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USGBC Virtual Summit: Bridging Occupant and Community Health, December 7-8
How does the health of an individual relate to the health of a community? Whose health is the building industry responsible for? The public health impact of buildings doesn’t begin or end at a s
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Balanced Ventilation for Better Health, Comfort, and Electrification is a two part series that will help prepare designers, installers and commissioning agents to take advantage of balanced venti
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Looking Ahead: What’s Next in Building Performance, Online, August 20, 2 – 4 pm ET
As building performance standards continue to evolve, there is growing interest in new approaches that could accelerate decarbonization, but many of these ideas have yet to be tested at scale.
In t
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Free 3-Part Webinar Series: Air Systems Design, August 18 - 20, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm PT
This seminar is intended for engineers who design and/or commission HVAC air distribution systems. It includes a discussion of popular HVAC systems followed by detailed techniques for designing and si
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Free Webinar: Advanced Humidity Control Strategies, July 14, 12 - 1:30 pm
Humidity affects buildings in many ways throughout a structure’s life cycle. It can influence energy use, occupant health and comfort and long-term durability. As buildings shift to tighter vent
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Join NESEA in Boston for a Pro Tour of an innovative new school and community facility, located on a tight, one-acre site in Boston’s dense, historic Chinatown. This building is a transformative
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David installed a 4 kWp solar array and a 10 kWh battery system at his home in Oxford in 2023. In this talk, David will share what the data so far reveal about system performance, including operationa
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Free Webinar: All-Electric Retrofits with Electrical Panel Constraints, May 12, 11 am - 12:30 pm PT
The building industry needs to electrify buildings at a fast pace if cities and counties are to meet their carbon emissions goals. One of the obstacles commonly cited for keeping status quo gas system
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Join Green Building United for a Spring Member Event, an evening of rapid-fire inspiration, networking, and sustainability in action! This event invites attendees to share their most exciting pro
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Zero Waste & Circular Economy Fundamentals, March 25, Los Angeles, California
Learn to apply circular economy and zero waste principles to reduce waste, optimize resources, and drive sustainable impact.
The Circular Economy and Zero Waste Certificate program is designed to p
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USGBC-LA Webinar: Renewal of Wood & Future of Mass Timber, February 17, 4 pm PST
Join this webinar for an informed discussion with local leaders on everything there is to know about the use of wood as a construction material! From mass timber design and embodied carbon calculation
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Recorded Webinar: Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth
Recorded: June 30, 2021
Speaker: Ann V. Edminster, M.Arch. (See speaker introduction bel
The development of hemp-based energy storage will play a vital role in facilitating the graceful transition from the fossil fuel and extractive economy to a regenerative, relocalized, resilient, and l
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Wind Power Finance & Investment, Feb 6 - 8, San Diego, CA
The Leading Networking and Deal-Making Event of the Year for the Wind Industry. The Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit is widely recognized as the leading gathering place for wind industry de…
AIA Webinar: The Carbon Balance of the Built Environment, November 18, 8:30 am EST
Carbon in the built environment is a larger contributor to global emissions that affect the climate. All participants of the Paris Climate Agreement have to meet certain GHG reduction targets. Meeting
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GreenCE Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, October 13, 12 pm EDT
This webinar will discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.
Learning O
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Passive House Primer, September 8, 1-2 PM EDT
BE-Ex’s Passive House Primer is an engaging, one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the real estate market. Available as a free session at the Building
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Green building construction Tour, March 20th in Chattanooga, TN
Join green|spaces for the next construction tour at the NextGen Homes. This tour will feature advanced framing and insulation. The goal of this project is to educate builders, designers, students and …
Interactive Webinar - GRIHA for Existing Buildings (EB), March 9
GRIHA Council is pleased to announce a webinar on GRIHA for Existing Buildings (EB) rating variant on 9th March, 2018 from 03:00 to 04:30. The online webinar will also include a 30 minute Q & A sessio…
What are Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs?
An EPD, or environmental product declaration, is a method of showing the environmental impacts of a material or product in a standardized way, with both quantitative and qualitative information. EPD r
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A Carbon Free City is Being Built from Scratch in Colorado
Colorado is planning to build a carbon-free city from scratch. The project called Peña Station Next in Colorado will rely on solar energy, a massive lithium-ion battery, and energy efficiency schemes…
New Jersey Compost Operator Certification Course, March 13, Trenton
Course Code: ER0303CB18 8:30am - 3:30pm (Check-in time: 8:00am) N.J.A.C. 7:26A - 1.4(a)(14)(xiv) states that all operators of composting facilities in New Jersey must "attend a composting course..…
Earthwood Techniques at Earthwood Building School, May 28, West Chazy New York
Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements that affect load …
The ICEEBB 2018: 20th International Conference on Energy Engineering, Biofuels and Bioproducts brings together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share thei…
The 31st Annual BioCycle West Coast 18, Mar 26 - 29, San Diego, California
Network with the who's who in the anaerobic digestion and renewable energy industry and achieve success in anaerobic digestion, production of power, fuel and soil amendments, food waste management and…
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