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Webinar: Getting to Carbon Neutrality: Reimagining Our Homes, November 4, 7 pm EDT
In this webinar, the second in the Getting to Carbon Neutrality series, industry experts will describe the basics of zero carbon buildings and how to transform our homes and other buildings to meet th
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Free CE Webinar: Multifamily Electrification: Change is Coming Fast, October 4, 12-1 pm
As the planet warms—with ever-worsening heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires—there is growing awareness of the need to curb climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. This is why, in a fe
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Free Webinar: Incorporating Climate-Change Responsive Design, September 20, 2 pm
As climate change makes Green Builder Media environment less hospitable and more unpredictable, it is crucial to design homes & buildings that can respond to the change and stand up to the ever-gr
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The demands for high-performance, net zero, resilient design are growing. A key element to meeting these demands in the collaborative design process is the design “charrette” or workshop.
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Free Webinar: Getting to Know Fitwel Certification, July 26, 10 am ET
Creating healthier and more sustainable built environments has become a key priority for organizations worldwide. Fitwel Certification, a leading global building rating system, offers a comprehensive
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Yestermorrow Design/Build School Course: Timber Framing, July 22 - 28, Waitsfield, Vermont
Over the last two decades, the historic craft of timber framing in residential construction has experienced a revival. Experience the fundamentals of designing and constructing a timber frame using mo
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Southface Sarasota, a sustainable building and community nonprofit, is hosting a series of talks to empower Floridians to advocate for and take advantage of policies, rebates, and government funding.
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USGBC Northern California 20th Annual Water Conservation Showcase, June 15, 8am - 5pm, San Ramon, CA
Since 2004, hundreds of advocates, researchers, business leaders, product manufacturers and government officials have gathered every year to address the most pressing water issues and challenges facin
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, June 7, 12 pm ET
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. We will also consider features that
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Smart Cities Technology Symposiumc & Exhibition, January 18-19
It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will live in urban areas. The global smart cities market is expected to reach USD 297.7 billion by 2026, e
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The Roadmap to Net Zero: Moving from Ambition to Delivery in 2022 December 16, 2pm EST / 11am PST
Creating a joint approach to hitting Net Zero targets
Businesses called for governments to step up and help them lead on climate action at COP26, as companies could not “shoulder the burden a
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In this FREE, three-hour seminar for building owners, property managers, and consultants, we will discuss all of the greenhouse gas-related local laws that impact the majority of NYC’s larger bu
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Design Practice Exchange - Navigating the [Post] Pandemic Design Terrain, November 19, 8 am EDT
The Design + Practice Exchange (DPE) is a one-and-a-half-day symposium of compelling conversations and design presentations centering on the voices of women in architecture. The Women in Architecture
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2018 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum, May 20 - 22, Tarrytown, NY
How do you finance energy efficiency? The 2018 Finance Forum will explore innovative models and find out what works, and why. Our dynamic event will help attendees get started on financing project…
Free Webinar: Costing the Earth: Embodied Carbon and the Race to Net Zero, October 14, 3 pm BST
Within the built environment, attention has tended to focus heavily on operational carbon, with little heed given to the carbon expended through the rest of the life-cycle.
Yet, over the lifetime o
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Virtual Event: The Green Summit, September 23-24, 9 am PST / 12 pm EDT
The Green Summit is a two day virtual event taking place from 9 am to 2 pm featuring presentations from the leaders in cleantech, renewable energy, and sustainability with keynote speaker Hap Klo
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The energy and environmental fields continue to lag in all forms of diversity, despite the region’s ambitious climate goals and influx of high-growth industries like energy efficiency
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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, March 21, 12-1pm, Amherst, MA
Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sourced non…
Demystifying Passive House: IAQ A NAPHN (North American Passive House Network) Forum Join NAPHN and NYPH for the first panel in a series of educational forums, that debunks the myths surrounding P…
An Optimistic Report from the Dystopian, Apocalyptic World of 2030 In the last decade, carbon levels increased 20 parts per million (from 380 to 403), the population grew by one billion, global tem…
Executive Director - Groundwork Denver
Over the last ten years, Groundwork Denver has seen immense impact through its robust range of programs including energy efficiency, urban agriculture, urban waters, transportation, parks and green sp…
Sustainability Tour of Eco-Industrial Park, August 5, 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 a…
Cultivate'18 An AmericanHort Experience, July 14 - 17, Columbus, Ohio
Cultivate is the industry's preeminent event for business, networking, professional development, trends, industry research, and business growth. It's where the entire green industry gathers for an eve…
Intersolar Exhibition & Conference India, Dec 5 – 7, Mumbai, India
Attend India's Largest Exhibition and Conference for the Solar Industry Intersolar India is the country’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry. It takes place annually at …
EDF Climate Corps is currently looking to hire fellows to join them for a 10-12 week summer fellowship with an exclusive network of over a thousand EDF Climate Corps alumni and other energy and sustai…
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