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Home Electrification Series Webinar: Electric Hot Water, December 7, 7 pm EST
The fourth session of our Home Electrification Series will look at options for electrifying your hot water system. This session will talk about heat pump hot water heaters, instantaneous hot
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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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23rd Annual New York State Green Building Conference, March 27-28, Syracuse, New York, NY
The mission of the New York State Green Building Conference is to promote, educate, and support green building design, construction, and processes.
Conference participants represent many industries
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Free Webinar: Engineering and Construction Employers Sustainability, February 3, 4 pm BST
The UK government recently announced a £12 billion “Ten Point Plan” to lead a “Green Industrial Revolution”. This event will focus on growth and opportunities for busines
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Existing multifamily and mixed-use buildings can use the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) to earn green certification when the buildings are renovated to be more sustainable and efficie
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Free Webinar: Storm windows on the inside? A new way to save energy easily, December 8, 12-1pm EST
Learn about storm windows and a new way to save energy easily.
Inside or out, the secondary window movement is picking up as we look for ways to quickly reduce energy, improve comfort and stop heat
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Certificate in Building Science and Net Zero Design, Jan 29 - Feb 23, Waitsfield, VT
Prerequisite: basic building literacy or enrollment in Yestermorrow’s two-day Anatomy of a House workshop, occurring immediately prior to the Certificate program. Net Zero buildings are carbon …
GreenCE Webinar: Post-Pandemic Sustainable Design for Public Spaces, November 15, 12 pm EST
In the wake of COVID-19, people expect more from the facilities they use daily. Public spaces, especially restrooms and locker rooms, must be clean, hygienic, and accessible for everyone to use. Empha
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American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour, October 2 - 3
ASES National Solar Tour is the largest grassroots solar, renewable energy, and sustainable living event in the nation.
Join in October 2-3, 2021 as hundreds of people across the nation s
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Virtual: Tiny House Global Conference / Community Event: September 30-October 2
An immersive Online Global Tiny House Conference designed to bring the tiny home community together - join tiny home enthusiasts, builders, leaders, teachers, professionals, and Tiny House TV show hos
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The Value of Installing EV Charging at Apartments and Condos, Online, August 24, 3 - 4pm EDT
Although only 2% of new cars in the US are electric, EV adoption is ready to explode. The next wave of EV adopters will include condo and apartment dwellers, who will be looking for residences where c
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Rebuild Green Expo at Santa Rosa Veterans Hall, February 23, 2018, CA
FREE Event for the North Bay Fire Communities Education, information, and networking focused on resilient, affordable, community-centered “green” rebuilding options for the communities affected b…
Passive House MA Meeting, January 9, 6:30-8 pm, Boston
Passive House January Meeting Building for an All-Renewable Future: The Passive House Primary Energy Renewable Framework Presented by Bronwyn Barry, RA, CPHD January 9, 2018 6:30 to 8 PM @ BSA Bos…
Join us for an evening of networking and good cheer at REEBA's 2nd Annual Holiday Party! Bryan Garcia President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank will provide his 2018 outlook for renewable energy…
Indiana Green Expo, Jan 15 - 17, Indianapolis, IN
Indiana’s largest, most comprehensive green industry event of the year! Offering over 75 educational seminars plus a Spanish track; certification opportunities— ICPI, NCMA, IAH and CORE; in-depth …
Ceres Conference 2018, April 24 - 26, Boston, MA
The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability is a resource to help companies re-engineer themselves for success in a world beset with unprecedented environmental and social challenges that threaten the econom…
Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2018, Jun 7- 8, New York City
This challenging two-day training offered by CSE aims to give you all the latest practical tools and resources required to implement or upscale corporate sustainability in order to drive your initiati…
Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Jun 12 - 14, Honolulu, Hawaii
In 2015, Hawaii became the first U.S. state to mandate 100% renewable energy in the electricity sector by 2045. Fulfilling this bold mandate will require enacting high-impact solutions now with unpr…
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