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Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: California’s Electrification Transition and What it Means for Your Home, May 21, 12-1:30pm

by Hani Social media manager

  Building electrification is rapidly accelerating in California and beyond. In 2022, for the first time, more electric heat pumps were sold than gas furnaces. It is important for homeowners, renters, real estate professionals, arch… more...

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Free Webinar: Demand Control Ventilation (DCV) and Variable Speed Fans, Non Residential, May 16, 8:30am-1pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

In order to better control commercial buildings during occupied periods and comply with new Title 24 code requirements, this class will provide contractors with a full understanding of demand control ventilation and variable speed fan contr… more...

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Free Webinar: Financials of Solar & Storage (Battery), May 16, 10am-12pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

Evaluating the financials of solar projects with and without battery storage can be complex. This class will give attendees the ability to evaluate solar decisions for their own projects with the same financial metrics used in business. We … more...

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Creating an Effective, Code-Compliant, Commercial Kitchen Ventilation (CKV) System in Vented and Ventless Applications, May 9, 10-11:30 am PT

by Hani Social media manager

Learn how to optimize your kitchen exhaust system - whether vented or ventless, know when and how to use ventless exhaust, understand how kitchen electrification will affect hood requirements, and design systems that meet the energy and Cal… more...

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GPRO Construction Management, Online with Urban Green Council, May 21-22

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by lc Associate, Education O&D at Urban Green Council

Course overview GPRO Construction Management provides practitioners with sustainability best practices and actionable strategies for every phase of construction, as well as how to avoid common mistakes. Taught by highly knowled… more...

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Free Webinar: Design Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change, May 20, 12-1pm PST

by Hani Social media manager

We face complex problems such as climate change, ecosystem destruction, and social and humanitarian crises. As these issues intensify, so does their disconnection from the world and from each other. Landscape architects, in-particular,… more...

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Bird-Friendly Building: Designing Safer Buildings for Birds, April 18, 12–1:30pm EST

by Hani Social media manager

Every year, up to 2 billion birds die as a result of collisions with glass in the United States, a problem exacerbated by increasing light pollution around buildings and structures. In this webinar, the co-leads of the Yale Bird-Friend… more...

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Free Webinar: Green Metropolis: A Talk with the Author of a Seminal Work in the Field of Sustainability, April 18, 11:30am-1pm PST

by Hani Social media manager

This presentation by The New Yorker staff writer, David Owen, will focus on the topic of his 2010 book, The Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability and the inherently su… more...

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Free Webinar: The Construction Paradigm: Energy-Active Buildings, April 18, 9 - 10 am ET, 3 -4 pm CEST

by Hani Social media manager

This webinar will explore energy-active buildings and how they are poised to revolutionize the construction industry and pave the way for a more sustainable future. This webinar is designed for anyone interested in learning more about en… more...

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Free Webinar: USGBC-LA Extreme Heat for Construction Professionals, April 18, 9am PT

by Hani Social media manager

Extreme Heat for Landscape and Construction Professionals As one of the most climate-stressed places in the world, California experiences profound and varied impacts across its vast expanse. Preparing for climate change require… more...

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