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Smart Buildings Education Session, Online, November 15, 12 pm CST
Smart buildings can support sustainability, health, equity, and resilience. Join us to discuss the optimization of the design and operation of integrated, high-performance buildings. In addition, to e
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Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing, June 27, 9:30 - 11 am, New York, NY
As multifamily building design and construction norms evolve, how should lenders underwrite new, high-performance buildings?
Join Building Energy Exchange and Bright Power for a presentation and mo
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2024 Next Generation Water Summit, June 20-21, Hybrid Event Online and in Santa Fe, New Mexico
The theme of the 2024 Next Generation Water Summit is "Solutions in a Changing World."
The Next Generation Water Summit brings together the building and development community, water reuse
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Wildfire Home Defense, June 5, 12 - 1 pm ET
The Wildfire Defense Education and Tours Program by USGBC California aims to raise awareness by offering topic-specific resource guides and expert guidance. This initiative empowers our comm
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LEED GA Exam Prep Course, Online May 9 - 10, 9 - 12:30 pm ET
The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) created the LEED Green Associate credential to denote basic knowledge and understanding of green building design and construction. The LEED Green Asso
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Heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water heating, and irrigation are among the many types of building operating systems necessary to help ensure occupant comfort, safety, and well-being.
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Industrial Electrification, March 27, 10am-12pm
This class is offered in partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE). Industrial professionals should attend this introductory class for a high-level introduction to the electrification journey
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Join Illinois Green to delve into the design strategies and technologies behind two all-electric multi-unit structures: an urban infill 3-flat in Woodlawn and a 15-unit apartment building near United
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USGBC-LA Free Hybrid Event: Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) Annual Demo Day, February 15, 12-2:30pm PT
US Green Building Council- Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) and the Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) invite you to Demo Day 2024.
This annual event is one of our most compelling, featuring live and
Currently, the U.S. generates about 60% of its electricity from fossil fuels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The U.S. aims to transition away from these carbon-emitting fuels
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Webinar: Four Clean Energy Career Journeys From 2023 C3E Awardees, January 18, 1 pm ET
The C3E webinar series provides a forum to hear the latest on clean energy topics from women who are making a difference. The goal of the quarterly webinars is to highlight the outstanding work of cle
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Window installation defects are one of the leading causes of water and moisture-related problems in residential construction. Recent energy codes and even Passive House require continuous insulation.
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Comparing and Selecting a Lighting Controls System, Free Webinar, November 15, 9 am - 12 pm PT
This intermediate-level class will guide designers, engineers, and other specifiers in selecting a lighting control system during the early design process and keeping that design on track as the proje
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Green roof system research is a high priority for assured performance in urban low impact development. The MGRST symposium is dedicated to disseminating results of scientific research and technologica…
2022 Symposium on Safe and Secure Schools, Cypress, Texas, October 28
Protecting the physical security and supporting the emotional well being of students in schools has become a national imperative. Successfully addressing these issues requires an interdisciplinary and
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Free Webinar: Solar for Affordable Housing: New Policy Implications, September 8, 11 am ET
here have been some big policy changes in the solar landscape, with especially significant implications for affordable housing developers!
Join Resonant Energy, LISC Boston and the Massachusetts As
Sustainable Agriculture Summit Asia, Dec 4-6, 2018, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
OVERVIEW
Global initiatives and investment in sustainable agriculture have spiked. Be it producers, traders, large FMCG corporates, or Governments, institutional investors, and aid organisations&rs
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Women in Green, USGBC Massachusetts, December 3, Boston, MA
Engage. Energize. Elevate.
Monday, December 3, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
101 Huntington Avenue, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 12th Floor Conference Center
Women are driving the s
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TRI-STATE Community Energy Summit Jan 15 - 17, New York, NY
A Premier Event Connecting Local Governments in NY, NJ, and CT to Cheaper, Cleaner Local Energy
Local governments in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Tri-State area have an opportunity to
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USGBC-LA Inland Empire Branch: GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Training, Dec 5, LA
GREEN PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SKILLS TRAINING
GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green
Free training offered by USGBC-LA Inland Empire Branch!
The construction industry is moving quickly towar
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Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training, November 5- 6, Pittsburgh, PA
In Green Building Alliance's continuing effort to support healthy & high performance buildings, Green Building Alliance are happy to bring you Passive House Tradesperson Training! Green
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Accessible Design, Universal Design, and Social Equity--are we hitting the mark? (Part 2)
In part 1 of this topic, I discussed the lack of accessible housing in America and explained the difference between accessible design, universal design, and equitable design. As a reminder, accessible
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Domes for North Lombok - Rebuilding after a Devastating Earthquake
On August 5th, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in North Lombok Indonesia, destroying over 50,00 homes and displacing over 350,000 people. Rate It Green Members DOME Lombok - Eco Village
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Energy Foundations Seminar, September 18, 2018, Chicago, Illinois
Want to know more about how you can use the very foundations supporting a building to also deliver a low carbon heating and cooling solution. Illinois Green is happy to share the Deep Foundations I…
Encode Artificial Intelligence into Sustainability
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already more real than people realize. A whopping 70 percent of the companies surveyed this year by Forrester Research plan to use some form of AI by the end of 2018 (F
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