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CT Net Zero Farm House Tour on July 8
Take an open wall, open house tour of a great net zero home we’re in the midst of building in Mansfield. The home achieves high performance and affordability by integrating today’s most advanced building practices with lessons from the … more...
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0 replies | 1121 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017
USGBC-LA's blog from Beatrice Ungard, titled "What is your City's or Neighborhood's Vocation?"
"The idea that a city or a neighborhood has a vocation may sound strange as the concept is usually applied to humans, not places. Yet, the notion of a place's vocation begins to make sense when you think of a place as a socio-ecological sys… more...
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0 replies | 753 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017
India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices
The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies at The Institute for Energy Economics an… more...
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0 replies | 1087 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017
City of Boston E+ & Net-Positive Development Seminar
Join John Dalzell - Senior Architect at the Boston Planning and Development Agency - for a morning introduction presentation on Boston's energy positive deep green affordable housing developments. This will be an in-depth conversation on ne… more...
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0 replies | 1165 views | Posted on: 06/15/2017 | Last updated: 06/15/2017
How Much Do You Know About Solving Global Warming? (Take the Quiz! via New York Times)
Green entrepreneur, Paul Hawken recently edited a book called “Drawdown.” The new book analyzes one hundred potential climate change solutions and ranks them based on the measure of greenhouse gases that could be eliminated. The interes… more...
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0 replies | 2081 views | Posted on: 06/15/2017 | Last updated: 06/15/2017
Environmental Fellows Program, June 21st in Boston
The Environmental League of Massachusetts is once again offering its Environmental Fellows Training (EFP) for college students and high school seniors. This is an exciting leadership and career development opportunity for students intereste… more...
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0 replies | 581 views | Posted on: 06/15/2017 | Last updated: 06/15/2017
Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Monthly Meeting June 19th 6-7:30pm
The EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved… more...
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0 replies | 510 views | Posted on: 06/15/2017 | Last updated: 06/15/2017
Women in Green Summer Networking Happy Hour
Women in Green is an initiative focused on advancing more women leadership in public and private sector positions that are key to advancing sustainability, green buildings, and communities in our region. This Summer Networking Happy Hour… more...
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0 replies | 1038 views | Posted on: 06/14/2017 | Last updated: 06/14/2017
11th Annual San Diego Green Building Council Summer Social June 21st 5:30pm
COME AND CELEBRATE THE START OF SUMMER AND SAN DIEGO'S GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY WITH LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS HORS D'OEUVRES AND LOCAL DRINKS! For the second year in a row, we will be celebrating at our East Village offic… more...
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0 replies | 650 views | Posted on: 06/14/2017 | Last updated: 06/14/2017
LEED Green Associate v4 Exam Prep
Become a LEED Green Associate today! The LEED Green Associate credential is for professionals who want to demonstrate green building expertise in non-technical fields of practice. This credential denotes basic knowledge of green design, con… more...
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0 replies | 942 views | Posted on: 06/13/2017 | Last updated: 06/14/2017
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