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USGBC MA Annual General Meeting, January 23, 5:30pm, Boston
Join USGBC MA to celebrate the community’s success and look forward to our future goals. This past year we have accomplished a lot together, including launching our Green Building
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According to NASA and NOAA global temperature reports, 2023 was the world's hottest year on record, and rising temperature trends are only predicted to continue. School systems across the country
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Passive House Symposium: Building Electrification, a free online Event, July 25, 12-3 pm ET
Zero-emission buildings are the priority for a decarbonized built environment, and electrification powered by clean energy, utilizing batteries and heat pumps, is entering the popular psyche. The call
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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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National Zero Waste Virtual Conference, November 30 - December 1
The National Zero Waste Conference is the annual two-day virtual educational and networking event organized by Zero Waste USA and our partners.
Zero Waste Business is the focus on We
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FREE COURSE: Inferno: Protecting Buildings and People from Fire
FREE COURSE: Inferno: Protecting Buildings and People from Fire
1 AAA Core Learning PDH / 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour / 1 AIBD CE Hour / 1 GBCI General Hour for LEED Professionals / 1
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Wind Power: Finance & Investment Summit, San Diego, CA on February 5-7
The Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit is widely recognized as the leading gathering place for wind industry deal makers, or as one past event attendee called it – “the h
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"Somerville to partner with emerging green-tech companies in effort to become carbon neutral by 2050" http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/10/somerville-to-partner-with-emerging-gr…
2019 Renewable Energy Policy Forum, March 20, 2019, Washington D.C
For Renewable Power Players
Entering its 16th year, ACORE's Renewable Energy Policy Forum is the only pan-renewables summit that addresses the full range of state and national policy
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Green Building Accelerates Around the World, Poised for Strong Growth by 2021
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced November 13th at Greenbuild that Dodge Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report demonstrates the s
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Building Your Online Presence, Nov 29, Cambridge MA
Come learn some compelling facts and practical how-tos about building your online presence. Director of Marketing at Vertex Engineering will be leading a presentation on the power of social media for
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Intro to Sustainable Acoustics, Nov 29, Boston, MA
Acoustics is a critical component in providing a comfortable listening environment for users and is recognized by several building rating systems for sustainability and health including LEED, WELL, Fi
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LEED Certification and Product Specifications Update
The USGBC released their 3rd quarter 2018 LEED certification update. The key takeaways revolve around the achievement level, LEED rating version, and LEED rating system. Also, metrics include the coun
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In this one hour course, we will evaluate hydrophobic coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of a building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of a prote
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Building Better Outcomes - Free Webinar September 18, 2-3pm Eastern
We all care about the planet, but we also care about making smart financial decisions, and quite frankly, we have to work within budgets. Acquiring key answers allowing us to build better outcomes …
Join fellow Iowans interested in a sustainable future for Iowa on September 27, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport for IEC's annual conference. Environmental threats to land, water, and c…
STUDY: “Will improving leased commercial buildings retain tenants and increase asset value?” Participate BY MAY 8 to receive study results. This study, sponsored by HighPerformanceCRE.com,…
Oliver Klein to speak at the April 13th RGBC Meeting! 5:45-8 pm
USGBC MA Residential Building Committee Meeting 4/13 from 5:45-8 at 50 Milk St., Boston -15th floor! Oliver Klein, of 475 High Performance Building Supply, will talk to the group on how to achieve…
(Worcester) Webinar Onsite - GBRI's 10 Things to Know about LEED v4, 1/21 6 - 8 pm
[Worcester] Webinar - GBRI’s Ten Things You Need to Know about LEED v4 This one hour course will look at the top ten changes and additions with the latest version of the LEED rating system. We wi…
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