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Webinar: An Introduction to Zero Carbon Certification, December 14, 8:30 am EST
As climate disasters threaten the wellbeing of people and the planet, the need to reduce CO2 emissions is ever more urgent. The ILFI Zero Carbon Certification is a worldwide, third-part
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This multi-session series highlights concepts and trends in green material selection and reviews tools available to find healthier, lower-carbon products that are better for the environment and better
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Free Webinar: Comparison of Energy Standards Code to Passive House: A Report, February 21, 12–1pm ET
Investigating the ability of 12 building standards to deliver resilient, healthy, and efficient buildings.
The different industries are rapidly converging towards a single energy vector - electrici
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Building Tour & Happy Hour at Workscape, January 30, 4-6pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Advanced registration is required! Additional event details will be shared with registered participants prior to the event. If you have not received a confirmation email within one hour of
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In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, USGBC is again offering the live Solar Decathlon Professional Training from January through March 2024. The Solar Decathlon Professi
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Virtual Course: E202 Advanced HOT2000 Energy Modeling for New & Existing Homes, January 8, 9 am EST
Energy modelling software is used to analyze and optimize the energy characteristics of buildings. HOT2000 is an energy modelling software developed and maintained by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Free Webinar: Plant Talk Episode #12: Your Landscape Questions Answered, December 5, 11:30am-1pm
Do you have a burning question you’ve always wanted to ask a landscape design or maintenance expert?
Do you have a question about a specific plant or landscape challenge where nothing seems t
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Unity Homes invite you to join there on November 4th for an open house of a finished Unity Xyla in beautiful Tiverton, Rhode Island on the banks of the Sakonnet River.
This 3 bedroom, 2 bath X
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BlocPower is a national climate technology company partnered with municipalities and utilities to deliver end-to-end decarbonization retrofits at scale. In this class, BlocPower will break down local
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ACEEE 2022 Climate-Forward Efficiency Symposium, March 24, 2:30-4 pm EDT
As states and utilities set ambitious decarbonization goals, the case for leveraging demand-side measures to reduce emissions is stronger than ever. The ways in which utility energy efficiency program
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Landscape Architecture and the Science of Climate Change: Carbon, March 4, 3 pm EDT
The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts a series of monthly presentations on the science of climate change and landscape architecture solutions.
Join the event during your
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USGBC Webinar: Building Decarbonization Seminar for Emerging Professionals, February 9, 12 pm PST
The Stanford Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator (BDLA) provides free teaching resources to professors so they can easily integrate information about building decarbonization into
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Free Green Building Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions, January 19, 12-1 pm EST
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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Women in Sustainability and Energy Holiday Party, Dec 12, New York
Please come for the final event of the BE-Ex Women in Sustainability and Energy (WISE) 2017 series - a WISE holiday party to celebrate woman leadership in the sustainability and energy fields. Att…
Find out how you can shine with solar energy, even if you do not always get direct sunlight. In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Energy Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
- How sol
Clean energy, environmental justice, and social equity are at a critical juncture in the United States. All Americans should share in the benefits of the energy transition regardless of income, race,
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Webinar: Buildings-related Trends and Workforce Development Opportunities, October 21, 1:30 pm EDT
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is hosting a 90-minute webinar led by expert panelists that will describe emerging sustainable building trends, identify educational opportunities, and provide a ro
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Women in Green Coffee Connection, 26 Apr 2018, 7:30am, San Diego, CA
April 26th is San Diego Green Building Council's first connection event of the year over the breakfast hour. It will share an overview of WIG initiatives and events for the coming year, taking your in…
Snapshot on Sustainability: A Library is far more than its books in circulation
Although the smart phone sitting in my pocket can help me find the answer to most any question, I don’t think of my phone as the intersection of technology and learning, but simply a tool that I use…
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Recovery Efforts - Webinar w Sierra Club - March 15
Join for a forum hosted by SIERRA Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jason Mark in conversation with local organizers and advocates in Texas and Puerto Rico. There will be an on-the-ground recovery update, a di…
Please join for a plaque ceremony presented by the U.S. Green Building Council's Detroit Regional Community, honoring the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning fo…
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) is expected to rule on the US Department of Energy’s proposed rulemaking on grid resiliency (focused on whether steps need to be taken to suppo…
JOIN Passive House MA for their December monthly meeting centered around high performance buildings along with the opportunity to network with industry professionals, practitioners and students from l…
Northeast Energy and Conference Exposition, June 4-5, Falmouth, MA
Each year (for 25 years!) this event brings together 300+ industry professionals including generation and transmission companies, project developers and operators, utility representatives, load aggreg…
The Home Show's Solar Green Energy Expo, April 7 - 8, Lowell, MA
Interested in solar energy but not sure where to start? Many homeowners are already enjoying the energy independence and financial savings that solar panels offer -- but uncertainty on installation an…
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