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NESEA Green Building Pro Tour: Cape Cod Hemp House, May 20, Harwich Port, MA
This May Pro Tour will showcase a recently built hemplime-insulated home on Cape Cod. The project team is eager to share their collaborative approach for creating a home that met their client’s
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Yestermorrow Design/Build School Course: Timber Framing, July 22 - 28, Waitsfield, Vermont
Over the last two decades, the historic craft of timber framing in residential construction has experienced a revival. Experience the fundamentals of designing and constructing a timber frame using mo
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Southface Sarasota, a sustainable building and community nonprofit, is hosting a series of talks to empower Floridians to advocate for and take advantage of policies, rebates, and government funding.
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USGBC Northern California 20th Annual Water Conservation Showcase, June 15, 8am - 5pm, San Ramon, CA
Since 2004, hundreds of advocates, researchers, business leaders, product manufacturers and government officials have gathered every year to address the most pressing water issues and challenges facin
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, June 7, 12 pm ET
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. We will also consider features that
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Cleanpower 2023, Conference & Exhibition, May 22 - 25, New Orleans, Louisiana
CLEAN POWER is an exhibition hub for the renewable energy industry and supply chain. CLEAN POWER features exhibitors and conference programming specifically for utility-scale solar and storage as
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LEED for Cities and Communities Professional 2-Day Training + Exam, Online, April 27-28
LEED for Cities and Communities rating system helps projects create and operationalize responsible, sustainable, and specific plans for natural systems, energy, water, waste, transportation, and many
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USGBC is excited to offer this 4-session exam prep series designed to assist with your pursuit of a LEED Green Associate credential.
In this preparation you can meet with your colleagues from acros
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Join Electrify My Home (EMH) for the final session of the ‘lunch-and-learn’ webinar series focused on home electrification. The Electrify Efficiently webinar series highlights the tremendo
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Southface Institute is a sustainable building nonprofit that strengthens equity and the environment by transforming residential and commercial structures at every stage of the building life cycle.
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BE+ Building Tech Forum 2022, July 7, 5 - 9 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Built Environment Plus envisions a thriving and diverse community, creating a built environment of net positive systems of water and energy, of financial and social equity, and of ecological and human
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Webinar: Financing Solutions that Drive Energy Efficiency in the Water Nexus, July 12,11AM
The efficient use of water results in lower operating costs, a more reliable water supply, and improved water quality. Join the US DOE to learn how market leaders in the hospitality sector finance and
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Facades +, High Performance Building Enclosures, June 7, Boston, MA
Join Facades+ in its 10th year and back in Boston for the first time since 2019. The conference brings together building professionals focused on high perforance building enclosures.
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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, March 21, 12-1pm, Amherst, MA
Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sourced non…
Webinar: Building Net-Zero Energy Homes, May 3, 2 pm EDT
This workshop will provide insight into net-zero energy homes: what they are and how they can be achieved using both commonplace building practices and emerging technologies. Topics will include:
Chicago Build 2022, Chicago, IL, October 13 - 14
Chicago Build is attended by 1000's of visitors from contractors, architects, civil engineers, developers, government, realtors, construction prof's and more.
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Webinar: Passive House for Builders & Contractors, March 24, 2 pm EDT
Eversource and UI, CNG, SCG, in partnership with Connecticut Passive House, are pleased to offer the Energize CT Passive House webinars at no cost! Please see below to reserve your virtual s
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New Heat Pump Incentives, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Online and Free, February 9, 12 pm EST
Many people are wondering if now is the right time to switch from a gas, oil, or propane-fueled heating system to an electric heat pump. This webinar will give you an overview and resources to learn m
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Light pollution is unwanted and excessive light at night produced by poorly designed streetlights, porch lights, patio lights, parking lot lights, stadium lights, any light at night. Light pollution …
40 Largest U.S. Cities Get a Health Rating - CityHealth's 2018 Report
CityHealth, which is an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, supports cities thrive through a set of policies that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life, well-being,…
International Passive House Open Days 2018, June 8 - 10
From 8 – 10 June 2018, the mid-year International Passive House Open Days, organised by iPHA and its international Affiliates, will once again take place. By participating with your own Passive Hous…
In 2012, there people, named Russell Maier, Irene Bakisan, and Pi VIllaraza, put plastic and wastes into a bottle. They study, think, and practice. They invent the Ecobrick. An Ecobrick is a plastic b
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So you’re passionate about the environment, you’ve learned about the issues, and you have some great ideas on how to make the world a better place. What’s next? Join us Monday, May 14th and lear…
Introduction to LEED v 4.1, April 26, Boston
Have you been hearing about LEED v4.1? Announced at Greenbuild, the update will be improved and agile, ensuring we deliver on the vision of green buildings for all. In this introductory course, we wil…
Greenovate City of Boston, Lunch and Learn with Greenovate April 19, Boston, MA
This year for Earth Day, Greenovate Boston will host events during Boston's Civic Engagement Week. Greenovate Boston will be presenting their work, focusing on Climate Ready Boston Leaders materials, …
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