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ChristinaC
Marketing Student Bridgewater MA United States Member Since: 12/16/2016
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First Digital Energy Marketplace for Rooftop Solar
Imagine being able to trade electricity with your neighbors in a cheap and convenient way. For some Australians, this unique use of solar energy is soon going to be a reality. A group of energy tech startups have created the Decentralized Energy Exchange (deX), which is a software-based marketplace that has the potential to drastically change the energy system in Australia. This project is being led by Australian energy startup, GreenSync, an...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 03/27/2023 + Show |
Executive Order: Dakota Access & Keystone XL Pipeline To Move Forward?
On January 24th, President Trump made a statement by signing off on the continuation of two major oil pipelines that have made headlines in the United States: The Dakota Access and Keystone XL. One of the documents signed invites the company behind Keystone XL, TransCanada, to resubmit a proposal for the project which had been rejected earlier in 2015 by the Obama administration. President Trump also encourages Energy Transfer Partners, th...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 04/07/2017 + Show |
New Research Supports the Business Case for LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently shared research supporting businesses that have LEED certified buildings. Several studies show the impact of LEED and EnergyStar labeled buildings, and the results prove that these are reliable, high-performing buildings. What does this mean for the economy? Huge savings! Researchers found energy...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 05/11/2017 + Show |
National Resource Defense Council's (NRDC) Teleconference Briefing: Defending the Environment Against the Trump Administration, Feb 27 When:1:30 pm Eastern; 12:30 pm Central; 11:30 am Mountain; 10:30 am Pacific NRDC is working against an unprecedented assault on our environment from the "pollutocracy" of billionaires, fossil fuel champions,...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 02/16/2017 + Show |
Job Opportunity: Research Fellow for The Center of Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota Location: University of Minnesota Twin Cities About the position: The Center for Sustainable Building Research seeks an experienced researcher with significant knowledge and experience in the areas of sustainable, regenerative, and...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 02/09/2017 + Show |
Job Opportunity: New Ecology Seeking Project Manager (Connecticut)
Job Opportunity: Project Manager (Connecticut) Company: New Ecology, Inc. Description: New Ecology, Inc. is seeking candidates for the position of Project Manager in its regional office in Hartford, Connecticut. The Project Manager works with property owners and real estate development teams to improve the performance, occupant health and...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 02/09/2017 + Show |
Job Opportunity: Project Manager for Green Building & Energy Efficiency, Delaware Company: New Ecology, Inc. Responsibilities: -Help owners improve performance, occupant health, and durability of multifamily buildings -Support projects that are enrolled in a new energy efficiency program -Work as the primary client contact on individual...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 02/09/2017 + Show |
Internship Opportunity: City of Boston’s Office of Environment, Energy, and Open Space
Internship Opportunity: City of Boston’s Office of Environment, Energy, and Open Space Pay: $18 per hour Duration: Now through June. 25-35 hours per week, based on candidate’s availability. Location: Boston City Hall Background: The City of Boston Environment Department works to foster sustainability and climate action throughout...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 02/09/2017 + Show |
Job Opportunity: Assistant to the New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) Board
Job Opportunity: Assistant to the New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) Board Position: Part-time Assistant to the Board, Contract Position (about 20 hours per week) Description of Responsibilities: Membership/Volunteer/Contact Support and Management, Tracking and Reporting • Connect with Corporate Members and...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 02/08/2017 + Show |
President Trump has frozen four important rules that were created to promote greater energy efficiency, and this seems to be step one of a larger plan to cut into environmental protections/budgets. Activists and environmentalists are concerned about these actions, but these holds are also unsettling for jobs and the economy. Clean energy for...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 01/28/2017 + Show |
New York Approves Largest United States Offshore Wind Farm
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has approved the largest U.S. offshore wind farm, which will be built off of Long Island. It will generate enough electricity to power over 50,000 homes on Long Island's South Fork. The South Fork Wind Farm will be made up of 15 wind turbines (3x the size of the first current offshore wind farm in RI) with 90...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 01/28/2017 + Show |
America's First Offshore Wind Farm
America's first offshore wind farm began generating energy off the coast of Rhode Island last month. This wind farm is called the Block Island wind farm, and was created by the Deepwater Wind company. These turbines will deliver electricity to the nearby community of Block Island, a vacation destination in RI that had previously relied on...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Last updated: 01/28/2017 + Show |
Building Commissioning Fundamentals Course by SeventhWave, June 8th 8:30am-4:00pm
Building Commissioning Fundamentals Course by SeventhWave June 8 | 8:30am-4:00pm Hilton Garden Inn: 1443 Pabst Farms Cir, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Cost: $129 Commissioning is usually a cost-effective way to get your facility’s equipment and systems operating at topnotch performance. It can save energy and improve equipment life, as well as...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 06/08/2017 + Show |
2017 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum May 21-23rd
2017 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum May 21-23 Fairmont Chicago, 200 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60601 How do you finance energy efficiency? Join ACEEE to explore innovative models and find out what works, and why. Their dynamic event will help you get started on financing projects that save energy, reduce costs, and create...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/21/2017 + Show |
Build Exchange Spring 2017: May 21-24
Build Exchange Spring 2017 May 21-24 Four Seasons Resort, 10600 E Crescent Moon Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85262 Build Exchange brings purchasing executives from some of the most highly respected residential builders together with VPs and national sales managers from innovative product supply and manufacturing companies for three days of one-on-one...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/21/2017 + Show |
Hull Wind Turbine Tour Cruise & Electric Vehicle Showcase May 20th 9:00am-12:30pm
Hull Wind Turbine Tour Cruise & Electric Vehicle Showcase May 20 | 9:00am-12:30pm Mass Bay Lines, Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 Back by popular demand, the Hull Turbine Tour Cruise sets sail on May 20th from Rowes Wharf in Boston! This event is open to the public. Get your tickets by May 15th! Kids 10 & under are free. Mass Energy and the...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/20/2017 + Show |
PassiveHaus in the Big Apple May 19, 2017 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
PassiveHaus in the Big Apple May 19 | 8:30am-10:00am 50 Milk St "Hercules" Room Boston, MA 02109 FXFOWLE has recently completed a study showing that it is viable to design high-rise residential buildings in New York City to the Passivhaus Standard—a standard based on the concept of using simple, direct, and primarily architectural solutions...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/19/2017 + Show |
Webinar: Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging May 18th 12:00-1:00PM EDT
Webinar: Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging May 18 | 12:00-1:00PM Sponsored By: Benjamin Moore | Cost: Free In this webinar they'll explore the variety of common care environments for the elderly and how low- or no- Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), durable, high-quality paint – combined with appropriate color – can positively...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/18/2017 + Show |
Beyond Energy Efficiency Conference, May 18th 8:00-4:45pm
Beyond Energy Efficiency Conference May 18 | 8:00-4:45pm Zero Net Energy Center, 14600 Catalina Street, San Leandro, CA 94577 The building industry is moving quickly beyond the standard practices on energy efficiency. Today’s ultra-efficient homes produce as much energy as they consume, and then some. Groundbreaking developments in building...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/18/2017 + Show |
Power Quality Management & Arc Flash Safety Course by SeventhWave, May 18th 8:30-4:00pm
Power Quality Management & Arc Flash Safety Course by SeventhWave May 18 | 8:30-4:00pm KI Convention Center - 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54301 Gain a solid understanding of electrical power quality and its impact on your facility. SeventhWave will dive deep into solutions to ride through momentary interruptions, voltage sags, waveform...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/18/2017 + Show |
Women in Sustainability: Re-Forging the Status Quo, May 16 8:30-10:00am
Women in Sustainability: Re-Forging the Status Quo May 16 | 8:30-10:00am 50 Milk Street, 18th Floor, Hemingway Room - Boston, MA 02109 Gender bias impacts everyone in the twenty-first-century workplace. Women represent 45% of design graduates yet only 17% of firm principals and partners (AIA, NCARB). Join USGBC MA chapter for a presentation...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/16/2017 + Show |
Arnold Arboretum Clean-Up Day: Love your Block
Arnold Arboretum Clean-Up Day: Love your Block May 13 | 10am-1pm Arnold Arboretum: Bussey Brook Meadow 395 South Street, Boston MA 02130 Join EPMA in supporting the City of Boston’s Love Your Block: Civic Engagement Week for a park clean-up at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. Love Your Block is working to unite neighbors and...
By ChristinaC // Marketing Student Event Date: 05/13/2017 + Show |
Wisconsin Green Building Group
Welcome to the Wisconsin Green Building Group! We encourage everyone in the WI area who's interested… Welcome to the Wisconsin Green Building Group! We encourage everyone in the WI area who's interested in anything environmental to green building related to join us. Whether you are a college student, homeowner or construction industry professional, this group is intended to be a strong resource for sharing experience, information and contacts/ resources related to sustainability. Feel free to post any questions, comments, news or event info here, to help grow this group as a place of collaborative learning.
Use this space to post events, developments, and everything else for green building and sustainabili… Use this space to post events, developments, and everything else for green building and sustainability in Texas!
There is so much happening in Rhode Island, we needed a group! Please contact us if you want to lea… There is so much happening in Rhode Island, we needed a group! Please contact us if you want to lead this group. For now, it's Allison, posting what I hear of from next door in Massachusetts.
Come here to interact with others from New York State! Discuss local green building issues and event… Come here to interact with others from New York State! Discuss local green building issues and events with your colleagues from New York. Feel free to post your news, events, questions, and comments below.
New Hampshire is full of green building activity. Share your events, news and opinions here, and inv… New Hampshire is full of green building activity. Share your events, news and opinions here, and invite friends and colleagues to do the same.
A place to discuss local green building issues and events with your colleagues from Massachusetts. … A place to discuss local green building issues and events with your colleagues from Massachusetts. Feel free to post your news, events, questions, and comments.
There is so much green building going on in Florida, we needed a group to cover it all! This group i… There is so much green building going on in Florida, we needed a group to cover it all! This group is a place to discuss local green building issues, news, and events from Florida! Feel free to post your news, events, questions, and comments.
Join this group to share information, news and events about making green and healthy buildings more … Join this group to share information, news and events about making green and healthy buildings more affordable and accessible for everyone. (Photo is of the E+ Housing built by Urbanica in Boston, by David L. Ryan).
Connecticut Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and comments. There's… Connecticut Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and comments. There's a lot going on, so let's get the information out there!
Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group
Colorado is the perfect environment to build high performance building that are cost effective and c… Colorado is the perfect environment to build high performance building that are cost effective and comfortable. Going well beyond code has many benefits with Passive House now a viable choice for many new projects. There is also a strong community of health materials builders and designers producing low embedded energy and natural structures.
This is a place to discuss California green building issues and events. Please post your news, event… This is a place to discuss California green building issues and events. Please post your news, events, questions, and comments. Also, this is just a start to get the ball rolling - Let me know if you’d like to manage this group! Also, let me know if you want to see groups for specific parts of California. Feedback is great. Images are great too - send your idea for a group image, and maybe I’ll use it! (This image: California Academy of Sciences)
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