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Paint and Drywall Moisture Failures Due to Improper Caulking - Prevention, and Solutions
What can can pass through your walls with ease, and cause all kinds of problems, but is not a ghost? There is more than one possible answer actually, but for this next installment in our &
2025 USGBC Local Government Leadership Summits, March 31, Dubuque, Iowa
This year, USGBC will travel to California, Iowa, Colorado and Massachusetts to host local government summits aimed at expanding the LEED for Cities network and deepening engagement with local governm
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Are you looking to increase your base knowledge of climate change and what we can do about it?
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Engage with and utilize Climate Literacy: Essent
GreenBiz 25, February 10 - 12, Phoenix, Arizona
GreenBiz 25 will bring together nearly 3,000 corporate sustainable professionals and leaders including executives working in sustainability, corporate responsibility, impact, net zero, reporting, envi
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This course will describe how the energy landscape in the US is evolving and how residential solar is projected to be growing at a rapid rate over the next decade. With more homes installing Solar, th
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Construction Professionals are responsible for completing just a handful of LEED credits, but these credits also have some of the most extensive documentation requirements. The key to successful LEED
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Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, November 15, 12-2 pm PT
While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and batteries s
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Course Description:
The course will cover induction cooking technology, its advantages, requirements, and concerns. As de-carbonization, building electrification, and indoor air quality have become
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Join Illinois Green Alliance for a half-day summit to learn about the current drivers and best practices for net zero buildings in Illinois.
Participants will hear from current design te
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Heat pumps are an integral technology to achieving deep decarbonization in both new and existing buildings. However, there are many types and applications for heat pumps that have different considerat
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This educational course will cover the topic of sustainable food service, looking particularly at how all-electric kitchens, specifically induction cooking equipment, can transform commercial food ser
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Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour, Online and Free, December 8, 12 - 1pm
Join the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) for a virtual tour of some of Vermont's greenest buildings. During this lunch time webinar, Kate Stephenson of HELM Construction Solutions will lead
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Healthy / Sustainable Flooring Seminar, November 13, 10:30 am - 12 pm, Sarasota, Florida
At this free seminar hosted by Eco-$mart, attendees will learn about several different flooring options that are good for indoor air quality, are low maintenance, and are environmentally low impact /
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9th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit, Dec 14 -15, Fort Lauderdale
Broward County will host the 9th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit This year’s summit will focus on “The Business of Resilience” to engage the business and wider…
Free Green Building Webinar: Why Use the Certified Water Rating Index (WRI)? October 6, 12 pm EST
The 2020 ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) introduced the Water Rating Index (WRI) as a new optional path for homes to demonstrate compliance with water efficiency criteria. Like the HER
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2021 Zero Energy commercial Buildings Conference, Virtual, Presented by Eversource, September 23
Learn from the experts from NREL, Steven Winter Associates, and McDonald's Corporation, about how commercial zero energy buildings have been designed and constructed. Case studies on two new zero
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USGBC Georgia Presents: Chrysalis Awards 2021, August 24, 4-5:30 PM EDT
USGBC Georgia created the Chrysalis Awards to support broadening the conversation between the green building industry and our green community. Our goal is to support and recognize the people
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Sustainable Materials Management, Delivering on Targets, July 21, 12:30 pm EDT
Our society generates a tremendous amount of waste. Geocycle’s Paolo Carollo and Sophie Wu will be joined by Tad Radzinski of Sustainable Solutions Corporation and Jennifer Porter from Gershman
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Energy from Waste Conference 2018, February 28- March 1, London
Now in its 14th year, Energy from Waste is the premier conference in the UK and Europe driving new technology discussion, operational efficiency, best practice and compliance in the global energy from…
Climate Adaptation Forum - Friday, January 12, Boston
Risk Management Choices: Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry Friday, January 12, 2017 Registration - 7:15 AM Program - 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Un…
Emerging Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel - December 7, 6-9pm, University of Toronto
The Emerging Green Professionals’ (EGP) executive committee is proud to present our next event: “Young Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel”, aimed at helping students, new graduates and e…
Why should companies invest in high technology buildings?
Why should companies invest in high technology buildings? The competition between companies is big, so they need always to look ahead to improve their methods of efficiency. The green buildings inv…
CitiesAlive, 16th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference, Sept 24-27, Brooklyn, NY
CitiesAlive is North America's leading forum to discuss benefits and strategies of green roof and wall design, installation, and maintenance and works to influence policy discussion, development and i…
2018 ACEEE Hot Water Forum, March 20 - 22, Portland, Oregon
ACEEE’s Hot Water Forum is the only technical conference about efficiently making, distributing, and using hot water, regardless of its source. Since 2008, the Hot Water Forum has brought togethe…
The Evolving Role of Urban Landscapes, Nov 14, Wilmington
Ecological designers are making progress in urban areas by developing semi-wild areas and addressing landscape connectivity to make positive impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem function, and sustainabi…
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