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As many companies turn their focus to their current/existing building stock, priorities include understanding the buildings performance and learning how to create a healthier environment for their emp
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Why Chicago Needs The Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance, Free and Online, May 2, 12 - 1 pm
Angela Tovar and Jared Policicchio from Chicago’s Department of Environment will join AIA Committee on the Environment + 2030 Commitment and Illinois Green Alliance to provide an exclusive updat
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Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys
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Solar + Storage Mexico, April 17-19, Guadalajara, Jalisco
SOLAR + STORAGE MEXICO is a leading exhibition specializing in the energy storage and solar technology sectors in Mexico and North America. This event presents and explores the technolo
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Free Webinar: Home Solar: The Time is NOW! March 19, 7-8 pm ET
In this virtual PlugIN talk, Sam Kooharian, Energy Advisor for EnergySage, gives a quick overview of solar power and discusses why now is an optimal time for home solar installation, including he
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Free Webinar: Getting a Handle on Clean Hydrogen, March 5, 11am EST
Using hydrogen as an energy carrier is gaining momentum as successful innovation, industry interest, and federal investment align. Join this webinar to explore the clean hydrogen landscape, learn abou
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Finding Paths Forward: Ideas for When We Disagree in the Green Building Industry
It was energizing to receive quite a few positive responses to Rate It Green’s New Year’s email. Some people were appreciative of our efforts to bring the green building community to
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Measured Home Performance is different from other approaches to saving energy and making money in the home improvement industry. The principal difference is the measured results of home perf
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Whether you’re interested in resiliency and cost savings for a home or simply meeting energy codes for new construction, understanding battery storage is increasingly important for the building
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Webinar: Adapting to COVID: Design, November 10, 10 am
As we face a new world of dealing with the daily challenges of COVID-19, there are lessons we can learn from the construction, operations and design industry about swiftly planning and implementing pr
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FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Expansive Openings for Energy Efficient Settings, October 8, 12 pm EDT
During this webinar, ‘Expansive Openings for Energy Efficient Settings’, you’ll uncover the features and benefits of large opening glass wall systems. Explore how architects and buil
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The Getting to Zero Market Landscape and 2020 Zero Energy Buildings List, September 24, 11 am
New Buildings Institute has been tracking the zero energy building sector for over a decade and our annual Zero Energy Buildings List is just about complete, with nearly 700 zero energy verified
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Is your company or organization aware of Long Island's Codes that incentivize LEED Certified buildings? All over Long Island, municipalities and utilities provide property tax exemptions and/
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National Resource Defense Council's (NRDC) Teleconference Briefing: Defending the Environment Against the Trump Administration, Feb 27 When:1:30 pm Eastern; 12:30 pm Central; 11:30 am Mountain; 10…
Online Workshop: How to Build a Green Business, August 4, 2 pm EDT
This webinar is for those who are looking to start an environmentally-driven business, have a great idea, or need some help executing.
Topics include:
- How to get in the right mindset to
Webinar: Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) Online Training, July 13-17
With 5 days of in-class, online, instruction, and additional e-learning modules that can be completed at one’s own pace, participants will get a thorough grounding in the critical aspects of Pas
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Webinar: GreenBuilt Home Series: All-Electric Homes, July 8, 4:30pm EDT
The first program in the series will be held on Wednesday, July 8 and feature four all-electric homes located in Chicago, Evanston, Marengo and Forest Park
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EZ Retrofit is a no cost energy and water audit tool for multifamily sector to identify cost-effective retrofit opportunities. The training is only open to organizations located in D.C., Maryland and …
RecyclingWorks Wastewise 2017 Spring Forum
RecyclingWorks Wastewise 2017 Spring Forum May 9 | 8:30am-12:00pm Gillette Stadium - One Patriot Place, Foxborough MA 02035 This interactive forum will explore ways to start or expand food waste …
Event: 2017 Design-Build Conference & Expo, 11/8 - 11/10, Philadelphia, PA
The Design-Build Institute of America is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build. Design-build is a collaborative approach to project delivery that inte…
The presentation will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard and discuss the design and construction principles that are employed to radically reduce energy consumption. Applicable…
2017 Northeast Indoor Air Quality and Energy Conference
The Northeast Indoor Air Quality & Energy Conference attracts a diverse range of professionals from throughout the region and across the United States and Canada. Attendees come together to share new …
Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves
Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising experi
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Lego Looks to Plants as Building Blocks for Bricks
Danish toy maker, seeking to decrease its carbon footprint, considers corn and wheat as an alternative to petroleum-based plastic. Lego makes billions of bricks a year out of petroleum-based plasti…
Understanding the Legislative Process: Acting on our Mission through Legislation USGBC MA Tuesday, March 14 8:30 – 10:00 AM 50 Milk St 15th Floor "Aristotle" Room Boston, MA 02109 Poli…
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