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FREE Webinar: Green Business - Best Management Practices for Businesses, July 22, 12:30 pm EDT
Join this webinar to learn what UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is doing to assist businesses with going green. This course is designed to introduce businesses with best management practices for imp
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Responsible sourcing is becoming a central focus for retailers as a way to strengthen their appeal to consumers while addressing expectations from investors and regulators. This includes de-linking th
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Waste diversion is a key strategy for reducing waste and meeting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets. A company that reduces its waste is doing their part for their employees, their co
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This course will define bioterials as materials that utilize the growth of living organisms in their manufacture, discuss bio-manufacturing and bio-fabrication, and show some of the carbon sequesterin
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Green Building Tour at Hunter Saw, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 7, 4 - 5:30 pm
The Hunter Saw & Machine Company holds a significant place in the industrial history of Pittsburgh and Lawrenceville. Established at the turn of the 19th century, the company specialized in
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Green Things Summit, Online, April 25
The Green Things Summit returns in 2024 to highlight how IoT and other technologies will be used to drive green initiatives, optimize processes, reduce energy usage, empower the transition to renewabl
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Automatic Bath Fan Sensors Reduce Humidity, Pollutants, and Odors
As Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. points out, most people don’t use ventilation properly. Exhaust fans can be a missed opportunity for improving Indoor air quality, or IAQ,
Heat pumps are an integral technology to achieving deep decarbonization in both new and existing buildings. However, there are many types and applications for heat pumps that have different considerat
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Free Webinar: Tools to estimate moisture and humidity risk, March 6, 12–1pm EST
Dive into moisture management for buildings with our hands-on app session. Learn how to tackle and predict moisture issues using an easy-to-use app built from a Google spreadsheet. Explore charts that
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Delve into the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEEHRA) Program and Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) program offered through the Inflation Reduction Act.
With an anticipated $582 million f
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Webinar: Introduction to Passive House by BetterHomesTO, September 10, 1-2 pm EDT
Find out how to renovate your home to save money, increase comfort, and protect the environment and your family's health.
Are you thinking about renovating your home? Need to replace your windo
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Virtual Conference: Net-Zero Build Summit, August 25-28
NetZeroBuild Summit 2020 brings together the key stakeholders involved in the Midwest’s value chain for net-zero construction in residential, commercial, academic and government buildings for th
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In this video, Mark Dover of Georgia Lightscapes explains how converting to LED lighting can reduce maintenance costs and lower HVAC energy usage, cutting lighting bills in half.
Join hundreds of architects and supporters of green building practices and policies. Sign on to a letter written by the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group. "Mr. Pruitt’s hearing too…
Webinar: sustainABLE: On Schools, July 14, 1-2pm
sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring USGBC's four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity in relationship to current events and the ability
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Webinar: Virtual Women in Green Leadership Panel, June 25, 10 AM
Women in Green is a worldwide leadership platform creating space for women who are shifting the narrative on empowerment, access and impact in the clean energy economy. As old paradigms are challen
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Water Conservation Showcase 2020 (Day 4), August 25, 9 am - 1:20 pm PST
The Water Conservation Showcase is a free event and is organized through the combined efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California, East Bay Municipal Utility District, the San Franc
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FREE Webinar: Learn More About the Green Advantage Certification (GACA), May 21, 1-1:30 PM PST
Everyone knows it takes a qualified team to build a high performance, healthy building. Yet so many green building teams are not equipped with the knowledge and tools to truly deliver buildings that p
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Enterprise Community Partners is dedicated to expanding our understanding of the role of design in community development – from architectural design of affordable housing to urban planning and commu…
Green roofs promote a number of New York City’s environmental policy goals. They can cut a building’s electricity demand, filter harmful urban air pollutants including asthma-inducing particulate …
2 Green Real Estate Events from our friends in New Hampshire. Check them out! National Association of Realtors Green Designation Course, March 29-30, Nashua NH: http://www.rateitgreen.com/green…
NESEA Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building, Friday June 16, 5:45 pm, Farmington
Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday May 26, 5:45 pm Farmington, NY CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and certificates of …
Event: Triangle: Bi-Monthly Luncheon Series Focus on LEED V4, 3/21, 11:30am - 1:30pm, Raleigh, NC
TRIANGLE: Bi-Monthly Luncheon Series Focus on LEED V4 by USGBC North Carolina Tuesday, March 21, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST Location: Hyatt Place Raleigh West 710 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh…
Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE) April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT. This unique event is a joint effort by the CTGBC, Yale University School of Forestry and Office of S…
Become part of the solution! Pledge Zero Waste!
Zero Waste Pledge: About a third of New Yorkers' waste can be recycled through the City’s curbside recycling program; another third can be recovered through the City’s organics programs; and an…
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