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Free CE Webinar: Renewable Energy Certificates For Green Building Explained, June 9, 12 pm, EDT
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are one of the most widely used instruments of environmental impact for green building and yet they are also widely misunderstood. Join Heather Schrock for a breakdown of what RECs actually are - not jus… more...
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Certifications/Labels and Transparency
0 replies | 1320 views | Posted on: 05/25/2021 | Last updated: 05/27/2021
High Performance Homes for Homeowners and Renovators Wednesday, June 16th 5pm EDT
This introductory session for homeowners, buyers, renovators and others with an interest in energy-efficient homes includes an overview of high-performance homes, Zero-Energy, LEED, and the Passive House standard, as well as a cost/benefit … more...
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0 replies | 1136 views | Posted on: 05/25/2021 | Last updated: 05/25/2021
Passive House Policy Summit, a Passive House Accelerator Event, April 26, 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST
It’s often said in Passive House circles that we already have the solutions at our fingertips to make buildings part of the climate solution rather than the climate problem. We just need to use them. Passive House Accelerator&rsquo… more...
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Passive House
0 replies | 442 views | Posted on: 04/18/2021 | Last updated: 04/18/2021
VIRTUAL Visible Green Home® Burh Becc Earth Day Celebration Tour 2021, April 24, 10-11:30 am EDT
In this very special virtual, multimedia, live event you will learn about all the aspects of this groundbreaking home including its genesis, design, systems, and features that helped it to become a fully-certified Living Building Challenge&… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 1471 views | Posted on: 04/06/2021 | Last updated: 04/07/2021
Global GreenTag Awards Mainland China Sales Agency to CBME to Provide Green Building Product Certifications to Chinese Manufacturers for Export
The National Building Materials Exhibition and Trade Centre (CBME), the largest agency representing more than 30,000 building materials manufacturers in Mainland China, has signed an exclusive Agency Agreement with Global GreenTag Internati… more...
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Global GreenTag
0 replies | 1248 views | Posted on: 04/02/2021 | Last updated: 04/02/2021
LEED® and USGBC Recognize Global GreenTag Product Health Declaration™ (the GreenTag PhD™)
The presence of Global GreenTag LLC, Americas in the US market is set to be enhanced further. The certifier’s Global GreenTag PhD, Materials Transparency Certification Program (reviewed and assessed by the LEED Committee and MR Techni… more...
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Global GreenTag
0 replies | 1960 views | Posted on: 07/23/2019 | Last updated: 03/22/2021
Global GreenTag Upgrades CarbonRATE™ Embodied Carbon Product Certification Program
CarbonRATE™ - a unique peer reviewed Embodied Carbon Product Certification Program - has been re-launched under the Global GreenTag International Certification Standard. According to Daniel A. Huard, CEO of Global GreenTag Americas, &… more...
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Global GreenTag
0 replies | 1569 views | Posted on: 11/27/2019 | Last updated: 03/22/2021
Global GreenTag Launches the World’s First Modern Slavery Transparency Declaration
“The time has come for Modern Slavery to be removed from history,” -Mary-Lou Kelly, Global GreenTag, Managing Director The Global GreenTag Modern Slavery Transparency Declaration (Global GreenTag MS… more...
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Transparency/Disclosure Documentation
0 replies | 2312 views | Posted on: 03/05/2020 | Last updated: 03/22/2021
Virtual Passive House Workshop, April 16, 9 am EDT
Building on previous sessions in this series, this module will focus on the quality control and quality assurance techniques for high-performance construction. The need for oversight on the construction of Passive House buildings is essenti… more...
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Passive House
0 replies | 1382 views | Posted on: 03/19/2021 | Last updated: 03/21/2021
USGBC North Carolina Presents: Leadership in Cities & Local Governments, Online, March 3, 1-2:30 pm EST
Local governments in the Carolinas are leading the way with sustainability in ways that go beyond individual buildings. Join this leadership panel showcasing how the cities of Greensboro and Charlotte are creating responsible, sustainable a… more...
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Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities
0 replies | 645 views | Posted on: 02/18/2021 | Last updated: 02/18/2021
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