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Virtual Passive House Training: QA/QC Techniques for Ensuring Success, April 16, 9 am EST
Building on previous sessions, this module will focus on the quality control and quality assurance techniques for high-performance construction. The need for oversight on the construction of Passive H
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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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Spring 2024 Speaker Series: Building Equity
Affordable Housing: Understanding Local and Global Approaches with Anya Brickman Raredon
Drawing from her experience in over 20 countries, Anya Brickman
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This multi-session series highlights concepts and trends in green material selection and reviews tools available to find healthier, lower-carbon products that are better for the environment and better
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Participate in Daylight Hour, 2021 - June 18
Participate in Daylight Hour, 2021 - June 18. It's easy! All you need to do is turn off the lights for one hour.
Daylight Hour is an annual social media campaign organized by the Bui
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Designing public handwashing solutions that are code compliant, with reliable performance and efficiencies in water and energy use, can present several challenges to both the architect and plumbing en
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How can commercial restroom design reduce touchpoints, promote proper hand hygiene, and reduce the spread of infection? This course explores this timely question. Attendees will first hear an overview
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Urban Green Holiday Member Reception, December 5, 6-9pm, NYC
Join us for our Holiday Member Reception to catch up with friends and colleagues in the green building community, hear what's coming up for Urban Green Council, and vote on our 2018 Board of Directors…
Online: USGBC Virginia Presents: LEED Zero Project Showcase, April 1, 2- 3:30 pm EDT
Ranked 8th on USGBC's Top 10 LEED states and home to the first LEED Zero School, Discovery Elementary, Virginia is a national leader in sustainability and net-zero energy trailblazer. This project
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Virtual 7th Annual Clean Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza, March 12, 11 am EST
The Extravaganza will be hosted by The Association of Energy Engineers National Capital Chapter (AEE NCC) and Leaders in Energy.
The panels will include:
- Panel 1 – Opportunities for wom
To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulation can
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Online Course: Setting a Net Zero Target, Presented by UKGBC, February 24, 10 am BST
Organizations are setting their own climate commitments and/or ‘net zero targets’ to embrace the upcoming change as the UK aims to reach net zero emissions by 2050. To support members on t
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Perspectives in Grid Transformation from Illinois, Nov 2, 11:00 AM PST/ 2:00 PM EST, Webinar
Illinois is making significant investments in advanced distribution grid technologies and laying the groundwork for a future where electricity delivery is more efficient, customers have more choices, …
AIA New England Conference and Design Awards, October 20th- 21st, New Hampshire
AIA New Hampshire is pleased to host this year's AIA New England Conference and Awards Program. Come find out why Portsmouth has landed on so many lists of "top destinations" and "most livable town…
SEON will be running Peter Yost’s highly acclaimed 2-day course on Tuesday, October 31 and Monday, November 6th, 2017. This is the same course that Peter ran at GCC a few years ago and received…
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and Passive House Canada (PHC) will jointly present the Net Positive Symposium in Vancouver, BC. This two-day event will focus on the how-to, with case…
First Annual Sustainable Detroit Forum, USGBC Detroit Region, October 25, 9am -3:30pm
The U.S. Green Building Council Detroit Region is pleased to present an event designed to connect and cross-fertilize the sustainability communities of Detroit. The 1-day event is titled - The Sustain…
Zero Waste Chicago Meet-up and Documentary Screening of "Scrappers," 9/21 - 6-9 pm, Chicago
Join Zero Waste Chicago for a screening of the documentary Scrappers, which looks at the human and economic forces behind scrap metal collection in Chicago. The documentary was produced by three Unive…
Project Drawdown Webinar on October 4, 1:15 pm
Join SSF Managing Director, Edward Saltzberg, and Chip Comins, CEO and Charman of the American Renewable Energy Institute, in a 60 minutes webinar and conversation with Drawdown editor and Project Dra…
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