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Smart Building Summit, April 10th in NYC
Join the Cross-Learning Alliance for the Smart Building Summit. This day-long event will convene 22 expert building professionals to investigate how building automation can improve ener
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Free Webinar: Clean Energy Careers for California Architects and Engineers, March 19, 12 - 2 pm PT
California's clean energy transition is reshaping how we plan, design, and build. This webinar introduces architects and engineers to new career opportunities at the intersection of design, engine
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Free Webinar: Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) Annual Demo Day 2026, January 30, 12 - 2 pm PT
Save the date for our annual Demo Day inspiring and accelerating impact in 2026!
US Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) and the Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) invite you to Demo
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This course guides you through the process of designing an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)—whether a backyard cottage, basement apartment, or small addition. You'll explore space-saving strate
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Greenbiz 26, February 17-19, Phoenix, Arizona
GreenBiz 26 is the premier annual event uniting sustainability professionals navigating a world of political, social, and economic uncertainty. GreenBuz is attended by nearly 3,000 change drivers
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Embodied Carbon in Concrete, Wood, and Steel, Online Course (Rescheduled), December 31, 12 - 2 pm
This course looks at the carbon and environmental impacts of concrete, steel, and wood building materials, how they have improved over the years, and where they still fall short. The course will focus
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This two-hour workshop will explore how communities - from wildfire-prone California to conflict-impacted regions abroad - are planning and implementing green, resilient reconstruction. As a convenor
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This intermediate-level webinar series provides HVACR technicians with in-depth training on modern heat pump systems delivered in four sessions. Key topics include inverter technology, advanced instal
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Embodied Carbon in Concrete, Wood, and Steel, Online, October 9, 12 pm - 2 pm
This course looks at the carbon and environmental impacts of concrete, steel, and wood building materials, how they have improved over the years, and where they still fall short. The course will focus
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Heat pumps are inherently different than gas furnaces or gas water heaters. Contractors and other industry professionals must take time to educate customers, clients, and others on these differences t
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This session explores the pivotal role architects, designers, owners, and builders play in supporting human health and well-being through intentional design. This course illuminates the science behind
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Free Course: NAR Green Designation, July 24-25, Vallejo, California
This NAR Green Designation course provides 16 hours of CEUs and Green Designation certification awarded by the Green Resource Council.
Join us for a two-day training designed to introduce green rea
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FREE WEBINAR: Rethinking Traditional Finance - Better Buildings, April 2, 4/2 3pm-4pm
Efficiency-as-a-service is a financing mechanism in which customers pay a provider for the service of energy savings, allowing them to implement their energy (and water) efficiency projects with no up
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Green Building Open House Tomorrow 10/17 in Milton
Tomorrow 10/17 at 10am - Green Building Open House at: 9 Crown Street #Milton #Massachusetts Contact David Kelman at dkelman@kw.com. Come see a 1920s single family house that features various gre…
This course will better inform the architect and designer about decorative hardwood plywood in terms of its manufacture, uses, types, and sustainable attributes. The architect and the designer will ga
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Conquering the Energy Code for Architects and Engineers: Residential, January 17th in NYC
The new Energy Code is now in effect! Conquering the Energy Code:Residential prepares architects and engineers in New York State to comply with the many new requirements in the 2015 NYS Ener
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The Future of Transportation: Lessons From the Governor's Commission, Dec 19, Boston MA
Please join Transportation for Massachusetts for a presentation by Commission Chair Steve Kadish, and a panel discussion on the report of Governor Baker's Commission on the Future of Transpor
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11th AEE Solar Dealer Conference, Jan 23-25, San Diego, CA
Join us for the 11th AEE Solar Dealer Conference at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Resort in San Diego from Wednesday, January 23th through Friday, January 25th. Stay up-to-date on policy cha
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Sustainability Symposium 2019, February 18, Las Vegas, Nevada
The Sustainability Symposium 2019: The Desert Shall Bloom agenda is packed with illustrious leaders. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience opening remarks from Academy Award-w
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2018 Local Energy Solutions Conference, November 16, Concord, New Hampshire
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LES is more than a conference - it's the only event of its kind that, year after year, delivers the latest topics and knowledge from leading experts, innovative i
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Is Plastic the Next Trend in Green Building?
In The Three Little Pigs, three houses are built: one made of straw; one made of sticks; and then as we all know, the victor against the wolf, one made of bricks. Recently, while reading an artic
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Rockaway Health Festival and Transition Convergence, Sat. June 27
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Location: Battalion Pentecostal Assembly Church 454 Beach 67th St Arverne, NY 11692 Resilient Far Rockaway sets an example for coastal commu…
Sustainable Communities - Trends and Developments in C40 Cities - April 28
Sustainable Communities April 28 at 11:30 am EST (4:30 pm UK) Zach Tofias will share insights about the latest developments in sustainable communities. Zach serves as the Head of the Sustainable C…
Energy and Demand Charges on Commercial Electric Bills
Hello Everyone! As a sales rep for a renewable energy developer, I am curios to see what business owners on this site would know about their electric bills (Besides that the bill is expensive). A comm…
BASEA Meeting: Making the Solar Future Bright in Massachusetts: Thursday, 12/11 at 7pm
BASEA (Boston Area Solar Energy Association) Meeting: Making the Solar Future Bright in Massachusetts: Thursday, 12/11 at 7pm, First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harv…
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