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FREE Webinar: Building Energy Exchange - Passive House Primer, August 12, 1 pm EST
Recently refreshed for 2020, 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
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Zero Waste Forum 2025, March 30, Hybrid Event, Online and in Hollywood, Florida
The 2025 Zero Waste Forum is hosted by Race to Zero Waste in partnership with Broward Clean Air and Debris Free Oceans during #ZeroWasteWeek, building on conversations from the International Day
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Getting to Zero Forum, April 22-24, Los Angeles, California
The Getting to Zero Forum is the leading conference that brings together all members of the built environment sector. Hosted by NBI, the Forum is a three-day conference dedicated to advancing zer
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Whether you’re interested in resiliency and cost savings for a home or simply meeting energy codes for new construction, understanding battery storage is increasingly important for the building
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Inflation Reduction Act Part 1: Funding Overview of Programs
IRA funding is coming, bringing huge potential for energy-efficiency upgrades at an affordable cost. By understanding the programs comin
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Grace Farms Green Building Tour, New Canaan, Connecticut, January 18, 10:30 am - 12 pm
This comprehensive tour invites a closer look at the architecture of the River building and Barns. Take in 360–degree views of the surrounding landscapes while exploring the building’s sus
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NESEA Pro Tour: Affordable Passive House Midrise in Brooklyn, New York December 6, 1-5 pm
Join NESEA for the final Pro Tour of 2024: a passive house-certified, 185,000 square-foot building, providing 160 units of much-needed affordable housing to the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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How Wasted* Is Bringing Sustainability To The Portable Sanitation Industry
Believe it or not, there’s a lot of waste in the portable waste industry, and we’re not just talking about human waste. From route optimizations, to what kind of toilet paper is used
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The residential building sector holds great opportunities for saving billions of dollars in homeowners' utility bills and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with implementation of many innovative s
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The 2020 Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit unique virtual event on October 22.
As schools respond to new requirements to implement Environmental Principles and Concepts across
Webinar: ASHRAE Global HQ: Designing for Net Zero (Part 1 of 2), September 29, 9-10:30am EST
Join ASHRAE, AIA New York Committee on the Environment, and the Building Energy Exchange for this two-part series on planning and executing a successful commercial net-zero energy retrofit.
In Janu
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Florida's Statewide Affordable Housing Conference, Online, August 31 - September 2
"The lack of affordable housing and the climate crisis are two of the most pressing challenges facing our state today. Green affordable housing addresses both by providing housing stability, safe
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How do we lead in a way that truly drives innovation? As a green building industry we have big plans to push sustainability practices into the future. To be at the forefront of rethinking sustainable
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Join the Building Energy Exchange for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls technology, t…
Webinar: GreenBuilt Home Series - Wellness and High Performance, July 29, 3:30 pm CST
Homes featured during this session will include...
- Cool Sustainable Home: This Evanston, IL home features a series of techniques and technologies that will help it achieve a predicted energy use
Join Bay Planning Coalition’s Expert Briefing on Reducing Emissions in the Transportation Sector on July 30th from 9:00am -11:00am via Zoom Webinar.
As the transportation sector acc
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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep, Virtual Training, by Greenhome Institute, June 15-26
The USGBC LEED Green Associates credential helps open the door into a career field beyond just green building by expanding into moving the world forward in a way that not only improves the financ
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Webinar: The Power of LCA in the Built Environment – Major Findings and Opportunities from a Practitioner’s Perspective May 3 | Wednesday, 2–3pm ET / 11am PT Presented by Jeremie Hakian, SCS G…
Webinar: Closing the Environmental Literacy Gap, 4/27, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
Experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) will join The Nature Generation, a nonprofit aiming to inspire the next generation of…
Event: Office of Energy Resources and Commerce - An update by the Renew Energy Initiative Tuesday, April 11th 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT Location: Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 315 Iron Hors…
Grand Opening of "e"inc's Museum and Science Emporium - April 6 7-9 pm, Navy Yard, Boston
Grand Opening of "e"inc's Museum and Science Emporium - April 6 7-9 pm, Navy Yard, Boston "e" inc. The Environmental Learning and Action Center 114 16th St Rm 1030 Boston, Massachusetts 02129 …
Sustainable Design Perspectives, BSA, March 30, 8:30 am - 12:30pm, Boston
Sustainable Design Perspectives, BSA, March 30, Boston March 30, 2017 | 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Price: Free and open to the public Boston Society of Architects/AIA BSA Foundation Fort Point Room …
Panel Discussion: Permaculture and Urban Eco-System Design by Sustainability Practice Network & City College of New York Mon, April 3, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Location: Grove School of Eng…
Webinar: Communicating About Clean Energy and Climate Change Solutions, 3/23, 12:00pm -1:15pm EST
Webinar: Communicating About Clean Energy and Climate Change Solutions Thursday, March 23, 12:00pm -1:15pm EST Struggling to reach and motivate stakeholders to engage in outreach events? Partici…
Better Buildings Challenge Benchmarking Data Jam, USGBC Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Training February 28 - 7:30am - 12 noon UWM School of Continuing Education, Computer Lab 7410 1…
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