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Online: USGBC South Florida 2020 GalaVerde Awards, February 4, 4pm - 6:30pm EDT
For 11 years, USGBC South Florida GalaVerde has gathered sustainability advocates to toast the best in green building.
Join USGBC South Florida for our 11th annual GalaVerde LEEDership and Green Aw
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ADAPT 2026, May 12-13, Denver, Colorado
USGBC's 2026 ADAPT: Denver regional conference will convene hundreds of industry leaders and innovators to address the critical intersection of resilience and the built environment.
With a focu
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This course will provide an overview of the 2025 Energy Code changes for single-family buildings, including changes to the structure of the energy code as well as changes to mandatory measures and per
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Free Webinar: BayREN C&S Training - Residential Additions, March 25, 9 - 10:30 am PT
This course explores specific requirements for residential additions in the 2025 Energy Code and will highlight compliance documentation commonly used for additions, as well as best practices for insp
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As more homeowners look to electrify with EV chargers, heat pumps, electric water heaters, and other high-demand appliances, electrical capacity is often perceived as a major barrier especially in old
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MIT Energy Conference, February 23-24, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The 20th anniversary of the world's largest student-run energy conference, themed "Securing the Energy Future - Resources for Resilience".
The MIT Energy Conference is the w
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IHACI: (CAQI/QM/QS) Air Distribution Module, March 11-19, Tulare, California
This four-part seminar starts with the practical fundamentals and theory behind basic air distribution systems and systematically moves through the process involved for Quality Installa
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Webinar: Decarbonize California Now, May 27, 10 am PST
Join USGBC for a conversation with California leaders in building sector carbon mitigation. We will explore how decarbonization is at the center of California’s ambitious climate goals and look
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Radio BE-Ex: Investing in Holistic Climate Solutions with Jamal Lewis, May 4, 1 pm EDT
Tune in for the latest episode of Radio BE-Ex, where Jamal Lewis (Director of Climate, Energy, and Health at the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative) joins Yetsuh Frank to discuss equitable strategie
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Breaking the Cost Barrier?
Like it or not, money talks. In pursuing high performance, there are many potential financial pitfalls.
For example, the benefit of high performance envelope stra
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, March 24, 12 pm EDT
This one-hour course will discuss vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation & typical usages for interior & exterior applications. Also, this webinar will talk about fe
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Webinar: Ventilation, High Performance, and Passive House, March 10, 2 pm EST
In designing and building high-performance buildings, building ventilation is often an underappreciated component. The pandemic has made the health implications of good ventilation more obvious but th
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CalGreen vs Build It Green – What does it mean for our neighborhoods, February 18, 3:00pm EST
What does green building mean for an average homeowner? How does it translate into healthy living environment? CalGreen in plain terms.
Last year gave us a new Building Code, that brought green bui
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Building Commissioning Fundamentals, July 12
See and experience a work-in-progress, residential Passive House retrofit in the Harlem neighborhood. Renovation work by Brace Enterprises, LLC is five months into the project timeline, just enough fo…
Sustainable Cities Webinar with Joey Aoun, Environmental Designer, January 26, 8:30 am EST
Joey has an interdisciplinary academic background, holding a master’s degree in Architecture (2014), a postgraduate diploma in Green Building Technology (2016) and an MSc in Urban Energy (Newcas
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Webinar: New Heat Pump Technologies to the Rescue, Tuesday, January 19, 3pm PT / 6pm ET
There is no one-size-fits-all technology for the wide range of building types. Jordan Dent and Evan Hellas lead a session that will provide an overview of four new technologies that the speakers are w
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Climate Adaptation Action From Three Cutting Edge Programs, November 17, Boston
Given that there is a growing understanding of the local impacts of climate change, as well as the impacts of climate change on extreme weather events like the current hurricane season in the United S…
The Energy Innovation Forum will bring together experts in the emerging energy markets, with an interest in the real-world application of innovative technologies. The forum will host startups, innovat…
USGBC Central Coast California, 2017 Green Awards Gala, November 4, 5-9pm, Santa Barbara
The Central Coast Green Building Council Green Awards recognizes outstanding sustainable building achievements along the California Central Coast. The Green Awards highlight innovative design, constru…
Mass Energy's 35th Anniversary Celebration, November 6, 5-8:30 pm, Boston
Join MassEnergy to reflect on 35 years of harnessing the power of consumers to lead us toward a low-carbon future! Background: 35 years ago as oil prices soared and the Reagan administration seve…
Join the Alliance for Green Heat and the Biomass Thermal Energy Council FREE webinar this Thursday at 10:00 AM: Thermoelectric Power Generation The first speaker's, Adam Lorimer, talk is titled, …
2017 Massachusetts Green Careers Conference, October 5 in Westborough
Our 9th annual conference will be held October 5, 2017 at the Mass Fisheries & Wildlife building, 1 Rabbit Hill, Road, Westborough. Including: Careers and Trends in Clean Energy, Working for Nature, …
Green Roof Design & Installation, August 9 in Boston
Join Green Infrastructure Foundation Senior Researcher, Rohan Lilauwala to learn about the design, installation, and maintenance of green roofs. Featuring guest speaker Mark Winterer, Director of Oper…
Energy Storage North America in San Diego, August 8-10
Energy Storage North America (ESNA) is the largest conference and expo for grid-connected energy storage in North America. ESNA 2017 will include energy storage site tours, networking, workshops, a…
Women Shaping the Agenda: New England's Energy mix and Environmental Future, July 11
NEWIEE is proud to host the third annual event in the Women Shaping the Agenda in Energy and the Environment panel series. "New England’s Energy Mix and the Environmental Future," will be held on Ju…
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