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June First Friday Webinar: LEED v4 Whole Project Water Use Reduction Pilot ACP, June 7
Join USGBC for a deep-dive on LEED v4 pilot alternative compliance path (ACP) for Whole Project Water Use Reduction, a performance-based pathway for teams to demonstrate reductions in water consumptio
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Community Solar Power Summit, January 18 & 19, San Diego, California
The Community Solar Power Summit brings together leading community solar businesses, utilities, non-profits, and policymakers for an exclusive two day event — featuring in-depth conver
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Net Zero buildings are carbon neutral structures that integrate hyper-efficiency with renewable technologies. They are at the cutting edge of sustainable design, and a key strategy for policymakers ad
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In this one-hour course, the participant will explore design strategies that encourage beneficial occupant behavior. Consider the impacts occupant behavior changes can have on a building over its life
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Certified Green Lending Professional Training, November 1, San Diego, California
Join Build It Green for a one-day course exploring the principles of green building and the whole house approach to the design, construction and operation of residential buildings.
Upon completion
Wisconsin Solar Tour October 5, 2019, 10am - 4pm Wisconsin (Statewide)
Join people across Wisconsin from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a statewide Solar Tour! Homes and businesses throughout Wisconsin will open their doors to demonstrate and share strategies for energy-eff
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Design 4 People, October 23-24, Boston, Massachusetts
Design 4 People brings design leaders together to raise your work to a new level and help you understand how to improve human output within the built environment. You will have the ability to exchange
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Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 Sept, 2019 Ben Guir, Morocco
On November 15, 2016, in the margin of COP22 in Marrakesh, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and sustainable development; the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN)
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Net Zero Carbon, Water, Energy and Decarbonizing at the District Level, August 13, St. Louis, MO
District scale projects and campuses lend themselves well for the goals of complete decarbonization and net zero energy and water. Depending on the project type, context, and location, these goals may
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Grid Mid-Atlantic's Solar Soireé: A Five-Year Anniversary: September 9, Washington DC
GRID Mid-Atlantic invites you to join in celebrating five years of changing lives through energy alternatives while celebrating the achievements of community champions who help advance social jus
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Explore Detroit: Urban Agriculture + Green Space Bus Tour, August 17, Detroit, MI 12pm-3pm
Detroit is home to approximately 1,700 urban farms, each innovative and unique in it's own way. On this tour we will explore these sustainable green spaces and hear from the incredibly dedicated D
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Metro & USGBC-LA Sustainability Tour, July 8, 1:00-6:00pm, Los Angeles, CA
Join USGBC-LA for a fun and informative sustainability tour through DTLA aboard Metro! The focus will be on how each stop has implemented best practices and new technologies to green their buildings f
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Lincoln Net Positive Farmhouse, BSA, Committee on the Environment (COTE) June 19, 6pm, Boston, MA
ZeroEnergy Design's Stephanie Horowitz AIA presents one of the firm's net positive designs. This modern farmhouse ties into the cultural landscape of Lincoln, MA - a town known for i
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Has anyone else been getting calls about electricity going up 13%?
Over the past couple weeks, I keep getting calls to my home saying, "Your electricity will go up about 13% in the upcoming months due to new regulations promoting cleaner energy. However if you go sol…
Freddie Mac Introduces a Green Rebate Program - up to $5000 for multifamily property loans
As the largest funder of multifamily properties nationally, Freddie Mac hopes to boost awareness of energy consumption among apartment owners and managers. Borrowers financing properties with 20 u…
O&M Stories in MF Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results Thursday, March 10 1:30 - 2:30 pm BE16: Multifamily In the world of multi-family housing every operational dollar is earmarked, budgete…
"Toward a Living Affordable Future" - Free Guide by the International Living Insitute
The Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing offers a pathway for multi-family affordable housing projects to achieve the Living Building Challenge, either as Petal or Living Certif…
Issues of Controversy in Green Building Policy: Taking Action on Chemicals of Concern January 28 @ 12 - 1 pm GBA is partnering with ILFI and Greenwash Action to present this webinar series which w…
USGBC Central Pennsylvania Chapter - 2016 Kick off Event - January 14th, 5:30 pm
THU, JAN 14, 2016 AT 5:30 PM USGBC Central PA 2016 Kick Off Party Governor's Residence, Harrisburg, PA Please join us for a fun networking event to start 2016 off right. We will be celebrating…
Williams College Starts the Clock on a Year of Measurement for the Living Building Challenge
This month, the team at Williams College began the 12-month performance period to meet the Living Building Challenge for the Class of 1966 Environmental Center at Williams College. For one year, the b…
Stevens Institute of Technology Wins Solar Decathlon 2015- Congratulations!
Stevens Institute of Technology's SURE HOUSE won top honors overall at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, took second pla…
Governor Baker Testifies in Favor of Energy Bills - Netmetering Caps, Wind Energy Hydropower
Reports surrounding Governor Baker's testimony On Tuesday seemed reasonably positive. The Governor spoke favorably about "testing" the market for Offshore wind projects, and he also testified favor…
Electric Pride - Aspen Colorado is the Third U.S. city to reach 100% Renewable Energy!
Inhabitat reports from the Aspen Times that Aspen has succeeded in powering itself with 100 percent renewable energy. The city has worked for more than a decade to reach this milestone. Technologies…
Things are looking good financially for the green building industry!
New research done by the BBC shows that the green building materials market will reach a total value of $69 billion by 2019! The most interesting part of this new research is that some estimates show …
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