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To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulat
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Free Webinar: Electrifying Schools, July 24, 10 am - 12 pm PT
This class is an introduction to electric options for common uses of gas in schools, including HVAC and Hot Water, electric school buses, chemistry lab equipment, the cafeteria kitchen equipment, and
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Free Webinar: Choosing the Right Luminaire, June 4, 9-11:30 am PT
This class addresses how to choose a light fixture once you have a lighting concept in place and know something about the field conditions. Three different lighting representatives will walk through t
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Nature-based solutions involve designing with nature to address multiple societal challenges such as controlling flooding, cooling cities, and enhancing biodiversity. Biodiversity is critical to our w
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GPRO Construction Management, Online with Urban Green Council, May 21-22
Course overview
GPRO Construction Management provides practitioners with sustainability best practices and actionable strategies for every phase of construction, as well as how to avoid c
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Join Electrify My Home (EMH) for the final session of the lunchtime webinar series focused on home electrification. The Electrify Efficiently webinar series highlights the tremendous business opportun
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Free Webinar: Cost-Effective Home Electrification Retrofits, April 11, 10-11:30am PST
From inspecting existing systems to planning and installing future all-electric energy upgrades, this course will cover the many options and strategies for cost-effective home electrification retrofit
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Southface Institute: Weatherization Specialist Training, March 18-19, 10am-2pm, Atlanta, Georgia
The Homeowner Weatherization training will explore easy upgrades that homeowners can make to improve the energy efficiency of their home. Join this info session to learn more about this course!
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ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Live Online Training, Presented by Southface, February 26 - 28
Join Southface Institute for a live, instructor-led online training to maintain or expand your ENERGY STAR service offerings and expertise. Over the course of three four-hour
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Connect with members, celebrate volunteers, and learn more about Illinois Green Alliance priorities and how to get involved in 2024.
Light hors d'ouevres and a selection of beer, win
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Electrification is taking form in California (and elsewhere!) - gas water heaters are being based out in the Bay Area by 2027 and over 70 municipalities have policies phasing out gas appliances. The m
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Crushing the Code NYS: Residential, Online, December 1
Crushing the Code New York State: Residential is an online course that prepares building and design professionals in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 ECCCNYS a
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Smart Buildings: Rising to the Challenge of the Future
By definition, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is the network of connected devices that contain electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect, inter
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Advancing the Design and Adoption of Safer Materials in the Building Sector 12/3 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Advancing the Design and Adoption of Safer Materials in the Building Sector U.S. Green Building Council & UMASS Lowell Wednesday, December 3, 2014: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Boston, MA The overarching goa…
This course will better inform the architect and designer about decorative hardwood plywood in terms of its manufacture, uses, types, and sustainable attributes. The architect and the designer will ga
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The World's Best New Building Award for 2018 goes to the Children Village Complex in Brazil
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Award is one of the most rigorously judged architecture awards in the world. Happening every two years, the winning building needs to ach
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C3E Networking Reception/Dinner and Symposium, Dec 3-4, Palo Alto, CA
CELEBRATING AND RECOGNIZING PAST AND PRESENT WOMEN AWARDEES OF THE CLEAN ENERGY EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
C3E NETWORKING RECEPTION & DINNER · DECEMBER 3, 2018 · 5
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November GreenHomeNYC New Volunteer Orientation, November 28, 2018, New York, NY
GreenHomeNYC's mission is to promote an energy efficient and sustainable built environment and to support green professional development in NYC. The organization provides sustainability infor
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The UN’s latest report on climate change sends a clear message –– keep man-made global warming impacts to 1.5 degrees celsius, or face irreversible consequen
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USGBC Central Coast CCGBC 10th Anniversary GALA, Nov 10, Santa Barbara California
The theme of this 10-Year Gala is to focus on celebrating our inspiring community members and companies -- we want to share those individuals who are out on the front lines every day making
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More companies recognize that working with suppliers to create a sustainable supply chain is a business imperative, critical to the organization’s success. After all, the supply chain accounts f
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GTM Forum: New England Solar & Storage, October 23, Boston, MA
New England is one of the fastest growing regions for solar and energy storage. With strong policies for renewables and a local hive of innovative clean energy companies, New England has the potential
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Sustainable development is based on three interlinked criteria: economic development, social progress and environmental protection. It is the state of development that seeks to produce sustainable eco…
We are having problems finding good people who want to sell a full line of green chemical products. Green chemicals have gotten a black eye in the past and many good sales people are skeptical about …
Local Environmental Action 2015 - Mass Climate Action Network, Toxics Action Center - March 15
When: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 Where: Northeastern University, Curry Student Center, 346 Huntington Ave, Boston Who: Community leaders, environmental advocates and activists from across New England…
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