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Webinar: Getting to Zero: Carbon Neutral Codes, January 28, 10-11 am, PST (Free)
For decades, U.S. building energy codes have centered on kilowatt-hour savings in buildings. But urgency on climate change is pressing us to rapidly address and mitigate carbon and other greenhouse ga
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Free Hybrid EnergyBar Event: Go Energize 2023 Kickoff, June 8, 5:30–8 pm ET, Boston, Massachusetts
Join virtually or at Greentown Boston on Thursday, June 8 to celebrate the kickoff of Go Energize 2023!
Celebrate the kickoff of Go Energize 2023, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships acce
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Online Course: Buildings and Carbon, May 30, 1-5 pm
This course will focus on climate impacts associated with carbon emissions from the built environment. It will emphasize the importance of goal setting and taking actions to manage building-related ca
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Illinois Green is hosting a 12 PM Webinar and optional Building Tour/Happy Hour Add-On to explore the building/material reuse economy from the perspectives of designers, contractors, and materials ret
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Free PG&E Webinar: Energy Resiliency 101, April 21, 10am-12pm
This course will provide an understanding of energy resiliency and it’s importance in the face of extreme weather events and stress on the utility grid. It will cover important considerations wh
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Welcome to the Nineteenth Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century. This award winning and unique Annual Symposium will take place on Friday, April 21st, at the Gateway Building SUNY ESF.
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Rheem was the first manufacturer to launch a plug-in hybrid heat pump water heater, and Green Builder Matt Hoots got an up-close look and spoke with Scott Cohen of Rheem Water
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Green Building Professionals,
By answering "PERM" or "SELF" are you a permanent, F/T employee of someone else's firm OR are you in business for yourself? Please add what CER
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Hosted by a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control from Strategic Environmental & Engineering (SEEC), topics will include:
- the basics of soil erosion
- how the relevant
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Free Webinar: Heat Pumps: The What, The Where, And The How Much, January 25, 12 pm
Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance for a conversation about heat pumps. Loie Hayes, the Energy Efficiency Coordinator for Green Energy Consumers, will interview Mike Simons, the Training and Develop
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Exploring Whole House Filtration and Particulate Matter, with Aprilaire
In this interview with green builder Matt Hoots, Joseph Hillenmeyer with Aprilaire takes a deeper dive into whole-house air filtration and explores what we need to know about healthy air.
Living Future 2021, Online: Inclusion + Unity, April 20 - 23
Now in its 15th year, the Living Future "Unconference" continues as a mission-driven nonprofit event and has grown into the International Living Future Institute's flagship event and a&n
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Green School Summit for Building Industry Professionals
Dive deeper into the future of green schools through an engaging dialogue about how design should effectively respond to and enable sustainab
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Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference, June 14-15
ProExpos Group presents the 12th annual Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference. This event will feature over 250 exhibitors displaying products and services necessary for the op…
GreenCE Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, January 21, 12 pm EST
This webinar will discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.
Objectives incl
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Certified Cost Professional Training Starting, 20 Dec 2020, Sun-Tue-Thu, 7.00pm-10.00pm for 40 Hrs
AACE International’S Certified Cost Professional AACE International’s Certified C
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Virtual Building Systems, Free Workshop, NSRB, Saturday December 12, 10 am - 15:45 pm BST
One of the most important decisions you will make during your self build journey is which building system to use. The building system is the method used to construct the superstructure of the ho
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Design for the Future with EV Charging, a Greenbuild Webinar, December 2, 1 pm EST
The adoption of electric vehicles in the United States has reached a new inflection point. With over 3 million EVs expected to be sold over the next 5 years, new and existing buildings are increasingl
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NSBRC Virtual Passivhaus Workshop with Passivhaus Trust, November 27 - 28
The Passivhaus standard is designed to deliver comfort, quality and lower running costs, in any type of building.
Meet Passivhaus accredited experts and suppliers at this two day workshop - a
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Regional and State Energy Policy Update, September 7 in Portland ME
Regional Energy Policy - Clean Energy Procurement In 2017, Massachusetts called out for proposals for 1200 megawatts (MW) of clean energy and 1600 MW of offshore wind. Bids have been submitted for …
Webinar: Overview and Location & Transportation Credits (LEED v4 BD+C and ID+C), September 6
Join USGBC Indiana for an online webinar to explore the LEED Location & Transportation credits, which encourage project teams to take advantage of the infrastructure elements in existing communities t…
Net Zero Building Tour, July 15
On Saturday, July 15th, Join us for a tour of the Distillery North, the largest Passive House in New England: a cost-competitive, 30-unit apartment building located in South Boston. This is the first …
Energy Forum: The Next Generation of Transportation, July 10
Hear from the innovators and experts on advances in transportation technology, not just to get us where we want to go, but also to reduce greenhouse gases, improve air quality, and support the regionâ…
Women in Green Summer Networking Happy Hour
Women in Green is an initiative focused on advancing more women leadership in public and private sector positions that are key to advancing sustainability, green buildings, and communities in our regi…
Western Mass Green Consortium at Green Night, June 14
Right now may be the most exciting, dangerous, and important time to be alive in all of human history. Dire environmental crises insist that we quickly upgrade to a new way of life that will sustain u…
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