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Procurement to Accelerate the Safer Chemicals Revolution, Online, June 15, 12 - 5 pm ET
The role of procurement in driving adoption of safer chemistries by creating incentives that outweigh the inertia of our current system.
Global markets are inundated with products that contain haza
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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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Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Staging Home Electrification Projects, June 4, 12-1:30pm PT
Long-term planning is essential when it comes to most whole-home electrification journeys. By taking into consideration a customer’s long-term needs alongside their immediate needs, you can help
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Free Webinar: Designing for Decarbonization, May 21, 9 am - 1 pm PT
Want to know more about what it means to achieve “decarbonization” for your building project? Understand the definition of decarbonization, zero net energy (ZNE), and zero net carbon (ZNC)
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USGBC: 2024 Michigan Energy Summit, May 8, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Creating Opportunity through Decarbonization
The Michigan Energy Summit is the premier energy conference of the year. With industry experts discussing the future of clean energy in Michigan, y
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This presentation by The New Yorker staff writer, David Owen, will focus on the topic of his 2010 book, The Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to S
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Annual Boulder Green Home Tour, Boulder, Colorado, September 17
The self-guided tour will feature a series of in-person tours of properties or homes. Attendees will see both modern and traditional custom properties, remodels and multi-family projects. Attende
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Advancing Construction Decarbonization Summit, July 19-21, Chicago, IL
The business case for sustainable construction has never been stronger: pressures from clients, investors and regulatory bodies are escalating, forcing the construction industry to address and reduce
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Webinar: Powering Your Home With Solar Energy, lllinois Solar Education Association, July 12, 2PM
In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
- How solar energy works in Illinois
- The benefits and challenges of residential solar energy
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - Storm-Ready, NZE Single-Family Home, Harvard, MA- June 1st
Site Details Units: 1 single family home Square Footage: 2,000 Type of construction: New - still under construction HERS pending: -10 to 10 17.08kW photovoltaic system Surplus energy stored for …
Webinar: Design Considerations for Heat Pumps, May 20, 11 am EDT
As the need to decarbonize the buildings that we live and work in becomes critical, heat pumps (HPs) are going to play a central role in this effort. This webinar will discuss design consideratio
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour, Midrise CLT Passive House in Boston, April 29, 1-5 pm
This April Pro Tour will showcase a 7-story mass timber CLT building, currently under construction. Attendees will learn about both the technical details of the project and about the highly collaborat
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Embodied carbon in a building represents a 25%-28% opportunity to address CO2 emissions and will become an increasingly key component of decarbonizing buildings. Join us for a webinar on March 16th to
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The Energy Expo, January 23 - 24, Miami, FL
Presenting Equipment, Technologies, Products & Know-how for the SOLAR, ENERGY STORAGE, ENERGY SAVING, ENERGY SERVICING, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, CLEAN TRANSPORTATION & SMART BUILDINGS industries. MAJOR…
Sustainable Building Week, October 8 - 14, Portland, Oregon
October 8, 2018 — Kicks off the first annual Sustainable Building Week (SBW) an event-filled week from a cross section of Portland’s design professional organizations. The week will bring the best…
4th Annual Allegheny SolarFest, June 24, Pittsburgh, PA
Free admission to the Children’s Museum from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. During this time, check out the 4th annual Allegheny SolarFest, which runs from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Buhl Community Park: A…
Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium - Amherst, MA June 25-26
Join the International Living Future Institute at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a Living Fut…
A Birdhouse Offers Free Wifi When the Air is Clean!
Do you know that Amsterdam has free wifi that is provided when air is clean in every street? TreeWifi, a state-of-the-art birdhouse, measures air pollution by lighting up to show how good or bad t…
Don't Throw Away Your Apple Devices-- Replace Battery or Trade-In, Get Money, Go Green!
If you are thinking about getting rid of your old iPhone because it has a battery issue, don't do it! If your iPhone is within warranty, you can replace the battery for free. If the warranty is out, b…
Introduction to Passive House Multi-Family Building May 9, 9 am - 5 pm, Newton, MA
For many teams, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not unco…
Green Maritime Forum's Maritime 2020, 19 June 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
Maritime2020 is a unique international platform dedicated to tackling the biggest challenges the industry is going to face when new IMO regulations come into action. The event gathers top-level execut…
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