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Accelerating Heat Pumps: בַּעֲגָלָא†וּבִזְמַּן†קָרִיב
Bringing Sustainable Heating and Cooling to Congregations Soon and in our Time
Free Webinar, March 20, 7
Colorado Green Building Symposium, January 16-17, Westminster, CO
Building off of the wildly successful Building Science Symposium, produced by BS and Beer KC, that occurred in Denver in 2023, BS and Beer Denver Metro is striving to create an annual residential buil
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Free Webinar: Reducing Greenhouse Gases through Carbon Conversion, December 6, 11:30am - 1 pm ET
Carbon dioxide represents the major waste product in the manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors. Transforming carbon dioxide through chemical reactions enables the creation of more valuable
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Free Webinar: Modeling All-Electric Homes in the 2022 Energy Code, November 14, 9-10:30 am PT
All-Electric Homes are having their moment, with state policies, incentives, and energy code providing builders, homeowners, and energy consultants a strong nudge toward all-electric designs. We will
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Improved design, installation and commissioning practices lead to a dramatic improvement in building energy consumption, indoor air quality, and comfort. There are six performance factors that can be
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Annual Eversource Net Zero Energy Conference, Free & Online, October 16, 9 am - 1 pm ET
Learn from the experts at B2Q Associates, CMTA, SMMA and Lincoln Schools about how net zero energy buildings are being designed and constructed today. The agenda for this event includes a sp
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Passive House Trades, September 10, 9-11:30 am PT
The Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House (PH) basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and insula
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Three RESNET standards combined: 1 - operations (HERS Index), 2 - the grid (CO2 Index) and 3 - embodied carbon (currently being written) provide capacity to analyze Carbon Usage Intensity. This webina
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Free Webinar: Air Sealing and Insulation Installation, July 31, 1-2 pm EDT
Residential Air Barrier and Insulation Installation (1 hour)
The installation of a continuous air and thermal barrier is perhaps the best and most cost-effective way to reduce energy waste and save
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Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, September 26, 9 am - 1 pm
As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an a
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Webinar: Electric Vehicles, Charging and their Status in Sustainable Infrastructure, July 7, 12-1pm
The accelerating pace of Minnesota utilities’ decarbonization efforts provides an opportunity to improve health and resilience by drastically reducing our transportation energy consumption, air
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EP Career Campfire Webinar: Green Careers in the Building Industry, June 25, 4 PM
The last Career Campfire discussed the many different types of green jobs out there and opportunities to differentiate yourself as a green professional through credentials. In this session,
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Water Conservation Showcase 2020 (Day 3), August 18, 9 am - 1:20 pm
The Water Conservation Showcase is a free event and is organized through the combined efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California, East Bay Municipal Utility District, the San Franc
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VERGE Virtual Event 9/20-22 - Register for access to more videos and slides!
Register for VERGE Virtual to join 30+ mainstage presenters and thousands of industry leaders convening for a three-day virtual event featuring: -Thought-provoking VERGE mainstage sessions explorin…
Join us for the USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Philadelphia, PA
Introduction to Arc (1 hour, 1 CE)
Description: provides a high-level introduction to Arc as a global platform to analyze
Solar PV is now the fastest growing form of new energy in the US. We could produce 100% of our total energy demand by converting 1 to 2 percent of the landscape to solar. Farm land and old fields are
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Product optimization and embodied carbon in products are hot topics in 2020. Our previous webinar explained what embodied carbon is new tools to evaluate embodied carbon in products, and the movement
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PASSIVHAUS MASTERCLASS: Getting to Net Zero (Now Online), April 28, London, UK
*** Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Trust is moving delivery of this Masterclass online. All delegates will be contacted shortly once details have been finalised. Many thanks for your patien
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Job Title: Climate & Energy Advisor Salary: $40.39 - $60.60 Hourly Location: Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave., Seattle, Washington Job Type: Civil Service Exempt, Regular, Full-time Departmen…
As climate change accelerates, floating cities look like less of a pipe dream
Out of the box thinking - Noah’s Ark for an era of melting polar ice sheets An audacious plan to respond to climate change by building a city of floating islands in the South Pacific is moving fo…
Grid Modernization in Massachusetts, USGBC MA, Tuesday January 31, 8:30 am, Boston
Grid Modernization in Massachusetts Tuesday, January 31 8:30 – 10:00 AM EST USGBC Massachusetts 50 Milk St 18th Floor "Hemingway Room" Boston, MA 02109 Learn about the electric grid that…
What does it take to install solar photovoltaics in NYC? What are some of the challenges that public and private institutions face in pursuing maximal system size and deployment? Join the Urban Gre…
Attend this Sustainable City Network webinar to learn about the new LEED Pilot Credit - Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis – and how you can earn it. This new pilot credit requir…
NYPH PHPPv.9 Training (Nov.4/9-5pm/334 Douglass St, BK)
Join New York Passive House for PHPPv9: What's New from Version 8 and Why. With the release of v9, PHPP has undergone its biggest upgrade since 2007. In this 1-day masterclass course, participants …
High Performance and Net Zero Construction Workshop, Wed Nov 9th - Mass Save, Boston, MA
High Performance and Net Zero Construction Workshops - Mass Save Wednesday, November 9th 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. UMASS Club One Beacon Street, 32nd Floor Boston There is also a workshop on …
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