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Comprehensive Green Roof: Beyond Extensive and Intensive, February 11, 8:30-11 am, Boston
Learn how to maximize the environmental, social and financial benefit from green roofs. The decade-old U.S. green roof market is largely based on German technology. Advanced understanding has led
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Schools & The Passive House Standard, Online, January 23, 1-3 pm ET
This course will introduce Passive House principles and processes in the context of school design and construction. It will elaborate on issues typical to schools: mixed uses, varied use patterns, com
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High-Performance Building for Carpenters, February 6, 1 - 6 pm, Waltham, Massachusetts
This in-person training teaches carpenters how to apply fundamental building skills to high-performance construction projects. Topics focus on the four layers of a high-performance house: water, air,
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It took a global pandemic to influence our opinions on the importance of health and wellness in our spaces. Most homeowners now insist on this, and it comes in a variety of forms, including improved a
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Join USGBC-CA and Carpet Recovery to learn about the California Carpet Stewardship Program’s experiences with the challenges and opportunities of commercial carpet tile recyc
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Free Webinar: Lighting Controls Design and Documentation, November 5, 9-11:30am PT
This class walks you through the control design process and reviews the required documents needed for a successful lighting control project. Lighting designer Yukiko Yoshida and lighting controls spec
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ICSD 2025 : 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 10 -11 September Rome, Italy
European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 13th ICSD 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Development, with particular
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The newly revised IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Fundamentals of Lighting series is a great technical introduction for those entering lighting and related fields, including designers, salespeo
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Join Shelby Breger, co-founder of Conduit Tech, for an in-depth webinar on load calculations. This course will dive into how calculations work and how they can help drive customer engagement. This cou
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Testing your work is imperative to meet or exceed performance targets and to ensure a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. Instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Perform
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Electric Vehicle Car Show & Workshop, June 29, 10 am - 3 pm, Plymouth, MA
Poke around fellow community members’ EVs as well as cutting edge models from local dealerships and new EVs from the Town of Plymouth’s Fleet. At a 1pm EV workshop in the Fehlow Room, lear
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Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance Meeting, December 7, 3pm EST
It's venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to decarbonizing existing buildings.
This reoccurring monthly gat
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100% Clean Energy by 2045? How You Can Help! February 28th in San Francisco, CA
In September 2018, Governor Brown passed Senate Bill 100, that amended the renewable energy goals setting the mark of 100% Renewable Energy by 2045.
This mandate to completely eliminate carbon poll
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Healthy Materials Summit - Boston/Cambridge 11/14
Healthy Materials Summit November 14 - 7:30 am - 12 noon 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA The goal of this summit is to inspire and empower institutional and commercial leaders, designers and bui…
In this one hour course, we will evaluate hydrophobic coating as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of a building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of a protec
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Erie Emerging 2030 District: Energy Efficiency Workshop, Dec 20, Erie, PA
This is the third in a series of bi-monthly workshops offered by the Erie Emerging 2030 District to help educate downtown organizations and businesses about energy efficiency opportunities.
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Women in Green: Sustaining Your Health, USGBC New York Upstate, December 11, Syracuse, NY
Join WCNY + Premier Events + U.S. Green Building Council NY Upstate for our inaugural event Women in Green: Sustaining Your Health
Self-care, wellness, and health are paramount for any woman.
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CONQUERING THE ENERGY CODE FOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS: RESIDENTIAL
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM
The new Energy Code is now in effect! Conquering the Energy Code: Residential prepares ar
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Climate Change, Part 1: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Climate change is happening, despite the differing opinions and facts surrounding it. It’s become quite the divisive topic, eliciting passionate debates. It’s easy to understand why those
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Introduction to Fitwel Tuesday, October 30, 8:30-10 am, Boston, MA
Fitwel is a building rating system for commercial interiors and both multi-tenant and single-tenant existing buildings that provides guidelines on how to design and operate healthier buildings. Fitwel
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HVAC technology enhancements for energy conservation, 10/4, De Pere, WI
Join to learn how to get the largest energy savings in your commercial buildings. HVAC as a single system is 45-70% of a building’s energy use—making it the biggest energy user and a
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2nd monthly "Building Science for Carpenters: Peers, Beers, and Networking" - Sept 27, Newton, MA
Join other carpenters, builders, and construction professionals for an evening of networking, presentations, and discussion on building science and construction techniques for high-performance buildin…
NorthEast Recycling Council Fall Conference, October 30-31, 2018, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
NERC's Fall 2018 Conference—The Future of MRFs—will be held on October 30th - 31st in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. NERC's events are designed to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn, sha…
Massachusetts Community & Campus Sustainability Conference, April 16, Devens
The Pursuit of Sustainable Living Massachusetts Community & Campus Sustainability Conference April 16, 2015 8 am - 4:30 pm Devens Common Center, Devens, MA The annual Sustainable Communities …
BULLITT FOUNDATION - Deep Green Program Manager (Seattle)
THE BULLITT FOUNDATION - Deep Green Program Manager The Bullitt Foundation seeks a talented, high-energy new staff member to join its Seattle-based team. Operating from the Bullitt Center, the new …
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