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This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully-designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural- lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implement
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Original Green Building Tour: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, August 8, Pittsburg, PA
Join Green Building Alliance as they explore the very first sustainable convention center.The David L. Lawrence Convention Center boasts LEED-Gold (new construction) and LEED-Platinum certifications (
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The Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score provides reliable and comparable information about a home’s energy use to homeowners, buyers, and renters. With trained and authorized home ene
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Climate change is not a new issue to commercial real estate, but it is one that can be very challenging to address. Failure to develop a comprehensive resilience program that is integrated into the ov
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Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, Online, May 11, 3-5 pm ET
In this course, They will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passiv
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During this webinar, They will evaluate protective coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of a building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of a low
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As India becomes the world’s most populated and fastest growing country how can mid-sized cities with limited planning capacity respond to climate change, and learn from experience elsewhere? Th
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Presented by IMT and the National BPS Coalition in collaboration with the Building Performance Partnership.
State and local governments are rapidly adopting next-generation climate policies to redu
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For as long as they’ve built homes, they’ve been using some kind combustion appliance system to heat them. As a result, This buildings are designed and constructed to safely manage th
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Virtual Passive House Workshop, April 16, 9 am EDT
Building on previous sessions in this series, this module will focus on the quality control and quality assurance techniques for high-performance construction. The need for oversight on the constructi
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Free CE Webinar: Residential ENERGY STAR Certification, March 24, 12 pm EDT
Each year, the ENERGY STAR program releases a "Revision", which fine-tunes our program by clarifying, simplifying, and improving the requirements based on partner input. Attend this webinar
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First Steps for Improving Air-Cooled and Water-Cooled Chiller Performance and Energy Efficiency
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In this webinar, presenters explore the major factors that impact the efficiency of air-cooled and water-cooled chillers and discuss several strategies to maximize the energy efficiency of
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Online: WUFI Passive for Beginners, Presented by PHIUS, February 25, February 25, 1-5 pm EST
WUFI Passive is the energy model used for PHIUS+ Certification compliance. This workshop is intended both for those learning WUFI Passive for the first time, or those that learned WUFI Passive during
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Building without Toxins, June 16
Join materials, toxins, and living building experts for a conversation on toxins in the built environment and how making toxic-free choices in materials is possible. The afternoon will include panelis…
FREE Webinar: Green Cleaning Your Home, January 13, 10 am EST
Have you ever thought about all the different cleaning products you use in your home? This class will explore using inexpensive common household products that are effective and safe for our
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Webinar: Places Matter to Microbial Interactions (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)
Recorded Webinar: Places matter to microbial interactions
Recorded: May 21, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Jack Gilbert
Cost: Free
Explore strategies to manage the spread of infectious
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Webinar: What's Next for Efficiency & Renewables Episode 7, December 17, 10-11 AM
Hosted by Urban Green Council CEO John Mandyck, this live interview series features international industry experts to answer your questions about a low carbon future.
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NAESCO Annual Conference & Vendor Showcase, November 14-16, Los Angeles, California
The leading ESCOs will be represented at the NAESCO Annual Conference & Vendor Showcase, November 14-16, 2017 plus our Vendor Showcase which will display the latest innovations, technologies, and serv…
Growing Sustainable Communities Conference, Port of Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 3-4
10th Anniversary, Growing Sustainable Communities Conference, Port of Dubuque, Oct. 3-4 Hosted by the City of Dubuque, Iowa and Sustainable City Network, the Growing Sustainable Communities Confe…
New York Rev Future- September 26-27
Building on last year’s sold out conference, NY REV Future 2017 will bring together key stakeholders, technology providers, utilities and state policy makers to discuss actionable business strategie…
Show Your Opposition to new Offshore Drilling off US Coastlines
Join with EarthJustice and others to keep our oceans and coastal communities clear of new offshore drilling: To sign on and send a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: http://bit.ly/2u…
GPro Operations & Maintenance Class, September 19, 20, & 26
Participate in the upcoming Green Building Professional - Operations and Maintenance Essentials course (GPRO O&M) and certification exam. This nationally recognized certification course is and is bein…
Certified Passive House Designer/ Consultant Training, August 14-18
NAPHN's Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for low-energy, net zero and Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global …
LEED Tour: Spire Building at 700 Market in St. Louis, July 11
The Annual Green Building Tour will feature Spire’s new office space at 700 Market in St. Louis. The re-purposed Postmodern building which is on the National Register of Historic Places, received LE…
San Diego GAP Meeting #10 (Waste Audit) - Ronald McDonald House Project, June 29
This will be Meeting #10 for the RMHCSD GAP Project. We will meet at the south end of the building on the first floor. The meeting will include: 1) Meeting #9 follow up 2) Waste Audit Please note…
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