbonisation responsibil
…As nationwide awareness grows over the connection between indoor air quality and extreme weather, the Kansas City region is feeling the heat due to its aging building stock. However, there are code ma
…Project Drawdown: Top Global Warming Solutions, USGBC Texas, Oct 26, 6-9 pm, Houston
What if we told you—Be optimistic about solving Climate Change: Draw down, edited by visionary Paul Hawken, is the 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous resea…
Third Coast Water Seminars: Hydrologic Performance of the NPCC Green Roof, August 25, 4-5 PM EDT
The Third Coast Water Seminars are a monthly research series hosted by Current in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Urban
…Financing the Clean Economy, A C3E Webinar July 22, 11am PT, 2 pm ET
Clean energy investment is critical to meeting the United States’ goals of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Financing of clean energy ca
…Online: USGBC Federal Advocacy in Action, July 14, 2-3 PM EDT
Join USGBC for an advocacy webinar on July 14 at 2 pm ET. It’s shaping up to be a big year for federal investment in green building. Perhaps more than any previous administration, the Biden White Ho
…Calculating upfront embodied energy in buildings - Free CE Webinar, June 16, 12-1 pm EDT
Reducing embodied carbon emissions is one of the most urgent opportunities we have today in reducing the footprint of our built spaces as building materials manufacturing makes up 11% of total GHG emi
…Sustainability Tour of Eco-Industrial Park, July 1, Pittsboro, NC
Come, visit and see a working sustainable biodiesel plant, a sustainable agriculture farm, vermiculture, a biodiversity garden, a green building model, an organic local food distributor, a huge solar …
26th Annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF), Mar 15-25, Washington DC
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) is the world’s premier showcase of environmentally themed films. Since 1993 our mission has been to celebrate Earth and inspire unde…
The Oregon Solar Energy Conference, May 1 – 3, Portland, OR
The Oregon Solar Energy Conference is the nations best solar conference. In 2017 we hosted over 430 attendees representing over 170 companies. We had over 30 exhibitors and sessions ranged from techni…
The reasons to remove toxic chemicals from our landscapes are many and many homeowners are seeking landscape professionals who can deliver healthier landscape options. However, too often clients give …
The 26th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, May 14 – 16, Lancaster
The 26th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC) is home to the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA). LCSWMA employs a multi-step approach to trash disposal…
Forever Green 2017 USGBC Central Pennsylvania, Nov 30, Elizabethtown, PA
Every year, we gather together at our Forever Green ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of people and projects in our region that advance sustainable buildings. Our awards focus on green schools…
Presinar: Everblue Presents: Sparks Fly! Onsite Renewable Energy Production, Nov 22, Boston
Join us at our 2017 USGBC MA Chapter Presinar series to learn more about innovative approaches to sustainable design and construction of buildings and neighborhoods. The presentations are pre-re…
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