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What is necessary to create sustainable tiny home communities?
It is simple enough to build smaller homes, tiny if desired. It is simple enough to add energy efficiency to the structure. But the long term sustainability of a community, tiny home or urban poc
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USGBC Florida Presents: Women in Green 2023, Online, August 2, 11am-1pm
Taking control of your own narrative is an incredibly powerful act and it is the driving thought behind Women in Green 2023 — Self-Titled.
Women are represented across the full spectrum
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Free Webinar: How Builders Can Meet their Clients’ Technology Expectations, June 28, 2 pm ET
Smart home technology is now a must-have for all high-performance homes to meet customer expectations for safety, convenience, and entertainment. However, managing home technology systems entails sign
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This tour will complement the Water Conservation Showcase educational session titled “Drought to Deluge and provide an opportunity to see the landscaped bioswales of the new Southeast Community
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Unlike operational carbon emissions, which can be reduced over time with building energy efficiency renovations and renewable energy, embodied carbon emissions from building materials have irreversibl
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RE+ Southeast, May 17-18, Atlanta, Georgia
RE+ Southeast brings the region’s clean energy industry together to discuss strategies, market trends in the southeast, policy updates that impact businesses, and numerous networking opportuniti
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Free Online Event: Greenbuild's ESG Summit, April 20, 1-2:30 ET
ESG & Green Building: Concepts, Trends, and Leadership
Green building, ESG, and sustainable finance are complementary market transformation strategies. This session will provide participa
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Free Webinar, Climate Ready Buildings Training, April 26, 9:30am-12:30pm ET
New York City faces challenges resulting from a rapidly changing climate – buildings are facing increasing impacts from flooding, precipitation, and heat events. In addition, New York City has c
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Building Energy Exchange Webinar: Passive House Primer, April 11, 9 am ET
BE-Ex’s Passive House Primer is a one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the real estate market. Available as a free session at the Building Energy Exc
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Women in Green Building Leadership Luncheon, March 23, 11am-1pm, Chicago, Illinois
The Illinois Green Alliance for the return of our Women in Green Building Leadership Luncheon to uplift and connect with women influencing the green building industry.
This year’s theme is Pa
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The nationally recognized green rating assessment, guidance and certification program Green Globes® that is registered under the GBI (Green Building Initiative) and used in a multitude of project
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Inspiration for building designs comes in many forms. For some, the desire to use mass timber is anchored in its sustainability and light carbon footprint. For others, speed of construction and aesthe
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Job Posting: Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Seeks Executive Director, NYC
LISC seeks a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader to be the Executive Director of the flagship LISC program in New York City. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned manager, with deep knowledge of commu
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The Sustainable Energy Fund has put together this event throughout Pennsylvania to educate decision makers on energy management options and how to reduce energy costs for your nonprofit organization. …
How C-PACE Can Power your Energy Potential: A Bar-T Building Tour, June 27, Frederick, MD
This course is expected to be approved for 1 GBCI general and 1 AIA CEU.
Join at a building tour of the Bar-T Mountainside Camp and learn Commercial property assessed clean energy (“C-PACE&rd
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2019 Better Buildings Summit: Arlington, VA, July 10-11
The 2019 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit is an opportunity for industry professionals and partners to explore emerging technologies and share innovative strategies in energy and water efficienc
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Living Product Expo 19, October 8-10, Nashville, TN
Living Future believe that spaces should not only be beautiful, but they should also be healthy. At Living Product Expo 19, connect with 700+ industry leaders who are all part of a movement
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Green House Fest 2019, May 5, Brookline, MA
Green House Fest offers an opportunity to visit Brookline homes and homeowners who use heat pumps for heating and cooling, induction stoves for cooking, electric cars, solar panels, urban food gardens
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USGBCMA - Annual Sustainable Dinner: Thursday, February 11 at the Commonwealth Restaurant - 6:30 pm
Please join the USGBCMA on Thursday February 11th @6:30pm for our Annual Sustainable Dinner at the Commonwealth Restaurant; co-hosted with the Illuminating Engineers Society (IES). We will enjoy a …
Green Building of the Week: SABIC's High Performance Demonstration Home, in Riyadh
This week's Green Building of the Week mention goes to SABIC's Home of Innovation growth. This demonstration project is the first single-family home in the Middle East region to earn LEED-Platinum, t…
Renewable Energy and Battery storage quickly gaining momentum
Renewables and Energy storage are fast becoming the revolutionary innovation that could eliminate the need for existing energy power plants. The possibility of solar plus battery storage is an innovat…
Fracking is Scary! Happy Halloween - Please sign this Petition to Stop Fracking
Fracking is Scary! This Halloween (and after!), please take a moment to look out for our communities and environment. Please sign the Sierra Club's Petition, to offer Public comment on methane sta…
Be a Locavore at the Boston Local Food Festival Sunday, Sept. 20! 11am - 5pm
For one spectacular day each year, The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) of Massachusetts transforms the Rose Kennedy Greenway and the City of Boston into the nation's largest local & sustainable foo…
TODAY 8/25 at 1:15 pm EDT: Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the Climate Risk Landscape
Global Climate Security Webinar - 5 Part Series Arizona State University This session will address climate risk and security on all fronts from the risk assessment perspective (impacts on governan…
Electric Vehicle Lunch & Learn event - August 27th! 11:45-1:45 pm
Join SemaConnect, CBRE, and USGBC MA on Get Charged 2015 Summer Tour's Boston stop, an interactive Electric Vehicle Lunch & Learn event on August 27th! The event is FREE for all attendees within th…
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