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USGBCMA - Annual Sustainable Dinner: Thursday, February 11 at the Commonwealth Restaurant - 6:30 pm
Please join the USGBCMA on Thursday February 11th @6:30pm for our Annual Sustainable Dinner at the Commonwealth Restaurant; co-hosted with the Illuminating Engineers Society (IES). We will enjoy a delicious & sustainable meal of the fres… more...
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Massachusetts
0 replies | 685 views | Posted on: 02/02/2016 | Last updated: 02/02/2016
NESEA's Building Energy Conference + Trade Show, March 8 - 10, 2016
NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show: March 8-10, 2016 Pre-Conference Workshops and Networking: March 8, 2016 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA Conference + Trade Show: Wednesday and Thursday, March 9-10, … more...
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Trade Shows and Events
0 replies | 936 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 02/02/2016
Boston’s Changing Neighborhoods How You Can Impact Your Community’s Future - February 4, 6-8 pm
Thursday, February 4, 2016 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Bolling Building in Dudley Square, just steps from the Silver Line 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 Boston is experiencing unprecedented levels of development and growth, and… more...
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Massachusetts
0 replies | 540 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016
Feb 3 Sustainability Forum Luncheon Seminar 11:30 am - 1 pm: Sustainable and Responsible Investing - Impactful Growth
Feb 3 Sustainability Forum LUNCHEON SEMINAR: Sustainable and Responsible Investing - Impactful Growth 11:30 am - 1 pm A growing number of people believe that investors bear responsibility for the impact their money has in the world. Com… more...
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Massachusetts
0 replies | 606 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016
Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit: Row House, February 17, 6 - 8 pm
Urban Green Council NY Presents: Deep Energy Retrofit Row House The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York, NY 10012 Speakers: Julie Torres Moskovitz, AIA, LEED AP, CPHT Founding Principal, Fete Nature Architectur… more...
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New York
0 replies | 832 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016
Why is a 2˚ Celsius increase the threshold that the Earth can handle?
What is so special about 2˚ Celsius? G20 world leaders, scientists and policymakers met in Paris for the COP21 this past December to discuss specific areas of special relevance, most importantly, efforts to combat climate change. This c… more...
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Climate Change
0 replies | 1005 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016
Massachusetts Could be Leader in Making a Fossil Fuel Free United States - The Solutions Project
If the world is to prevent a global catastrophe some important things need to happen. Most importantly we need to stop using fossil fuels. All of the known remaining fossil fuel reserves should stay in the ground. Furthermore, the world nee… more...
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Environmental Activism
0 replies | 1159 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016
Green Building of the Week: Desert Rain, a Living Building Challenge home, in Bend, Oregon
Presenting: Desert Rain, a Living Building Challenge home, in Bend, Oregon • Main House + Two Detached Apartments and 3 Garages • Warm, Modern, Clean + Super Green • 100% net-zero energy • 100% self-contained rainwater collect… more...
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0 replies | 1098 views | Posted on: 01/28/2016 | Last updated: 01/28/2016
Green Breakfast: Cambridge and a Net Zero Plan, USGBC MA, 1/28 8:30-10 am
Green Breakfast: Cambridge and a Net Zero Plan January 28th, 8:30 - 10 am Learn more about the City of Cambridge's 25-year Net-Zero Action Plan from presenter Susanne Rasmussen, director of the Environmental and Transportation Plannin… more...
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0 replies | 601 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 01/27/2016
(NESEA Building Energy Session) Building Blocks for Green Master Planning: A Hands-on Introduction to LEED ND Tuesday, March 8 - 2-5 pm
Building Blocks for Green Master Planning: A Hands-on Introduction to LEED ND Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 2-5 pm Presenters: Kimberly Vermeer Casey Studhalter This engaging, hands-on workshop will give participants a “learnin… more...
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0 replies | 578 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 01/26/2016
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