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Team USGBC - 2019 Green Ride for Green Students, September 8, Saint Paul, MN
Ride with Team USGBC in the Second Annual Green Ride for Green Students!
Join a leisurely bike tour of Saint Paul as Team USGBC raises funds to support future climate leaders. Last year was a
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Free SCE Webinar: Energy Storage Basics, June 28, 10 am - 12 pm PT
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are the key to increasing the amount of renewables on the grid. This class will cover the basics of ESS terminology and common ESS battery chemistries, such as lithium-ion
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Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Staging Home Electrification Projects, June 4, 12-1:30pm PT
Long-term planning is essential when it comes to most whole-home electrification journeys. By taking into consideration a customer’s long-term needs alongside their immediate needs, you can help
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Free Webinar: Designing for Decarbonization, May 21, 9 am - 1 pm PT
Want to know more about what it means to achieve “decarbonization” for your building project? Understand the definition of decarbonization, zero net energy (ZNE), and zero net carbon (ZNC)
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USGBC: 2024 Michigan Energy Summit, May 8, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Creating Opportunity through Decarbonization
The Michigan Energy Summit is the premier energy conference of the year. With industry experts discussing the future of clean energy in Michigan, y
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This presentation by The New Yorker staff writer, David Owen, will focus on the topic of his 2010 book, The Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to S
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Climate change presents a call to action to transform the energy ecosystem, requiring us to change how we’ve planned, fueled, and operated the grid over the past 100 years. The United States has
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5th Annual NY Energy Summit, October 16-18, Albany, NY
Hear Key NY Decision-Makers Explain the Implementation of the Revolutionary CLCPA Clean Energy Goals.
The approval of New York State’s extraordinarily aggressive Climate Leadership and C
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Solar in the Sunshine State: The Basics of Solar Energy for FL Homeowners, September 24, Venice, FL
For understanding residential solar hot water and solar photovoltaic technologies better. The discussion will cover the basics of how the technology works, considerations for calculating return o
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LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop, September 13, 9:00am-4:00pm, New York, NY
Urban Green Council is partnering with GreenStep Education to bring you a LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop designed to prepare you to pass the test with confidence&nd
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NYSERDA Opens Second Round of Solarize Campaigns to Make Solar More Accessible to Residents and Businesses under REV The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced…
USGBC NJ Annual Summer Social & Member Reception August 14, 5:30pm, Point Pleasant Beach
Join US Green Building Council New Jersey’s (USGBC NJ) for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building & environmental professionals. Non-members welcome.
Join us on June 25 to hear about the status of residential and commercial energy efficiency proposals for the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). This 90-minute session will feature ex
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COP21 Paris Climate Talks Unconference -March 29, 8:30 - 11:30 AM @USGBC MA, Boston
COP21 Paris Climate Talks Unconference March 29, 8:30 - 11:30 AM USGBC MA Headquarters USGBC 17th Floor "Milky Way" Boston, 02109-02109 More than 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emission…
Altair EcoVillage - February Discussion Group & Potluck, 2/14, Intro Session at 3:30 pm
Sunday, February 14, 2016 3:30pm 6:00pm "Altair is hosting regular informational sessions so folks can drop in, ask our members questions, and learn more about our EcoVillage plans. We have an ag…
Passive House: Zero to Sixty, January 12, 6:30-8pm @ BSA - Passive House Massachusetts
Passive House Massachusetts January 12, 2016 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Boston Society of Architects/AIA BSA Foundation 290 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston This meeting is free and open to all …
COP21 Hosts a First "Buildings Day," Recognizing the Role of the Built Environment in Climate Change
COP21 BUILDINGS DAY 3 December 2015 It makes a great deal of sense to recognize the role and opportunities present in the built environment for taking climate change action. Globally, buildings p…
LG Electronics honored by USGBC New Jersey for best practices in Green Building and Sustainability
LG Electronics' new LEED Platinum Building Project in Englewood Cliffs has earned the company an award from USGBC New Jersey. The USGBC New Jersey further applauded LG Electronics for being a good cor…
Congratulations to The Green Engineer for the Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary Trailhead House and to Architerra and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Headquarters in Westborough MA, …
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