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Heat Pump Water Heaters in the All Electric Home – Builders share their experience, July 12, 12PM
Join the Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI), EEBA and Electrify Now for a webinar that will profile three American homebuilders who are installing heat pump water heaters in new homes and loving
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Free Webinr: Residential End Uses of Water, v3: Single & Multifamily Study, July 8, 12 pm ET
As the largest water-using customer segment in North America, the residential sector plays a critical role in overall demand. This presentation will describe the results from The Water Research Founda
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Driving Mobility 12, June 26, Irvine, California
Join Sustain SoCal at our 12th Annual Driving Mobility Event! This event, focused on sustainable transportation solutions, will include a professional program and an extensive clean vehicle expo. Topi
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The case for building all-electric is stronger than ever. All-electric homes are cheaper to build and operate, healthier and more comfortable to live in, and have GHG emissions roughly half that of mi
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Making “Cents” of Incentives: Using Revamped MassSave Incentives and IRA Tax Credits to Meet Ambitious Climate Goals
Are you unsure about how Inflation Reduction Act renewabl
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Radon Control starts with a good design
The need for vapor control below the house
The #1920sMakeoverATL is a Passive House renovation in Atlanta, GA. Not only does Atlanta have lots of rain and humidity, causing the ground to be w
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A House Needs to Breathe...Or Does It? Free CE Webinar, October 19, 12 - 1 pm EST
There's an old saying that, "It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so." Nowhere is that more true t
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This course discusses the impact of buildings on the natural environment and offers insight on designing to minimize those impacts through sun control and mastery of the elements. The discussion empha
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You've heard the buzz around Passive House, but you're not sure why all the fuss? Is it really that different?
PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson unpacks the logic, the principles, the his
MnSEIA 2022 Gateway to Solar Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 17-18
The Gateway to Solar Conference, hosted by the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA), is the Midwest's biggest and best solar and storage conference. Each year solar installers an
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Zero VOC Germ Killing Paint | Benjamin Moore Eco Spec Paint (Video)
Are you deciding on a new wall color for your next room renovation? There's more to consider than simply the aesthetic. You may have heard that some harsh chemicals in paints may neg
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Jumpstarting The EV Transition
This year might just be pivotal in the growth of electric vehicle adoption, a key shift necessary to lower vehicle energy consumption and emissions, as a part of the larger fight to mitigate the effec
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EmPowered by AI: Should We Engineer a More Sustainable City? June 26, Museum of Science (Boston)
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning technologies are paving the way for our future cities. AI can perform some tasks better than humans, like going through large sets of data and complet
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Movie Night: Straws, May 15, 7pm, Watertown, MA
Please come watch the the film Straws at the Library on Tuesday, May 15 at 7pm. Alex Vai, Campaign Director for Surfrider MA, will give a brief talk and answer questions, and there will be an environm…
Green Technology is conducting an educational webinar in a partnership with California Filtration Specialists. Please join the experts for an educational webinar addressing critical stormwater issues.
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At this month's USGBC MA Residential Green Building Committee meeting, Mark Webster from SGH will present on Sustainable Structural Concrete Innovations and other Structural Components. Mark will ill…
National Drive Electric Week Event -Electric Car Expo, September 16, 2018, Evanston, Illinois
Register to attend this FREE and informative event. EV owners will show you their vehicles, share personal driving experiences and answer your questions. Some will give test rides. Learn more from tho…
CRASH: 5 Reasons Why AIA Courses Fail - Free Webinar, August 26, 12 - 12:30 EDT
Do architects suffer from narcolepsy when viewing your Death by PowerPoint presentation? Have you paid thousands of dollars to develop an AIA course with bad ROI? In this 30-minute presentation, we wi…
LIVE Webinar Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:30am - 11:00am PST 12:30 - 2:00 pm EST We can hail a car, order food, listen to music, tweet to the world, reserve tickets and buy almost anything from a…
Passive House Ventilation: Fundamentals and Lessons Learned, July 31st, NYC
Join NAPHN and NYPH for Passive House Ventilation: Fundamentals and Lessons Learned. The event will discuss energy efficient ventilation as a key component of every Passive House project. Application …
Javits Center Green Roof Tour, June 27, 6-7:30 pm, NY NY
Home to 26 bird species, five bat species and thousands of honeybees, the Javits Center green roof has become a sanctuary for wildlife, while helping to reduce energy consumption throughout the conven…
2018 Design-Build Conference & Expo, New Orleans, LA, November, 7-9, 2018
Increase Your Expertise – Build Your Business – Make Industry Connections DBIA’s annual Design-Build Conference & Expo grows each year as an increasing number of the nation’s owners and…
The Corporation for National and Community Service is convening four listening sessions to receive input on the agency’s Transformation and Sustainability Plan. This Los Angeles session will allow i…
EEBA High Performance Home Summit, October 16-18, San Diego
What does the future of U.S. homebuilding look like? According to The Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), builders who dominate their markets in the next decade will be those that can p…
GreenerBuilder, August 1, San Francisco, CA
Hosted by USGBC Northern California, GreenerBuilder is a one-day conference and expo for green building professionals. The annual event unites all of the key players in greening Northern California’…
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