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Heat pumps are a key strategy for eliminating fossil fuel use, being promoted by everyone from savvy HVAC contractors to national environmental groups to city and state agencies, but split system heat
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Massachusetts has updated it's building codes with a strengthened Stretch Code and a new Specialized Opt-In Code that require lower energy demand and HERS scores and, for some build
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Building Resiliency Through Home Electrification, Online, September 27, 6:30 pm
Join the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild for the September Education Event: Building Resiliency Through Home Electrification. Learn how electrifying home systems and appliances can build resiliency in
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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have a long history of providing flexible, cost-effective, family-oriented housing. Recent regulatory changes in several states make ADUs a viable option to generate re
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Crushing the Code NYC: Residential, Online, August 30 (Also offered September 6)
Course Overview
Crushing the Code New York City: Residential is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC an
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Please join Phius Alliance Chicago and Illinois Green Alliance for an mid-construction tour of Oak Park's first Phius Retrofit residence. This historic home is being thoroughly refashioned for a y
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Better Buildings Webinar: The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Heat Pumps, August 8, 11 am EST
Heat pumps can be used as a decarbonization strategy in many building sizes and types to provide heating, cooling, and domestic hot water without fossil fuels, but implementation remains a challenge f
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Reducing energy and emissions in your facilities is not a one-person job - it takes a village! Every employee influences energy use practices in your facility in one way or another, so building an org
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NECEC Climate Finance Summit, June 21, Boston, Massachusetts
The road to building decarbonization will involve significant levels of public and private sector investment as well as complex financing structures to manage risk. The Northeast Clean Energy Council
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Crushing the Code NYS: Residential, Urban Green Council, Online, June 15
Crushing the Code New York State: Residential is an online course that prepares building and design professionals in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 ECCCNYS a
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Decarbonizing Communities & Campuses, May 3, Worcester, MA
Decarbonization has become a priority across every sector, creating new challenges—and also many opportunities. From planning to implementation to stakeholder engagement, there are moving parts
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Materialize - Technology & Accessibility, April 11, 2-7 pm, San Francisco, CA
Join Mindful Materials for an inspiring afternoon affair!
LEARN & SHARE with industry peers
Manufacturers | Specifiers | Architects | Designers | Engineers | Owners | Contractors
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Introduction to Passive House, February 28, New Haven, CT
Passive House is the world’s most rigorous building energy performance standard, requiring a significant reduction in energy consumption while yielding other benefits such as superior comfo
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I have realized that the major reason in which I have been able to obtain my Green Associates Accreditation was the information that the USGBC had given to our Student Group. The study Material and th…
The World’s Most Sustainable Office of 2018
The Royal Institute of British Architects awarded the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize to Bloomberg, London by Foster + Partners. The RIBA Stirling Prize is judged against a range of criteria includ
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Colorado Green Building Guild Annual Holiday Party, Dec 13, Niwot, CO
Come and join us to eat, drink and be merry at the Annual Colorado Green Building Guild Holiday Party! It’s time to connect and meet up with friends old and new, and enjoy our fun seasonal socia
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AIA Massachusetts Government Affairs Committee, Dec 11, 2018, Boston, MA
Legislature that affects architecture in Massachusetts is the focus of this active AIA Massachusetts committee.
This meeting is free and open to all.
The Florida Green Building Coalition, Annual Meeting, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018
The Florida Green Building Coalition's Annual Meeting will be held Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown Orlando at 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd, Orlando, Fla. This important annual event b
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R.W. Kern Center Living Building Tour
Come explore the R.W. Kern Center, one of just 17 certified Living Buildings in the world.
See how rainwater is collected, filtered, and treated to supply the building's potable water. Check ou
Join NYSERDA’s Commercial Tenant Program and the Building Energy Exchange for a technical training workshop to help consultants, MEP engineers, and architects better understand how to integrate
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Tour of Five Rivers Visitor Center with USGBC New York Upstate, October 3, Delmar, NY
Join AIAENY COTE Committee and USGBC NY Upstate on a tour and overview of the Five Rivers Visitor Center.
Designed by Envision Architects, GPI engineers, The Five Rivers Environmental Education Cen
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High-Performance Homes: Evolution and Innovation, Sept 27, Des Plaines, Illinois
Join for this event focused on the latest business strategies and construction techniques to successfully build high-performance homes. Hear from national and regional experts, as well as local builde…
GreenHomeNYC Resume Workshop, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:30 - 8PM Brooklyn, NY
GHNYC Green Careers Resume Workshop Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:30 - 8 pm with networking afterwards National Grid, 1 MetroTech Roadway, Conference room 2-04A Brooklyn, NY Part 1. DISCUSSION: Volu…
The Mississippi River: Is Sustainable Infrastructure a Watershed Solution?
Security and Sustainability Forum Wednesday, March 25 12 - 1:15 pm EDT Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/536553242851934210 Through the efforts of several national civil …
Residential Architect/Designer (Gaithersburg) - Sustainable Design Group
Sustainable Design Group is a Custom home design and construction company in Gaithersburg Maryland. We specialize in green, solar, zero energy homes. We are looking for an experienced architect/design…
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