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The Fall of Plastics: Trace Material LIVE with Pete Myers, November 10, 12 - 1 pm EST
Join the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design for a live taping of Healthy Materials Lab’s podcast, Trace Material with guest Pete Myers, Founder, CEO and Chief
…Grey to Green Raleigh, October 23-24, Raleigh, North Carolina
Join Grey to Green for the Raleigh Grey to Green 2025 Conference, a compelling event for architects, landscape architects, and green infrastructure professionals.
October 23, 2025 – Gree
…GPRO Operations and Maintenance Training, Online, October 30-31, 9 am to 1:30 pm
GPRO O+M training for building operations and maintenance equips facility and custodial teams with practical, actionable, and affordable strategies for improving energy efficiency, reducing
…Pro Tour: Flood Resistant Seafront Development in Revere, September 19, Revere, Massachusetts
NESEA will be heading to the Revere waterfront as NESEA tour a former junkyard that has been reinvented as a 6-story, 291-unit all-electric development with many interesting architectural features. Th
…Designing with Impact in Mind, Online Training, September 4, 12 - 2 pm
With hundreds of green product certifications on the market and persistent greenwashing, it can be difficult for designers to know what kind of impacts the materials they select for a project are havi
…Free Webinar: Insulating with Natural Materials 101, July 16, 12-1 pm
An overview of the reasons and options for using low carbon, plant-based insulation products and materials. This presentation will help architects, designers, builders and developers understand the po
…RE+ Mid Atlantic, July 10-11, Philadelphia, PA
RE+ Mid-Atlantic is where innovation meets sustainability! Have the opportunity to discover clean energy solutions, network with industry leaders, and propel businesses forward. Engage in dy
…Online Traning: Residential HVAC Sizing and Duct Design, June 4, 9 - 10:30 am PT
This course will review residential HVAC design basics and equipment selection, as well as explain how to process, check, and verify residential load calculations and duct designs that are required by
…All Electric ADUs, May 16, 4-5:30 pm, Santa Barbara, California
ADUs are an important source of housing development all over California. They are especially well suited to all-electric design. This class will cover the key systems in an all-electric ADU and draw o
…With the signing of the new Federal Sustainability Executive Order the current administration has set forth aggressive goals to make the Federal government a leader in creating net-zero emis
…Passive House 201: Technical Aspects of Design & Construction, January 18, 3-5 PM
This session will take a deeper look into common design & construction strategies for achieving the Passive House standard.
Concepts will include building envelope & insulation, air tightne
…Home Electrification Series Webinar: PV, Batteries and EV Charging, January 4, 7 pm EDT
The last session of Home Electrification Series will review options for photovoltaics to produce renewable electricity in homes, battery storage, and EV car charging. This webinar will discu
…2021 - A Tipping Point Year? Presented by Electrify Now, December 8, 3 pm EST
A lot has happened in 2021 to be excited about if you are a clean energy junkie. Have we built momentum toward a clean energy future?
Join Electrify Now for a roundtable discussion on the bigg
Green Gifts Fair, Nov 18, Minneapolis, MN
The theme this year is Green For All! We are encouraging the participation of people from all diversities, backgrounds, and identities to come together to create an earth-friendly holiday season for a…
As the world faces increasing extraction of finite resources, high unemployment, and the ever-growing climate crisis, it is clearer than ever that our linear “take, make, and waste&rdq
…This course discusses the impact of buildings on the natural environment and offers insight on designing to minimize those impacts through sun control and mastery of the elements.
The discussion em
…Climate Mobilization Act Primer, September 16, 1-2 PM
Get informed on New York City climate legislation and its impact on buildings. Register now for the Climate Mobilization Act Primer, a one-hour seminar examining the basic principles of the Clima
…How are organizations and companies in the green building industry growing and learning around equity, inclusion, and conscious communication? Diversity, equity, and inclusion are hopefully famil
…Sydney Build Expo 2018 - March 15-16
Sydney Build Expo Brings together the leading the architects, construction companies, design firms and Build industry professionals from across Sydney, NSW and Australia. 80+ speakers in our accredite…
Solarizing NYC’s Public Housing A BE-Ex forum, January 23, 9-10:30 am, Manhattan
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has set a goal to install 25 MW of solar capacity on its properties by 2025 to fulfill its NextGeneration Sustainability Agenda and as part of HUD’s Renew…
Energy Storage North America 2018, November 6-8, Pasadena, California
Energy Storage North America (ESNA) is the largest conference and expo for grid-connected energy storage in North America. ESNA 2018 will include energy storage site tours, networking, workshops, a…
LIGHTFAIR 29th Edition, May 6-10, Chicago
The transformative power of innovation and imagination converge in a global presentation of light and technology—brilliantly revealed at LIGHTFAIR International. Where new discoveries, new connectiv…
The Utility Management Conference, Feb 20-23, San Antonio, Texas
Water and wastewater managers and professionals will gather to hear the latest approaches, practices, processes, techniques, case studies, and research in all aspects of utility management. Th…
EES North America, July 9 -12, San Francisco, CA
Covering the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies, ees North America is the ideal platform for all stakeholders in the rapidly growing energy storage market. It tak…
Storage Week 2018, Feb 27 - Mar 1, San Francisco, CA
Now in its eleventh year, Storage Week 2018 is the global business hub driving the development and finance of energy storage projects. Storage is being proposed as the solution to firm renewable…
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