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Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo, April 1-4, Denver, CO
Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo offers the most comprehensive conference, exposition and accelerator of smart city innovation in North America. We deliver premium networking and edu
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Insights from a first-of-its-kind database for healthy and just energy transitions. Energy infrastructure surrounds us — yet communities are often surprised to learn what types of fossil fu
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The USGBC-LA Wildfire Defense Professional Certificate was developed to educate contractors and landscapers on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the use of materials, maintenanc
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Free Online Training: Residential Lighting for Beauty, Comfort and Efficiency, April 5, 9am-12pm PT
This class shows designers, specifiers, contractors, and homeowners how to create beautiful residential lighting while saving energy and meeting code. Award-winning lighting designer David Wilds Patto
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With fewer building department staff, longer distances to travel between job sites, and less opportunity for workforce education and training, energy code enforcement can present unique challenges in
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Shipping Container Design, Online, Presented by Yestermorrow, 8 2-hour Sessions. March 12 - April 30
In this class, students will design their own shipping container home - for an actual site! - responding to weather, topography, codes, budget and schedule. Designing the foundations, HVAC, plumbing,
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Join PG&E as Electrify My Home (EMH) in this lunch time introductory level webinar series focused on home electrification. The Electrify Efficiently webinar series will highlight the tremendous bu
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Free Webinar: The New Cool: The Transition to Low-GWP and Natural Refrigerants, February 6, 11am EST
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) released into the atmosphere pose a significant global warming impact, prompting regulatory measures from the EPA to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs by 85%
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Free Webinar: Save Money On An Electric Car: Rebates & Incentives, January 15, 7pm
Federal and state incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) have all changed recently, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the 2022 climate bill in Massachusetts, and new program announcements f
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Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: Heat Pumps Can Be the Next AC: A Study, December 13, 12-1 pm ET
Heat pumps can do everything an air conditioner (AC) can and more. So why replace old ACs with the same old AC technology when heat pumps can do better? This idea is quickly moving from concept to rea
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School facility and custodial staff members are unsung heroes in the quest for healthy and high-performing school buildings that contribute to thriving environments for students. GPRO training fo
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Built Environment Plus: Energy Codes and Trends, Online, November 28, 3-5 pm
This course will cover many rapidly evolving elements of sustainable design with particular attention to energy codes and trends applicable in Massachusetts. Topics will include the new Stretch Energy
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Window installation defects are one of the leading causes of water and moisture-related problems in residential construction. Recent energy codes and even Passive House require continuous insulation.
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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Class, December 5th in Boston
The USGBC MA Chapter will host a day long LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation class on Friday, December 5, 2014 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at 50 Milk Street, Boston, MA ($150 for Members, $175 for non-me…
True Zero Waste Symposium, February 21, 8am-3pm, Pittsburgh, PA
Join the Pennsylvania Resource Council and their Zero Waste Pennsylvania team to learn how your business or institution can advance its solid waste and recycling goals with fiscall
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This overview of concrete floor basics shows participants how to get the most from finished concrete floors. Along the way it discusses levels of finish, hardening-densifying and other aspects of fini
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Residential End Uses of Water – Research and Trends – Free CE Webinar, January 16, 12-1:15pm:
The Residential End Uses of Water Study, published in 2016 by the Water Research Foundation details how water is used in single-family homes across North America. This course will review American wate
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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Asia, Dec 4-6, 2018, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
OVERVIEW
Global initiatives and investment in sustainable agriculture have spiked. Be it producers, traders, large FMCG corporates, or Governments, institutional investors, and aid organisations&rs
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Women in Green, USGBC Massachusetts, December 3, Boston, MA
Engage. Energize. Elevate.
Monday, December 3, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
101 Huntington Avenue, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 12th Floor Conference Center
Women are driving the s
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TRI-STATE Community Energy Summit Jan 15 - 17, New York, NY
A Premier Event Connecting Local Governments in NY, NJ, and CT to Cheaper, Cleaner Local Energy
Local governments in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Tri-State area have an opportunity to
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USGBC-LA Inland Empire Branch: GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Training, Dec 5, LA
GREEN PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SKILLS TRAINING
GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green
Free training offered by USGBC-LA Inland Empire Branch!
The construction industry is moving quickly towar
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Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training, November 5- 6, Pittsburgh, PA
In Green Building Alliance's continuing effort to support healthy & high performance buildings, Green Building Alliance are happy to bring you Passive House Tradesperson Training! Green
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Accessible Design, Universal Design, and Social Equity--are we hitting the mark? (Part 2)
In part 1 of this topic, I discussed the lack of accessible housing in America and explained the difference between accessible design, universal design, and equitable design. As a reminder, accessible
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Domes for North Lombok - Rebuilding after a Devastating Earthquake
On August 5th, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in North Lombok Indonesia, destroying over 50,00 homes and displacing over 350,000 people. Rate It Green Members DOME Lombok - Eco Village
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Design, Build, Own, Live: A Green Building Case Study (Hudson Valley) Thursday, April 23, 2015 7 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM USGBCNY - Upstate Chapter (Hudson Valley Branch) Design, Build, Own, Live: A Green Building Case Study Presented by Rick Alfandre Thursda…
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