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Passive House Coastal Campus Pro Tour, Maine, August 5, 1pm-5pm
This Pro Tour will explore the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, a scientific village that is the new home for Bowdoin’s Marine Science program. Situated on Orr’s Island, approximately 12 m
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Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Lighting Maintenance, February 7, 5:30-7:30 pm
Lighting maintenance is important to consider at the planning stages of a new lighting project since it impacts so much of the operation and labor costs of a building over time. This class covers what
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Free Webinar: Federal Funding Opportunities and Leveraging Energy Star, January 9, 2-3 pm EST
There is no shortage of funding opportunities resulting from the Inflation Reduction Act, but what applies to your commercial building and multifamily customers? EPA will shine a light on opportunitie
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Free Webinar: Green Real Estate Marketing: I Spy With My Little Eye, December 13, 3 - 5 pm PT
"Green Eileen" will host a series of Green Real Estate Marketing Roundtables, with surprise energy-efficiency guests joining for some sessions. She will guide Real Estate Professionals throu
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Virtual UGSBC Summit: Bridging Occupant and Community Health, December 6-7
How does the health of an individual relate to the health of a community? Whose health is the building industry responsible for? The public health impact of buildings doesn’t begin or end at a s
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Remote monitoring and control are key to help farmers irrigate efficiently and maintain plant health. These systems are becoming more advanced AND more user friendly. Learn about the newly installed s
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Join BE-Ex for a presentation and panel on affordable housing retrofit measures that chart a clear course to meaningful decarbonization in New York City. A panel of affordable housing developers, poli
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Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new
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High Performance Home Builder Summit will focus on providing the tools and networking that builders, raters, analysts, and architects need to take high performance, healthy, resilient homes to ne
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Smart City Expo Miami, September 18 - 20, Miami, Florida
This September, leading urbanists, technologists, renewable energy experts, and more will convene at Smart City Expo Miami. The event’s theme, “Building Sustainable Communities,” wil
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In response to increasing urgency to address the climate crisis, the tech industry is finding solutions – led by women. Innovative and efficient climate technology solutions are a crucial compon
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Webinar: Integrating Ecology into Site Development, October 4, 12pm
Nature and healthy ecosystems provide essential services for humanity, and when we make the effort, we can balance the commonly understood needs of a built space while still providing for nature and n
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First Friday Webinar: The Changing Role of Green Building in ESG + Finance, October 7, 1 pm ET
For more than 25 years, green building has provided a framework to define leadership and drive market transformation. The result is thousands of certified green building projects that are more efficie
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NAEM 2018 Corporate Sustainability Conference, July 30 - August 1, Providence, RI
Sustainability Management Conference Agenda Register for this year's Sustainability conference to learn the latest sustainability trends, approaches, tools, and partnerships in water, greenhouse g…
Implementing Renewable Energy in Industrial Facilities, August 2, 11 am
From solar to wind and geothermal to hydro, the world of renewable energy options can be hard to navigate. Through Better Plants, DOE has developed a guidance document on renewable energy for industry
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Healthy Homes Webinar, Hosted by UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, August 17, 11 am
A healthy home leads to a healthier you. This class will explore the different elements that make up the indoor environment quality of your home and how they can affect your health, happiness, and wel
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Cooper Recycling Tour, Brooklyn, NY, June 29, 5:45PM
Even though the majority of construction waste is recyclable, the overall recycling rate for construction and demolition waste in NYC is estimated to be less than 50 percent. Cooper Recycling in Brook
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18th Annual Hawaii Build & Buy Green, 21 - 22 September, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Join USGBC Hawaii for the 18th Annual Build + Buy Green Conference. This annual event, in partnership with the Hawaii State Energy Office, and DEBDT brings together nationally acclaimed speakers and l…
Circular Economy Policies - Free Webinar, August 1, 3-4pm
Circular Economy requires Thinking Circular—maybe your head is already spinning. But you are not alone in this challenge. Global challenges and new legislation force companies to rethink their m…
No More Plastic Straw Please: We Throw Away 500 Million Plastic Straws Every Day
An accrual 8.3 billion plastic straws are polluting the world's beaches, stated by Roland Geyer et al.’s 2018 paper "Production, Use, and Fate of All Plastics Ever Made." Americans alone use 500 mil…
For more than a decade now, Philadelphia has been spreading its famous city love through the community in a different, and very important, way. The city acts as an inspiration for other towns througho
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ACES 2018, A Community on Ecosystem Services, December 3–7, 2018, Arlington, Virginia
ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services represents a dynamic and growing international assembly of professionals, researchers, and policy-makers involved with ecosystem services. The ACES 2018 Confere…
It Doesn’t Cost to Build Green - the Green Building Council South Africa Study
Despite the rapid growing recognition and expansion of sustainable initiatives and green buildings, concerns regarding the upfront cost of green facilities continue due to the lack of quantifiable inf…
MIAQC Seminar: Bad Applications of Good Products, June 7, Augusta, ME
Problems often arise when good building materials are used improperly. Condensation, wetting, air infiltration, and even chemical exposures can occur when the design or construction of a building is f…
Research has shown that the top green building office features are access to natural light, good indoor air quality, and proximate public transportation from the office and investor's perspective.
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