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Online: Michigan K-12 Public School HVAC Assistance Program: Outline & Guidance, February 3, 1pm EDT
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is offering this webinar to explain the Michigan K-12 Public School HVAC Assistance Program, which offers free onsite assistance
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Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training with Southface Institute, December 2-4
This three-day online course is designed to introduce the skills necessary to become a Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier, certified to perform the diagnostic testing required for new homes by
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IRA funding is coming, bringing huge potential for energy-efficiency upgrades at an affordable cost. By understanding the programs coming, you can help maximize their savings - on both their installat
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Built Environment Plus, Green Building Showcase, October 29, 4-9:30 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at its annual Green Building Showcase. Join BE+ for a night of project boards,
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The newly revised IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Fundamentals of Lighting series is a great technical introduction for those entering lighting and related fields, including designers, salespeo
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Seismic shifts in building energy policy and design are taking place in California, and across the country - and world. The move towards full decarbonization of the building stock has started and the
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In GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.
What you’ll learn
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Free Outdoor Lighting Workshop, Online, July 23, 9 am - 2:30 pm PT
Outdoor lighting is now dominated by use of LEDs and lighting controls as standard practice. LED benefits include better energy efficiency, improved quality of light and environmentally friendly
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Free EEBA Webinar: Choosing a low carbon, high performing Insulation, June 26, 3 -4 pm ET
Hempitecture CEO, Matthew Mead, provides an overview of the natural fiber insulation market that is rapidly developing to support low embodied carbon construction. Reviewing different products and str
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Flooring Sustainability Summit, July 17 - 18, Washington, DC.
The 2024 Flooring Sustainability Summit will bring together leaders from the flooring industry, architects and designers, policymakers, advocacy groups, and more for important conversations around adv
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FREE Webinar: Are We Ready for the Sustainable Buildings of Tomorrow? March 24, 2 pm GMT
With the Net-zero picture being complex and multi-faceted it’s critical that we as a community drill down into how each sector can play a part. On March 24th elemental will bring in the UK&rsquo
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Webinar: Phasing Out Gasoline, February 25, 12 pm EST
You may have seen recent headlines about whole countries and major cities setting deadlines to phase-out gas-powered cars, and states like California following suit. But how do these phase-outs or &ld
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ENC Thought Leadership Series: Midwest Energy Strategies, February 17, 1pm EST
Join us for the first session of our quarterly Thought Leadership Series.
OVERVIEW:
Join the USGBC ENC Region for a virtual, interactive session on progressive, Midwest-specific energy strategie
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The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) is offering a special opportunity for state officials to participate in a full-day workshop on low- and moderate-income (LMI) solar. The workshop will be held i…
Climate Mobilization Act Primer, Presented by Building Energy Exchange (BEEx), January 26, 1 pm EST
Get informed on New York City climate legislation and its impact on buildings. Register now for the Climate Mobilization Act Primer, a one-hour seminar examining the basic principles of the Clima
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The Green webinar is designed for the purpose of using knowledge drive (Education) to foster green actions and reactions. The aim of the webinar is to actively involve passionate individuals in partak
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Starting in June and running throughout 2020, USGBC will provide robust online programming comprised of live events and on-demand education sessions, with a regional focus on European and Latin Americ
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Check out the many green features in GBA’s LEED Platinum office. "You already know that we believe healthy, high-performing spaces make a difference for occupants, but if you don’t want simpl…
I was reading Data Smart by John Foreman. I read about LibreOffice as an alternative to MS Office. I am glad I stumbled on it because I just had to shell out some money for a new laptop and was really…
2017 Passive House Massachusetts Symposium, October 25 in Boston
Passive house standards and strategies have come a long way in recent years and are now ready to transform the building and design industry and inform the next generation of building codes and policy.…
Earth Ed- rethinking education on a changing planet Webinar, August 2
The next webinar in SSF's "Science Literacy Webinar Series." In collaboration with the World Watch Institute and Island Press the webinar features contributors to WWI's latest State of the World publi…
SolarResilient: A New Tool for Resilient Solar & Storage Design Webinar on August 3
Through a U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative grant, the City and County of San Francisco has developed a publicly available online tool for sizing solar PV and battery storage systems design…
2017 GreenBuilt Home Tour, July 22 &23
This year, during the 5th annual GreenBuilt Home Tour, we are featuring exceptional, award-winning, and nationally-recognized homes which highlight attractive, affordable, and sustainable building pra…
Getting to 80 x 50 in NYC Buildings, June 29
The energy used in the City’s diverse building stock is the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for more than two-thirds of the citywide total. Yet more than 90 percent of e…
Building Tour: Arup & Tsoi/Kobus – LEED, WELL, & FitWel in Boston June 28th 5:30pm-7:30pm
Both located at 60 Street, Arup and Tsoi/Kobus have designed their offices with sustainability and wellness in mind. Join these two leading-edge firms for a joint presentation and tour on how they eac…
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