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BIOGAS Convention Digital, 7 – 11 November 2022
Biogas in the EU & worldwide, Biomethane / Bio-LNG, Case studies & best practice and furthermore. Blocks in English and German. Contact, programme and registration: www.biogas-convention.
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Building Energy Exchange and WISE Holiday Party, December 12, 5:30-7:30pm, New York, NY
Join the Building Energy Exchange and WISE communities for drinks and celebration at our annual holiday party, hosted by the Women in Sustainability & Energy series.
Come in your ugliest or mos
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Free Webinar: How to Design and Build High-Performance Attics, November 29, 9am-11am
California’s new Title 24 energy code and Passive House recommends high performance attics. Summer attic temperatures can easily add ½ to 1 ton of air conditioning load. The 2016 and 2019
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Free Webinar: Specifying and Selecting Lighting Controls, November 14, 9 - 11:15 am PT
This intermediate-level class will guide designers, engineers, and other specifiers through selecting a control system during the early design process and keeping that design on track as the project d
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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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The New York City Department of Buildings released much-anticipated proposed rules for compliance with the City’s building emissions law, Local Law 97.
Local Law 97, a key facet of
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Free Green Building Webinar: HSW Considerations for Large Vertical Openings, November 17, 12 pm ET
In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss flexible spaces that use large, vertical openings and their designs and customizations that can contribute to health, safety, and welfare of the building o
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It's Electrifying: Direct From The Manufacturer, July 19, 6:00 - 8:00pm, New York City
For New York City buildings to be powered by clean, renewable energy, many will eventually need to upgrade to electrified heating systems. Meeting the demand for a wide variety of products for new pro…
Atlanta Design Festival is dedicated to helping Atlanta businesses understand what a design economy means to economic growth and where resources are best invested.
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour: High Performance Lodge in the White Mountains, October 21, 1 - 5pm
Join NESEA in the White Mountains for a Pro Tour showcasing a high performance institutional building that combines the traditional character of a mountain lodge with ambitious performance goals.
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Water Efficiency + Modern Design | HELVEX USA
Helvex is a leading manufacturer and distributor of water-efficient plumbing fixtures for bathrooms and kitchens, and has been selected as a partner for the #1920sMakeoverATL Passive Hou
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ZNE Living in Mid-Coast Maine, Nov 9, Falmouth, ME
Join NESEA for this Pro Tour of a single-family, net-zero energy home designed to meet ambitious performance metrics in a cold, coastal climate. The hosting team from Benjamin + Company will sha
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Rural Resiliency Forum, October 23- Staunton, Virginia
The most recent extreme weather event — Hurricane Michael — has tallied deaths and destruction in Virginia and even more massive consequences in our neighboring states. The Rural Resilienc
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To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulat
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Webinar: Practices for Cultivating Change in Building Community Resilience, Sept 20, 12-1:15 EDT
Bridging differences is an essential step toward a more resilient future. In order to address current and impending impacts of climate change, we must work collaboratively. This means constructively e…
New York Sustainability Connector, September 6, 2018, New York City
Join Be Social Change, Impact Travel Alliance, and Slow Money NYC on September 6th for the New York Sustainability Connector, a facilitated networking event focused on connecting NYC’s sustainabilit…
USGBC LEED Webinar: Slim Down Your Footprint, November 2, 12:15 pm
Join USGBC for their monthly First Friday LEED Webinar education series! We will be focusing on mostly LEED v4 content throughout the year - typically with LEED specific CEU credits, and often AIA LU
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Maker Challenge: Sustainable Dream Home, August 25, Chicago, IL
Are you interested in drawing, architecture, engineering, design or building? Do you like beating challenges? Are you between the ages of 9 and 13? Join Chicago Mobile Makers for Maker Challenge: Sust…
Energy Issues Summit, Aug 8-9, Saint Cloud, MN
The Energy Issues Summit, organized by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association will take place from 8th August to the 9th August 2018 at the Rivers Edge Convention Center in St. cloud, United States …
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