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FREE Webinar: Decarbonizing Transportation - From Policy to Progress, March 17, 7 pm PST
Do you want to know how Sunnyvale and the South Bay plan to improve transportation? Principal Transportation Planner, Meghan, will discuss local and statewide policy solutions. Learn how shifts in dev
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Free Webinar: Builder’s Perspective: Insulation and Air Sealing, April 1, 9:30 - 11 am PT
Insulation and air sealing are critical aspects of construction, contributing to improved energy performance, reduced operating costs, greater indoor air quality and resiliency during a wildfire emerg
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GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials: Wednesday Afternoons, Online, March 4, 2 – 5 pm
What is this training about?
In GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials, you’ll learn how to execute the best practices of sustainable building operations and leave with an indiv
Solar Training Academy (PV 320), February 23 - March 3, Custer, Wisconsin
This package of six MREA courses is ideal for those just entering the solar workforce or preparing to take the NABCEP PV Associate exam. This course package includes: 52 hours of training, textbook, p
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Brett little hosts this informative webinar comparing the more widely known residential energy ratings systems, along with his guest Lisa White of Phius. The two present an overview and som
Understand how the built environment contributes to climate change and how sustainable buildings can lead to a low-carbon future in this four-module introductory on-demand course.
The built environ
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How Solar and Agriculture can Coexist & Thrive, A Free Hybrid Event, December 2, Golden, Colorado
Agrivoltaics – the practice of planting crops in the partial shade of raised racks of solar panels – is a heavily researched endeavor with broad applications. It is raising justified
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Free Training: Heat Pump Water Heater Installation, December 10, Santa Maria, California
Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) are becoming the standard in California. This free training will prepare your plumbers to install them correctly to avoid callbacks and achieve their full potential in t
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Free Webinar: HRV and ERV in Existing Multi-Family Buildings, November 19, 9 am - 10:30 am PT
Whether compelled by changing code or by market demand for better ventilation, providing ventilation in existing multi-family buildings is a challenge. This training explores how balanced ventila
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Free 2 Day Virtual Training + Exam - GPRO Construction Management, October 21-23, 11 am ET
Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new
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Webinar: GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, April 23, 9 am EST
This course will provide a better understanding of high-performance building, including sales or administrative staff in real estate, construction, architecture or engineering, workforce development p
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The energy performance of the existing UK housing stock is generally very poor and an extensive retrofit programme that utilises the most energy efficient technologies and practices is the only forese
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Webinar: Façade Design Using Lifecycle Carbon Analysis, March 30, 12 pm CST
For many years now, architects, engineers, and designers have regularly used building performance modeling to test various Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs). These studies have routinely focused on
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10th Annual USGBC NJ Summer Social, August 9
Come out for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building & sustainability professionals. Sponsorship opportunities are available. BBQ Event Sponsorship will provide funding for the U…
Webinar: Blueprint: Best Practices in Sustainable New Construction, February 26, 12 -1 pm EST
Join this webinar to learn how to integrate sustainability at the start of a development project, from initial building design to sustainable construction strategies.
Book Talk: Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, January 21, 12-1 PM EST
Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing is a comprehensive resource on how green building principles can be incorporated into affordable housing design, const
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FREE Webinar: How Crucial is Rail to Reaching Net Zero? January 19, 10 am GMT
This webinar will be in coordination with Isabel Dedring, Global Transport Leader at Arup, at the next National Rail virtual event. Isabel will be giving her thoughts and insights on how rai
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Andalusia House and Garden Tours, Andalusia, Pennsylvania, October 30, 10am-1pm
The country home of Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States, Andalusia is surrounded by spectacular grounds with architectural delights and native woodlands. Placed on …
Northern California Home & Landscape Expo, January 26 - 28, Sacramento
Gary Brown Enterprises has been producing the Northern California Home & Landscape Expo for 23 years. In 2017, 35,250 homeowners attended this annual event and enjoyed over 1,000 exhibits, free Worksh…
Did you know that BOC graduates can save their organizations over $11,000 in annual utility Expenses through energy conservation? Join Liz John, SPEER and the Dallas 2030 District for a lunch presenti…
Massachusetts has one of the most successful solar electricity environments in the country. Much of that success has been due to the Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) production incentive prog…
Climate Action for Engineers, September 14 in Albany NY
Engineers can play a very significant, even vital, role in mitigating the effects of climate change. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our projects can have other significant benefits as well, in…
Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference & Expo August 8-10, São Paulo Expo Center, São Paulo
The 8th Edition of Greenbuilding Brasil will be co-located with the High Design Expo, a show focused on the home & office. The partnership between these two shows will create a stronger and more compr…
Webinar: Creating Demand for Zero Energy August 3rd 12-1:15pm
The Net-Zero Energy Coalition (NZEC) recently published “To Zero and Beyond: Zero Energy Residential Buildings Study,” an inventory of residential single- and multi-family buildings on the path to…
Energize 360 Seminar – Stratham, NH - Revision Energy 7/17 6:30pm-7:30pm
Join us to learn more about Energize 360: Seacoast NH! Leverage the power of group discounts to lower energy use, drive down energy costs and transition to clean energy at your home, business or non-p…
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