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To celebrate its 50th year in business, Steven Winter Associates (SWA) is partnering with Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) to present 50 years of past and future sustainability in the NYC area. Join i
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ESG & Decarbonizing Real Estate Summer 2026, July 14-15, Dana Point, California
IMN's ESG & Decarbonizing Real Estate forums bring together real estate executives and investors committed to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles and decarbonizing
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Illinois Energy Efficiency Showcase, June 18, Chicago, Illinois
This new half-day conference brings together decision-makers from government, housing, utilities, and the private sector to highlight success stories of buildings that have completed recent retrofit a
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World Congress of Building Greening 2026, June 9 - 11, Berlin, Germany
The World Congress on Green Building 2026 in Berlin is a three-day event all about greening buildings (roof, facade and interior greening) and related topics (including urban climate, rainwater manage
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Decarbonization Tactics: Making Buildings Grid-Interactive, Online, May 6, 12 - 3 pm ET
This course will provide information on how all buildings that have one or more controllable energy-consuming systems, such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); thermal energy storage
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2026 MassRecycle Conference & Trade Show, March 24, Boxborough, Massachusetts
MassRecycle will be bringing a full day of education, connection, and advocacy, and we will be hosting a large audience of people from the Solid Waste & Recycling Industry:
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Clean Energy Homes & Businesses, March 7, Carbondale, Illinois
Whether you’re a homeowner or a business, you probably know that gas bills have increasingly become unaffordable for many of us. But there are alternatives ways to heat and cool your home, alter
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Free Webinar: What’s in a name? History and precedents to PassivHaus, March 17, 12 - 1 pm PT
Have you ever encountered confusion when discussing PassivHaus? Or is it Passive House? And what about Passive Solar – what does that have to do with it? What does a German Standard h
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Free Webinar: Builder’s Perspective - Heat Pump Water Heaters, February 18, 9:30 - 11 am PT
Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH’s) are favored by the energy code, and increasingly by building owners, for their energy efficiency, cost effectiveness and contribution to better indoor air qualit
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Circularity 22, May 17 - 19, Atlanta, Georgia
It’s time for transformative change — and the circular economy is key to a just, resilient and prosperous world. To meet this critical moment, forward-thinking leaders are embracing circul
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The nature of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement in cities is changing. New advancements in remote sensing and increasing amounts of available urban data have introduced a new opportunity for
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Lighting the Way: Advocacy + Action for Lighting Design, Online, March 3, 5 pm
This session is a deep dive for Lighting Advocacy Letter signatories and designers interested in advocating for holistic health in lighting; plus, lighting manufacturers looking to meet lighting susta
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This course presents the new Phius 2021 core prescriptive path and prepares Passive House practitioners to certify their buildings with it. It covers background context, origin of the prescriptive che
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The Resilient Utility Coalition Summit, Jan 25-26, Miami, FL
The Resilient Utility Coalition Summit will bring together water, wastewater, and storm water utilities with industry, academia, and the greater community. The objective? Advancing utility infrastruct…
Recently, three homeowners walked through their home energy retrofit experiences as part of a compelling MetroWest Climate Solutions Presentation about reducing fossil fuel consumption and decarbonizi
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ISE Energy of the Future Webinar Series
In the race to decarbonize, the U.S. commercial building sector offers significant potential to pay early dividends on climate action. At stake is seven perc
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Building for the Future Future Proofing Assets: Prioritising ESG, November 23, 8 am - 1:15 pm BST
Join IWBI’s EMEA Regional Director Penny Quraishi-Goodall to discuss Investing for ESG, the innovative technologies delivering ESG solutions that owners & developers should focus on to maxim
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Since October is fire safety month, the ROCKWOOL team has planned a discussion all things fire and how it pertains to residential building safety and protection.
SPeakers include returning ROCKstar
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Women in Cleantech & Sustainability hosts an annual TED-style event featuring the brightest minds and most inspiring stories from the clean economy revolution. The event features both women and men fr…
CRASH: 5 Reasons Why AIA Courses Fail - Free Webinar, April 26, 12 - 12:30 EDT
Do architects suffer from narcolepsy when viewing your Death by Powerpoint presentation? Have you paid thousands of dollars to develop an AIA course with bad ROI? In this 30-minute presentation, we wi…
Webinar - Updates and Resources for Building EnergyStar Homes, Tuesday, March 29, 2 pm EST
Updates and resources for building ENERGY STAR certified homes Thursday, March 29th at 2:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. PST Environmental expert Rebecca Hudson will provide information on ENERGY STAR cer…
John Hancock Tower Green Office Tour - Jacobs Engineering,, March 7, Boston, MA
The new Jacobs Engineering office is pursuing certification for WELL, fitWel, and LEED ID+C. Jacobs engineers will lead us on a tour of their new space and highlight all the features that make their s…
This event will outline the findings of the new UKGBC report and a panel of business leaders will discuss how sustainable business activities link to value and whether it is necessary to demonstrate t…
Join us on December 11th to close up another great year with EPMA! Come ready to celebrate, reflect and brainstorm for the year ahead. We will have a group discussion on EPMA's impact in 2017 and brea…
Powering Your Home With The Sun, Feb 27, Northbrook, IL
Join Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA)'s Solar Ambassadors at the Northbrook Public Library to learn about how to go solar and to hear their personal solar stories. The Illinois Solar Energ…
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