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The panel will also discuss why building electrification is needed to mitigate the climate crisis, and the effects that burning natural gas in buildings has on our health and the health of our fa
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"Welcome Home" Norwell Passive House Project Tour, June 26, 9-11am, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Want to see for yourself how Passive House offsite construction meets the city’s affordable and infill housing goals? The team behind the Norwell Street infill project in Dorchester—d
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Free Webinar: Reducing Carbon Emissions from MEP Systems, June 9, 9:30 - 11 am PT
As we move to reduce carbon emissions from our buildings and align with California carbon-reduction goals, we often overlook the impacts and opportunities in mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP)
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Duct Diagnostics: Evaluation & Troubleshooting for Real-World Systems is a building scientist–focused webinar that walks professionals through how to identify, evaluate, and troubleshoot com
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Earth Week Networking Evening - Commercial Retrofits & Energy Efficiency, April 21, New York, NY
This Earth Week, join Building Energy Exchange and Energy by 5 for an engaging discussion exploring innovative, high-impact retrofits in commercial real estate!
Featuring case studies and rea
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Free Webinar Hosted by Emu Passive: Passive House Construction Details, April 9, 12 pm ET
This presentation offers an in-depth exploration of developing Passive House-level construction details applicable to commercial, residential, and retrofit projects. It is fundamentally stru
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Solar & Storage Expo Odisha 2026, March 12, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Solar & Storage Expo Odisha 2026 is the largest solar and storage gathering in the state, which now includes the State Leadership Meet as a co-hosted event, and will feature 300+ conference a
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India Solar Week 2026, February 18, New Delhi
India Solar Week is a national, industry-led platform focused on one central question: how India scales solar capacity at speed while managing policy alignment, grid readiness, financing structur
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Heat Pumps are quickly gaining traction as a preferred HVAC and water heating technology. California has a goal for 6 million installed heat pumps by 2030, and state plans indicate that new gas furnac
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Rainwater Harvesting Research and Industry Roundtable, June 28, 12 - 2:30 pm EDT
The ARCSA Foundation is proud to host this event bringing together leading researchers and industry professionals. The researchers will present an overview of their findings, ranging from microbial qu
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Free Webinar Options for Advanced Walls Thursday, June 10, 2 pm Central
What comes to mind when we say Advanced Walls? Is it 3D printed assemblies? Is this just another term for advanced framing?
In this session, Dan Wildenhaus – Technical Advisor and Industry Li
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Go "Behind the Walls" (or in this case outside of them!) with Chris of LG Squared (Architect), Matt of Sawhorse, Inc. (Builder), and Dan of ROCKWOOL.
Join the #1920sMakeoverATL team as they pre
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VIRTUAL Visible Green Home® Burh Becc Earth Day Celebration Tour 2021, April 24, 10-11:30 am EDT
In this very special virtual, multimedia, live event you will learn about all the aspects of this groundbreaking home including its genesis, design, systems, and features that helped it to become a fu
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Summer Greenbuild Mixer with USGBC MA Boston Properties
Greenbuild 2017 here in Boston is just a few months away! Catch up with old friends, exchange new business cards, and get the exclusive inside scoop for Greenbuild updates. As a special for t…
Free CE Webinar: Homeowner Round Table - Net Zero Renovations, March 31, 12 pm EST
What drives homeowners to take their homes to net-zero energy?
Hear from 5 homeowners who attempted to take their homes to net-zero and learn about their experience so you can help others do it or
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USGBC Georgia Presents: Leadership Panel - Residential Developments, March 17, 10 am EDT
Explosive population growth in Atlanta has created a local affordable housing shortage. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has made a commitment to a housing affordability plan for our fast-growing City. With
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Green School Summit for Facilities & Sustainability Leaders
With like-minded school staff, share best practices for creating and maintaining learning environments that are healthier for student
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An event of the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters (CRSCAD), McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston). Co-sp…
Every year new buildings are constructed that use more energy than expected. We want to break that trend and recently piloted an initiative in Minnesota known as Accelerate Performance. Accelerate …
URI Landscape Architecture Lecture, November 9th, 7pm, Kingston, RI
Eric Kramer, principal at Reed Hilderbrand in Watertown, Mass., will present a talk titled "Innovation and Tradition in an increasingly complex world." Lectures begin at 7:00 P.M. This serie…
Join GBA’s Leslie Montgomery for this in-depth prep course, which prepares you for the LEED v4 Green Associate exam! This one-day workshop teaches participants the core concepts within the US Gre…
Greening the Golden State Summit, April 9-10, Sacramento, California
California’s green leadership is more important than ever, nationally and internationally. No other market has a similar potential to seed and promotes the growth of sustainable products and service…
2017 Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit Nov 28- 29, Pasadena
The 2017 Summit will mark the eleventh anniversary of the nation’s first statewide green schools event. As progress has been made in building efficiency, more attention has gone into other aspects o…
Sustainable Cities Summit, Pensacola FL - Sept 28, 9:30a-4:30p
The Gulf Coast Energy Network has teamed up with the city of Pensacola, the U.S. Green Building Council and other local organizations to host the first Sustainable Cities Summit in Pensacola later thi…
Passive + Renewables, October 4-8 in Oakland, CA
The goal of NAPHN17 ‘Passive + Renewables’ is to promote and accelerate the adoption of Passive House building strategies in North America, and to work with others who share our vision for a POST …
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