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Join the Portland Green Schools committee for the last panel discussion in the 2019 panel series “Growing a Green School”. School high performance experts from the field and district staff
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Free Webinar: Lessons Learned: The Fundamentals of Carpet Recycling, April 17, 3-4 pm ET
Wall-to-wall carpet and carpet tile can be recycled into useful new products if collected and processed. This session will look at the tremendous progress in carpet recycling in California following t
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For as long as people have been building homes, we've been using some kind combustion appliance system to heat them. As a result, buildings are designed and constructed to safely ma
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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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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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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, December 18, 12pm, Amherst, MA
Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd Certified Living Building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts! It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net ze
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The Eighth Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium is approaching, on November 14. Be a part of the Symposium by watching the live (free!) webcast
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Addressing the Climate Crisis: A Moral Obligation & Economic Opportunity, October 30, Providence, RI
Climate change and the clean energy revolution are opening up opportunities for new careers, for new businesses, and for civic engagement. Hear from a diverse set of presenters working on the front li
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Building Clean 2019 is a summit that looks at the power of procurement in the built environment to bring better health, jobs, and equity to communities. A top Summit goal is to demonstrate
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Climate Marches are planned November 29 everywhere - Join a March in Massachusetts:
Starting the weekend of November 28th, people everywhere are coming together for two weeks of action calling for climate justice and an end to carbon pollution. There are going to be thousands of even…
USGBC Arizona State Conference, October 30, Tempe, Arizona
This year the U.S. Green Building Council will look to the future of sustainable building by exploring resilient design, sustainable cities, health and wellness through biophilic design principles, th
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Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Techniques, September 20, Montclair, NJ
With the expanding regulatory push to decrease stormwater volume and improve stormwater quality, increasing attention is being given to the use of green infrastructure stormwater management techniques
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JBU Presents: Decarbonization of Buildings, August 15, 4:00-6:00pm, Portland, OR
August’s JBU event will be focused on the decarbonization of buildings in pursuit of net zero energy design criteria. The session should be of interest to Consulting Engineers and Design Build C
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Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA
Interested in living in a tiny house? Curious about the tiny living lifestyle... or perhaps looking for something fun and unique to do for the weekend? Join United Tiny House at the Tiny Living F
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Massachusetts Renewable Energy Policy Survival Guide
Clean energy policy in Massachusetts is focused on balancing the state's need for affordable energy with its environmental and economic needs. Decisions on policy are made by our State Representatives…
An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm MIT Pierce Laboratory 33 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge , MA 02139 Harvard Kennedy Sch…
Coast to Coast Biofuel-Powered Flight from Rhode Island to California
The Coast to Coast Biofuel Airplane Project will combine the excitement of aviation with the leading edge in renewable energy technology. Using aviation biofuel in a single engine Cessna equipped with…
Is the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Leaking Radioactive Materials, and is this Dangerous?
Owned by Entergy, New York's Indian Point nuclear plant is apparently leaking tritium, a radioactive substance. Three of the forty Indian Point wells showed an increase in radioactive material, and on…
Women In Solar Energy (WISE) convenes multi-city round table discussions
Women In Solar Energy (WISE) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Multi-City round table discussions to advance women in every local market. Date: February 23, 2016 16 Venues nationwide: http://www.so…
Massachusetts Could be Leader in Making a Fossil Fuel Free United States - The Solutions Project
If the world is to prevent a global catastrophe some important things need to happen. Most importantly we need to stop using fossil fuels. All of the known remaining fossil fuel reserves should stay i…
Green Building (and Vertical Forest) of the Week: Bosco Verticale in Milan
Bosco Verticale, appropriately translated to "Vertical Forest," is a development of two vertical residential towers in Milan, Italy, which represent the cutting edge of green building and urban forest…
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