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Join us for the first episode of our Home + Energy Chats webinar series, The Value of Green Home Improvements!
This online webinar will present the many ways to improve the health and eff
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This course will define bioterials as materials that utilize the growth of living organisms in their manufacture, discuss bio-manufacturing and bio-fabrication, and show some of the carbon sequesterin
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Green Building Tour at Hunter Saw, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 7, 4 - 5:30 pm
The Hunter Saw & Machine Company holds a significant place in the industrial history of Pittsburgh and Lawrenceville. Established at the turn of the 19th century, the company specialized in
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Green Things Summit, Online, April 25
The Green Things Summit returns in 2024 to highlight how IoT and other technologies will be used to drive green initiatives, optimize processes, reduce energy usage, empower the transition to renewabl
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Automatic Bath Fan Sensors Reduce Humidity, Pollutants, and Odors
As Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. points out, most people don’t use ventilation properly. Exhaust fans can be a missed opportunity for improving Indoor air quality, or IAQ,
Heat pumps are an integral technology to achieving deep decarbonization in both new and existing buildings. However, there are many types and applications for heat pumps that have different considerat
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Free Webinar: Tools to estimate moisture and humidity risk, March 6, 12–1pm EST
Dive into moisture management for buildings with our hands-on app session. Learn how to tackle and predict moisture issues using an easy-to-use app built from a Google spreadsheet. Explore charts that
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Delve into the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEEHRA) Program and Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) program offered through the Inflation Reduction Act.
With an anticipated $582 million f
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Commercial organizations are increasingly accounting for tenant and scope 3 emissions, but reducing these emissions and tracking progress toward a target remains a challenge. Join this webinar to hear
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Free Webinar: Assembling the Zero-Carbon Home, January 25, 9am-12pm
Zero-carbon homes are on the fast track to mitigate climate change. Using less energy for space conditioning and hot water production throughout the year than conventional duel-fuel systems, zero-carb
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Air Filtration at the #1920sMakeoverATL Showhouse - It Can Only Get Better from Here (Video)
We might say Green Builder Matt Hoots is having too much fun filming informative videos to let us in on the behind the scenes action at the start of the #1920sATLMakeover deep energy retrofit pr
Free Online Green Building Speaker Series: Natural Building & a Changing Climate, May 19, 6 pm PST
We will take a look at how we can bridge ancient and modern building practices to address our changing hazards in our built environment. We will look at the efforts and challenges of testing these mat
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MassRecycle Virtual Conference and Trade Show, April 15 - 16
MassRecycle will host this conference virtually over the course of two days on Thursday, April 15th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and Friday, April 16th from 8:30am to 1:00pm. Come spend two days learnin
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What's LED Lighting Without Controls? Webinar July 20
It's not just about how to pick the right LED lights or retrofit kits, you need to look past that and see the big picture. And what is the big picture? It's answering the questions like; how will you …
Free Webinar: Entrance Matting CPD, April 22, 10 am BST
During this 1 hour webinar, you will learn about the functions and applications of the various types of entrance matting, fire safety standards, how sustainable entrance matting can contribute towards
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This webinar will showcase regional projects in the Gulf that are using sustainable design strategies to help address the climate emergency, with projects including the Bee’ah Headquarters by&nb
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Webinar: Climate Mobilization Act Primer, Presented by BEExNY March 16, 1 pm EST
Get informed on New York City climate legislation and its impact on buildings. Register now for the Climate Mobilization Act Primer, a one-hour seminar examining the basic principles of the Clima
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About the Program: This session focuses on practical short and long-term strategies to both maximize current and future energy efficiency and minimize IAQ problems when undertaking common reside
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"This year in California, it felt like one step forward and two steps back for climate protection and environmental policy. Governor Brown committed the state to upholding the Paris Accord even when T…
Northeast Clean Energy Council 10th Annual Green Tie Gala, October 26, Boston
NECEC's Green Tie Gala is the premiere clean energy networking event in the region. Each year the Northeast clean energy industry comes together in celebration of the industry’s growth and accomplis…
Williams College’s Class of 1966 Environmental Center is operating the first licensed rainwater collection and treatment system in the state of Massachusetts. The project team had no idea what t…
Bloomberg's 3rd annual Sustainable Business Summit, New York, October 12: 1:00 – 6:00 PM
Bloomberg's 3rd annual Sustainable Business Summit takes a forward-oriented look at how companies are innovating in their sustainable business models and adopting practices that prioritize sustainable…
Careers in Sustainability Panel, September 19 - USGBC Massachusetts
Careers in Sustainability Panel by USGBC Massachusetts Chapter Interested in a career related to sustainability? On September 19th, Northeastern University’s Energy Systems Society, in collab…
Catalysts of the Climate Economy - National Innovation Summit - September 6-8, Burlington, Vermont
Innovators are powering economic success by solving the challenges presented by climate change. Catalysts of the Climate Economy is a 3-day National Innovation Summit to bring together entrepreneurs, …
Webinar: Solar and Environmental Justice – Putting Frontline Communities First, July 26, 11 am PST
Renewable energy can help drive environmental benefits and economic growth for communities most impacted by climate change, pollution and underemployment. How can the solar industry work within a soci…
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