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FREE Green Building Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, June 22, 12pm
This webinar will discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives. Presenters&nb
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Free Webinar: Using Green Benefits to Sell Homes and Projects – Free CE Webinar, May 17, 12-1 pm
Green, energy-efficient, high performance, sustainable … whatever they call it, they are talking about healthier, better homes that focus more on the living experience in a home, as w
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Online Event: Developing Leadership in Sustainability, May 2, 12 pm CT
Register for Illinois Green Alliance’s Auxiliary Board's panel, Developing Leadership in Sustainability. This session will highlight sustainability professionals in various levels
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Learn how this bill has affected housing policies and the Green Belt.
Program for adults (teens welcome)
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) is a non-profit organization in Canada that
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, April 26, 12-1pm EDT
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. We will also consider features that
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Southface Institute is a sustainable building nonprofit that strengthens equity and the environment by transforming residential and commercial structures at every stage of the building life cycle. The
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This course discusses the impact of buildings on the natural environment and offers insight on designing to minimize those impacts through sun control and mastery of the elements. The discussion empha
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Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting Webinar: Daylighting (Mod 3), February 8, 5:30 pm PT
This 10-session course covers a range of intermediate level lighting topics for optimizing energy efficiency while maintaining quality in lighting. It is held on 10 consecutive Wednesday evenings 5:30
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This green buildin tour will be given by Erik Swindle, Director of Facilities & Security at Museum of Fine Arts and other Museum staff.
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), formerly kn
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In response to COVID‐19, building owners, managers and tenants are rapidly planning how to adapt their current buildings to safeguard against future disruptions to occupancy. A critical part of the
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Global GreenTag International, the green product certification scheme from ‘Downunder,’ has just increased it benefits to building industries globally, receiving news that leading bui
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Webinar: GreenBuilt Home Series: Passive House Showcase (Day 3), July 22, 4:30 EDT
The third program in the series, on Wednesday, July 22, will feature three Passive House projects (new and renovated) located in Chicago and Downers Grove, IL. Each home is pu
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What green cleaning products do you use in your house?
The CDC came out with a report for 2020 Q1 showing that poison control calls were uo by 20% for cleaners and dissinfectants. We all know that bleach can kill about anything including us. W
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Hitchcock Center - Living Building Project Tour: November 16, Hampshire College, Amherst
Living Building Fall Tour Program Hitchcock Center Center for the Environment, Hampshire College Remaining Tour Dates: Wednesday, November 16 - 12 noon Friday, December 2 - 4 pm Come meet our…
Experts share a global view of and actionable insights for the next wave of sustainability: a macro-look at the state of wellness in the built environment, new quantitative research on the business ca
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“Choose Your Future” is a call to action – to recognize the power of individuals to produce change and to build a movement; a call for us all to not forfeit our influence over events
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USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Measuring Resilience with RELi, May 21, 1-2:45pm
Join us for the USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Newark, NJ
Measuring Resilience with RELi
GBCI Credit: 1.0 CE hours (LEED-specific BD+C and ND)
Basic level (Note: This workshop is for
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Join USGBC Florida to learn about the process of designing Florida's first net zero public school, NeoCity Academy in Kissimmee, FL. Speaker, Philip Donovan AIA LEED AP BD+C, is the Community
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Introducing Berkeley Green Group, Rochester, NY
Introducing Berkeley Green Group Over 30 years ago, Todd Kiley from Rochester, NY achieved his mechanical engineering degree. That background allowed him to travel the world providing advanced indu…
Timberland walks the extra mile to end plastic waste
Footwear manufacturer Timberland is walking a mile in the shoes of people whose lives are affected by trash pollution — at least, the "first mile" — through its partnership with B Corporation, Thr…
Webinar: Seeing the Better City, March 2, 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm EST
Webinar: Seeing the Better City Thursday, March 2, 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm EST Personal observation remains as important as ever to understand and improve cities today. While big data, digital mapping…
MassRecycle 2017 R3 Conference: March 27, 2017
MassRecycle 2017 R3 Conference: Monday, March 27, 2017 (All day event) Location: Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, 1657 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 Attend the MassRecycle R3 …
America's First Offshore Wind Farm
America's first offshore wind farm began generating energy off the coast of Rhode Island last month. This wind farm is called the Block Island wind farm, and was created by the Deepwater Wind company.…
Conservation Law Foundation Teleconference: The Plan For The First 100 Days of Trump, Wednesday 1/18
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Teleconference: The Plan For The First 100 Days of Trump Date: Wednesday, January 18 Time: 10 - 11AM EST Join CLF during their teleconference to learn more …
Colorado Green Building Guild - Holiday Happy Hour - 12/7 5 pm - Longmont
Celebrate the holiday season and another great year of Green Building progress. Alpen 6268 Monarch Park Pl. Longmont, Colorado 80503 United States Hosted by Alpen HPP For more informa…
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