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Consumers want green-built and high-performance features in a home. They rely on builders and other industry professionals to provide factual information that helps them make informed decisions. Clien
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Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: How to Electrify Without Panel Upsizing, September 4, 12-1 pm ET
Learn how to electrify your home without needing to upsize your electrical panel! We will briefly touch on the history of electrification and panel sizing. Then we'll review the Watt Diet calculat
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Passive House Trades, August 27, 9-11am PT
PHN’s Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and ins
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Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, Online, August 12-14, 9am-1pm EST
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 new homes by
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Electrification of the Built Environment, Free 2-Part Webinar Series , August 6-7, 9 - 11 am PT
This class presents an overview of building electrification in residential and commercial settings. Attendees will explore various avenues that work toward electrification goals including heat pumps,
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) provisions will help tens of millions of households make their homes more ener
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Free Webinar, Sustainability in Food and Beverage Processing Businesses, May 23, 1 pm
Most businesses could improve profitability and reduce their operating costs and environmental impact by: - Using energy & water more efficiently - Using renewable energy - Reducing wast
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Insights from a first-of-its-kind database for healthy and just energy transitions. Energy infrastructure surrounds us — yet communities are often surprised to learn what types of fossil fu
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The USGBC-LA Wildfire Defense Professional Certificate was developed to educate contractors and landscapers on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the use of materials, maintenanc
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Benchmarking Report - NYC's Energy and Water Use 2020, January 26, 1 pm EST
Addressing climate change means addressing the energy used in buildings. Two-thirds of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions come from this sector, and the city needed reliable data to create
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LEED for Homes Virtual Green Rater Training, Starts January 1 (14 hours over 2 weeks)
With over 2 million LEED® for Homes™ registered spaces worldwide, LEED is the international rating system to ensure residential buildings are better. LEED requires third-party on-site verifi
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Zero Net Energy Residential Forum
In this webinar, residential designers will present zero net energy projects involved in the National Grid Rhode Island zero net energy pilot program. New Buildings Institute will detail the process,
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Webinar: Deep Dive into Net Zero Water in the City, December 9, 8am - 10am EDT
The New England Living Building Collaborative is presenting a series of webinars on how water management, water efficiency and water and energy nexus concepts can be incorporated into project planning
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Webinar: Building Support for Waste Reduction Programs, 4/13, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CURC Webinar: Building Support for Waste Reduction Programs Successful waste reduction programs change the ways institutions operate. Getting from the proposal stage to implemented program above al…
Resilient Rural America Project: November 10, 1 pm EDT
The Resilient Rural America Project consists of online modules to guide rural leaders and consultants through a process of risk assessment, identification of resilience strategies, and taking action.
PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Online Training, October 12-15 & 19-22, 2-5 pm EDT
Superinsulation, airtight envelopes, high-performance window installation, site management, component sourcing—passive house construction presents special challenges to builders. The PHIUS CPHB
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GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, Online Training, September 30, 9am - 2pm
In this GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green online course, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.
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LEED v4 Technical Workshop in Bengalaru July 14-15
A two-day intensive workshop, focused on technical updates of the LEED v4 rating system. Workshop highlights: • Changes in LEED v4 Credits • Integrated design process: a collaborative approac…
Webinar: High Performance Roof Daylighting, July 18
Roof daylighting elements and architectural roof glass are striking and desirable building features that historically come at a high cost – leaks, energy loss, thermal discomfort, and condensation i…
This webinar will start with an interactive discussion about the future of cloud-based rating software. We will discuss the key capabilities and how they affect the lives of raters and providers (as d…
Thermal Bridge Modeling for Intermediate Users, July 11, 6-8 pm, New York
Ready to step up your technical skills game? Join NYPH member, Ed May and John Mitchell of bldgtyp for a two hour course on Thermal Bridge Modelling for Intermediate Users! This course is targeted to…
Sustainability Forum Luncheon in MA on June 7th
Proper building system performance is critical to energy efficiency, occupant health and productivity. Yet most of todays Biotech/Life Sciences laboratory buildings under-perform due to a lack of ve…
Low Income Solar Policy Guide and toolbox- by lowincomesolar.org
The Low-Income Solar Policy Guide is a tool for policymakers, community leaders and others who are working on solar access at the federal, state and local level. The Guide was developed by GRID Alt…
GCC's Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Program: Internships Enhance Local Businesses GCC has significantly contributed to Massachusetts' national prominence in renewable energy and energy effici…
Event: World Green Infrastructure Congress 2017, 6/20 - 6/22, Berlin, Germany
The WGIC 2017 World Congress is a multi-day event around the greening of buildings (roofing, façade and interior greening) with accompanying events (eg urban climate, rainwater management, sustainabi…
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