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California Friendly Landscape Class, February 22, Torrance, CA
Learn how to remove your turf and succesfully convert your landscape into a sustainable rought-tolerant garden. The classes will help you understand and meet rebate program requirements.
Build it Green, SV@Home, and Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County invite you to a panel discussion and mini workshop on equitable housing decarbonization for Affordable Housing Month.
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2023 ULI Resilience Summit, May 15, 8:30am - 7pm ET, Toronto, Canada
Join Urban Land Institute Americas for its 4th annual Resilience Summit in Toronto on May 15, 2023. This exclusive event brings together leaders in the field of real estate and resilience to
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Amruta Khanolkar of the New Buildings Institute will give an overview of the emerging, retrofit ready 120V heat pump water heaters (HPWH) and findings from the California statewide field validation ef
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2023 NY-GEO Conference, April 26-27, Albany, NY
The 2023 NY-GEO Conference brings together the best of the best in the Geothermal Heat Pump Industry. The conference will be hosted at the Albany Marriott from April 26-27 will include dynamic M
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Learn from industry professionals about the best practices to measure and reduce embodied carbon on construction projects.
Embodied carbon is the carbon footprint of materials and includes total ca
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Nonprofit Leadership In Green Building, March 8, 9-10:30 am, Pittsburgh
Non-profit organizations are among the country’s leaders in achieving very high-performing green buildings. But why? Explore this question with Green Building Alliance and non-profit representat
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Facades +, February 14, Washington, DC
Facades+ returns to Washington, D.C. for the first time in two years on February 14. Spanning from federal government projects to Washington’s first mass timber construction, the progr
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Free Webinar: Electric Vehicles 101, January 31, 12 pm EST
Curious about getting an electric vehicle (EV), but not sure where to start? Join this webinar to learn the basics. The material will cover environmental and consumer benefits, information a
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The fourth of MIT’s six Climate Action Symposia, Economy-wide Deep Decarbonization, will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Topics will include:
- pathways to scalable, affordable low- t
Northeast Regional Home Performance Conference & Trade Show, February 11-12, Saratoga Springs, NY
Discover the latest in building science and technical information; strategies for improving your organization’s operations; the latest updates on certifications; key updates on policy and n
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WEBINAR: "Is 2020 the Year of U.S. Offshore Wind?", January 9, 10:00AM PST
The U.S. offshore wind sector is poised to play a major role in accelerating the transition to renewable energy across the country. Thousands of megawatts are currently under contract or are in the pr
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Solar Power and Energy Storage Mountain West, February 24-26, Denver, CO
In partnership with the Colorado Solar & Storage Association, Solar Power & Energy Storage Mountain West is a solar + storage event for the western United States. Colorado alone boasts hu
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O&M Stories in MF Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results Thursday, March 10 1:30 - 2:30 pm BE16: Multifamily In the world of multi-family housing every operational dollar is earmarked, budgete…
USGBC NJ Annual Holiday Party and Member Reception, December 12, 6-8:30 pm, Hillsborough
Come and celebrate & network with your friends and colleagues at our holiday celebration.
Location: Duke Farms - Farm Barn Orientation Center (LEED Platinum)
Hillsborough, NJ
SPACE IS LIMI
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In this one-hour course, the participant will explore design strategies that encourage beneficial occupant behavior. Consider the impacts occupant behavior changes can have on a building over its life
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Certified Green Lending Professional Training, November 1, San Diego, California
Join Build It Green for a one-day course exploring the principles of green building and the whole house approach to the design, construction and operation of residential buildings.
Upon completion
Into To living Building Challenge San Diego August 17,2016
The International Living Future Institute describes the Living Building Challenge as “the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts to diminish the gap…
August 10: Join the USGBC NJ for their 9th Annual Summer Social
Join the USBGC NJ for their 9th Annual Summer Social, presented by the Central Branch. Come out for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building and sustainability professionals! …
Climate Refugees: A Call For International Relocation Action
The world is facing a new and ugly reality of anthropogenic climate change. As the planet warms, we’re seeing the sea levels rise, storms grow stronger and more variable, and fresh water supplies dw…
WEBINAR, JULY 12: Green Cities & Urban Development
Cities account for over 70 percent of global energy use and 40 to 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Do you want to know what are the most cost-effective ways of reducing this using tod…
June 28th: Community Table: Sue AnderBois, RI Director of Food Strategy
Please join Social Enterprise Greenhouse in welcoming Sue AnderBois, recently selected Director of Food Strategy for Rhode Island. Join Sue as she talks about her new position and what it means for ou…
NEBFM - Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show and Conference, June 29-30, Boston
NEBFM - Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show and Conference June 29th, 8:00 am - June 30th, 6:00 AM Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Hall B-2 415 Summer Street Boston, 02210 …
NESEA Pro Tour - CreekSide Zero Net Energy Home - Pulaski, NY, June 17
NESEA Pro Tour - CreekSide Zero Net Energy Home - Pulaski, NY Friday, June 17, 1 - 5 pm CEUs: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, Pending approval This tour of the CreekSide Net Zero House features one of the firs…
Freddie Mac Introduces a Green Rebate Program - up to $5000 for multifamily property loans
As the largest funder of multifamily properties nationally, Freddie Mac hopes to boost awareness of energy consumption among apartment owners and managers. Borrowers financing properties with 20 u…
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