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The events of the last 24 months, including the overnight departure from our shared spaces, the rise to prominence for the Black Lives Matter movement, and rapid advancements in sustainable energy pro
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Contractor Power Hour with Electrify My Home, March 20, Santa Barbara County, California
Ready to up your game? Learn about the latest with heat pumps? Hang out with a cool crowd?
Join 3C-REN and Electrify My Home for our first ever Contractor Power Hour featuring food, drink
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This presentation offers a deep dive into the application of Passive House principles in commercial building design, highlighting the unique opportunities and challenges that come with scaling high-pe
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Harvard University will present the foundational topic of data, including types, acquisition, parsing, and their relation to the training of neural networks, as well as more advanced themes such as La
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RE+ Northeast 2026, February 3-5, Boston, Massachusetts
Learn more about RE+ Northeast, powered by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). It is the largest forum for professionals dedicated to the
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17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit, December 16–17, West Palm Beach, Florida
The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and Palm Beach County are proud to host the 17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit at the Palm Beach County C
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Free Webinar: Texas Residential and Commercial Building Code Update, October 24, 10 - 11:30 am
The 2024 IECC Residential brings notable updates to insulation/labeling, air-leakage limits and testing, duct location & leakage, lighting efficacy and controls, and renewable-/electric-ready prov
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Free Webinar: Wildfire Rebuilding Certificate Training, September 27, 3 - 5:30 pm PT
In the LA Wildfires of January 2025, Los Angeles and surrounding areas experienced one of the worst climate disasters of our time at a moment when we are seeing these types of wind and drought-dr
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The class will focus on how to select, design, control, and commission the mechanical systems with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for a given data center. TCO accounts for first cost (includ
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Free Webinar: Ask the Experts: Enclosures, August 26, 12 pm - 1 pm PT
This is an office-hours style open discussion about high-performance building enclosures with Home Performance Pro Judy Rachel. 3C-REN will be talking insulation, windows, air sealing, blower doo
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USGBC NCR-MD Webinar: Leadership Panel: ESG, Green Building & LEED, January 26, 11:30 am EST
Leading U.S. corporations and institutions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their progress toward Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. LEED helps building owners and operators
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Electric Vehicle Chat: Let's Go The Distance, Online, December 16, 4 pm EST
EV owners and enthusiasts alike are eager to chat about the benefits of driving electric. Electric Vehicle Chats are a chance for folks to come together to talk about EVs and for beginners to have the
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Free Green Building Webinar: Assessing and Reducing Embodied Carbon, December 7, 11 am - 12 noon
Building materials and construction represent 11% of global CO2 emissions. In this webinar, move from theoretical assessment and reduction to practice as panelists share real-world examples of tacklin
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Sustainability Symposium 2018: Champions of Change, Jan 8, Orlando, FL
Green Builder Media and the City of Orlando are privileged to host the second annual Sustainability Symposium: Champions of Change. Climate change is the challenge of our generation, but an oppor…
Webinar: Solar Energy Development – A Status Report for the New England Region, October 14. 9 am EDT
This EBC Energy Resources program will provide a status report on the development of solar power across New England. Because it is catalyzed by state government public policy initiatives, new solar pr
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Women in Architecture Leadership Summit, September 10, Glastonbury, CT
Defining Your Best Self Allows You to Excel in Your Career and Boost Your Potential!
The AIA Connecticut Women in Architecture Community is hosting their 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on September 1
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Common Framing Problems with Older Homes can Lead to High Energy Bills
I've heard that "They Don't Build Them Like the Used To..." This may be a good thing for some things like furniture, however when it comes to the structure of an old house, tha
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Free Webinar: ZCY Buildings: Training for Low Energy and Retrofit, July 12, 8 am BST, 1 pm EDT
The Zero Carbon Yorkshire/ AECB Yorkshire group will be discussidng the theme of training for low energy building and retrofit.
Provisional talks include:
- Fiona Jones, Zero Carbon Harrog
Cleantech Open's 2018 Boston Kickoff Party, March 22, 5:30-8:30pm, Somerville, Massachusetts
Please join Cleantech Open in celebrating the launch of the 2018 accelerator! All entrepreneurs, students, investors, savvy technologists, and anyone interested in joining this growing community ar…
Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home
Our homes are our refuge. It’s the place where life happens; all the little stuff that happens every day. Where we wake up and smell the coffee, scratch the dog’s tummy and all the other little a…
Intersections Symposium: Design and Resilience, June 21-23, New York City
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to announce a partnership dedicated to the INTERSECTION of Education, Research, …
Three Day Cordwood Masonry, Aug 31- Sept 2, West Chazy, New York
Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, explanatory tours, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall), roundhouses, and cordwood a…
The 2018 Energy Conference for Educators, July 8 - 12, Galveston, Texas
The 2018 Energy Conference for Educators brings together educators that are passionate about bringing energy education to their classrooms. In five interactive days in Galveston, the conference provid…
The 8th annual Advanced Biofuels Conference, June 11-13, Omaha, Nebraska
Produced by BBI International, this national event will feature the world of advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals—technology scale-up, project finance, policy, national markets and more—with a…
2018 State Energy Conference, April 17-18, Raleigh, NC
The State Energy Conference provides actionable insight into the business of energy, connecting technical innovation, diverse resources and industry opportunity to help drive North Carolina's regional…
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