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Webinar: Landfill Waste Becomes Building Insulation, June 23, 12-1 PM EDT
Can a textile recycling company divert what is traditionally landfilled waste from waste streams to create building insulation? How?
Lessons Learned:
- Understand the scale of textile waste ove
Improved design, installation and commissioning practices lead to a dramatic improvement in building energy consumption, indoor air quality, and comfort. There are six performance factors that can be
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Energy Efficiency as a Resource, October 16-18, Philadelphia, PA
Utility energy efficiency programs have a strong record of saving customers energy and money. But today’s urgent challenges—from climate change to inequitable energy burdens—demand t
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Rainscreen Association in North America Annual Conference, September 21, 8:30 am–7:30 pm ET, NY
Better Buildings with Rainscreens
Join the Rainscreen Association in North America (RAiNA) on September 21, 2023 in New York City for their first in-person conference. This whole day event has two
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In this webinar, part 2 of a 3-part series (attend all or whichever you'd like), Tad Radzinski will explain what qualifies a product as sustainable and what Sustainable Product Inno
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Heat Pumps have a compelling value proposition and set of features that are key in achieving California’s goals for building decarbonization. In this class, participants will learn about the val
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USGBC Florida Presents: Women in Green 2023, Online, August 2, 11am-1pm
Taking control of your own narrative is an incredibly powerful act and it is the driving thought behind Women in Green 2023 — Self-Titled.
Women are represented across the full spectrum
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Free Webinar: How Builders Can Meet their Clients’ Technology Expectations, June 28, 2 pm ET
Smart home technology is now a must-have for all high-performance homes to meet customer expectations for safety, convenience, and entertainment. However, managing home technology systems entails sign
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This tour will complement the Water Conservation Showcase educational session titled “Drought to Deluge and provide an opportunity to see the landscaped bioswales of the new Southeast Community
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Online Course: GPRO Operations and Maintenance Essentials, October 6-8
GPRO Operations and Maintenance Essentials provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health. Participants leave with at least th
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Every School Can Be a Green School, September 8, 4:30-5:30 PM
Whether your school is just getting started, already a green champion, or especially if you feel your school has been counted out, join us as we explore a variety of green-schools programs and how the
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Our Path to Choosing Green Building Certifications: A Passive House and Earthcraft Home Renovation
Our video conversation above, part of the full "Behind the Walls" webinar playlist, shows how the Passive House Standard far exceeds basic energy codes. When we first s
Free Webinar: Proving the Business Case for Building Analytics, July 13, 2 pm EDT
As building energy and system-level monitoring becomes more common, facilities teams are faced with an overwhelming amount of data. These data do not typically lead to insights or corrective actions u
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The Urban Land Institute Foundation Gala October 23, 7-10 pm, Los Angeles. California
The Urban Land Institute Foundation celebratory gala will be marking the opening of the ULI 2017 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles. The dinner—to honor Roy Hilton March and his many contributions to ULI a…
"Passive House For All" is a call to action
Our existential environmental, health, and social crises demand that we look beyond isolated symptoms and tackle interlocking systemic cau
Webinar: Toxins in Our Construction Waste, June 2, 12 pm PST
Industry tends to promote diversion as the most important aspect in construction and demolition residuals management. But a small component (less than 5%) is composed of toxic substances such as elect
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Webinar: Green Technology and How we all Become Carbon Neutral, May 12, 8:00am, EDT / 1 pm BST
This 1 hour CPD session examines energy efficient design with a focus on low carbon.
Hosted by Simon Green, Managing Director of Green Building Design Consultants who are specialists in low carbon
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The Clean Energy Solutions Summit, Colorado Green Building Guild, April 21
The Clean Energy Solutions Summit is the Mountain West’s premier event for municipal, commercial and non-profit energy management and sustainability leaders and decision makers seeking
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KPMG’s 16th Annual Global Energy Conference (GEC), June 6-7, Houston, Texas
The KPMG Global Energy Conference, will cover areas like Accounting & Financial Reporting, Business Performance & Technology, Corporate Development & M&A, Risk Management. This year’s conference …
The main challenge for South East Europe (SEE) economies is to commit to, and sustain the implementation of, long-term reforms aimed at increasing competitiveness and promoting sustainable, inclusive …
2018 RESNET Building Performance Conference, Feb 26 - 28 in Orlando, FL
The 2018 RESNET Building Performance Conference is the premier national forum on home energy ratings, existing home retrofits, building codes and energy policy. The RESNET Building Performance Conf…
New York Build 2018 -AIA CES workshops and Networking, Mar 19 - 20, New York
New York Build 2018 is the ideal opportunity for your organization to hear about all the latest construction projects in NYC and the tri-state area, as well as enjoy the opportunity to network with th…
Alternative Energy Expo at Deep Portage Learning Center, Saturday, October 28, Hackensack, Minnesota
Informative tours of the many alternative energy installations (wood gasification, solar hot water, solar electricity, passive solar heat, etc.) and energy efficiency upgrades that have been installed…
Emerging Professionals of Urban Green Council Holiday Party, December 13th, New York
The Emerging Professionals of Urban Green Council invite you to our 2017 Holiday Party! Join us to celebrate a great year in green building at Central Bar. Don't miss EP's biggest party of the year…
Rocky Mountain Green Conference, May 3, USGBC Colorado
Hosted by USGBC Colorado, the annual Rocky Mountain Green conference unites hundreds of industry leaders, experts and professionals to inspire, connect and advance sustainable building within the regi…
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