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2020 College and University Waste Management Webinar, Thursday, April 16, 2-3:30 pm
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in place of the postponed in-person 2020 College & University Forum. This webinar will provide an opportunity for college & university pro… more...
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Waste Management and Collection/Recycling
0 replies | 1352 views | Posted on: 04/03/2020 | Last updated: 04/03/2020
ASLA: Conference on Landscape Architecture, November 15-18, San Diego, CA
The 2019 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture will offer more than 120 education opportunities, allowing attendees to fulfill their professional development requirements in four days. In San Diego, you’ll see: Opening and Clos… more...
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Landscape Architecture and Design
0 replies | 1606 views | Posted on: 10/14/2019 | Last updated: 04/03/2020
Renewable Energy & Efficiency Business Association (REEBA) Roundtable, February 25, Hartford, CT
REEBA will host a meet and greet with Chairman Marissa P. Gillett of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to discuss PURA’s ambitious efforts to equitably modernize Connecticut’s electric grid and the important role … more...
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Renewable Energy
0 replies | 1266 views | Posted on: 02/10/2020 | Last updated: 02/11/2020
Google's Henderson, Nevada Data Center to be Powered by a $1 Billion Solar Farm
Google’s new data center in Henderson, Nevada will be powered largely by a $1 billion solar farm. The project is one of the largest corporate solar deals signed in the US, and maybe the the world’s larges such deal on… more...
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Renewable Energy
0 replies | 4911 views | Posted on: 01/27/2020 | Last updated: 01/27/2020
City Buildings in River Falls, Wisconsin are now Powered with 100% Renewable Energy
On January first and after years of effort to cut dependence on fossil fuel use, River Falls Wisconsin “flipped a switch” to power all city buildings with 100% renewable energy. This arguably makes the college town of 15.0… more...
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Renewable Energy
0 replies | 1290 views | Posted on: 01/05/2020 | Last updated: 01/26/2020
FREE WEBINAR: Passive House at the Jobsite - Cost, Inspections, and the Designer-Builder Relationship, December 11, 12:00PM Central Time
The design principles associated with passive house construction are well documented. Core aspects such as continuous air barriers, heat recovery/fresh air ventilation, and minimizing thermal barriers are being used in multi-family passive … more...
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Designers
0 replies | 1179 views | Posted on: 12/03/2019 | Last updated: 12/03/2019
Building Resilience: Resilient Water Systems, December 3, Los Angeles, CA
Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. California’s water system faces a variety of challenges, from drought to an aging water infrastructure, to changes in precipitation. Learn how resilience principles apply to… more...
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Water Collection/Management; Rain & Stormwater
0 replies | 1057 views | Posted on: 11/14/2019 | Last updated: 11/14/2019
USGBC LA: Interior Removal Services Demolition Facility Tour, December 3, Los Angeles, CA
Tour the offices and donation warehouse of Interior Removal Specialist, Inc., and the adjacent recycling facility of Construction and Demolition Recycling Inc. Learn what can happen when re-use is a part of the plan when you build, and what… more...
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Interior Design
0 replies | 1363 views | Posted on: 11/14/2019 | Last updated: 11/14/2019
Zero Carbon Cascadia: Seattle and Beyond, November 20, Seattle, WA
Join the Cascadia Green Building Coalition in 2019 in crafting net positive carbon + energy solutions, the social impact they have, and policies to support them underway here in our bioregion. Together, we’ll move beyond the problems … more...
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Builders/Contractors
0 replies | 832 views | Posted on: 11/13/2019 | Last updated: 11/13/2019
Brooklyn Brownstone DER, December 13, Brooklyn, NY
Project Details Units: 2 Type of Construction: DER (completed July 2018) Square footage: 3,000 10 kw roof-mounted PV array, offsetting more than 100% of energy demand (simple payback period less than t… more...
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0 replies | 2035 views | Posted on: 11/09/2019 | Last updated: 11/09/2019
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