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FREE Webinar: Marketing the High-Performance Home, September 15, 1 pm EDT
Whether you’re a green building buff or starting your first zero emission project, strategic marketing that elevates your brand, generates demand, and increases your profit margin is critical.&n
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Equity in AEC - A How-To Guide to Just, Online, September 15, 11 am - 12 pm
Join a growing community of practitioners committed to driving meaningful change across their organizations and the broader industry. This course brings together leaders and changemakers who are activ
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As more commercial kitchens transition to all electric operations, whether driven by code requirements or operator preference, environmental health professionals are increasingly asked to evaluate eme
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This course takes a deep dive into ADUs and discusses what ADUs are, how they are different from existing building additions, which stretch code requirements apply to ADUs, and how to apply Mass Save
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Free Webinar: Ultra-Low-Energy Buildings and Microgrids, August 19, 12 - 1 pm ET
The goal of this course is to introduce microgrids and ultra-low-energy as tools for improving high-performance building outcomes. Decarbonization is often dependent upon the relationship of building
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Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?"
Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots. Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w
Webinar: Moving Climate Action Forward - Will We Get the Job Done?, January 13, 1-2:15 PM
Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change.
Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation
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Webinar: What is the West Michigan Green Affordable Housing Program? December 16, 12 pm EST
For the 6th year in a row the GreenHome Institute is excited to continue their Green Affordable Housing program, this time assisting project all throughout West Michigan and Kalamazoo through 2023.
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Today, we'll discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.
Learning Objectives:
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Virtual Conference: MEGA Navigating the Emerging Energy Environment, November 17-18
Join A&WMA for the 13th MEGA Symposium on the emerging energy environment!
The A&WMA MEGA Symposium will examine the various perspectives on electric power issues as the ind
Webinar: Challenges of Assessing Lifecycle Impacts of Buildings, October 29, 12-1 pm ET
This webinar is a part of Building Technology Office's webinar series on the life cycle of energy. This webinar will discuss the importance of data and measuring lifecycle impacts of buildings, as
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USGBC MO: Transforming the Built Environment, October 29, 8 am CDT
Dig into the Living Building Challenge through an interactive exploration of how this sustainable design framework might be applied to a building within the St. Louis region.
EBC Solid Waste Management Webinar: Landfill Post Closure Care, September 29, 9 AM EDT
Under the EPA’s 1991 Subtitle D and state regulations landfill owners must conduct post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities at closed landfills and have financial assurance mechanisms
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LEED Pilot to certify Cities and Communities
Did you know that LEED doesn't just work for buildings, but it works for cities and communities too? In addition to building certification, LEED also includes a certification pilot structured for c…
In this one hour course, participants will evaluate low maintenance protective coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of building. Some of the easily recogni
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The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…
Free GBRC Seminar: Mobility and Green Buildings, July 26, Houston
People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, an…
India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices
The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies …
Solar Power - Texas, June 13-14, Austin
With solar booming in the Lone Star state, leading the U.S. in use of renewable energy, increasing your visibility and company in the Texas market is more important than ever.The event will provide an…
SEBC Expo & Education on July 27 & 28
Hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) is a two-day (July 27 & 28) Expo and Education Show featuring various networking opportunities, profess…
New Research Supports the Business Case for LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently shared research supporting businesses that have LEED certified buildings. Several studies show the impact of LEED and EnergyStar labeled buildings, and…
2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference
2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference May 9-10 Theme: "Energy Efficiency in a Changing Environment" Location: Oregon Convention Center - 777 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, …
Event: Intersolar and ees North America 2017, 7/10 - 7/13, San Francisco, CA
Intersolar North America, the most attended solar event in North America, takes place each July in San Francisco. The exhibition focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, smart renewable energy and solar…
Webinar: The Village Centre - Multifamily Passive Building in a Cold Climate Thursday, April 13, 1 - 2 pm PT / 2 - 3 pm MT / 3 - 4 pm CT / 4 - 5 pm ET 1 CPHC CEU (AIA pending) The webinar wil…
New Group Created for Greenbuild/ABX Posts
Hi Everyone - I just wanted to let you know that we now have a group for posts about Greenbuild and ABX - joining forces in Boston this November! http://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-commu…
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