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Composting & Green Buildings: A Natural Fit, August 13, Charlottesville, VA
Did you know that almost a third of the solid waste stream can be recycled through composting? This presentation will give an overview of composting and why it is important. We'll review what can
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The National Solar Conference is America’s leading conference on the emerging trends, technology, and opportunities shaping the new energy economy.
The American Solar Energy Society’s c
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This webinar will review a study of Pearl Certified homes that are marketed effectively by listing agents see an average 5.15% premium. This study provides a resource for stakeholders in the high
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On June 22, communities across the Chicago metropolitan area will come together to tackle climate change, promote equity, and achieve sustainability outcomes. The agenda covers a broad range of t
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What’s New in the 2020 NYC Energy Code, Urban Green Council, Online, June 28, 2-3:30 pm ET
What’s New in the 2020 NYC Energy Code is a free 90-minute online class designed to cover the major updates in the 2020 NYCECC and how it relates to NYC’s Local Law 97.
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Free Webinar: Air Quality Related to Energy Efficiency, May 18, 10-11am CT
City Efficiency Leadership Counci (CELC) webinars are intended to extend the conversation about public sector energy management best practices through education, training, and discussion. Webinar
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Free Event: Phius 101, April 27, 1-5pm EDT, New York City
The Phius live in NYC at Building Energy Exchange! Are you Phius curious? Have you heard about passive building but don’t really know what that entails? Lisa White and John Loercher open the aft
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Free CE Webinar: PREFAB For All, April 18, 12 pm EST
Smaller houses with quality amenities are trending. Koones’s latest features a variety of prefab homes from small to large, luxurious to modest, and includes modular, structural insulated panels
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Free Webinar: Reliability, Energy Markets, & the Clean Energy Transition, April 6, 1-2 pm ET
Climate change is creating new, unforeseen challenges to maintaining reliability for utility customers across the nation. From ice storms to heat domes, utilities face unprecedented operational challe
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Drawdown Illinois Summit, Chicago, IL, September 24
In order to truly reduce carbon across the city, region and state, every building professional and every community must be engaged in the adoption of vetted carbon drawdown strategies and solutions.&n
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In this interactive session, the group is engaged with preference tests and drawing exercises to introduce key concepts in cognitive science that help attendees better grasp how buildings in
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Social Justice and the Solar Industry - Starting to Address the Elephant in the Room
If states and city governments are serious about meeting their clean energy benchmarks, they must do better at reaching minority and low-income communities. States need to take ac
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University of Baltimore Robert L. Bogomolny Library Tour: August 22, Baltimore, MD
This course is expected to be approved for 1 GBCI general and 1 AIA CEU.
We will be touring the University of Baltimore Robert L. Bogomolny, which has recently completed a major renovation. We will
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Petition: Tell the EPA to Support the Clean Power Plan (via NRDC)
Please help the NRDC with a petition to Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator! It's time to limit emissions on coal-fired plants, for the health of the planet and for current and future generations. …
Stanley Marketplace Green Building Tour, July 17, 2:30-4:00pm, Aurora, CO
Join the USGBC Denver Metro Education Committee for a green building tour of Stanley Marketplace, a community of independently owned local businesses. Stanley Marketplace received a 2018 USGBC Mountai
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Midwest Renewable Energy Association 30th Anniversary Energy Fair, June 21-23, Custer, WI
Celebrate the summer solstice at The 30th Anniversary Energy Fair on June 21-23, 2019! Organized by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, The Energy Fair is the nation’s longest-running even
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Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit, June 14, Cincinnati, Ohio
Join Green Umbrella for the 2019 Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit!
In 2019, the Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit will continue to explore new and promising areas of environmental sustai
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EARTH DAY AFTER PARTY 2019 & The Sustainable Trifecta, April 29, Hamilton, NJ
Join us at the LEED Gold Grounds For Sculpture Museum for cutting edge education, live music, LEED plaque presentation, & networking...
This event - including the scavenger hunt - takes p
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BioPhilly 5 Conference in Philadelphia, PA on April 11th
Living Air Conditioning & Carbon Sponges:
Vertical Forests, Meadow Roofs, and other Plant-based Systems to Beat the Heat
Climate scientists predict that within 30 years, Philadelphia c
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Brownfields Redevelopment February 24, 2016, 9:30 am - 2pm Location: Mintz Levin One Financial Center 38th Floor Boston, MA CDCs and other developers frequently encounter contaminated lan…
Profiles of the Local Climate Leaders circle comprising of 9 Mayors of Atlanta, Boulder, Chula Vista, Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, and West Palm Beach, and council me…
Apple Inc. Announces Two New Programs to Create Renewable Energy in China
Apple has already completed 40 megawatts of solar projects in the Sichuan Province. This already produces more electricity than that used by all of Apple’s offices and retail stores in China, making…
California has had the most severe droughts in recent years. In the wake of the continued drought, several stakeholders, including State and Federal officials are working diligently together to reduce…
Learn more about Blower Doors from TEC: Wednesday, September 30th, 1-2 PM CST
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Time: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Central time This is the first in an occasional series on some of the lesser known but equally important features and uses of building dia…
Boulder Green Home Tour - September 26, 10 am - 4 pm (plus after party!)
Boulder Green Home Tour September 26, 10 am - 4 pm After-Party 4 - 6 pm The Colorado Green Building Guild and the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, two local non-profit groups, are proud to pres…
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