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Paint and Drywall Moisture Failures Due to Improper Caulking - Prevention, and Solutions
What can can pass through your walls with ease, and cause all kinds of problems, but is not a ghost? There is more than one possible answer actually, but for this next installment in our &
Electrification for Realtors, Free Online Training, June 6, 10 am - 1 pm PT
Electrification is here and all-electric homes will play in important role in shaping the industry. Learn how to navigate discussions about the various components of these homes and the value they pro
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Join Illinois Green Alliance and BOMA/Chicago to explore how smart building technologies are being implemented at the local level to reduce carbon emissions, improve efficiency, and save building owne
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Builders 101: an Introduction to Phius Certified Builders (CPHB) Training, May 1, 4pm CT
Phius welcomes Jon Erickson to present the 2 - hour introduction to the concepts and ideas behind the Phius Certified Builders (CPHB) training. Have you ever wondered what it means to become a CPHB fr
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Free Webinar: Lessons Learned: The Fundamentals of Carpet Recycling, April 17, 3-4 pm ET
Wall-to-wall carpet and carpet tile can be recycled into useful new products if collected and processed. This session will look at the tremendous progress in carpet recycling in California following t
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For as long as people have been building homes, we've been using some kind combustion appliance system to heat them. As a result, buildings are designed and constructed to safely ma
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Health In the Built Environment: Native & Sustainable Landscapes, Online, March 7, 9-10:30 am ET
While the concept itself is not a new one, Doug Tallamy’s book Nature’s Best Hope released in 2020, influenced gardeners all over the US to use their yards to create what he calls a Homegr
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Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Daylighting, February 15, 5:30-7:30pm PT
This webinar will provide an overview of daylighting strategies and describe guidelines and principles of good daylighting design that optimizes daylight availability while avoiding glare. The class w
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Course overview
GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials (O&M) provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health.
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Free Webinar: EcoRise: Building a Green Texas Program, Educator Workshop, February 5, 9 am CST
This workshop of the 2021–22 school year will train in EcoRise's Green Building Lessons for a Sustainable Future and the Sustainable Intelligence K-12 environmental education resources.
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This educational course will cover the topic of sustainable food service, looking particularly at how all-electric kitchens, specifically induction cooking equipment, can transform commercial food ser
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Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour, Online and Free, December 8, 12 - 1pm
Join the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) for a virtual tour of some of Vermont's greenest buildings. During this lunch time webinar, Kate Stephenson of HELM Construction Solutions will lead
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Healthy / Sustainable Flooring Seminar, November 13, 10:30 am - 12 pm, Sarasota, Florida
At this free seminar hosted by Eco-$mart, attendees will learn about several different flooring options that are good for indoor air quality, are low maintenance, and are environmentally low impact /
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Using PHPP in Passive House Design and Certification, Dec 11 - 13, Burlington, VT
Yestermorrow is pleased to offer this course in partnership with Peel Passive House. This course takes place off campus at the Burlington Electric Department. In this three-day course, participant…
Circular Shift 2021, Powering Innovation for a Circular Future, Free and Online, October 7
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is proud to present Circular Shift, its annual summit. Circular Shift unites some of industry’s best known leaders in a tangible exploration of
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Virtual Event: Net Zero Festival, September 29-October 1
The Net Zero Festival will bring together some of the world's foremost thinkers on what it takes to accelerate and expand the net zero transition and we'd urge business executives, investors,
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How to Prioritize Sustainability Projects for an All-Electric Home, August 25, 4-5:30 PM EDT
Two homeowners share their pathway and project priorities on their journey to all-electric home retrofits.
Illinois Green Alliance invites you to our free webinar covering how to prioritize de
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Free webinar including updates on the EV market and Drive Green with Mass Energy on March 20
The electric vehicle market has been growing and changing rapidly since Mass Energy launched our EV discount program, Drive Green with Mass Energy. Join for a 1 hour webinar to cover: What we need …
Energy from Waste Conference 2018, February 28- March 1, London
Now in its 14th year, Energy from Waste is the premier conference in the UK and Europe driving new technology discussion, operational efficiency, best practice and compliance in the global energy from…
Climate Adaptation Forum - Friday, January 12, Boston
Risk Management Choices: Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry Friday, January 12, 2017 Registration - 7:15 AM Program - 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Un…
Emerging Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel - December 7, 6-9pm, University of Toronto
The Emerging Green Professionals’ (EGP) executive committee is proud to present our next event: “Young Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel”, aimed at helping students, new graduates and e…
Why should companies invest in high technology buildings?
Why should companies invest in high technology buildings? The competition between companies is big, so they need always to look ahead to improve their methods of efficiency. The green buildings inv…
Sustainability Collaborative, February 8, 6:30-8:30 pm, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Sustainability Collaborative was spurred as an outgrowth of the Sustainability unConference and aims to provide an ongoing platform for collaboration, connections, and solutions generation. Rotati…
Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2017, Mar 8 - 9, Atlanta
This challenging two-day training offered by CSE aims to give you all the latest practical tools and resources required to implement or upscale corporate sustainability in order to drive your initiati…
VERGE 18, Where Technology Meets Sustainability, Oct 16 - 18, Oakland, CA
The expo features over 50 companies sharing the latest innovations and solutions advancing the clean economy. Browse exhibits and connect with leaders from the world’s most innovative startups and …
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