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Designing for All: IWBI Webinar: The Next Frontier of Inclusive Design, June 23, 12 pm ET
While the built environment enables many to connect and gather, it disables others through lack of ramps, narrow doorways, extreme lighting and loud or distracting noises. Who is truly welcome at the
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GPRO Construction Management - 2 Day Virtual Training + Exam, April 8-9, 8 am - 12 pm PT
This 2-day course provides practitioners with sustainability best practices and actionable strategies for every phase of construction.
Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical
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Foundations of Green Building Training, March 26, San Diego, California
Join USGBC-CA to learn about the foundations of green building design, materials, and jobs.
Buildings wield significant influence over our environment, neighboring communities, and the individuals
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Building Better Thermal Comfort for More Body Types and Lower Energy Bills, March 13, 11 am - 12 pm
Explore how rethinking thermal comfort beyond the “standard” human can transform building design. In this webinar, Arup introduces a new public tool—comfort.arup.com—that model
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Free Webinar: Building-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling, February 11, 1 - 2 pm ET
The existing building stock in the United States was not designed to cope with current extreme temperatures. Much needs to be done to fix aging housing, from upgrading poor insulation to fixing ineffe
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Free Webinar: Leading Campus Decarbonization Efforts, January 14, 3 - 4 pm ET
Join this free, engaging session featuring a dynamic panel of experts from diverse higher education institutions HEIs—spanning private and public, large and small campuses—who are driving
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You're invited to join NESEA for a Tour of a resilient new development, designed to address chronic social, economic, and health disparities in a historically underserved area of Brooklyn, NYC. Th
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25th World Premier Energy Forum (WPC) Energy Congress, October 11-15, 2026, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
At the World's Premier Energy Forum, join 25,000 global energy leaders, policymakers, and innovators. The 25th WPC Energy Congress will be hosted for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1
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RE+ CHARGE H2, November 19 - 20, Seattle, Washington
RE+ Events is partnering with the Center for Hydrogen and Renewably Generated E-fuels (CHARGE) to produce RE+ CHARGE H2, our first dedicated hydrogen event. This conference is endorsed by the Pac
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Virtual WELL Performance Testing Agent Training, October 11, 12 and 13, 8 pm ET
This training will grow the network of qualified, independent agents who conduct on-site performance tests for projects pursuing WELL Certification.
This learning experience is ideal for independen
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As part of the 19th annual Water Conservation Showcase, Kaufmann and EBMUD ranger supervisor Han Barrett-Liu will be leading a walk around Lafayette Reservoir to connect and share stories while learni
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Join the US Department of Energy for this peer exchange call from the Better Buildings Residential Network.
Webinar: Racism in Real Estate, August 18, 1 pm CDT
Racism in Real Estate explores structural racism and the racial wealth gap as it applies to housing. Rethos will consider the role of the real estate industry in the history of racial housing dis
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Please join us at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a living future within higher education inst…
When designing a restroom or other space, professionals are often faced with the challenge of selecting materials that function, appeal to the senses, and contribute to green building initiatives. In
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Example of a Net Zero Energy Renovation - IBS 2022 Home Tour | Saw Horse Design
A recently renovated net-zero energy renovated home was on display at the 2022 International Builder’s Show. From wall-mounted toilets to silent Mitsubishi electric compressors, th
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AprilAire Residential & Commercial Ventilation (NATE Course # 3029-0011), Online, 3 pm EDT, April 7
Learn all about AprilAire's lineup of fresh air ventilation solutions.
We’ll discuss how our ventilation solutions meet fresh air demands that satisfying both building codes and the need
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There has never been a more important time for materials and resources in buildings. From climate change, to habitat destruction, to threats to human and ecological health, the world faces big challen
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USGBC MA Residential Green Building Committee Meeting, July 09, Boston, MA, 6-8 pm
The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join on the second Monday of each mon…
IFMA's World's Workplace, Your Facility Conference & Expo, Oct 3-5, Charlotte, NC
Lots of imitators. We’re the originator. The most all-encompassing learning and networking event on facilities and how to manage them. Immerse yourself in all things FM — from groundbreaking di…
This conference offers a platform for worldwide researchers and scientists from academia, industry and government to discuss proposals and disseminate results on sustainable energy and materials and i…
The First LEED Platinum certified Ice Arena
Bentley University, located in Waltham, Massachusetts, has recently opened a new LEED certified multipurpose arena; making it the first ice arena to earn the LEED platinum certification. The 76,000 sq…
The Nation Saves $6 for Every $1 Spent on Climate Change Resilience
2017 was the costliest year ever for the U.S., stated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA writes on January 5, 2018, during 2017, U.S. experienced 16 weather and climat
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The new age of transparency and optimization in building products calls on us all to ensure the products we create, specify, and use contribute to a sustainable and regenerative society. High performa…
Energy Fellows Institute, Advanced Energy Executive Program, May 16 - 23
Energy Fellows Institute is an executive immersion program providing a platform for the exchange of ideas, opportunity, skills and community to develop leaders ready to succeed in world changing advan…
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