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Free Webinar: Rheem Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater 101, November 12, 3 - 4pm
The newest Rheem® Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater is easy to sell, install and service. It’s the most efficient water heater available, offering free cooling as a side benefit of where
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8th Annual Sustainability Symposium, Green Builder Media, April 17-18,12 - 3 pm, Free & Online
Attend Green Builder Media's eighth annual Sustainability Symposium 2024: Existential Solutions, held virtually on April 17 & 18. Day 1 will focus on innovative solutions that will
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Rainstick Showers - Higher Water Pressure, Using 80% Less Water?
The Rainstick shower seems to offer the impossible, delivering high water pressure, while using a lot less water. If you’re concerned about lower water pressure, this product can deliv
Participate in PSGV's Earth Hour efforts!
Learn how outdoor lighting works, how vision works, and how the careless and excessive use of artificial light at night negatively affects us and the e
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Concrete is the most consumed material in the world next to water and it is estimated that it contributes 6% of the total human-produced greenhouse gas emissions. Members of the Boston Society of Civi
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Free Webinar: Unlocking Incentives: Multifamily Upgrades (NY Focus), February 7, 6–7:30 pm
Are you responsible for the energy performance of your multifamily building? Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to start making energy upgrades?
Join Urban Green Council on the evening of
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Getting the most energy savings out of your HVAC requires building systems to be capable of adjustment, such as variable speed drives or demand limiting, as opposed to simple on/off control. However,
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Free Webinar: Getting into Low Carbon Construction, January 17, 10:30 am EDT
Participants will be introduced to EQUANS, United Living, Clarion Futures, Retrofit Academy & Greener South East, and Mid Kent College & College of West Anglia.
EQUANS is a provider of
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Heat pumps are inherently different than gas furnaces or gas water heaters. Contractors and other industry professionals must take time to educate customers, clients, and others on these differences t
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Free Webinar, Libraries and Positive Climate Action: Sustainable Buildings, November 21, 5-6:30 ET
The British Library is hosting a series of webinars focused on libraries and the climate crisis. The aim of the series is to bring together international library leaders to share their different respo
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Virtual Event: Energy Storage Pro -- India Battery Show 2020, December 17-18
This conference will deliver insight into key business and technical challenges & discover commercial opportunities for battery manufacturers who can benefit business. The conference will div
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Webinar: Mythbusting -- Verifying Ventilation in Schools, December 10, 3 pm EST
In the rush to get schools ready to welcome students and staff during or after the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are receiving information from all sides, some helpful and some misleading. Join these pan
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This session will discuss the concept of high-performance homes and buildings and the application of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) ducted heat pumps to meet their design and efficiency requirements.
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Join the Building Energy Exchange once again for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls te…
Power Up Energy Expo, October 28-29, Panama City, Florida
The 11th annual Power Up will bring hundreds of experts in architecture, engineering, construction, and power generation together for 2 days of information sharing, networking, and business developmen
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Online Discussion: Building Operations & Planning for Repopulation, October 6, 1-2pm
Boston Properties (BXP) has always led from the front. Earlier this year, as the country shut-down in response to COVID-19, BXP was one of the first to convene a task force of internal and external ex
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The current global pandemic brings so much uncertainty into our day to day lives. This informative webinar explores how HVAC building analytics can be leveraged to detect faults that compromise occupa
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Renewable Energy Markets 2020, September 21-24, Online
Renewable Energy Markets™ 2020 will be taking place in a new virtual format. The new virtual agenda will include over 30 sessions including table topics, panel discussions with indust
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Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016…
Rhode Island Farm Energy Tours, June 15
Topics to be covered in the farm energy tour: -RI Agricultural Energy Program Grant (RIAgEP) -USDA Rural Development – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) -Commerce RI – Renewable Energy F…
Connecticut Passive House Free Kickoff Event Presentation and Brewery tour, June 8th 6-8:30pm
Connecticut Passive House Free Kickoff Event, Presentation and Brewery tour. Pushing the Envelope: How Passive House is Changing the Rules from Homes to Skyscrapers. Come learn about the Passive Ho…
Limelight USGBC-Illinois Annual Fundraiser, Thursday May 18, 6-9 pm
Celebrate achievements in sustainability and network with leaders in the Illinois green building community at USGBC-Illinois' most important fundraiser of the year. Join USGBC-Illinois on Thursday,…
Created in 2013, New York Energy Week is the industry’s comprehensive cross-Âsector, annual event series uniting the diverse sectors of energy in New York City. The week-Âlong event series is â…
The Mission of the Greenroofs & Walls of the Worldâ„¢ Virtual Summit 2017 is to inform, share, and create a global social media experience online for learning and networking via the power of the Inter…
High-Performance Buildings + Workplaces May 17-18, Arlington, Texas- FREE
Now in its third year, HPB+W has emerged as the industry’s leading educational resource for today’s smart, sustainable and healthy facilities. With sessions addressing big data, IOT, standards and…
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