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11th Annual Passive House Northwest Conference, March 12-14, Seattle, WA
Start the day off early with a deep dive with a workshop. These workshops provide some of the best opportunities of the year to get in-depth training from the regions best practicing professional
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This in-person training over four 5-hour sessions teaches carpenters how to apply fundamental building skills to high-performance construction projects. Topics focus on the four layers of a high-
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Building Innovation 2023, September 5 - 7, Washington, DC
Building Innocation 2023 brings together a unique set of individuals – government agencies, contractors, the private sector, architects, scientists and more – to improve the built environm
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Free Webinar: How to Recognize a Green Built New Home, August 15, 10am - 12pm CDT
Green building is the hottest term in new home construction today, but what is green building? If you ask 100 people, you may get 100 different answers.
This course is designed to equip agent
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Free Better Buildings Webinar: Emerging Space Conditioning Technologies, July 27, 1 pm ET
Commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technologies are evolving and will soon develop into useful efficiency innovations that can be used to reduce the carbon footprint and energy use
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2023 Industry Summer Study, Detroit, Michigan, July 11-13, Detroit, Michigan
Theme: Decarbonization - Turning Goals Into Achievable Action Plans.
The industrial sector accounts for a large portion—more than 25%—of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonizi
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Free PG&E Webinar, Climate-Wise Commercial Landscape Practices, June 15, 11am-12:30pm PST
Climate change has catastrophic consequences if left unchecked. We are facing water scarcity, severe erosion, harmful air quality, mass biodiversity loss, invasive plant proliferation, and rising sea
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NYC Next: Trends for a Changing City, June 8, 1-5 pm, New York, NY
At our 2023 conference, we’re bringing together experts to explain three key trends that will shape the future of NYC.
Getting to net zero, housing conversions, and resilient all-electri
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What is a "water resistant barrier" (WRB), examples and misconceptions
A water-resistant barrier (WRB) is a material used in construction to prevent the intrusion of moisture into the interior of a building. It is an essential component of the building envelope, designed
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Minneapolis City Council Approves “Home Energy Score" Requirement for Real Estate Transactions
Home energy data collection is now a part of required Truth in Sale of Housing (TISH) evaluations in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The data is used to generate an Energy Disclosure report to be used i
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The role of buildings in the grid is changing as historic grid infrastructure strains to handle more centralized and distributed renewables, electric vehicles, and smart systems. NBI and USGBC are lea
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Offshore Wind Finance & Investment Summit, February 4, 7:30am-6pm, Carlsbad, CA
Explore the unique characteristics of financing Offshore Wind in the U.S. to make projects viable, financeable, and bankable.
A new wave of offshore wind projects is forming in the U.S., with the f
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One Water Webinar - Utility Action for Climate Resilience in Cities, December 3, 2-3 pm EST
The impacts of a changing climate can no longer be talked about as a future challenge – communities are experiencing climate change now. Ninety-three percent of climate impacts are fel
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Policy Podium: Panel Discussion on Energy with Legislators and Industry Pros March 14t, 6-7:30pm 50 Milk St 17th floor, "Milky Way" conference room Boston, 02109 Want to connect with one of t…
Power Up Energy Expo, November 13-14, Panama City Beach, Florida
The Power Up 2019 theme is “Resilient Bases & Smart Communities.”
Meet key decision makers, network with industry leaders.
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Affordable multifamily construction poses both unique challenges and opportunities for healthy indoor environments and energy, water, and material efficiency. While scheduling and cost often dictate s
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Passive House Affordable Multifamily Design Manual Workshop, October 18, Boston, MA
In the next eleven years, everyday architects, builders, developers, and engineers will face challenges tonormalize the Net-Zero Energy (NZE) housing design.. Simplified, demystified, comprehensive, a
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Making Sustainable Strides: Greening America's School Systems
In the U.S., there are more than 130,000 K-12 schools and more than 4,300 colleges and universities. Schools are at the core of our fundamental American values and culture, and though we acknowledge t…
Food Waste is Real: Half Of All Food Produced in America Is Discarded
Did you know that the average American family of four wastes 1,160 pounds of food every year (roughly a quarter of all the food they buy)? Or that the average american throws away 20 pounds of food ev…
A Group of Companies, Including Amazon and Target, Pilot Tesla's New Powerpack Battery System
As part of a select group of companies, Amazon has launched a pilot of Tesla Energy’s new stackable battery units to supplement older data center power capacity units. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has …
Cities Leading the Push For Zero-Energy Buildings
In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, much of the world’s attention has been turned to what is being done on national and international levels to combat the ever-growing threats of climate cha…
USGBC MA Design Charrette: Open to All - June 30, 6-7:30 pm, Cambridge
USGBC MA Design Charrette June 30, 6-7:30 PM 130 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 United States Join the USGBC Massachusetts to brainstorm for our newest community service project: the …
UL Environment Webinar: Making Effective Sustainability Claims, June 21, 2016 at 2 pm EDT
UL Environment Webinar: June 21, 2016 at 2 pm EDT "Neither Boastful Nor Bashful: Making Effective Sustainability Claims: According to a Nielsen study, 66% of global online consumers claim that …
WMGC Green Night Wednesday, April 13 at 5pm Alex Wilson on Advancing Sustainability and Resilience—and Growing the Economy in the Process Join WMGC at the Platform Sports Bar for a special eve…
The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Rhode Island, Wed, Mar 16 at 12:30 PM - Cranston, RI
The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Rhode Island Wednesday, March 16, 12:30 to 2 PM Corner Bakery Cafe - Garden City 140 Hillside Road, Cranston, RI 02920 The mission of the Green & Healt…
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