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USGBC-LA Women In Green Committee Kickoff: September 4, Los Angeles, CA
This will be the kickoff event to launch the new Women In Green Committee within USGBC-LA, in advance of our fall event. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the mission statement for this c
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LEED v5: Key Changes & New Features, Online, July 17, 4 pm ET
LEED Version 5 was balloted and ratified on March 28, 2025, bringing with it key changes and new features compared to previous versions. LEED v5 retains the same structure of prerequisites and credits
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Multifamily Passive House projects have unique challenges that can trip even experienced teams. In the presentation “Inside vs Outside”, experienced passive house consultant John
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Shamrock Park, June 6, 9-11 am ET, Venice, Florida
Join Master Gardener volunteers on the first Friday of every month for a free tour of the demonstration garden at Shamrock Park and Nature Center in Venice. The garden integrates beautifully into the
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Advancing Circular Economy, a USGBC Building Transformation Forum, May 13, Seattle, Washington
Maximizing the full value of materials and resources and extending product lifecycle cuts greenhouse gases, manages risk, reinvests resources locally, creates jobs and adds more value for companies an
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Taught by Robert Fortunato and Nick Brown EV early adopters who have owned 9 EV’s in the last 14 years. They test drove most others on the market, installed solar panels and chargers on their NZ
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Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and there are more electric vehicle (EV) models than ever before. Join this webinar to learn why EVs
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Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater Online Training, March 10-26, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
With Southface, you can become a Certified Home Energy Rater, one of the highest residential energy credentials that can be earned by an individual. Southface offer a live online versio
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Carbon Literacy is defined as ‘An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organi
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Green Schools Conference, March 3-4, Orlando, Florida
The Green Schools Conference (GSC) brings together everyone involved in creating and advocating for green schools, with a focus on those leading their schools and school systems toward whole-school su
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23rd International Passive House Conference Oct 9-11, Gaobeidian, China
The Passive House Institute (PHI) is an independent research institute that has played an especially crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept - the internationally recognised,
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People from Boulder and surrounding areas are invited to step inside and tour some amazing green homes. The Boulder Green Home Tour highlights innovative green building projects and helps to prom
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Green Cleaning Your Home, September 17, Sarasota, FL
This class will explore using inexpensive common household products that are effective and safe for our environment and your health. Register early at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com to sa
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Alliance for Sustainable Colorado- 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado - September 1st, 6 pm
September Sustainability Series 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado 6 - 8 pm Free and open to the public We are seeing an impressive increase in the number of entire countries, as well, ad…
TinyFest NorthWest 2019 August 17-18, Rickreall, OR
Come celebrate tiny living at TinyFest NorthWest! Explore a variety of tiny houses from pro-builders and DIYers. Tour tiny houses on wheels, backyard cottages, shipping container homes, vans, bus conv
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Join the Toledo Lucas County Sustainability Commission and the USGBC Ohio NW Regional Team as they host quarterly luncheons focused on sustainability topics important to the region. A panel of lo
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This training provides a general overview of energy modeling, including the following:
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The history of whole building simulation and the underlying building science
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Applications o
Webinar: The 21st Century Geopolitics of Energy Thursday, June 13, 1:15PM - 2:15PM
Designed for mid-level professionals, the webinar previews a new one-day onsite class exploring the little understood but compelling world of Energy and Geopolitics.
International energy mark
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Did You know that Boston University has an "Earth House"?
18 Boston University students are living at BU's Earth House this year as a part of a pilot living-learning community, that combines students' academic interests and studies. “All that stuff th…
CertainTeed’s partnership with YouthBuild Philly Charter School is all about the Green.
http://buildingourfuturetogether.com/?p=2224 CertainTeed insulation is partnering with YouthBuild Philly to develop the next generation of green construction contractors by providing hands-on insulati
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2016 Kick Off Meeting - Northern Branch Steering Committee, 2/4/16 - 5 - 6:30 pm MST
USGBC Colorado - Northern Branch Steering Committee 2016 Kick Off Meeting February 04, 2016 5:00 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST Brendle Group 212 West Mul…
Community Shared Solar Event, MCAN Chapter Get Together Dec, 9 - 6 pm, Brookline
Community Solar Panel/MCAN Event (Mass Climate Action Network) December 09, 2015 at 6pm - 9pm All Saints Parish Church 1773 Beacon St Brookline, MA We are holding a round table to get chapter…
French President Francois Hollande Will Not Attend G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey
The G20, an inclusive grouping of countries at varying levels of development and income, is well placed to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is a universal framework to be pursue…
Massachusetts Energy Policy Rally - September 29, 12 - 5 pm - At the State House
Massachusetts legislators are about to make a series of monumental decisions about energy policy -- the kind of decisions that come only once every few decades. Our state is poised to spend billions t…
White House Announces NY Passive House Initiative
From the White House: http://1.usa.gov/1Ee0b1U For more information: http://nypassivehouse.org/white-house-announces-passive-house-initiative/ New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has …
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