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American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour, October 2 - 3
ASES National Solar Tour is the largest grassroots solar, renewable energy, and sustainable living event in the nation.
Join in October 2-3, 2021 as hundreds of people across the nation s
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Solar, storage and microgrids are not just for your home, in fact most solar modules (panels) are not on houses. This class will cover the basics and more about larger renewable energy systems. Topics
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Free Webinar: Future-Proof Carbon Removal Strategies That Make an Impact, June 13, 12-1 pm ET
Carbon removal—especially durable solutions—will be increasingly essential to meet global climate targets, but today’s voluntary carbon market lacks the supply of high-quality, durab
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Free Webinar: Implications of Green Technologies for Environmental Justice, June 12, 12-1pm ET
This course will review disparities in access to green technologies, in the U.S. and across the globe. There are large disparities in access to green technologies between countries and among different
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Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, Online, May 20-22
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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Are you struggling with decarbonizing large buildings?
You’re not alone. As energy codes and emissions reduction ordinances force the issue, the building industry is waking up to a new landsc
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Parsons Healthy Materials Lab welcomes Wanda Dalla Costa, a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and a practicing architect and educator, on her design methodologies incorporating Indigenous generati
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Free Webinar: Zero for Lower Cost: 5 No Cost/Lower Cost Best Practices, March 21, 2 pm ET
The zero energy home ready train has left the station. Consider that tens-of-thousands of homes already constructed to zero energy or zero energy ready certifications. If you’re a buildering pro
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Heat Pumps and Cold Weather - Q&A / Myth Busting
Some myths take a while to go away… Decades ago, Atlanta Green Builder Matt Hoots would likely have agreed that heat strips were often needed to help heat pumps keep up with heat
Steve Figgatt, Founder and CEO of Sycamore International, will explain how his firm leverages sustainable business practices as a competitive advantage and to increase value capture. A prima
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Free Webinar: Storm windows on the inside? A new way to save energy easily, December 8, 12-1pm EST
Learn about storm windows and a new way to save energy easily.
Inside or out, the secondary window movement is picking up as we look for ways to quickly reduce energy, improve comfort and stop heat
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Home Electrification Series Webinar: Electric Hot Water, December 7, 7 pm EST
The fourth session of our Home Electrification Series will look at options for electrifying your hot water system. This session will talk about heat pump hot water heaters, instantaneous hot
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GreenCE Webinar: Post-Pandemic Sustainable Design for Public Spaces, November 15, 12 pm EST
In the wake of COVID-19, people expect more from the facilities they use daily. Public spaces, especially restrooms and locker rooms, must be clean, hygienic, and accessible for everyone to use. Empha
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This training is specially designed for architects and engineers by the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) and the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Ene…
Virtual: Tiny House Global Conference / Community Event: September 30-October 2
An immersive Online Global Tiny House Conference designed to bring the tiny home community together - join tiny home enthusiasts, builders, leaders, teachers, professionals, and Tiny House TV show hos
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The Value of Installing EV Charging at Apartments and Condos, Online, August 24, 3 - 4pm EDT
Although only 2% of new cars in the US are electric, EV adoption is ready to explode. The next wave of EV adopters will include condo and apartment dwellers, who will be looking for residences where c
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Free Webinar: Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Webinar Series, July 22, 9 - 10:30pm BST
The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight. New questions on the ways we build (and build back) infrastructure in cities are now front and centre globally. Faced with a combi
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Southeast Building Conference- July 15-16
The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC), hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), is the largest building industry trade show in the Southeast. The SEBC featured two days of&
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Join us for an evening of networking and good cheer at REEBA's 2nd Annual Holiday Party! Bryan Garcia President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank will provide his 2018 outlook for renewable energy…
Indiana Green Expo, Jan 15 - 17, Indianapolis, IN
Indiana’s largest, most comprehensive green industry event of the year! Offering over 75 educational seminars plus a Spanish track; certification opportunities— ICPI, NCMA, IAH and CORE; in-depth …
Ceres Conference 2018, April 24 - 26, Boston, MA
The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability is a resource to help companies re-engineer themselves for success in a world beset with unprecedented environmental and social challenges that threaten the econom…
Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2018, Jun 7- 8, New York City
This challenging two-day training offered by CSE aims to give you all the latest practical tools and resources required to implement or upscale corporate sustainability in order to drive your initiati…
Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Jun 12 - 14, Honolulu, Hawaii
In 2015, Hawaii became the first U.S. state to mandate 100% renewable energy in the electricity sector by 2045. Fulfilling this bold mandate will require enacting high-impact solutions now with unpr…
Certificate in Building Science and Net Zero Design, Jan 29 - Feb 23, Waitsfield, VT
Prerequisite: basic building literacy or enrollment in Yestermorrow’s two-day Anatomy of a House workshop, occurring immediately prior to the Certificate program. Net Zero buildings are carbon …
2017 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards, Nov 9, Dallas, TX
The sixth annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards, hosted by the Memnosyne Institute, will honor sustainable leaders in the nonprofit, municipal and business sectors of North Texas. …
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