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Discussions with tag 'Green Building'
Buildings of Excellence: Mahesh Ramanujam on the Future of Carbon Neutral Buildings, 1/22, NYC
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, Pres
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USGBC MA Emerging Professionals Meeting, January 27, Boston
The EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to any
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The World’s First LEED Zero Water Certification
The USGBC has on August 14th, 2019, certified the first LEED Zero Water to the Eurobusiness, a commercial office building located in Curitiba, Brazil. The building had already achieved the Platinum ce
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Chicago's Willis Tower Goes LEED Platinum
Chicago’s Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is now the largest US building to achieve the USGBC’s LEED Platinum rating. At 1451 feet tall, the building was the world&r
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(canceled) Greenbuild Europe, March 24-25, Dublin, Ireland
Greenbuild Europe offers a forum for the green building community to unite, change lives, revolutionize business and address pressing issues. Attend Greenbuild Europe to hear from leaders on their vis
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Where are the best places (online or in person) to shop for a new healthy and sustainable residential rug or carpet?
So my son wants a new rug for his room, and we need a new rug in the basemet, preferably a thick one since this is going in a room a band practices in, and they want to keep the sound from bouncing a
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Facades+ NYC 2020, September 23-24, New York, NY
***Facades+New York City has been postponed. We will announce the new date as soon as we're aware of it.
Facades+ bring together some of the world’s most productive buildi
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(Now Online!) Building Tech Forum 2020: Roadmap to 2050, April 29, Boston, MA
COVID-19 Update from Built Environment Plus / USGBC MA
Location: Remote Web Conference
Date: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
** In response to the increasing spread o
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2020 Municipal Green Building Conference + Expo (Online or In-Person), 8/21-8/22, Los Angeles, CA
Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors in S
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Webinar: How Can We Make Net Zero the Norm? USGBC National Capital Region, March 31
An open roundtable to discuss what it's going to take to make net zero construction and operation the norm.
Net zero construction and operation of buildings have quickly become a crit
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Stephanie Horowitz of ZeroEnergy Design, Interviewed by Architectural Digest on Architecture and Climate Change
Stephanie Horowitz, Managing Director at ZeroEnergy Design, a Rate It Green Member, was recently interviewed for an article by Elizabeth Stamp of Architectural Digest: “How the Architecture Indu
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USGBC Equity Summit, Online, May 28 - 29
Better buildings mean better lives for all.
USGBC’s vision means putting people first. In this inaugural summit, we will convene and listen to USGBC members, sustainability advocates, key social
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FREE Webinar by GreenHome Institute: Off-Site Modular Construction & Green Building, June 3, 12pm EDT
Interest in off-site modular construction is growing. The reduced availability of skilled construction labor and the increasing cost of material is causing contractors to explore modern methods of con
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Webinar: USGBC Virginia 2020 Legislative Recap, June 1, 11 AM EDT
Join USGBC’s Senior Policy Council, Liz Beardsley, and the Executive Director of the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council, Chelsea Harnish!
The 2020 session of the Virginia General Assembly was
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Webinar: SustainABLE: Indoor Environmental Quality - Now What? June 9, 12 pm
sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring green building and sustainability in relationship to current events and our ability to change future outcomes with proper fores
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Webinar: Energy Code Evolution: What's New for Denver, Boulder, and Colorado, June 10, 11:45am MDT
Energy codes have changed a lot this year. This diverse panel of local building officials and energy experts will discuss the impacts of the new energy codes in Denver, Boulder, and statewide. He
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Webinar: The Building Envelope Campaign: Creating More Energy-Efficient Buildings, June 16, 2pm EDT
The Building Envelope Campaign, launching June 10, 2020, has been developed by the Building Envelope Technology Research Team, a part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Program
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Webinar USGBC Carolinas LEED Virtual Visit: Barings Headquarters, June 11, 11:30 AM EDT
Join USGBC Carolinas Community for a virtual LEED Tour for highlights from high performance LEED buildings recognized at the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards.
The Sustainable Business Awards f
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Greening our Schools while focusing on health, June 14, North Haven, CT, 5 PM
Greening our school while focusing on health.
MaryBeth Smuts, PhD - “Successful Strategies for Greening Existing School Buildings” U.S. EPA Region 1- New England, Region
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FREE Webinar hosted by USGBC LA: LEED Green Associates Exam Virtual Training, June 24, 12 PM
Join USGBC LA for a fast-paced & engaging LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Webinar, designed to give you the guidance, tools and direction needed to successfully pass the exam. This
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Webinar: St. Louis Tackles Carbon from Existing Building The Midwest’s First Building Performance Standard, June 24, 1 PM EDT
Welcome to the June session of our Community Connections Webinar Series. Join the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) in partnership with USGBC and the Midwest Buil
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Webinar: Decarbonizing Existing Commercial Buildings in California, June 24, 9am PDT
This session will discuss the specifics of decarbonizing existing commercial buildings as well as the more broad background on building decarbonization in California. You will learn how commercially-r
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Webinar: A Roadmap to Holistic Building Decarbonization, July 30, 1pm EDT
For years, the holy grail for buildings sustainability has been to reach the goal of Net Zero Energy and Net Zero Carbon (with similar goals for water, waste, and health). With the latest codes cycle
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Webinar: Designing and Modeling New Net Zero Homes on Urban Sites Friday, July 17, 12pm
Build It Green is hosting Designing and Modeling New Net Zero Homes on Urban Sites presented by Architect Alison Kendall and GreenPoint Rater Mila Sergeeva, of Kendall Architecture. In this
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Webinar: Transitioning from HFCs- How Buildings Can Lead in Stopping Climate Change, July 30, 1-2pm
Join Illinois Green Alliance and E2 on July 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM for a virtual deep-dive discussion on how commercial buildings can transition to low-carbon refrigera
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