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Negotiating skills can be enhanced. Women in Cleantech designed this Negotiation Workshop to learn and practice new techniques to get what you want or know what you can let go to come to a satisfying
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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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Free Online Training: Residential Lighting for Beauty, Comfort and Efficiency, April 5, 9am-12pm PT
This class shows designers, specifiers, contractors, and homeowners how to create beautiful residential lighting while saving energy and meeting code. Award-winning lighting designer David Wilds Patto
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With fewer building department staff, longer distances to travel between job sites, and less opportunity for workforce education and training, energy code enforcement can present unique challenges in
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Shipping Container Design, Online, Presented by Yestermorrow, 8 2-hour Sessions. March 12 - April 30
In this class, students will design their own shipping container home - for an actual site! - responding to weather, topography, codes, budget and schedule. Designing the foundations, HVAC, plumbing,
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Join PG&E as Electrify My Home (EMH) in this lunch time introductory level webinar series focused on home electrification. The Electrify Efficiently webinar series will highlight the tremendous bu
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FREE COURSE: FSC-Certified Wood in Construction and Green Building
FREE COURSE: FSC-Certified Wood in Construction and Green Building
1 AAA Structured Learning Hour / 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour / 1 AIBD CE Hour / 1 GBCI General Hour for LEED Professionals
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PHWPA: Passive House 101, May 29, Pittsburgh, PA
Want to learn about Passive House?
Not sure where to start or who to ask?
Join PHWPA and local Passive House trainers for an informal and informational evening.
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“Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials” was produced by Healthy Building Network (HBN) as a supplement to the report by HBN, Efficiency for All and others,
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UGBBCMA Annual Sustainable Dinner, Cambridge Brewing Company, 11/19 6:30 pm
Attend the UGBBCMA's 4th Annual Sustainable Dinner, at the Cambridge Brewing Company, 11/19 6:30 pm This annual event provides attendees with a firsthand experience into the world of “green” cook…
Urban Green Council, Spring Member Reception, March 14, 6-8 pm, NYC, NY
Catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what Urban Green Council has planned for 2019.
Solar Power Mountain West 2019, March 18-20, Aurora, CO
Solar Power Mountain West is returning to Aurora, Colorado in March to discuss the impact of the recent election results, innovations in project financing, new technologies for grid management and new
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FREE WEBINAR: Daylighting by Design, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully- designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implement
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Conference
The keynote presentation, breakout sessions, tours, exhibitors, and networking offer a full day to delve into sustainability.
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Open Architecture Collaborative Boston, Dec 13, 2018, 6:30 - 8PM, Boston, MA
Open Architecture Collaborative Boston
BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston
Price: This meeting is free and open to all
Design has the power to improve the world. Open Architectu
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Western Mass Green Consortium: "The Affordable Energy Retrofit" - September 9, 5 pm, Northampton
Western Mass Green Consortium's Monthly Green Night information/networking event Wednesday, September 9 at 5pm, Clarion Hotel, Northampton "The Affordable Energy Retrofit: The space between MassS…
Green Marine Solar Transportation
Learn about the design process and hands on experiences in building Green Marine Solar Transportation fit for moving serious cargo along the Mohawk River. How does this work fit our future cargo busin…
March for Jobs, Justice and Climate in Toronto, Canada July 5th - Join the Action!
On July 5th thousands will gather in Toronto to March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate. The march will tell the story of a new economy that works for people and planet. It starts with justice, create…
Public Hearing: State of Energy in the Commonwealth, May 12th, 2-4:30 pm, State House
This event is part II of a set of hearings convened to educate legislators on the state of energy issues in Massachusetts. The first State of the Energy hearing was held on April 14. The agenda f…
Massachusetts plans to reduce global warming emissions by 80% by developing a Clean Energy Standard. Great, right? But this plan might rely on nuclear power, which produces huge quantities of hig…
Thursday, March 12th, 2015 First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: 7:00 p.m Current Legislation and the Net Metering and Solar Task Force: Will M…
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