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Online GPRO Training: Operations & Maintenance Essentials, April 23 & 30
Did you know that efficiently operated and well-maintained buildings can reduce operating costs by 20-50% while improving occupancy rates and tenant satisfaction? This is just one of the many reasons
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Free Webinar, High Performance Home Lighting For Health, Safety & Welfare, July 13, 2pm CT
Most homes in America are woefully underlit. Codes are no help because they have minimal requirements (would you believe the International Residential Code only requires ONE light in a kitchen?). Desp
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Free Webinar: Plant Talk #10: Your Landscape Questions Answered, June 6, 11:30am- 1pm
Do you have a burning question you’ve always wanted to ask a landscape design or maintenance expert? Do you have a question about a specific plant or landscape challenge where nothing seems to w
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Free Webinar: Using Green Benefits to Sell Homes and Projects – Free CE Webinar, May 17, 12-1 pm
Green, energy-efficient, high performance, sustainable … whatever they call it, they are talking about healthier, better homes that focus more on the living experience in a home, as w
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Online Event: Developing Leadership in Sustainability, May 2, 12 pm CT
Register for Illinois Green Alliance’s Auxiliary Board's panel, Developing Leadership in Sustainability. This session will highlight sustainability professionals in various levels
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Learn how this bill has affected housing policies and the Green Belt.
Program for adults (teens welcome)
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) is a non-profit organization in Canada that
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, April 26, 12-1pm EDT
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. We will also consider features that
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Southface Institute is a sustainable building nonprofit that strengthens equity and the environment by transforming residential and commercial structures at every stage of the building life cycle. The
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Session 3 will continue our dicussion on another key pillar of Green Building: Health
Healthy and comfort are top priorities, especially with more people working from home. Event companie
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Online: EBC Third Annual New England Energy Leadership Conference, July 16, 9am -12:30 PM
Join EBC for the third annual New England Energy Leadership Conference bringing together state leaders in energy policy and programs from across New England. This virtual conference provides an opport
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USGBC-LA is hosting this event to bring together the sustainability, green building, and fire prevention communities to jointly address wildfire resilience across California. The event will begin with
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Webinar: Net Zero Guidance on Renewables and Offsets, June 3, 1 pm EST
In March 2021 UKGBC released the much anticipated Renewable Energy Procurement and Carbon Offsetting Guidance. This guidance provides clarity for the property and construction industry on the pro
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As we recover from the pandemic and look towards meeting the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050, a ‘green recovery’ and the need to retrofit and decarbonise existing homes is hig
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Western Massachusetts Green Night, September 13th The Business Model for Green and Healthy Homes Please join us to learn and enjoy while also earning credit towards your certifications with the …
2021 Interfaith Summit on Vulnerability and Climate Change, Online, April 11, 2 - 4pm
In the wake of the National Climate Assessment and UN report in 2018 on the projected serious consequences of unchecked climate change, interfaith leaders from the greater Boston area will come togeth
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George Carrette is greening lawn care, one lawn at a time. George has owned and operated EcoQuiet Lawn Care in Massachusetts since 2014. After George studied Horticulture at UMass Am
Webinar: sustainABLE: Green Building and Public Health, March 16, 1 pm EDT
sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring USGBC's four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity in relationship to current events and our ability
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Renewable Natural Gas 2017 Conference, Nov 27 - 30, Dana Point, CA
RNG Coalition members and non-members are invited to attend this year's RNG 2017 Conference - the premier policy, market and networking event hosted by and for the North American renewable natural gas…
Greenbuild India: EDGE Technical Workshop, Nov 1, India
EDGE is a green building certification system focused on making buildings in over 130 emerging market countries more resource efficient. An innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, EDGE is…
Resilience & Our Built Environment by Boston Area Sustainability Group, Nov 7th, Boston
In the wake of an unprecedented season of concentrated and extreme environmental disasters – hurricanes, earthquakes, heat waves, drought, flooding and forest fires – one question looms large for …
Solar Power Midwest, October 19-20, Chicago, IL
Solar Power Midwest is coming back to the Windy City! We are excited to bring a leading education and exhibition program to the Midwest. From rustbelt to greenbelt, solar energy is a force moving forw…
One of the main barriers to high-performance low energy new and existing homes retrofits is a lack of proper appraisals and a misunderstanding from lenders on total value. Green Energy Money provides …
Tour of Eversource's Integrated Systems, New Hampshire, October 25th 4:30pm, Manchester
Tour Eversource’s Integrated Systems Operations Center (SOC) and Incident Command Center (CC). This event is part of the NEWIEE New Hampshire Chapter. For security reasons, we must complete our s…
Illinois Solar Tour by Illinois Solar Energy Association, October 7th, 2017
The Illinois Solar Tour is a series of FREE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES. Home and business owners with renewable energy installations will open their homes to the public to share their passion, knowledge an…
AIA Connecticut 2017 Conference, October 6, Trumbull
AIA Connecticut serves the architectural profession, encourages design excellence, and works to improve society through a concern for the quality of the built and natural environments. This confere…
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