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As new home envelopes have become more and more airtight, most in the homebuilding industry have come to understand that proper ventilation is critical. But how much air do we need and what systems sh
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2023 ULI Resilience Summit, May 15, 8:30am - 7pm ET, Toronto, Canada
Join Urban Land Institute Americas for its 4th annual Resilience Summit in Toronto on May 15, 2023. This exclusive event brings together leaders in the field of real estate and resilience to
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Amruta Khanolkar of the New Buildings Institute will give an overview of the emerging, retrofit ready 120V heat pump water heaters (HPWH) and findings from the California statewide field validation ef
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2023 NY-GEO Conference, April 26-27, Albany, NY
The 2023 NY-GEO Conference brings together the best of the best in the Geothermal Heat Pump Industry. The conference will be hosted at the Albany Marriott from April 26-27 will include dynamic M
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Learn from industry professionals about the best practices to measure and reduce embodied carbon on construction projects.
Embodied carbon is the carbon footprint of materials and includes total ca
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Nonprofit Leadership In Green Building, March 8, 9-10:30 am, Pittsburgh
Non-profit organizations are among the country’s leaders in achieving very high-performing green buildings. But why? Explore this question with Green Building Alliance and non-profit representat
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Facades +, February 14, Washington, DC
Facades+ returns to Washington, D.C. for the first time in two years on February 14. Spanning from federal government projects to Washington’s first mass timber construction, the progr
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Free Webinar: Electric Vehicles 101, January 31, 12 pm EST
Curious about getting an electric vehicle (EV), but not sure where to start? Join this webinar to learn the basics. The material will cover environmental and consumer benefits, information a
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Free Virtual Event: Sustainability 2100, January 19, 24 & 26, 2-6:20 pm
Sustainability should not be confined to just a carbon count but rather encompass global economic prosperity within earth’s environmental carrying capacity including health for humanity, respect
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Free Movie Screening: Water and Power and Freeways, December 17, 7:30 pm, Los Angeles, CA
Of car culture, Joan Didion famously wrote: “Actual participation requires a total surrender, a concentration so intense as to seem a kind of narcosis, a rapture-of-the-freeway. The mind goes cl
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USGBC Summit on Bridging Occupant & Community Health, Online, December 14 - 15
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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Blower Door Basics and Beyond, Free Webinar, November 16, 8 - 11:30 am PT
Blower Door Basics ans Beyong: There's more to blower door testing than measuring the air leakage of the building enclosure.
This course will cover:
- Set-up of home and blowe
Why We're Getting Pumped Up for Water Heating - Free CE Webinar, November 9, 12-1 pm EST
Slipstream conducted a detailed monitoring study and survey to research the applicability of heat pump water heaters (HPWH) in cold climates. The field monitoring research focuses on characterizing HP
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USGBCMA Residential Green Building Committee Meeting Monday, December 8th in #Boston, 5:45 pm:
Attend the @USGBCMA Residential Green Building Committee Meeting Monday, December 8th in #Boston, 5:45 pm: http://www.usgbcma.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=503. This month's topic: A presentatio…
There are varied material options available for restrooms, locker rooms, and other applications. Learn about HDPE, its physical attributes, composition, design options and sustainable contributions to
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About CarpetCycle: An estimated 3.5 billion pounds of post-consumer carpet gets landfilled in the United States annually. Since their inception, in 1999, CarpetCycle has been providing services to saf
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Green Power: Conference and Exposition on Renewable Energy, Dec 4-5, Chennai, India
GREEN POWER 2018
Globally, Renewable Energy is making rapid strides. Matching this trend, India is also witnessing an exponential growth in renewable energy and is expected to meet the GoI target o
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"Independence & Interdependence"
The technological and logistical advances of globalisation have enabled us to become independent and empowered as never before, but at the same time t
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Join North American Passive House Network for an 5-day training to successfully become an accredited Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer.
This course is for all building professionals: arch
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Resilience Workshop Series - Resilience in the Workplace: A Metro Case Study, Dec 11, LA
Resilience in the Workplace
Workshop Series: A Metro Case Study
Building resilience requires a new approach to understanding the interactions of physical, social, and econom
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Forever Green, 2018 - USGBC Central Pennsylvania, November 1, Harrisburg, PA
Every year, the USGBC Central Pennsylvania gathers together at the Forever Green ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of people and projects in the region that advance sustainable buildings.
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In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss the evolution of electric hand dryers and how today’s high-speed, energy efficient dryers minimize impacts on the environment while providing a speed
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Wind power, a closer look at energy storage, electric cars... and a big announcement! Part of National Drive Electric Week & co-hosted with ACDC Hybrid and EV Training Resources Mass Energy/People…
National Drive Electric Week Event, Sept 8 - 16, Highland Park, IL
National Drive Electric Week, September 8-16, 2018, is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today’s widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electri…
The usual rooftop is plain terrain, exposing to sun, wind, rain, and snow, and enduring extreme temperatures up to 90 Fahrenheit higher than the surrounding air on a hot day. Green roofs, on the contr
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