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Million Cool Roof Challenge (Solar Reflective Roofs)
The Million Cool Roofs Challenge is a $2 million global competition to rapidly scale up the deployment of highly solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing countries suffering heat stress
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Free Webinar: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, November 22, 11:30 am - 1 pm ET
Material conversion from source to useful products often has tremendous detrimental environmental implications in terms of energy demands, greenhouse gas emissions, and other toxic waste releases. Thi
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Free Webinar: Electrifying Restaurants, November 6, 10am-12pm PT
This class is an introduction to electric options for restaurant kitchens, from hole-in-the-wall diners to Michelin Star fine dining, with an emphasis on culinary traditions from around the world, inc
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Strategies for Encouraging Continued Green Building Materials Demand and Supply Growth
I recently had a sober conversation with a colleague where we agreed we should be further along in quite a few ways than we are in terms of green building. I imagine many people in our wider cir
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Tour a Passive House Historic Renovation in New Haven, CT, September 6, 1-5 pm
Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of a recently renovated historic building in New Haven, CT! During this event, attendees will learn how the project team transformed this building, originally a hotel fr
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USGBC Online Summit: Workforce Development in Green Building, September 3-5
How can we recruit, train and connect with a skilled green workforce? The U.S. has seen a 50% increase in green jobs since 2019, and the Inflation Reduction Act is anticipated to create an a
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In GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.
What you’ll learn
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Free Green Builder Media Webinar: Zero Energy Workforce Housing, July 17, 2-3 pm ET
Howard Building Science is building beautiful Zero Energy Ready Homes in Granite Falls, North Carolina for around $200,000. And these are not bare-bones homes. They are constructed with structural ins
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Have you ever wondered how electric technologies may impact you, your home, or your workplace? Or wondered what impacts they may have on your energy consumption, costs, or even the environment? If so,
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2019 Workshop: Better Buildings, Stronger Communities, June 26, Austin, TX
The event, hosted by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and USGBC Texas, will convene local city officials and staff, along with community stakeholders, to inspire, shape, and plan next steps in sust
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Hempitecture: Hemp Building Workshop, Mackay, IN, July 5-7
Join Hempitecture and French hempcrete expert Damien Baumer for a hands-on hemp building intensive workshop. This workshop is geared towards all skill levels.
For the first time in the United State
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Tour of the St. Gobain HQ (LEED Platinum), June 14, Malvern, Pennsylvania
Complete with CEUs on the bus ride there (Ride the bus with us, or drive yourself)
Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed’s LEED Platinum Headquarters is a sustainable workplace that maximizes the comf
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The World’s First LEED Zero Building
The USGBC has now certified the first LEED Zero building for net-zero energy to the engineering and green building Consulting firm Petinelli for its Curitiba headquarter in Brazil.
The LEED Zero pr
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(Worcester) Webinar Onsite - GBRI's 10 Things to Know about LEED v4, 1/21 6 - 8 pm
[Worcester] Webinar - GBRI’s Ten Things You Need to Know about LEED v4 This one hour course will look at the top ten changes and additions with the latest version of the LEED rating system. We wi…
Living Product Challenge in Practice, April 2, Philadelphia, PA
The Living Product Challenge, like the Living Building Challenge, shines a light on manufacturing practices that negatively impact our environment and human health, and provides a beacon toward how to
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FREE COURSE: Inferno: Protecting Buildings and People from Fire
FREE COURSE: Inferno: Protecting Buildings and People from Fire
1 AAA Core Learning PDH / 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour / 1 AIBD CE Hour / 1 GBCI General Hour for LEED Professionals / 1
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Wind Power: Finance & Investment Summit, San Diego, CA on February 5-7
The Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit is widely recognized as the leading gathering place for wind industry deal makers, or as one past event attendee called it – “the h
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USGBC MA Annual General Meeting, January 23, 5:30pm, Boston
Join USGBC MA to celebrate the community’s success and look forward to our future goals. This past year we have accomplished a lot together, including launching our Green Building
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Massachusetts Green Careers Conference, October 1st, Marlborough
The 7th Massachusetts Green Career Conference Marlborough Holiday Inn 265 Lakeside Avenue, Marlborough, MA, 01752 — at the intersection of I495 and Route 20. The Massachusetts Green Career Con…
350 Org Petition World Governments: Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
350 Org Petition: Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground! 2015 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, and this December world governments will meet in Paris for the biggest climate talks …
Petition: Ask Governor Christie to hold Exxon fully accountable for oil spills, clean ups
Stand with Environment America and Environment New Jersey behind this petition: "New Jersey has been fighting Exxon in the courts for decades over the damages it’s done to natural resources, bu…
Building Operator Certification (BOC) from CUNY Building Performance Lab
The CUNY Building Performance Lab will be holding a webinar information session for the Building Operator Certification (BOC) on Thursday, July 9th from 2-3pm. This event is for those who are interes…
Massachusetts Attorney General Healey Backs Lifting Net Metering Solar Caps, 6/1
In written testimony to the Joint Committee on Telecommunications on 6/1, Attorney General Healey recognized that solar metering caps risk slowing beneficial development. Net Metering allows electric…
STUDY: “Will improving leased commercial buildings retain tenants and increase asset value?” Participate BY MAY 8 to receive study results. This study, sponsored by HighPerformanceCRE.com,…
Oliver Klein to speak at the April 13th RGBC Meeting! 5:45-8 pm
USGBC MA Residential Building Committee Meeting 4/13 from 5:45-8 at 50 Milk St., Boston -15th floor! Oliver Klein, of 475 High Performance Building Supply, will talk to the group on how to achieve…
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