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Discussions with tag 'Resilience'
Energy Roundtable on Energy Equality - Friday, December 11 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Energy Equality: Ensuring our Energy Future Positively Impacts All Communities Friday, December 11, 2015 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm American Association of Blacks in Energy - First annual Energy Rou…
21 Mayors Pledge US $5.2 Billion - 10 percent of budgets - to Resilience Strategies, at COP21
From CitiesToday, December 2, 2015: 21 mayors have pledged US$5.2 billion to fund resilience strategies by signing up to the 10% Resilience Pledge at the COP21 conference in Paris this week. May…
What is a High Performance Home?
"High performance homes" is a term that’s bandied around a lot. We’ve found that many people don’t really understand exactly what it means or the benefits of owning a high performance home until…
Chicago Thrives! Resilience Symposium - Thursday April 20 - 8 am - 4:30 pm
Resilient design is emerging as the design challenge for our age. Practitioners in the built environment must re-imagine our built infrastructure and social fabric to be adaptable to changing conditio…
2017 Resilient Virginia Conference, August 2, Richmond
The Second Resilient Virginia Conference, being planned with the support of the Virginia Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, will take place on August 1–2, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia. Thi…
Building Resilience Los Angeles Workshop, July 18
Building resilience means planning for change in ways that make you better off now. By leveraging and linking the work organizations are already doing on sustainability, risk management, emergency pre…
Building Resilience in a Changing World Webinar, July 19
Join SSF and the National Council for Science and the Environment in an important discussion on systems thinking applied to the built environment and and the status of higher education sustainability …
SolarResilient: A New Tool for Resilient Solar & Storage Design Webinar on August 3
Through a U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative grant, the City and County of San Francisco has developed a publicly available online tool for sizing solar PV and battery storage systems design…
NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - May 4, Far Rockaways, NY
CEUs: 3.0 AIA LU/HSW pending; certificates of attendance provided to all attendees Units: 101 Square Footage: 109,000 Type of construction: New Energy Generated Onsite: 100% Resiliency features, …
2018 Maryland Clean Energy Summit, October 8-10, College Park, Maryland
Your gears will be turning at this thought-provoking conference that focuses on cutting-edge technologies, modern business models, and innovative regulations and financing solutions that will ensure a…
Webinar: Practices for Cultivating Change in Building Community Resilience, Sept 20, 12-1:15 EDT
Bridging differences is an essential step toward a more resilient future. In order to address current and impending impacts of climate change, we must work collaboratively. This means constructively e…
NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience, Jan 7-10, Washington DC
The National Council for Science and the Environment works with scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and officials at all levels of government to inform environmental policy and deci
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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.
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USGBC-LA Resilience Capacity Building Workshop, December 13, Santa Clarita, CA
USGBC-LA, in partnership with SoCal Edison, is hosting a series of interactive workshops to help organizations develop their own roadmap for resilience.
These workshop-style trainings, based on the
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Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) - Online Training, March 30-April 3, New York, NY
Please note: This training will be given online only and not in person. Instructions to follow once you have signed up. All days and times remain the same.
With 5 days of in-class instruc
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FREE Webinar: Green affordable Home Fire & Earthquake Resistant, July 11, 2pm EDT
A Conference call for Landowners, Home Contractors , Home Developers, Architect , Engineer, Financial Advisor ,Realtors , Investors, Homeowners or anyone who wants to build green affordable homes and
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Webinar: Resilient Design: Preparing School Buildings for a Changing Climate, June 18, 1 pm EST
Schools are the cornerstone of our communities, and so it is especially crucial that these buildings are designed with resilient strategies to withstand and rebound quickly after disaster strikes. Dur
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Webinar: sustainABLE: On Schools, July 14, 1-2pm
sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring USGBC's four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity in relationship to current events and the ability
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USGBC Big South Presents: Measuring Resilience with RELi, July 21, 11am-12:30pm
USGBC’s Big South communities present how RELi measures resilience in buildings, cities and communities.
Continuing Education: 1.0 GBCI CE hour (LEED-specific BD+C). Pending AIA approval
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Webinar: USGBC Missouri Gateway Presents: Energy Efficiency Measures with Resiliency Benefits, August 11, 5:30-7pm
LEED Fellow Jenny Carney will introduce tools and case studies for getting more than energy savings from efficiency projects. Key indicators and strategies for resiliency to the physical, reputation,
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Webinar: Financing Energy Efficiency for Public Buildings, August 27, 9 AM CDT
Join CELC for a primer on major categories of financing for energy efficiency upgrades, renewables, and resilience. Categories include internal funding, debt financing, and Public-Private Partner
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Power Up Energy Expo, October 28-29, Panama City, Florida
The 11th annual Power Up will bring hundreds of experts in architecture, engineering, construction, and power generation together for 2 days of information sharing, networking, and business developmen
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Resilient Rural America Project: November 10, 1 pm EDT
The Resilient Rural America Project consists of online modules to guide rural leaders and consultants through a process of risk assessment, identification of resilience strategies, and taking action.
Free Webinar: Building Resiliency in the Roaring Fork Valley, November 19, 2pm EDT
How can communities be resilient? By adding renewables and microgrids! Two summers ago during Lake Christine Fire, Aspen was one transmission line away from losing power for days to a week or so. That
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About Better Buildings, Better Lives: Big South, Presented by USGBC, December 8 - 10
Where the Southern Green Building Community unites.
Individuals around the world are working hard in their local communities to raise the quality of life for human beings every day. Bette
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