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The International Well Building Institute (IWBI) is offering a set of FREE Webcasts relate to the coronavirus crisis.
"Places Matter: Prevention and Preparedness, Resilience a
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GPRO Construction Management with USGBC California - 2 Day Virtual Training + Exam, December 5 & 6,
Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new
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Free Webinar: Home Energy Series for Homeowners: Home Comfort, November 7, 4-6 pm PT
You want to save money, but it doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice comfort. This webinar will dive into the enclosures and major systems that are affecting your home’s energy usage. Th
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GPRO For Schools with Green Building Alliance, Virtual Training, October 24, 9 am - 1:30 pm ET
School facility and custodial staff members are unsung heroes in the quest for healthy and high-performing school buildings that contribute to thriving environments for students. GPRO training fo
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Free Webinar: GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Virtual Training + Exam, October 2, 10am-2pm PDT
GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green
The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performance buildings, creating increased demand for sustainable building skills across the cou
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PHMass Monthly: The Contractors Perspective on the Passive House Process, September 10, 5:30-7:30 pm
Passive House Certification is now required for all multifamily buildings over 12,000 square feet in Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Somerville, Worcester and many other communities that have opted in to t
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Road to Zero: Fifth City Commons Building Tour, August 9, 1 pm, Chicago, IL
Join Illinois Green Alliance for the first Road to Zero: Summit Tour Series with a deeper dive into the Fifth City Commons project. Fifth City Commons is a new-construction afford
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Free Online Workshop: Evaluating and Selecting Luminaires, July 25, 9am-2:30pm PT
LED Luminaires are now the dominate electric light source. As with legacy light sources, their characteristics need to be reviewed and compared to choose the best fixture for an application &nbs
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Free SCE Webinar: Energy Storage Basics, June 28, 10 am - 12 pm PT
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are the key to increasing the amount of renewables on the grid. This class will cover the basics of ESS terminology and common ESS battery chemistries, such as lithium-ion
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Webinar: Bentshmarking Already: Finally Figuring Your Synagogue's Carbon Footprint, June 4, 7-8 PM
Calculating a synagogue's "benchmark" -- its carbon footprint -- provides a baseline for ongoing reduction efforts. The methodology is straightforward, all it takes is this webinar and 2
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FREE Webinar: Grid Edge and DER Market Update, Thursday June 18, 1 PM EDT
The transition to a next-generation energy system will require increased penetration of DERs and other grid edge technologies. In this webinar, Wood Mackenzie analysts will share:
- New market siz
Building Science for Carpenters Online: Peers, Beers, and Networking, April 23, 4-5:30 pm ET
Join us for an online edition of Building Science for Carpenters. As always, you'll join other carpenters, builders, and construction professionals for an evening of networking, presentations, and
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Rocky Mountain Green Virtual Summit, Hosted by USGBC Colorado, April 30-May 1
Hosted by USGBC Mountain Region, Rocky Mountain Green annually convenes hundreds of building professionals, sustainability leaders and change-makers from across the Rocky Mountain region for
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August 10: Join the USGBC NJ for their 9th Annual Summer Social
Join the USBGC NJ for their 9th Annual Summer Social, presented by the Central Branch. Come out for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building and sustainability professionals! …
(New Dates!) Smart City Expo Curitiba 2020, June 18-19, Curitiba, Brazil
On March 26 and 27, the third edition of the Smart City Expo Curitiba takes place in Curitiba. This year the event has the main theme "Smart Cities In Action" and has the institutional
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21st Century Energy Transition Symposium 2021, April 28-29, Denver CO
The ways in which we power the world are complex, and will only grow more so. Tackling that complexity
will require advances in all energy sources, as well as in the ability to combine or switch seam
The fourth of MIT’s six Climate Action Symposia, Economy-wide Deep Decarbonization, will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Topics will include:
- pathways to scalable, affordable low- t
2017 - SPEER Summit - South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource, Feb 7-8, Austin
2017 - SPEER Summit - South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource Austin, Texas, February 7-8 Westin, Downtown Austin 310 E. 5th Street Austin, Texas Keynote Speakers: Dr…
SUSTAINABILITY BY LAND & SEA: Massachusetts Sustainable Communities & Campuses Conference March 17, Endicott College, Beverly Endicott College 376 Hale Street Beverly, MA The conference is…
Intelligent Daylighting: Design Without Sacrificing Performance 475 High Performance Building Supply December 15 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm In this presentation we cover focused solutions for windows a…
U.S. Energy Storage Summit 2016 - December 7 - 8, San Francisco
U.S. Energy Storage Summit 2016 Wednesday, December 7 (All day) - Thursday, December 8 (All day) 5 Embarcadero Center San Francisco , CA 94111 Now in its second year, GreenTech Media's U.S. …
Green Schools Summit, 2016 - November 4, 7 am - 6pm, Arvada
Green Schools Summit, Colorado November 4, 7 am - 6pm, Arvada Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard Arvada , CO 80003 The Green Schools Summit is an annual educ…
BuildingEnergy NYC Conference - Nov. 3rd
Check out the upcoming BuildingEnergy NYC 1-day conference being held at the TKP Conference center in New York on November 3rd! Nearly 700 professionals and 20 exhibitors are expected for the even…
IGBC's Advanced Training Programs- Green Building (10/7-8)
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) will be hosting a 2 day advanced training program on green building at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai from October 7-8. Registration and more information can be…
Into To living Building Challenge San Diego August 17,2016
The International Living Future Institute describes the Living Building Challenge as “the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts to diminish the gap…
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