Other Green Building Discussions

120th Annual Meeting of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, October 22nd, Bristol

by Oyin

Celebrate Audubon’s 120 years of building environmental awareness and promoting conservation to generations of Rhode Islanders. Audubon will present its annual awards for Educator, Legislator and Volunteer of the Year. We will also sel… more...

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Boston's Green Day Out, Tour 4 Green Buildings, November 6

Green Building Tour

by Oyin

Visit three buildings designed to meet the Living Building Challenge (LBC), and a fourth using the most advanced cross-laminated timber construction in the United States. Boston Collaborative/MAGBC, will e hosting this event. GBCI Credit… more...

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MIT Energy Hackathon, November 3 - 5, Cambridge, MA

by Oyin

Now in its 3rd year, the MIT Energy Hackathon brings opportunities for learning, problem-solving, and networking to the forefront as teams develop rapid, innovative solutions to the problems in energy that our society faces today. After… more...

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phME Fall Forum 2017: Evening Panel Discussion: Innovation in Sustainable Construction + District Retrofits, Nov 2, Maine

by Oyin

EVENING Panel Discussion Innovation in Passive House, Net Zero and Near Net Zero Construction phME is proud to present two events as part of the Fall Forum. The goal is to reconsider possibilities in retrofits. Maine's 600,000 existi… more...

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USGBC Central Coast California, 2017 Green Awards Gala, November 4, 5-9pm, Santa Barbara

by Oyin

The Central Coast Green Building Council Green Awards recognizes outstanding sustainable building achievements along the California Central Coast. The Green Awards highlight innovative design, construction, products, businesses, schools, go… more...

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Denver to require rooftop gardens to reduce heat island effect

Green Roofs,Urban Heat Island Effect

by Kalyani.rc Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Denver’s status as one of the nation’s most intense urban heat islands has spurred a group of activists to propose a “green roofs” ballot initiative — a measure that could animate environmentalists while mobilizing developers to f… more...

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Why Current & Future Jobs Rely on Clean Energy - Key Trends as Reported by the Environmental Defense Fund

clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Sustainability Jobs,Environmental Defense Fund,Regulatory Freezes

by ChristinaC Marketing Student

President Trump has frozen four important rules that were created to promote greater energy efficiency, and this seems to be step one of a larger plan to cut into environmental protections/budgets. Activists and environmentalists are concer… more...

  Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

USGBC Public Policy Library

USGBC,Public Policy Library,Green Building Policies

by ChristinaC Marketing Student

Do you ever find yourself wondering what policies are in place for Green Building across the nation? The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has recently released a resource to help with this research. It's difficult if even pos… more...

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California's Excellent Problem - Excess Solar Energy!

Green Building,clean energy,Solar,California

by JackSawyer Student

This spring California has seen a low demand for power during the day while solar energy continues to be churned out by panels that are able to supply power for 3 million homes - there is excess energy, and this creates an interesting probl… more...

  Filed under: Energy

Green Spaces Promote Safer Neighborhoods

by PatPrince317 Lifelong Learner and Green Energy Aficionado

I came across this the other day. I thought it was interesting because there is some cynicism involved with taxpayer money going into green spaces because hey think the spending on parks has a poor return on investment. The University Illin… more...

  Filed under: Municipal Initiatives