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Announcing Sanitization - Concrobium Disinfectant II Treatment for Air Duct Systems
MediClean - Aeroseal Southeast is now offering a Concrobium treatment along with our other HVAC cleaning and sealing services. Concrobium is an EPA-registered, hospital-grade virucide, bactericid
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Three RESNET standards combined: 1 - operations (HERS Index), 2 - the grid (CO2 Index) and 3 - embodied carbon (currently being written) provide capacity to analyze Carbon Usage Intensity. This webina
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Free Webinar: Air Sealing and Insulation Installation, July 31, 1-2 pm EDT
Residential Air Barrier and Insulation Installation (1 hour)
The installation of a continuous air and thermal barrier is perhaps the best and most cost-effective way to reduce energy waste and save
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Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, September 26, 9 am - 1 pm
As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an a
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All-Electric in Design & Construction Series
Incorporating all-electric systems into residential and small commercial projects can be a bumpy road, but understanding the nuts and bolts of speci
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Building electrification through the use of heat pumps is gaining traction as an effective means to reducing emissions from building operations. However, barriers remain to 100% adoption of this techn
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More buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed air quality system is a must. In this class we will look at performanc
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8th Annual Sustainability Symposium, Green Builder Media, April 17-18,12 - 3 pm, Free & Online
Attend Green Builder Media's eighth annual Sustainability Symposium 2024: Existential Solutions, held virtually on April 17 & 18. Day 1 will focus on innovative solutions that will
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Rainstick Showers - Higher Water Pressure, Using 80% Less Water?
The Rainstick shower seems to offer the impossible, delivering high water pressure, while using a lot less water. If you’re concerned about lower water pressure, this product can deliv
his virtual Pro Tour will offer participants a behind-the-scenes look at a unique renovation currently underway in Manhattan: the transformation of a historic firehouse into 4 units of PHI-certified p
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Virtual Course: New Home Construction 101, April 16, 3 pm EDT
In this webinar, you will build foundational knowledge about:
- Land Acquisition & Home Site Development
- Discover The Advantages Of New-Built Homes
- Energy Efficie
Join this exciting Circular City Week panel as we discuss a variety of tools available for facilities, haulers, and municipalities to achieve large-scale reductions in landfilling waste through emergi
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Utilizing a Distributed Data and Computing Architecture in Analytics Applications
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Advances in analytics for equipment and device data have proven their value in the sustainability arena by dramatically improving energy efficiency, comfort and reducing operational costs.
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USGBC-LA's blog from Beatrice Ungard, titled "What is your City's or Neighborhood's Vocation?"
"The idea that a city or a neighborhood has a vocation may sound strange as the concept is usually applied to humans, not places. Yet, the notion of a place's vocation begins to make sense when you th…
Global Green Building is an online learning programme, developed by UKGBC in collaboration with World GBC available anywhere, in your own time. It aims to help those new to sustainability in the built
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Webinar: Risk Reducing Strategies for Schools - Post COVID19, January 13, 1-2:30 PM EDT
These speakers are going to share “lessons learning” from how we are dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our academic institutions. The presentation will go over a short backgrou
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Webinar: Better Ventilation: Solutions for Multifamily Buildings, December 8, 9-10:30 am EST
Join the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) on December 8th to celebrate the launch of our latest playbook: “Better Ventilation: Solutions for Multifamily Buildings” and a new case
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Green Professional Training (GPRO), Fundamentals of Building Green, December 8, 8-10 am, Los Angeles
The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performing buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills. This course teaches the basics …
FUSE Cambridge Building Tour with USGBC Massachusetts, October 19, 5:30 pm, Cambridge
Join USGBC MA for an upcoming building tour of Fuse Cambridge. This property is LEED Silver Certified and the notable/unique green features include 1) a living green wall and 2) the first propert…
Solar Connect - October 2-4, 2017, San Diego, CA
Solar Connect October 2-4, San Diego, CA. Solar Connect provides coverage of ongoing developments in utility scale solar project origination and financing by the leading utility scale solar devel…
The Green Building Convention 2017 in Cape Town South Africa, October 9-11
The Green Building Convention is the definitive event on the sustainability calendar and will take place from 9 – 11 October 2017 in Cape Town. For the last 9 years, we’ve built a reputation as…
Electric Cars and The Industry
Electric cars are closer than we think, “a much bigger risk would be to stick with internal combustion engines.” says Volvo Chief Executive. Volvo announced that in 2019 all cars will be either hy…
Gulf Coast: Green Building & Mobility on July 26 in Houston
Getting to and from green buildings: People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, a…
Building Resilience in a Changing World Webinar, July 19
Join SSF and the National Council for Science and the Environment in an important discussion on systems thinking applied to the built environment and and the status of higher education sustainability …
Energize Denver: Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Training, July 27
Denver's recently passed a new ordinance requiring that owners of commercial and multifamily buildings over 25,000 square feet to benchmark and report their energy performance using EPA's ENERGY STAR …
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