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CalGreen vs Build It Green – What does it mean for our neighborhoods, February 18, 3:00pm EST
What does green building mean for an average homeowner? How does it translate into healthy living environment? CalGreen in plain terms.
Last year gave us a new Building Code, that brought green bui
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Green Building Construction Tour, June 3, Santa Barbara, California
Here’s an opportunity to visit a green building project in person, to learn more about the process and see the implementation of energy efficiency and building electrification in practice. Durin
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Electrification is now the leading option for new buildings and major retrofit projects in California. 70+ municipalities have policies to phase out gas appliances and the state aims to have six milli
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Building Circularity in Georgia, a USGBC Building Transformation Forum, May 8, Atlanta, Georgia
Maximizing the full value of materials and resources and extending product lifecycle cuts greenhouse gases, manages risk, reinvests resources locally, creates jobs, and adds more value for companies a
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Free Webinar: Higher-Performance Residential Remodels, April 24, 09:30 - 11 am PT
Working through specific examples, 3C-REN will help project teams identify strategies that have the highest impact for improving energy efficiency, comfort and indoor healthy environments in renovatio
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USGBC Colorado, Women in Green, April 2, 8:30 am- 11:45 am, Golden, Colorado
Women in Green is a platform for women and allies to gather and learn from others across fields, disciplines, generations and job titles. 2025 is going to look a little different, instead of following
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Wildfire Defense for Construction Professionals, Free and Online, February 12, 4:30-7 pm PT
The Wildfire Defense Certificate for Construction Professionals is a 150-minute training followed by an assessment. This certificate training provides participants with real-world examples and strateg
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Reclaimed water offers a wide range of applications, but overtreating water can lead to wasted energy and increased costs. Hear from Better Buildings Initiative partners who have successfully implemen
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Reimagine Buildings: Electrification, Online, January 24, 11:30 am - 5 pm ET
Join the Passive House Accelerator team to gain the actionable insights and connections at this virtual half day event you need to create buildings that make a difference.
Through TED Talk-esq
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Radio BE-Ex: Investing in Holistic Climate Solutions with Jamal Lewis, May 4, 1 pm EDT
Tune in for the latest episode of Radio BE-Ex, where Jamal Lewis (Director of Climate, Energy, and Health at the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative) joins Yetsuh Frank to discuss equitable strategie
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Breaking the Cost Barrier?
Like it or not, money talks. In pursuing high performance, there are many potential financial pitfalls.
For example, the benefit of high performance envelope stra
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, March 24, 12 pm EDT
This one-hour course will discuss vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation & typical usages for interior & exterior applications. Also, this webinar will talk about fe
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Webinar: Ventilation, High Performance, and Passive House, March 10, 2 pm EST
In designing and building high-performance buildings, building ventilation is often an underappreciated component. The pandemic has made the health implications of good ventilation more obvious but th
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Webinar: New Hampshire's New Net Metering Tariff June 26th 12pm-1pm
This webinar will provide an overview of NH's new net metering tariff, drawing from the final Order in docket DE15-576 at the Public Utilities Commission.
Online: USGBC South Florida 2020 GalaVerde Awards, February 4, 4pm - 6:30pm EDT
For 11 years, USGBC South Florida GalaVerde has gathered sustainability advocates to toast the best in green building.
Join USGBC South Florida for our 11th annual GalaVerde LEEDership and Green Aw
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Sustainable Cities Webinar with Joey Aoun, Environmental Designer, January 26, 8:30 am EST
Joey has an interdisciplinary academic background, holding a master’s degree in Architecture (2014), a postgraduate diploma in Green Building Technology (2016) and an MSc in Urban Energy (Newcas
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Webinar: New Heat Pump Technologies to the Rescue, Tuesday, January 19, 3pm PT / 6pm ET
There is no one-size-fits-all technology for the wide range of building types. Jordan Dent and Evan Hellas lead a session that will provide an overview of four new technologies that the speakers are w
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USGBC Central Coast California, 2017 Green Awards Gala, November 4, 5-9pm, Santa Barbara
The Central Coast Green Building Council Green Awards recognizes outstanding sustainable building achievements along the California Central Coast. The Green Awards highlight innovative design, constru…
Mass Energy's 35th Anniversary Celebration, November 6, 5-8:30 pm, Boston
Join MassEnergy to reflect on 35 years of harnessing the power of consumers to lead us toward a low-carbon future! Background: 35 years ago as oil prices soared and the Reagan administration seve…
Join the Alliance for Green Heat and the Biomass Thermal Energy Council FREE webinar this Thursday at 10:00 AM: Thermoelectric Power Generation The first speaker's, Adam Lorimer, talk is titled, …
2017 Massachusetts Green Careers Conference, October 5 in Westborough
Our 9th annual conference will be held October 5, 2017 at the Mass Fisheries & Wildlife building, 1 Rabbit Hill, Road, Westborough. Including: Careers and Trends in Clean Energy, Working for Nature, …
Green Roof Design & Installation, August 9 in Boston
Join Green Infrastructure Foundation Senior Researcher, Rohan Lilauwala to learn about the design, installation, and maintenance of green roofs. Featuring guest speaker Mark Winterer, Director of Oper…
Energy Storage North America in San Diego, August 8-10
Energy Storage North America (ESNA) is the largest conference and expo for grid-connected energy storage in North America. ESNA 2017 will include energy storage site tours, networking, workshops, a…
Women Shaping the Agenda: New England's Energy mix and Environmental Future, July 11
NEWIEE is proud to host the third annual event in the Women Shaping the Agenda in Energy and the Environment panel series. "New England’s Energy Mix and the Environmental Future," will be held on Ju…
Building Commissioning Fundamentals, July 12
See and experience a work-in-progress, residential Passive House retrofit in the Harlem neighborhood. Renovation work by Brace Enterprises, LLC is five months into the project timeline, just enough fo…
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