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Designing a Passive House is not easy and yet it is actually the easy part when considering the entire design and construction process! Weather, sequencing, materials, low skilled workers, apathy, ine
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The National Solar Conference is America’s leading conference on the emerging trends, technology, and opportunities shaping the new energy economy.
The American Solar Energy Society’s c
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This webinar will review a study of Pearl Certified homes that are marketed effectively by listing agents see an average 5.15% premium. This study provides a resource for stakeholders in the high
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On June 22, communities across the Chicago metropolitan area will come together to tackle climate change, promote equity, and achieve sustainability outcomes. The agenda covers a broad range of t
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What’s New in the 2020 NYC Energy Code, Urban Green Council, Online, June 28, 2-3:30 pm ET
What’s New in the 2020 NYC Energy Code is a free 90-minute online class designed to cover the major updates in the 2020 NYCECC and how it relates to NYC’s Local Law 97.
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Free Webinar: Air Quality Related to Energy Efficiency, May 18, 10-11am CT
City Efficiency Leadership Counci (CELC) webinars are intended to extend the conversation about public sector energy management best practices through education, training, and discussion. Webinar
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Free Event: Phius 101, April 27, 1-5pm EDT, New York City
The Phius live in NYC at Building Energy Exchange! Are you Phius curious? Have you heard about passive building but don’t really know what that entails? Lisa White and John Loercher open the aft
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Free CE Webinar: PREFAB For All, April 18, 12 pm EST
Smaller houses with quality amenities are trending. Koones’s latest features a variety of prefab homes from small to large, luxurious to modest, and includes modular, structural insulated panels
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Free Webinar: Reliability, Energy Markets, & the Clean Energy Transition, April 6, 1-2 pm ET
Climate change is creating new, unforeseen challenges to maintaining reliability for utility customers across the nation. From ice storms to heat domes, utilities face unprecedented operational challe
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BuiltEnvironment Plus is bringing in industry expert presenters for a final 90-minute discussion. Dr. Joseph G. Allen will begin with an introductory 15-minute presentation to set the stage for over a
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Webinar: Data Driven Sustainability in Building, August 12, 11:45 am MDT
Attend this session to learn how to launch an effective digital sustainability strategy by leveraging technology and mining valuable data. Presenters with diverse backgrounds will illuminate where dat
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Webinar: Small Projects vs. Climate Change, June 29, 1-2 PM
Join USGBC and AIA Chicago for the Small Projects vs. Climate Change webinar. In this webinar, we will share strategies and fundamental sustainable concepts that will help small residen
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Join Maine Indoor Air Quality Council on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a one-hour discussion of the 4 essential components of building science. Understanding these four components
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Green Buildings and Health: From the Lab to the Real World - December 14, 6 - 8:30 pm -
Green Buildings and Health: From the Lab to the Real World DECEMBER 14, 6:00 - 8:30 PM Last year's groundbreaking COGfx Study, demonstrated the impact of green buildings and enhanced ventilation o…
This is a Best of the Forum session. States and local governments are actively developing policy approaches aimed at driving towards zero energy and/or zero carbon new buildings and deep emission redu
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Architectural designs can have lasting effects, not just on the intended users of buildings, but also on passersby. Buildings, unlike art, are public objects and in many cases mandatory for daily use.
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In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of decorative hardwood plywood, focusing on its manufacture, uses, and sustainability. It will discuss visual grading, the na
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Climate Change and Building Resilient Communities, Monday April 10, 5:30-7:30 pm - Providence
Climate Change and Building Resilient Communities Monday, April 10 at 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island 500 Exchange St Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Hosted by Woona…
Danish school has installed the world’s largest solar facade
A new building in Copenhagen is covered by 12,000 colorful solar tiles, making it one of the largest building-integrated solar power plants in Denmark. The tiles completely cover the building and will…
EcoInventorium Reception: Meet the Innovators Advancing the Performance Spectrum of "Green" When: Friday, February 24th from 5:30-7:30pm Where: Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CM…
Introduction to NEWHAB - the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings
I have been pleased to recently discover NEWHAB - the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings. That's a long title, and there's a lot of work to do to ensure that everyone has a…
America’s Water Crisis: An Issue of Environmental Justice Friday, February 10, 2017, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Fordham Law School, Skadden Conference Center, Constantion Room (2nd Floor), 150 West 62n…
A different kind of commute: single-seat automaker aims to break into the electric car market
Jerry Kroll, a race-car driver by trade and the CEO of Electra Meccanica, aims at bringing a single-seat electric car to the global electric car market in 2017. "Most people drive by themselves in …
Rocky Mountain Green 2017 - USGBC Colorado - April 26 - 28, Denver
Rocky Mountain Green 2017 - USGBC Colorado April 26 - 28, Denver Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel 1550 Court Pl Denver, CO 80202 Rocky Mountain Green by USGBC Colorado is the flagship green bu…
Date/Time: Monday November 14 ~ 5:45-8pm Location: 50 Milk St. Boston. Conference room Aristotle – 15th floor GUEST SPEAKER: Rick Ames, from Next Phase Studios will talk about some of his w…
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