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Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at the organization's annual Green Building Showcase. This year the e
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Free Webinar: Deeper, Healthier Electrification - Passive House Retrofits, March 19, 12 pm ET
Electrifying existing buildings is a crucial step toward reducing reliance on fossil fuels, but it introduces certain challenges. These include the risk of diminished resilience in the built environme
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Now in its 20th year, the EBC Annual Construction and Demolition Materials Management Summit remains the premier forum for exploring the evolving landscape of construction and demolition materials man
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Free Webinar: 2025 Energy Code in Practice - Single Family Residential, February 4, 9:30 - 11 am PT
Sorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code, but what does that really mean in practice? In this series, we’ll walk through
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Creative "Make Up Air" Solution for Range Hoods by LG Squared
One of the main issues with proper ventilation in high-performance homes is that what goes out must be replaced by what comes in. When you are venting 300-1000 CFM of exhaust in your kitchen, yo
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On November 4 at the Greenbuild conference and expo in Los Angeles, Mindful Materials and the organization's members and partners launched the Common Materials Framework Implementation T
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2025 Passive House Symposium, December 9, Boston, Massachusetts
Passive House buildings can deliver superior comfort, health, resilience, efficiency, and durability for minimal additional cost, especially when it comes to new multi-family buildings. And
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Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are an increasingly popular technology that are a highly efficient means of providing hot water to buildings. This training will cover the fundamentals of HPWHs, key fa
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Offsite Construction Is Redefining High Performance, Online, October 28, 3-4 pm ET
Offsite construction provides a unique opportunity to use precision for a higher quality build, consistency and less waste for a more sustainable approach to home building. Experts on this panel will
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Smart Homes and Furnishings 2025, September 24-26, Rosemont, Illinois
Smart Home and Furnishings Conference and Exhibition is dedicated to showcasing the latest advancements in smart home technology. From groundbreaking products and expert presentations to interact
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Intro to Healthy Materials, Online Workshop, August 14, 12 - 2 pm
In this workshop, participants will learn key product sustainability metrics and how to identify products and materials that are better for the environment and building occupants. The workshop will hi
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Crushing the Code NYS: Residential, Online, December 1
Crushing the Code New York State: Residential is an online course that prepares building and design professionals in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 ECCCNYS a
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This webinar discusses:
* the latest advances in tracker-based mounting structures
* how to elect the type of trackers for your solar projects
* which trackers are more favorable for the Indi
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ISSP Chicago Area: NCC Sustainability Tour, August 7th, 2018
Would you like the opportunity to make real connections with other sustainability professionals in the Chicagoland area? Sign up for ISSP Chicago area’s upcoming sustainability site tour and in-per…
Community Solar and Affordable Housing - Free CE Webinar, October 5, 12 - 1 pm EDT
Solar energy programs can be a solution to address both climate and housing disparities, but the benefits from traditional solar programs have difficulty reaching residents of subsidized affordable ho
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The World's Best New Building Award for 2018 goes to the Children Village Complex in Brazil
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Award is one of the most rigorously judged architecture awards in the world. Happening every two years, the winning building needs to ach
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C3E Networking Reception/Dinner and Symposium, Dec 3-4, Palo Alto, CA
CELEBRATING AND RECOGNIZING PAST AND PRESENT WOMEN AWARDEES OF THE CLEAN ENERGY EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
C3E NETWORKING RECEPTION & DINNER · DECEMBER 3, 2018 · 5
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November GreenHomeNYC New Volunteer Orientation, November 28, 2018, New York, NY
GreenHomeNYC's mission is to promote an energy efficient and sustainable built environment and to support green professional development in NYC. The organization provides sustainability infor
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The UN’s latest report on climate change sends a clear message –– keep man-made global warming impacts to 1.5 degrees celsius, or face irreversible consequen
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USGBC Central Coast CCGBC 10th Anniversary GALA, Nov 10, Santa Barbara California
The theme of this 10-Year Gala is to focus on celebrating our inspiring community members and companies -- we want to share those individuals who are out on the front lines every day making
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More companies recognize that working with suppliers to create a sustainable supply chain is a business imperative, critical to the organization’s success. After all, the supply chain accounts f
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GTM Forum: New England Solar & Storage, October 23, Boston, MA
New England is one of the fastest growing regions for solar and energy storage. With strong policies for renewables and a local hive of innovative clean energy companies, New England has the potential
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KISS: Keep it Simple, Smartypants A builder’s perspective on constructing a low-cost, high-performance home. Rhode Island’s first PHIUS certified passive house was built for $160/sq. ft. In th…
Sustainable Job Posting: Sustainability Manager at Lyft - San Francisco, California
Position Overview: Lyft is seeking a Sustainability Manager to implement Lyft’s sustainability initiatives, integrating sustainable practices throughout the company. Reporting to the Director of …
Passive House Happy Hour, August 15, Bridgeport, CT
Take a break from the summer heat and join CTGBC and CT Passive House (CTPH) for a networking happy hour at the Brewport Brewing Co. in Bridgeport. Brewport is known for its Connecticut style beers, t…
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