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Webinar: GreenBuilt Home Series: Passive House Showcase (Day 3), July 22, 4:30 EDT

Passive House

by samanthaklein Intern

The third program in the series, on Wednesday, July 22, will feature three Passive House projects (new and renovated) located in Chicago and Downers Grove, IL. Each home is pursuing the rigorous Passive House&n… more...

0 replies | 1117 views | Posted on: 07/01/2020 | Last updated: 07/01/2020

Webinar: USGBC Georgia: The Green Awakening and Your Building's CO2 Footprint, July 9, 10am EDT

Carbon Tax,Carbon,Greenhouse Gases,Carbon Footprint

by samanthaklein Intern

New regulations or programs may be coming that will require compilation of greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, there is growing potential for policies to come that involve carbon emissions trading or perhaps a 'carbon tax'. In a … more...

0 replies | 1573 views | Posted on: 06/14/2020 | Last updated: 06/20/2020

Webinar: Re-Defining Safe, Healthy, and Accessible Homes for All - USGBC Colorado, May 27, 11:45 am

Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,USGBC CO,Safe Housing

by samanthaklein Intern

Many states are facing serious housing shortages on multiple different fronts including affordable, efficient, age-friendly, and accessible housing. The development of healthy, thriving built environments requires inter-generational, divers… more...

0 replies | 874 views | Posted on: 05/15/2020 | Last updated: 05/18/2020

Passive House 2020 - Choose Your Future, A Virtual Conference, 6 Wednesdays: June 24 and July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

NY Passive House,NAPHN,North American Passive House Network

by samanthaklein Intern

“Choose Your Future” is a call to action – to recognize the power of individuals to produce change and to build a movement; a call for us all to not forfeit our influence over events but to use it. Time, money, emotions, a… more...

0 replies | 1922 views | Posted on: 05/06/2020 | Last updated: 06/22/2020

(New Dates!) Smart City Expo Curitiba 2020, June 18-19, Curitiba, Brazil

Smart Cities,Community Resilience,Brazil

by abu417 Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

On March 26 and 27, the third edition of the Smart City Expo Curitiba takes place in Curitiba. This year the event has the main theme "Smart Cities In Action" and has the institutional support of GBC Brasil. SCECWB is a gr… more...

0 replies | 2105 views | Posted on: 03/09/2020 | Last updated: 03/21/2020

Lunch & Learn: Building Green with Sustainable Profits, March 24, Tampa, Florida

by mkilmartin Intern

This seminar will present the building science of integrated whole-house systems along with five key elements that represent green building construction practices. Focus will be on fitting green building practices into affordable housing ut… more...

0 replies | 1329 views | Posted on: 02/21/2020 | Last updated: 02/21/2020

Buildings of Excellence: Mahesh Ramanujam on the Future of Carbon Neutral Buildings, 1/22, NYC

Green Building,AIA credits,USGBC,New York City,LEED Certification,Carbon Neutral Buildings

by mkilmartin Intern

Join the Building Energy Exchange, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for a rare presentation from Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO of USGBC.  Long the… more...

0 replies | 1492 views | Posted on: 01/09/2020 | Last updated: 01/09/2020

The 4th IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, January 10-12, Honolulu, HI

by mkilmartin Intern

Held in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, this international conference encourages academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum stimulating respectful dialogue, by bringing together university … more...

0 replies | 595 views | Posted on: 12/31/2019 | Last updated: 01/02/2020

2019 Urban Sustainability Tech Challenge Final Presentations, December 10, Chicago, IL

Urban Development,Technology

by abu417 Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

The CNT Urban Sustainability Tech Challenge brings people form across Chicago together to identify urban sustainability issues and devise community-driven solutions. The theme of the 2019 Challenge is the high cost of living experienced by … more...

0 replies | 867 views | Posted on: 12/03/2019 | Last updated: 12/03/2019

There is Hope for the U.S. - Updates on China's Recycling Ban

Recycling,China

by ella.nielsen44 Student

It’s been more than a year since China started cracking down on recycling imports from the U.S., forcing cities and communities to start taking initiative on their waste and recycling practices. According to the Northeast Recycling Co… more...

0 replies | 1901 views | Posted on: 07/26/2019 | Last updated: 02/09/2023

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