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Conquering the Energy Code for Architects and Engineers: Residential, July 23, New York, NY
Conquering the Energy Code: Residential prepares architects and engineers in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2015 NYS Code and design more energy-efficient bu
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Climatetech Intern Fair, February 27, Somerville, Massachusetts
Calling all students and soon-to-be graduates! Please join Greentown Labs for their annual Intern Fair, which focuses on connecting rockstar interns directly with Greentown Labs’ network
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Testing your work is imperative to meet or exceed performance targets and to ensure a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. Instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Perform
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Free Webinar: Electrifying Schools, January 16, 10am - 12pm PT
This webinar is an introduction to electric options for common uses of gas in schools, including HVAC and Hot Water, electric school buses, chemistry lab equipment, the cafeteria kitchen equipmen
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More buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed air quality system is a must. In this class we will look at performanc
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Free Online Course: Multifamily Passive House Design, November 13, 9 - 11:30 am PT
Passive House delivers healthy, quiet, and comfortable homes in durable buildings. Passive House also provides a baseline on which teams can craft resilient buildings capable of sheltering residents f
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16 Best Practices for Sustainable Operations & Maintenance, Online, October 31, 9am-12:30pm EST
Heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water heating, and irrigation are among the many types of building operating systems necessary to help ensure occupant comfort, safety, and well-being.
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Free Webinar: All-Electric Retrofits with Electrical Panel Constraints, October 9, 2- 3:30 pm
The building industry will need to electrify buildings at a fast pace if cities and counties are to meet their goals for reducing Carbon emissions. One of the obstacles commonly cited for keeping stat
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This interactive course demonstrates how early design decisions can achieve energy efficiency goals within budget and time constraints, using live polling and energy modeling simulations.
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USGBC Sustainable Detroit Forum, October 23, Detroit, Michigan
Join hundreds of people coming together to learn about Detroit-based projects rooted in sustainability, designed to maximize your exposure to a wide range of topics. Presentations will be accompanied
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Green Home Renovations and Rebates, September 19, 6-8pm, San Jose, CA
Join the City of San Jose and Ann Edminster, a leading expert on green homes, to learn the latest building practices and leading technologies that can reduce your carbon emissions and improve home com
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USGBC Minnesota Program Ideas Lunch, August 22, Minneapolis, MN
Join USGBC MN at the Program Ideas Lunch on August 22nd at 11:30 a.m.
The USGBC Minnesota chapter is taking a fresh approach to programming in 2020 and is excited to share their plans with the
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Unity Open House: Nano in Greenfield, August 21, 4:00-6:00pm, Greenfield, MA
Please join Unity Homes for an open house at an award-winning Unity home in Greenfield, MA. This 463 SF home, based on Unity’s Nano design platform is a wonderful example of what can be acc
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Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOFest
Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOFest is the largest festival in the northeast, merging Haudenosaunee values and environmental stewardship with eco-friendly vendors and educational opportunities complime…
Central BUILDINGSinACTION Tour: Mayor Michael Coleman Government Building, July 25, Columbus, OH
The 2nd Quarter BUILDINGSinACTION Tour will provide an opportunity for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mayor Michael B. Coleman Government Building. After a brief presentation by the building owners a
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Seminar: Building Modular Renewable Energy Smart Homes, June 24, 7-9pm, Oakland, CA
S2A Modular is conducting a free seminar on Monday June 24th at Homewood Suites by Hilton Oakland-Waterfront to teach investors all about modular construction integrated with renewable energy smart ho
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Explore 4 different homes of the Valley with the architect and/or homeowner. These homes will demonstrate clever design, cutting edge energy efficiency, creative use of space, unique materials, experi
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How to Do IAQ: Building Containment, May 10, Augusta, ME
Construction, renovation, and remediation/abatement are messy activities that create a lot of dust, debris, and biological and chemical pollutants. Protecting the occupants of buildings under construc
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NESEA's Building Energy Conference + Trade Show, March 8 - 10, 2016
NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show: March 8-10, 2016 Pre-Conference Workshops and Networking: March 8, 2016 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA Conference + Trade Sh…
What is the LEED Dynamic Plaque? Come find out - Join the USGBCMA Dec 17th 8-9 am
Join the USGBC MA and Boston Properties for a visit to 100 Federal St in Boston to check out their Dynamic Plaque installation. Here we will talk about the Dynamic Plaque system and occupant engagemen…
Conquering New York's Energy Code for Commercial Architects and Engineers, December 8, 9 am- 5 pm
Conquering New York's Energy Code for Commercial Architects and Engineers December 8 9 am- 5 pm Location: Trane Supply 45-18 Court Square Long Island City, NY 11101 Demystify New York State…
Legislative Hearing on Carbon Pricing Tuesday, October 27, 12pm – 3pm (we're expecting this to be a long hearing covering many bills, so we'll use some of the time to make visits to our representat…
BIG Art; Tiny House is a yearlong public art project that highlights forms of art rarely seen in traditional venues. To demonstrate that art isn't just nice but is necessary, we plan to build a tiny h…
An apartment building in Duluth receives an EPA award for energy efficiency
The EPA awarded the Steve O'Neil apartment building in Minnesota an EPA energy star certification for being 15% more energy efficient than most typical new construction. The building is said to be one…
Earth House generates all its own energy and captures all its own water in Australia
This simple, yet stunning Rammed Earth House by Steffen Welsh Architects generates all of its own energy and captures all of its own water. Located in the northeast of Victoria in Australia, the home …
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