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Colorado Passive House Happy Hour & Mini Expo - Winter/Spring 2022, March 18, 3-6 pm, Arvada, CO
What started as a casual get together of friends and colleagues in a relatively small niche of the construction industry, has turned into one of the premier events for Passive House and building scien
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BEC-National Symposium on Building Science and Enclosure Technology, September 25, Chicago, Illinois
BEC's National Symposium on Building Science and Enclosure Technology, a full-day event bringing together architects, engineers, contractors, researchers, and manufacturers for an in-depth look at
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Fueling the Future: Scaling Clean Cooking Solutions for Africa, September 22, Flushing, New York, NY
More than 90% of the population in Tanzania use wood or charcoal as their main source of energy for domestic use. In rural areas, this percentage is even higher with almost all households using open f
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Free Webinar: Home Energy Series - Electricity Usage, August 29, 10 am - 12 pm PT
What’s causing electric bills to be so high that it might make some people want to scream and hand out sweaters to family members?? In this session, Spencer Rosen will decipher the electric bill
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Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, Online, July 14-16, 9 am-1 pm ET
This three-day online course is designed to introduce the skills necessary to become a Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier, certified to perform the diagnostic testing required for ne
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ESG faces growing scrutiny - so how can we turn backlash into a breakthrough? This webinar explores the impact of the ESG backlash on corporate strategy and how to navigate it while reinforcing&n
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ESG & Decarbonizing Real Estate, July 16-17, Dana Point, California
Decarbonization, a key aspect of ESG in real estate, involves reducing carbon emissions from buildings and real estate projects through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable materials.&
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California’s push for building electrification is quickly driving major changes in the residential energy sphere. Solar contractors, designers, and affiliated trades have the opportunity to capt
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Free Webinar: Extreme Heat for Construction Professionals, May 29, 10 am - 12:30 pm PT
Preparing for climate change requires learning how to adapt in the face of this change in order to increase the resilience of communities, natural systems, and our built environment to withstand and r
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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability, Pitch Competition, Online, June 23, 6PM
Women from six companies will be selected out of all applications to pitch their innovative cleantech or sustainable-focused business idea to a panel of industry leaders. Startups will have 5 min
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NYC Event: Electri-Fiction to Electrification: Overcoming Barriers, June 15, 1 pm
Urban Green has long been a leading voice for electrification in New York City, most recently as an advocate for Local Law 154, NYC’s groundbreaking legislation that phases out fossil
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Webinar: Intro to Designing a Net Zero Building, May 5, 3 pm EDT
Participants will learn the components of Zero Net. This webinar will examine case studies, detailing integrated systems and creative solutions that make Net Zero Energy (ZNE) a reality.
Understanding Circular Economy: A Global GreenTag International Conversation, March 30th, 3 pm AEDT
The next Global GreenTag International Conversations' segment on Wednesday, March 30th is featuring Meryl Sukumar, a Sustainability Consultant and Mentor who will engage in an interesting conversa
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ASHRAE Boston January Meeting the 9th
Technical Session Description: This course discusses the requirements of smoke control systems and the smoke modeling process that can be used to design such systems. The course dives into some comm…
Free Webinar: Desert-Friendly Landscapes for Beginners, February 16, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Are you new to the Valley or have a newfound interest in desert plants?
Discover common misconceptions associated with desert gardening and the fundamentals for watering, fertilizing, and pruning.
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Improving Indoor Air Quality with Product Testing - Allergy Standards Ltd.
Indoor air quality and allergy awareness were already growing as critical health and environmental concerns before the COVID-19 pandemic made these topics even more prevalent.
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Women are driving the sustainability of the built environment. We are tasked with the most important mission of all: healing the earth. The Women in Green Roundtable creates opportunities for wo
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2019 National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource, October 15 - 17, 2019, Minneapolis, MN
In October 2019 in Minneapolis, ACEEE will host our tenth National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource, the premier US convening conference on efficiency as a utility system resource. Held e…
BSR Conference 2018, November 6, New York, NY
The BSR Conference is one of the most important annual gatherings dedicated to finding solutions to our most pressing global challenges. Industry leaders and decision makers from Fortune 500 companies…
EBC's Climate Action Forum: Design World Views on Adaptation and Resiliency, June 8, Boston, MA
Design leaders and urban design exemplars from around the world offer a wealth of inspiration and instruction for climate adaptation and carbon neutrality. This fourth installment in the series of qua…
26th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, May 14 - 18, Copenhagen, Denmark
The EUBCE combines one of the largest biomass science and technology conferences with a high quality industry exhibition, attracting biomass professionals from around the globe.
In celebration of Earth Day, the North Shore Technology Council and its Sustainability Forum subgroup is hosting a special Earth Day-themed program for the April Business Breakfast. Steve Pike, CEO of…
BuildingsNY announced its official collaboration with the International Facility Management Association, New York City Chapter (IFMA NYC) to provide education and professional development for facility…
Passive House: Barriers And Pathways to Scale on March 29, 6-8 pm, NY, NY
From a design perspective, it is feasible to implement Passive House in NYC's high rise buildings. So what is stopping developers from taking the plunge and pursuing such projects? How much risk (real…
WMGC Green Night: Living Building Challenge - Influencing the Future of Building Wednesday February 21st - 5-7 pm **Third Wednesday this Month Only** Platform Sports Bar Meeting Room Join WM…
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