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Procurement to Accelerate the Safer Chemicals Revolution, Online, June 15, 12 - 5 pm ET
The role of procurement in driving adoption of safer chemistries by creating incentives that outweigh the inertia of our current system.
Global markets are inundated with products that contain haza
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Health In the Built Environment: Native & Sustainable Landscapes, Online, March 7, 9-10:30 am ET
While the concept itself is not a new one, Doug Tallamy’s book Nature’s Best Hope released in 2020, influenced gardeners all over the US to use their yards to create what he calls a Homegr
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Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Daylighting, February 15, 5:30-7:30pm PT
This webinar will provide an overview of daylighting strategies and describe guidelines and principles of good daylighting design that optimizes daylight availability while avoiding glare. The class w
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Course overview
GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials (O&M) provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health.
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ProGreen EXPO, January 30 - February 1, Denver, Colorado
More than 5,000 green industry professionals gather every year at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver to gain vital knowledge and skills to improve business, educate employees and disco
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Free Webinar: Winter Heat Pump Reality Check: Is Yours Keeping Up?, January 9, 11am
Heat pumps are leading the way as an effective energy reduction and decarbonization strategy, but barriers to implementation persist. In this webinar, Design and Construction Allies will explore the l
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Webinar: USGBC Ohio Women in Green Discussion Forum, November 30, 1 pm EST
Join this webinar to celebrate women working in sustainability and amplify their experiences. This online event will feature a lively panel discussion and small group discussions led by our panel
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Free Webinar: Green Buildings, Labor and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), November 15, 2-3pm ET
Many incentives and programs under the Inflation Reduction Act require or offer significantly improved incentives for projects that meet certain wage and apprenticeship standards. Join us for a timely
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Collaboration with and across local governments, community-based organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders can catalyze meaningful progress towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
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Free Webinar: Heat Loss, Moisture and Ventilation in Buildings, October 17, 7-8:30 pm ET
Green Meadows believe everyone should be able to learn and understand more about their home and their energy.
This workshop is good starter for anyone interested in attending the in person Fut
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Annual Boulder Green Home Tour, Boulder, Colorado, September 17
The self-guided tour will feature a series of in-person tours of properties or homes. Attendees will see both modern and traditional custom properties, remodels and multi-family projects. Attende
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Advancing Construction Decarbonization Summit, July 19-21, Chicago, IL
The business case for sustainable construction has never been stronger: pressures from clients, investors and regulatory bodies are escalating, forcing the construction industry to address and reduce
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Webinar: Powering Your Home With Solar Energy, lllinois Solar Education Association, July 12, 2PM
In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
- How solar energy works in Illinois
- The benefits and challenges of residential solar energy
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - Storm-Ready, NZE Single-Family Home, Harvard, MA- June 1st
Site Details Units: 1 single family home Square Footage: 2,000 Type of construction: New - still under construction HERS pending: -10 to 10 17.08kW photovoltaic system Surplus energy stored for …
Webinar: Design Considerations for Heat Pumps, May 20, 11 am EDT
As the need to decarbonize the buildings that we live and work in becomes critical, heat pumps (HPs) are going to play a central role in this effort. This webinar will discuss design consideratio
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour, Midrise CLT Passive House in Boston, April 29, 1-5 pm
This April Pro Tour will showcase a 7-story mass timber CLT building, currently under construction. Attendees will learn about both the technical details of the project and about the highly collaborat
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Embodied carbon in a building represents a 25%-28% opportunity to address CO2 emissions and will become an increasingly key component of decarbonizing buildings. Join us for a webinar on March 16th to
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The Energy Expo, January 23 - 24, Miami, FL
Presenting Equipment, Technologies, Products & Know-how for the SOLAR, ENERGY STORAGE, ENERGY SAVING, ENERGY SERVICING, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, CLEAN TRANSPORTATION & SMART BUILDINGS industries. MAJOR…
Sustainable Building Week, October 8 - 14, Portland, Oregon
October 8, 2018 — Kicks off the first annual Sustainable Building Week (SBW) an event-filled week from a cross section of Portland’s design professional organizations. The week will bring the best…
4th Annual Allegheny SolarFest, June 24, Pittsburgh, PA
Free admission to the Children’s Museum from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. During this time, check out the 4th annual Allegheny SolarFest, which runs from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Buhl Community Park: A…
Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium - Amherst, MA June 25-26
Join the International Living Future Institute at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a Living Fut…
A Birdhouse Offers Free Wifi When the Air is Clean!
Do you know that Amsterdam has free wifi that is provided when air is clean in every street? TreeWifi, a state-of-the-art birdhouse, measures air pollution by lighting up to show how good or bad t…
Don't Throw Away Your Apple Devices-- Replace Battery or Trade-In, Get Money, Go Green!
If you are thinking about getting rid of your old iPhone because it has a battery issue, don't do it! If your iPhone is within warranty, you can replace the battery for free. If the warranty is out, b…
Introduction to Passive House Multi-Family Building May 9, 9 am - 5 pm, Newton, MA
For many teams, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not unco…
Green Maritime Forum's Maritime 2020, 19 June 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
Maritime2020 is a unique international platform dedicated to tackling the biggest challenges the industry is going to face when new IMO regulations come into action. The event gathers top-level execut…
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