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Is your company or organization aware of Long Island's Codes that incentivize LEED Certified buildings? All over Long Island, municipalities and utilities provide property tax exemptions and/
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The circular economy is an economic system based on the reuse and regeneration of materials or products. While the notion was first theorized in the1930s and evolved into a movement with the boo
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Free Webinar: Home Comfort: Your Building Enclosure & Major Systems, November 1, 4 - 6pm PT
You may want to know, why your home gets so hot in the summer. Or if you should add insulation, or upgrade your air conditioning first. Or which water heater type saves the most energy and costs the l
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BuildingEnergy NYC, October 12, New York, NY
NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with peers from the fields of design, construction, engineer
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Free Webinar: Making High Integrity Nature-based Claims, September 14, 1-2 pm ET
There is no path to 1.5C without nature-based solutions. Yet, investing in these solutions has become increasingly complex. Guidance from the SBTi, SBTN, VCMI, ICVCM, Oxford Principles and others cont
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In this webinar, part 1 of a 3-part series, Tad Radzinskiwill explain the differences between LCAs and PCFs, why they are important, and how they can help you meet your decarbonization goals. Tad will
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Free Webinar: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and the California Energy Code, August 2, 9-11 am PT
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) are becoming an important form of housing in California but designing and building these units to comply with the Energy Code can be challenging. This course covers the
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The conference will highlight how businesses and communities can work together to:
- Grow investments that support a low-carbon economy;
- Provide examples from urban and rural communities on appr
2023 Affordable Housing Summit, International Living Future Institute, Online, June 20 - 21
ILFI’s Annual Affordable Housing Summit will focus on how to move from practice to policy. The Living Building Challenge is a holistic building standard intended to be both a philosophical struc
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Free Webinar: Building Resiliency in the Roaring Fork Valley, November 19, 2pm EDT
How can communities be resilient? By adding renewables and microgrids! Two summers ago during Lake Christine Fire, Aspen was one transmission line away from losing power for days to a week or so. That
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Webinar: Adapting to COVID: Design, November 10, 10 am
As we face a new world of dealing with the daily challenges of COVID-19, there are lessons we can learn from the construction, operations and design industry about swiftly planning and implementing pr
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FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Expansive Openings for Energy Efficient Settings, October 8, 12 pm EDT
During this webinar, ‘Expansive Openings for Energy Efficient Settings’, you’ll uncover the features and benefits of large opening glass wall systems. Explore how architects and buil
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The Getting to Zero Market Landscape and 2020 Zero Energy Buildings List, September 24, 11 am
New Buildings Institute has been tracking the zero energy building sector for over a decade and our annual Zero Energy Buildings List is just about complete, with nearly 700 zero energy verified
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Understanding the Legislative Process: Acting on our Mission through Legislation USGBC MA Tuesday, March 14 8:30 – 10:00 AM 50 Milk St 15th Floor "Aristotle" Room Boston, MA 02109 Poli…
As many companies turn their focus to their current/existing building stock, priorities include understanding the buildings performance and learning how to create a healthier environment for their emp
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Online Workshop: How to Build a Green Business, August 4, 2 pm EDT
This webinar is for those who are looking to start an environmentally-driven business, have a great idea, or need some help executing.
Topics include:
- How to get in the right mindset to
Webinar: Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) Online Training, July 13-17
With 5 days of in-class, online, instruction, and additional e-learning modules that can be completed at one’s own pace, participants will get a thorough grounding in the critical aspects of Pas
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Free Webinar: FEMA Reporting- A Sustainable Approach, June 6th
A disaster could happen any minute — is your local government prepared to submit required reports to the Federal Emergency Management Agency? Or, will your team waste hundreds of hours scrambling to…
EZ Retrofit is a no cost energy and water audit tool for multifamily sector to identify cost-effective retrofit opportunities. The training is only open to organizations located in D.C., Maryland and …
RecyclingWorks Wastewise 2017 Spring Forum
RecyclingWorks Wastewise 2017 Spring Forum May 9 | 8:30am-12:00pm Gillette Stadium - One Patriot Place, Foxborough MA 02035 This interactive forum will explore ways to start or expand food waste …
Event: 2017 Design-Build Conference & Expo, 11/8 - 11/10, Philadelphia, PA
The Design-Build Institute of America is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build. Design-build is a collaborative approach to project delivery that inte…
The presentation will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard and discuss the design and construction principles that are employed to radically reduce energy consumption. Applicable…
2017 Northeast Indoor Air Quality and Energy Conference
The Northeast Indoor Air Quality & Energy Conference attracts a diverse range of professionals from throughout the region and across the United States and Canada. Attendees come together to share new …
Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves
Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising experi
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Lego Looks to Plants as Building Blocks for Bricks
Danish toy maker, seeking to decrease its carbon footprint, considers corn and wheat as an alternative to petroleum-based plastic. Lego makes billions of bricks a year out of petroleum-based plasti…
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