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2019 Southeast Building Conference, August 1-2, Kissimmee, FL
The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC), hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), is the largest building industry trade show in the southeast. The SEBC includes educational progr
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Webinar: Health & Wellness: PFAS in the Built Environment, September 8, 12 - 1:30 pm
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals that don’t break down in the environment and can harm our health. This session focuses on raising awareness of PFAS in the built environm
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The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performance buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills.
This course teaches the founda
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Green Building Alliance Virtual Course: LEED Exam Prep Course, August 9-10, 9am -12:30pm
The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) created the LEED Green Associate credential to denote basic knowledge and understanding of green building design and construction. The LEED Green Asso
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Free Webinar: Mastering Daylight, July 19, 12-1 Pm EDT
This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully-designed light control system and how to make it work for your project’s daylighting and design needs. The discussion emphasizes implementing
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Free Webinar: Drawdown for residential housing, June 21, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Project Drawdown’s mission is to help the world stop climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. They do this by advancing effective, science-based climate solutions and
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Next Legacy will be hosting a fireside chat and Q&A on Zoom with Jonathan F.P. Rose, a Next Legacy investor, who began his work on affordable housing in 1989 with the belief that every reside
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Online Course: Talking with Clients About Resilience, May 23, 1-5pm ET
Resilience is a complicated topic spanning physical assets, operational functions as well as the psychological needs of the occupants and community. Clients can be resistant to engaging around any one
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NESEA Pro Building Tour: Low Embodied Carbon Institutional Building In New Hampshire, May 5, 1-5 pm
The NESEA for an exciting Pro Tour of this 7,744 square foot two story wood frame office building. The building and associated site infrastructure were designed to meet the highest level of energy eff
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Niagara's One Piece Phantom Toilet - Save on Water Bills and Look Good Doing It
Niagara’s Phantom One Piece Toilet with Stealth Technology looks great, flushes quietly, and saves on water bills. We think Green Builder Matt Hoots may have had &n
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Knowing Your Sustainability Story - USGBC Northern California, August 14, San Francisco, CA
Join the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California for an interactive evening with Amanda von Almen, Head of Sustainable Built Environment for Salesforce, as she helps develop narrativ
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Webinar: Solar Power Hour with Citizens Utility Board, July 23 - Learn about Solar Chicagoland
Thinking about going solar? Join the Illinois Green Alliance and Citizens Utility Board (CUB) to learn about the basics of solar and its financial implications for a
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Understanding Green Building & Community-Scale Rating Systems, Hosted by SDREP, July 8, Cajon, CA
Attend this free session in the San Diego Regional Energy Partnership's (SDREP) Education Series: Understanding Green Building & Community-Scale Rating Systems.
This session will highl
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Environment America, Environment MA Petition to Stop Attacks on Solar
Who would have a problem with Solar Energy? Sign the Environment America and Environment MA petition to make clear that you support Solar power. "Solar is currently one of the fastest growing …
Learn about the benefits, design elements, installation considerations, and maintenance requirements of two green roofs in Assembly Square on this green roof tour led by OMNI Ecosystems and Recover Gr
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AWEA Wind Power, May 20-23, Houston, TX
The wind industry was founded by visionaries and continues to embody an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. And the industry has always recognized the value of working together with partners that h
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2019 Annual Public Meeting: Stellar EM&V, May 21, Providence, RI
Stellar is the new awesome. Stellar evaluation, measurement, and verification supports goals, policies, and programs for the energy efficiency industry in our region, and helps carry us into the futur
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CALGreen Seminars, April 12, 10am-4pm, Oakland, CA
CALGreen 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes
This two-hour session will help you understand the latest revisions to CALGreen (Title 24, part 11), the nation’s first mandatory green bu
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Chemical Sensitivity and the New Home Building Process – Free CE Webinar, December 9, 12-1 PM EST
Chemical Sensitivity and the new home building process – Free CE webinar December 9th, 12 - 1 pm EST Since the mid 1990’s, Green building professionals have focused on energy efficiency and gl…
All-Star Building Management: New (and Old) Strategies for Saving Energy, Saving Money and Reducing Complaints Wed, Nov 11, 2015 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST Aeroseal welcomes Jim Newman of Newman Cons…
Downtown Tampa Area to become first Well Building Health and Wellness City District
Tampa's downtown Amalie Arena will be part of the world’s first health- and-wellness city district, to be certified according to the Well Building Standard. Partners in the project include Tamp…
Extending the Growing Season - A Green City Growers Workshop, October 8, 6:30-8 pm
Extending the Growing Season - A Green City Growers Workshop, October 8, 6:30-8 pm 600 Windsor Pl, Somerville, MA 02143 The growing season in New England is short. In Boston, we typically grow fr…
Solar Decathlon 2015! October 8-11 and 15-18 - Winner Announced October 17
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015! October 8-11 and 15-18 27 Schools, 16 Teams! The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and op…
SaveOhno.org is in MIT's Climate CoLab finals!
My social venture, SaveOhno.org, is 1 of 4 teams to get this far in the competition, out of 75 total. The top 2 compete for $10,000 this fall! If you have 30 seconds, it'd be a HUGE help if you vote f…
The Future of Energy Policy in NYS Event - July 10th
Join Greening USA in their Green Bag Lunch Series, a monthly forum that bring experts together to develop better practices in community sustainability. This upcoming session will feature Jessica Azula…
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