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Every room in a building should be good for the environment—starting with the restroom! Join this one-hour course as we discuss practical ways to incorporate green building strategies in co
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Canary Live Houston at Greentown Labs, Houston, Texas, January 30, 5 - 10pm
Canary Media is excited to bring this live event series to Houston on Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 5:00–9:00 pm at Greentown Labs. Topics include industrial decarbonizatio
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Enhancing energy efficiency through building envelope technologies doesn’t just improve building performance – it can also play a key role in protecting bird populations. Join this webinar
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More and more buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed ventilation system is a must. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Ho
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Discover how recent EPA rules are transforming the future of refrigerants, a significant source of emissions found in nearly every type of building. Join this webinar to learn how to identify, categor
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Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: WELL for Residential Buildings, October 2, 12-1 pm ET
The WELL Building Standard™ is a vehicle for buildings and organizations to deliver more thoughtful and intentional spaces that enhance human health and well-being. It includes a set of strategi
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Many existing crawlspaces require remediation prior to other energy upgrade work, including attic or electrification upgrades. This course examines retrofits of vented and unvented crawlspaces, tradeo
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Energy efficiency and electrification upgrades are complicated—the average homeowner knows little about how exactly heat pumps, insulation, and other all-electric products work to improve a home
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Free Webinar: Embodied Carbon + Electrification – Full path to Decarbonization, August 14, 10-11 PT
In this webinar, we'll delve into the intricate relationship between electrification and embodied carbon, exploring how factors such as refrigerants, insulation, and thermal storage are pivotal to
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The need for smart and innovative solutions to heating, like heat pumps is becoming urgent in the wake of the climate crisis. By participating, you can help drive global adoption of this efficient, co
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Decarbonizing heating systems in multifamily buildings can seem insurmountable without the right information. Discover how to evaluate the efficacy of heat pumps and other decarbonized heating solutio
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Southface Institute, ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Live Online Training, December 5 - 7
Join Southface Institute for a live, instructor-led online training to maintain or expand your ENERGY STAR service offerings and expertise. Over the c
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Access to daylight has been shown to increase productivity in the workplace, improve students’ performance, and even increase sales in retail environments. A well-designed daylit building also u
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Join NESEA for this Pro Tour featuring a wing of a Western-New York high school that has been retrofitted to save energy while better serving the needs of the clients. This event will be hosted by Ash…
Evening Educational Program: Net Zero Building Showcase, St Louis, MO, September 13, 5:30 pm
YOU WILL GAIN
- An understanding of the building design paradigm shift needed to meet a campus' net zero goals and the tools and resources to recognize a project's site and climate, then d
Electric utilities across the U.S. are one of the most important players in the nation's efforts to transition to carbon-free electricity and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. As of September 202
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Certified PH Designer & Consultant Training, Feb 25th, 2019, Newark, NJ
Join North American Passive House Network for a 5-day training to successfully become an accredited Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer.
This course is for all building professionals: archi
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MIT Sustainability Summit: An Exploration of Sustainable Mobility, April 26, Cambridge MA
An Exploration of Sustainable Mobility
In 2019, MIT is hosting the eleventh annual Sustainability Summit where the theme will focus on sustainable mobility and access. We will explore the current a
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Smart Energy/CIEI & Expo 2018/Greenbuilding Brasil, November 5-7, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
The Smart Energy International Conference - Smart Energy CIEI & EXPO 2018 comes to its 9th edition with a novelty. This year, the event joins the Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference
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Regenerative and Sustainable...What's the Difference?
Regenerative and sustainable. I thought they were the same thing and interchangeable. I was wrong.
Regenerative architecture…focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of buildings. But i
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2018 Tennessee Green Industry Expo, September 27-28, Lebanon, TN
The Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association and the Middle Tennessee Nursery Association are excited to be partnering for the Tennessee Green Industry Expo!! New Dates and New Location!! Sept…
California Aims for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2045
California would shift to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 under a legislation passed by the state Assembly. The bill awaits a second approval from the Senate and Governor Jerry Brown's
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Building Science for Carpenters: Peers, Beers, and Networking, August 23, Newton, MA
Join other carpenters, builders, and construction professionals for an evening of networking, presentations, and discussion on building science and construction techniques for high-performance buildin…
METROCON18 Expo & Conference, August 9 - 10, Dallas, TX
METROCON is a large regional trade show for design professionals. The annual event introduces new products and ideas to the region’s community of Interior Designers, Architects, Specifiers, Facility…
Greenwashing: A Deceptive Marketing Strategy to Promote a Positive Environment Impact Perception
You might have heard of whitewashing, which is a metaphor for covering up crimes or scandals by a biased presentation of facts. But you probably have not heard of greenwashing or green sheen, a compou…
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