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FREE Webinar: Clean Energy Residential Buildings - Key Systems Energy Modeling, September 17-18, 12 pm
Learn how Santa Monica’s reach code, along with changes to 2019 Title 24, are making it preferable to build all-electric residential buildings that are better, faster, safer and less costly than their mixed-fuel counterparts. This … more...
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0 replies | 398 views | Posted on: 09/03/2020 | Last updated: 09/03/2020
Upcycling - Innovative submissions welcome
In case you were unable to attend Metro’s Upcycle Web Forum on Thursday, August 13th, the event recording and resources mentioned in the Forum are available at www.metro.net/upcycling. Once you have seen some of our waste dive… more...
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Government Agencies and Initiatives
0 replies | 508 views | Posted on: 08/24/2020 | Last updated: 08/26/2020
USGBC NY Webinar: Long Island Municipal Codes and LEED Building - What You Don't Know, September 2, 11:45 am EDT
Is your company or organization aware of Long Island's Codes that incentivize LEED Certified buildings? All over Long Island, municipalities and utilities provide property tax exemptions and/or money back for LEED Certification ena… more...
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0 replies | 335 views | Posted on: 08/13/2020 | Last updated: 08/13/2020
Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE), Online, August 21-22
Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors of Southern California. This year, over 1,000 atten… more...
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0 replies | 391 views | Posted on: 08/10/2020 | Last updated: 08/10/2020
(Now Online!) Building Tech Forum 2020: Roadmap to 2050, April 29, Boston, MA
COVID-19 Update from Built Environment Plus / USGBC MA Location: Remote Web Conference Date: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT) ** In response to the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19, we are… more...
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0 replies | 1326 views | Posted on: 03/15/2020 | Last updated: 07/31/2020
Webinar: A Deep Dive into Air Permitting - Volatile Organic Compound Rules, August 19, 10 am EDT
Volatile Organic Compounds are regulated under Part 6 and Part 7 of the state air pollution control rules. Part 6 is applicable to “existing” sources and Part 7 is applicable to “new” sources. Did you know that &ldqu… more...
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State Initiatives
0 replies | 404 views | Posted on: 07/25/2020 | Last updated: 07/25/2020
Educating rural communities
Has anyone had any experience in educating rural communities in the use of sustainable design techniques and construction technologies? more...
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Government Agencies and Initiatives
1 replies | 1592 views | Posted on: 03/26/2019 | Last updated: 04/01/2019
Achieving Net-Zero Energy Buildings, September 25, 8am-12:30pm, Washington, DC
Presenters will introduce zero energy definitions and provide an overview of trends and strategies for zero energy market adoption and growth. We will outline the technologies, processes, and approaches common in zero energy buildings and r… more...
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0 replies | 436 views | Posted on: 08/29/2018 | Last updated: 09/20/2018
The Nation Saves $6 for Every $1 Spent on Climate Change Resilience
2017 was the costliest year ever for the U.S., stated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA writes on January 5, 2018, during 2017, U.S. experienced 16 weather and climate disasters, losing more than $1 billion… more...
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0 replies | 5446 views | Posted on: 05/15/2018 | Last updated: 07/21/2018
Webinar: USGBC New Volunteer Orientation, October 16, 2018
We are all in to get everyone in a green building in this generation and volunteers are a key part of accomplishing this big goal. Volunteers were at the core of USGBC’s foundation in 1993, and continue to contribute vital skills, knowled… more...
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0 replies | 415 views | Posted on: 07/10/2018 | Last updated: 07/10/2018
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