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The development of hemp-based energy storage will play a vital role in facilitating the graceful transition from the fossil fuel and extractive economy to a regenerative, relocalized, resilient, and l
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Free Webinar: Powering Your Home with Solar Energy, June 10, 7-8:30 pm CT
In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
- How solar energy works in Illinois
- The benefits and challenges of residential solar en
As part of "All-in!" theme for 2025, Passive House Massachusetts enthusiastically bring you some of the Bunker Hill team members for a panel presentaiton by Andrew Steingiser (RDH)
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Green Building Alliance's Emerald Evening Gala, May 8, 5:30-9:30 pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
GBA's beloved annual fundraising event is back! Green Building Alliance invite you to join them on the sprawling green roof of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center as we gather for network
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New Buildings Institute (NBI) invite you to join them for an exciting webinar marking the end of the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) project funded b
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Free Webinar: Marine Materials - Designing the Future, March 25, 12 to 1:30 PM
When our oceans are healthy our world is healthy. Oceans play a critical role in regulating our climate and weather patterns, and provide a wide range of food and medicinal ingredients,
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The advanced-level content presented at the annual NABCEP CE Conference is geared toward PV industry professionals who have experience with PV installation, solar+storage, technical sales, design, O&a
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Free Webinar: The Latest Technology in Air Tightness Testing, January 15, 3:30-5 ET
Building diagnostic tools continue to improve with new advances in technology. Join NEHERS (Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance) for this webinar to learn how the newest generation of to
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Phius Project Certification Workshop, Online, January 15, 1-5 pm ET
The Project Certification Workshop offers best practices and useful tips for the Phius project certification process.
About Phius:
Phius is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committe
LEED for Homes Green Rater Training, Online Training, December 20, 12 - 3 pm ET
LEED requires third-party on-site verification and performance testing by a LEED Green Rater, and demand is growing. Now, residential and mixed-use projects of any size can go under the LEED for
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Resilient Virginia's Spring 2022 Resiliency Academy series consists of 4 sessions that focus on the four components of a resilient community that are championed by Resilient Virginia:
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USGBC-LA Webinar: Renewal of Wood & Future of Mass Timber, February 17, 4 pm PST
Join this webinar for an informed discussion with local leaders on everything there is to know about the use of wood as a construction material! From mass timber design and embodied carbon calculation
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Recorded Webinar: Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth
Recorded: June 30, 2021
Speaker: Ann V. Edminster, M.Arch. (See speaker introduction bel
The 31st Annual BioCycle West Coast 18, Mar 26 - 29, San Diego, California
Network with the who's who in the anaerobic digestion and renewable energy industry and achieve success in anaerobic digestion, production of power, fuel and soil amendments, food waste management and…
USGBC Virtual Summit: Bridging Occupant and Community Health, December 7-8
How does the health of an individual relate to the health of a community? Whose health is the building industry responsible for? The public health impact of buildings doesn’t begin or end at a s
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AIA Webinar: The Carbon Balance of the Built Environment, November 18, 8:30 am EST
Carbon in the built environment is a larger contributor to global emissions that affect the climate. All participants of the Paris Climate Agreement have to meet certain GHG reduction targets. Meeting
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GreenCE Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, October 13, 12 pm EDT
This webinar will discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.
Learning O
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Passive House Primer, September 8, 1-2 PM EDT
BE-Ex’s Passive House Primer is an engaging, one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the real estate market. Available as a free session at the Building
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Green building construction Tour, March 20th in Chattanooga, TN
Join green|spaces for the next construction tour at the NextGen Homes. This tour will feature advanced framing and insulation. The goal of this project is to educate builders, designers, students and …
Interactive Webinar - GRIHA for Existing Buildings (EB), March 9
GRIHA Council is pleased to announce a webinar on GRIHA for Existing Buildings (EB) rating variant on 9th March, 2018 from 03:00 to 04:30. The online webinar will also include a 30 minute Q & A sessio…
What are Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs?
An EPD, or environmental product declaration, is a method of showing the environmental impacts of a material or product in a standardized way, with both quantitative and qualitative information. EPD r
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A Carbon Free City is Being Built from Scratch in Colorado
Colorado is planning to build a carbon-free city from scratch. The project called Peña Station Next in Colorado will rely on solar energy, a massive lithium-ion battery, and energy efficiency schemes…
New Jersey Compost Operator Certification Course, March 13, Trenton
Course Code: ER0303CB18 8:30am - 3:30pm (Check-in time: 8:00am) N.J.A.C. 7:26A - 1.4(a)(14)(xiv) states that all operators of composting facilities in New Jersey must "attend a composting course..…
Earthwood Techniques at Earthwood Building School, May 28, West Chazy New York
Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements that affect load …
The ICEEBB 2018: 20th International Conference on Energy Engineering, Biofuels and Bioproducts brings together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share thei…
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