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I would love to hear from people and companies currently involved in the #madeinmmerica movement/program. I remember (kind of cheesy) commercials about this long ago, and then the momentum seemed to d…
Seeking Recommendations for an Eco Friendly Gas Fireplace Insert
Hello out there - Please reply if you know of a super and eco friendly fireplace insert? We've been repairing an old gas fireplace so many times, we just want to do an insert and know that it's…
California is Paying Other States to Take Its Excess Solar Power
California’s solar power has been booming in recent years. In 2010, only 0.5% of electricity in California was produced by solar power. In 2016, solar power, from both rooftop panels and solar f
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Monocrystalline Solar Cells | What are they?
Silicon: When constructing new monocrystalline solar cells, companies choose to build the individual photovoltaic cells out of a common element known as silicon, found in large quantities in the ea…
Remote Hood Exhaust Fan Retrofit Delivers Significant Noise Reduction
Sometimes, a smaller targeted project can be the best project! I am excited to report that we just completed a retrofit to install a remote hood fan for our kitchen exhaust hood, and it instantly made
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Urban Green Council Emerging Professionals
ATTN New York City/New York State Emerging Professionals come join our UGC Emerging Professionals group.
Our Emerging Professionals Committee is a group of motivated and like-minded volunteer
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Sustainable Facilities Forum, May 18, In-Person in Sacramento, California, and Online
Join us for this online and in-person event highlighting strategies, best practices and technologies behind successful public sector facility projects.
Opening Keynote Speakers include:
Lindsey Ro
Whole House Humidity Control ALL Year Long || Aprilaire
Maintaining a healthy home is essential for your family’s well-being. In doing so, it is important to take steps to sustain indoor air quality. Humidity, of all IAQ metrics, h
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Electric Vehicles need to be powered by Solar (not Coal) to be green
Electric Vehicles are NOT sustainable.
The argument that Electric Vehicles are not sustainable is only partly true. Depending on where you live, they can be powered by electr
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One Family's Radon Story - Testing and Continuous Monitoring are Key
What is invisible, dangerous, and can occur in both old and new homes, that we also need special equipment to detect? In this video, Christopher Matos-Rogers of the Matos-Rogers Group
Free Virtual Green Building and Energy Tour: 21 Acres, May 15, 2 pm EDT
Join 21 Acres for a Green Building Energy Tour, held every third Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Get a behind the scenes look at the tools and technologies that 21 Acres' LEED Platinum-ce
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Stone and Brick Veneers from Eldorado Stone and Cultured Stone - Lighter and Easy to Install (Video)
Green Builder Matt Hoots brings you “live"* to the expo floor in this multi-part interview with Allie Roqueta, Marketing Brand Manager at Boral Stone Division, from&nbs
A Look at How ERVs Work with Panasonic, How 80% Efficiency Might Work in Practice
In this video, Matt Hoots interviews Ken Nelson with Panasonic at the International Builders/Kitchen and Bath Show. Ken explains how ERVs work using a core exchanger, or enthalpic core
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Imagine a coating that can lower your operating costs by protecting against heat transfer and erosion. In this video, Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. interviews Tommy Sharp with Rate It
Glavel June Webinar, 6/13, 11:30am EST
Join the Glavel Team next Thursday June 13th at 11:30am EST as we share exciting developments about our company and products. Be sure to save your spot on Zoom. Have a topic you want the team to
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Intersolar North America, July 9 -12, San Francisco, California
North America’s most attended solar event and premier networking platform focus on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, smart renewable energy and solar thermal technologies. Sinc…
"God's Taunt" Bill McKibbens at Riverside Church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIni_BwjGw
Can we fight with the knowledge we may loose the fight against climate change. It means divesting institutionally from the fossil fuel industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIni_BwjGw
Sign with Clean Water Action to Help Stop the Rollback of the Clean Water Rule
This is one of those petitions it's easy to sign. Clean water is a bipartisan issue. "The Trump administration has proposed rolling-back critical protections for streams and wetlands. This dan…
Stewardship Mapping - find out what services are available in your community
I hope you'll check out the latest usgbc-la post (www.usgbc-la.org/blog) on stewardship mapping. The blog welcomes submissions from anyone in the field of sustainability. This blog shares some initial…
USGBC-LA's latest blog post: Snapshots on Sustainability
This week the topic is resilience. I hope you will check it out: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-defining-resilience/
Cleantech Open 2017 Boston Kickoff Party Tuesday, March 21, 5:30-8:30pm Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville , MA 02143 Join Cleantech Open Northeast for a night of cleantech community ne…
USGBC MA Green Building Showcase - Thursday September 22, 2016 5:30- 8 pm - Save the Date!
USGBC MA Green Building Showcase Thursday September 22, 2016 5:30- 8 pm Location: Boston Properties 888 Boylston Street Boston, MA Join the USGBC Massachusetts at the 2016 Green Building Sh…
MIT ClimateCoLab's Crowds & Climate Conference: Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Along with the MIT Solve Opening Convocation Monday, October 5, 2015, 1-6:30 pm …
Get a Free Rain Barrel as a Syracuse Resident
Calling all residents of Syracuse, NY! Thanks to a generous grant through the Save the Rain Program, every homeowner in the City of Syracuse is entitled to a free Rain Barrel. A rain barrel is, as…
Clean Tech and Energy Solutions in Transportation, March 17, 5:30 pm
March 17: Clean Tech and Energy Solutions in Transportation Of the ~25,000 Tesla’s (with orders for thousands) to date, come meet Tesla #1858 (world wide) and its owner, Harold Nahigian, who will …
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