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Webinar: USGBC Arc Performance Pro Level 1: Technical Virtual Workshop, October 29, 1-2pm
2.5 GBCI LEED-specific CEs
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Operational performance is the future of green building. Quantifying performance is key to understanding how sustainable your building is - whether it'
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Designed for industrial owners and operators, this introductory class describes how to plan your industrial electrification journey. This class, offered in partnership with Southern California Edison
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Effective work scopes help contractors and customers achieve specific performance goals in a home’s attic efficiency upgrade. Developing a comprehensive, goal-oriented work scope can help contra
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Free Webinar: Deep Dive into Commercial Induction Cooking, August 15, 10-11:30 PT
This two-part class will start with a broad overview of all the induction cooking and holding products that are either available in the marketplace or know to be in development. From small countertop
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“Easy” Wins for Embodied Carbon Reduction, Online, July 11, 3-5 pm ET
There are many opportunities to reduce the embodied carbon of a building’s design, but it can be hard to know where to start. Questions such as “What tools do I use?” “What if
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You get an electric bill every month. It sometimes makes you scream and throw sweaters at your family. But what’s actually causing your electric bill to be so dang expensive? In this sessio
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2024 World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE24), June 12-14, Online
The World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE24), focuses on innovative pathways and partnerships for sustainable built environments. With the scale and urgency of the sustainabi
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Midwest Solar Expo, May 20-22, Chicago, Illinois
The Midwest Solar Expo focuses on solar and clean energy business and is designed to bolster the thriving clean energy market in the Midwest. This annual gathering attracts over 700 attendee
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LEED® Green Associate Exam Prep, Two 4-hour Online Sessions, May 7 & May 9 1-5 pm ET
This LEED® Exam Prep Course is a comprehensive course which will prepare attendees for the Green Associate exam. The day long curriculum is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associa
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Free Webinar - Powering Progress: All-Electric Design Incentives with Clean Energy Homes
Secure a strategic advantage in California’s development landscape by embracing the future of affordable multifamily building electrification. Join the Clean Energy Homes team for an upcoming we
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Webinar: Intro to "Living" Affordable Housing - ILFI Education Series, November 19, 7:45 am EDT
Join your local Living Future Collaborative for a live-viewing of the International Living Future Institute’s online course, Intro to “Living” Affordable Housing.Our future is s
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BOOST 2020: The Midwest’s Emerging Entrepreneurs in Sustainability, November 10, 6 - 8pm
BOOST is a platform for early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative products and services to provide sustainable change in the Midwest. BOOST 2020 will be a virtual showcase, welcoming hundreds of suppo
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Plan Your Home’s Climate-Friendly Makeover with “Clean Energy Lives Here”
Heating systems have a big impact on your home’s greenhouse gas emissions and utility bills. In Massachusetts, on-site fossil fuel use in buildings accounts for 27% of greenhouse gas emissions,
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Greening the Golden State 2.0 April 26 - Green Solutions Expo, April 26-27, Sacramento
Greening the Golden State 2.0 April 26 - Green Solutions Expo, April 26-27 Sacramento Convention Center Exhibit Hall and Meeting Rooms 1400 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814 California, home t…
Webinar: LEED Gold & Solar Best Practices: A Case Study, September 17, 12:30pm Central
Join Illinois Green Alliance for a presentation which will detail how, Norix, a major Chicagoland business designed, and is currently constructing, its headquarters to achieve LEED Gold
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Webinar: Why Ergonomics? Communicating the Value to Business Stakeholders, September 10, 2 pm EDT
Stakeholders across many areas of business, including plant leadership, quality, operations, manufacturing, boards of directors, and investors, may not have full awareness or understanding of the valu
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FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Daylighting by Design, Wednesday, August 5, 12 -1 pm EDT
This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully- designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implement
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Each year, the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) organizes one of the most comprehensive and informative conferences dedicated to resource management issues in California and b
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Webinar: Teaching Systems Thinking to Fill the Climate Literacy Gap, June 1, 1:15 to 2:45 PM EST
Teaching Systems Thinking to Fill the Climate Literacy Gap What will it take to produce a workforce that understands the relationships between environmental, social, and business factors so we can…
Webinar: Ending Energy Poverty May 30th 11:30-1:00pm
Global electrification reached 85.3% in 2014, however, over 1 billion people still do not have electricity and more than 2.7 billion people are without clean cooking facilities. What has worked in…
Net-Positive Living in a Multifamily Urban Setting, Friday, May 5, 1-5 pm, Roxbury, MA
Join the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association for a tour of two energy-efficient duplex homes designed to look like a traditional Georgian Colonial and companion carriage house. These homes are pa…
Event: Rooftop units: strategies to reduce utility costs, 4/20, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Middleton, WI
Packaged rooftop units are used in more than 50 percent of all commercial buildings. With a focus on small- to medium-sized businesses, we’ll investigate how much they cost to operate. For example, …
WasteWise Spring Forum at Gillette Stadium! Tuesday, May 9, 8:30am-12:00pm
Register today for the WasteWise Spring Forum at Gillette Stadium! The forum will include an optional tour of Gillette Stadium's waste diversion infrastructure. The full agenda will be shared soon.…
Smart Cities NYC Conference & Expo (5/3/17 @ 9am - 5/6/17 @ 5 pm)
Smart Cities NYC '17: Powered by People will convene global mayors, CTOs, CIOs, and private sector and NGO leaders to explore how innovation and smart infrastructure are transforming cities, improving…
RTUs: Characterization and Energy Performance
RTUs: characterization and Energy Performance Wednesday, March 22 1–2 pm Central Free to view PRESENTERS Scott Schuetter PE, LEED AP Seventhwave Mark Hancock PE Center for Energy and E…
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