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Green Professional Training (GPRO), Fundamentals of Building Green, Two Sessions: 11/9 and 11/16, Los Angeles

by Oyin

The construction industry is moving quickly towards the greener, high-performing buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills. This course teaches the basics of sustainability and provides an ov… more...

  Filed under: Education

0 replies | 869 views | Posted on: 09/29/2017 | Last updated: 10/15/2017

2018 Midwest Energy Solutions conference, February 7 - 9, Chicago, IL

by Oyin

MEEA's annual Midwest Energy Solutions Conference is the region's biggest and best EE event, bringing together more than 650 energy professionals to build relationships, swap innovative ideas and explore the latest policy and program trends… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1164 views | Posted on: 10/14/2017 | Last updated: 10/14/2017

Midwest Regional Building Energy Codes Conference, November 15 - 16, Ann Arbor, MI

by Oyin

The Midwest Regional Building Energy Codes Conference brings together stakeholders from across the Midwest to discuss how best to promote the adoption and raise compliance with building energy codes across the region. This FREE annual c… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 582 views | Posted on: 10/14/2017 | Last updated: 10/14/2017

120th Annual Meeting of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, October 22nd, Bristol

by Oyin

Celebrate Audubon’s 120 years of building environmental awareness and promoting conservation to generations of Rhode Islanders. Audubon will present its annual awards for Educator, Legislator and Volunteer of the Year. We will also sel… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 554 views | Posted on: 10/14/2017 | Last updated: 10/14/2017

Boston's Green Day Out, Tour 4 Green Buildings, November 6

Green Building Tour

by Oyin

Visit three buildings designed to meet the Living Building Challenge (LBC), and a fourth using the most advanced cross-laminated timber construction in the United States. Boston Collaborative/MAGBC, will e hosting this event. GBCI Credit… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1015 views | Posted on: 09/29/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

MIT Energy Hackathon, November 3 - 5, Cambridge, MA

by Oyin

Now in its 3rd year, the MIT Energy Hackathon brings opportunities for learning, problem-solving, and networking to the forefront as teams develop rapid, innovative solutions to the problems in energy that our society faces today. After… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1390 views | Posted on: 10/11/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

phME Fall Forum 2017: Evening Panel Discussion: Innovation in Sustainable Construction + District Retrofits, Nov 2, Maine

by Oyin

EVENING Panel Discussion Innovation in Passive House, Net Zero and Near Net Zero Construction phME is proud to present two events as part of the Fall Forum. The goal is to reconsider possibilities in retrofits. Maine's 600,000 existi… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 540 views | Posted on: 10/07/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

USGBC Central Coast California, 2017 Green Awards Gala, November 4, 5-9pm, Santa Barbara

by Oyin

The Central Coast Green Building Council Green Awards recognizes outstanding sustainable building achievements along the California Central Coast. The Green Awards highlight innovative design, construction, products, businesses, schools, go… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 617 views | Posted on: 09/30/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

Denver to require rooftop gardens to reduce heat island effect

Green Roofs,Urban Heat Island Effect

by Kalyani.rc Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Denver’s status as one of the nation’s most intense urban heat islands has spurred a group of activists to propose a “green roofs” ballot initiative — a measure that could animate environmentalists while mobilizing developers to f… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 4546 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

Why Current & Future Jobs Rely on Clean Energy - Key Trends as Reported by the Environmental Defense Fund

clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Sustainability Jobs,Environmental Defense Fund,Regulatory Freezes

by ChristinaC Marketing Student

President Trump has frozen four important rules that were created to promote greater energy efficiency, and this seems to be step one of a larger plan to cut into environmental protections/budgets. Activists and environmentalists are concer… more...

0 replies | 2902 views | Posted on: 01/28/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

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