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Healthy Materials Advanced, Online Training, May 19, 9 am - 4 pm

by samanthaklein // Intern

In this course, participants will learn which Materials & Resources (MR) credits in LEED v4 your project can easily achieve, and what you need to know to get them. TheMR credits in LEED v4 move us

Filed under: Materials Recovery

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Healthy Building Materials,built environment

0 replies | 1093 views | Posted on: 04/27/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Green & Healthy Housing For All, June 23, 12-1:30 PM PDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

The buildings we create affect the communities and the environment they rest within. Join USGBC North California and USGBC Orange County on June 23 to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

California Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Sustainability,Multi-Family Housing,built environment

0 replies | 563 views | Posted on: 06/13/2021 | Last updated: 06/14/2021

Online: Climate, Equity and Health: No More False Choices, June 23, 9-1PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

As we navigate this historic time for climate change, racial equity and public health, the built environment sits front and center. New state and federal climate policies are being enacted, and techno

Filed under: Environment

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Climate Change,Sustainability,Health,built environment,Equity

0 replies | 1250 views | Posted on: 06/14/2021 | Last updated: 06/15/2021

Workshop: Contracts, Climate, & Compliance, September 14, 8:30-10 AM

by Richard Minasian // Student

Join Building Energy Exchange, AIA New York, and ASHRAE New York for a BE-Ex Architect Advisory Council (AAC) workshop focusing on the legal risk and responsibility of high performance design and cons

Filed under: Environment

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Design,Construction,High Performance,Climate,built environment,Contracts

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 08/25/2021 | Last updated: 08/25/2021

Built Environment Plus: Green Building Showcase 2021, October 21, 4 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Built Environment Plus community works hard to advance sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of the built environment. Once a year, we gather to celebrate industry succe

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Sustainable Living,Community,built environment,Green Building Showcase

0 replies | 1303 views | Posted on: 10/05/2021 | Last updated: 10/05/2021

Webinar: Healthy Building, Healthy People: Engineering Well-Being in the Built Environment, November 18, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The events of the last 24 months, including the overnight departure from our shared spaces, the rise to prominence for the Black Lives Matter movement, and rapid advancements in sustainable energy pro

Filed under: Environment

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Healthy Building,built environment,Wellness

0 replies | 1043 views | Posted on: 10/26/2021 | Last updated: 10/26/2021

Free Virtual Symposium: Innovative Energy and Climate Solutions for the Built Environment 2021, November 12-14

by samanthaklein // Intern

Climate change is a significant global issue. To reduce climate change, actions from every sector are required. The building sector has great potential to increase its use of clean energy, to use

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Innovation,Climate Solutions,built environment

0 replies | 1164 views | Posted on: 10/29/2021 | Last updated: 10/29/2021

Built Environment Virtual Discussion Series: California’s Landscape, November 30, 11:30 am PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

With an increasingly urgent need to adapt to our changing climate, the built environment offers unique opportunities for programs and new practices that can protect and improve human health. In order

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

California Green Building

Keywords: Healthy Building,Sustainable Living,Resilience,built environment

0 replies | 810 views | Posted on: 11/13/2021 | Last updated: 11/13/2021

Free Webinar: California Landscape Architecture Biodiversity Loss, December 3, 12 pm PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts a series of monthly presentations on the science of climate change and landscape architecture solutions. This month will feature biodi

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Architecture,California,Biodiversity,built environment,Sustainable Landscapes

0 replies | 1249 views | Posted on: 11/13/2021 | Last updated: 11/13/2021

Webinar: Carbon and Energy Roundtable, December 16, 9 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join the BE+ Carbon and Energy Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to carbon and energy in buildings.

Th

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,Schools,built environment

0 replies | 991 views | Posted on: 12/04/2021 | Last updated: 12/04/2021

Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, January 13, 3-5 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

In this course, we will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passive House

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: LEED,Passive House,built environment,Passive Building

0 replies | 1968 views | Posted on: 12/22/2021 | Last updated: 12/22/2021

Passive House 201: Technical Aspects of Design & Construction, January 18, 3-5 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

This session will take a deeper look into common design & construction strategies for achieving the Passive House standard.

Concepts will include building envelope & insulation, air tightne

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Design,LEED,Construction,Passive House,built environment

0 replies | 1308 views | Posted on: 12/22/2021 | Last updated: 12/22/2021

Free Green Building CE Webinar: Where Sustainability Meets Innovation, January 26, 12-1 pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

This course discusses the impact of buildings on the natural environment and offers insight on designing to minimize those impacts through sun control and mastery of the elements. The discussion empha

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Design,built environment,canopy systems,GreenCE,Natural Environment,Sun Control

0 replies | 1171 views | Posted on: 12/30/2021 | Last updated: 12/31/2021

Smart Cities Technology Symposiumc & Exhibition, January 18-19

by Richard Minasian // Student

It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will live in urban areas. The global smart cities market is expected to reach USD 297.7 billion by 2026, e

Filed under: The Smart Home

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Sustainability,Urban Development,Smart Cities,Technology,built environment

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 12/31/2021 | Last updated: 12/31/2021

Green Building United, 2022 Sustainability Symposium at Penn State: May 6

by samanthaklein // Intern

Green Build's 2022 12th Annual Sustainability Symposium will take place on May 6th at Penn State at the Navy Yard. This event will showcase transformative ideas, projects, and oppor

Filed under: Events

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Carbon,built environment,Decarbonization

0 replies | 833 views | Posted on: 04/18/2022 | Last updated: 04/19/2022

Webinar: Intro to Healthy Materials, May 10, 3 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

This workshop will highlight the trends and tools available to find and select healthier products. Participants will learn the key product categories and how to research and find products that are bet

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Materials,built environment,Health Product Declarations,Declare Labels

0 replies | 1170 views | Posted on: 04/18/2022 | Last updated: 04/18/2022

Better Buildings, Better Plants 2022 Summit, May 17-19

by samanthaklein // Intern

The U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit is May 17-19, 2022 at the DoubleTree Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. This summit will provide opport

Filed under: Washington, DC

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Technology,built environment,Better Buildings

0 replies | 704 views | Posted on: 04/21/2022 | Last updated: 04/21/2022

Webinar: Copper -- Essential Element of Sustainable and Resilient Design, June 1, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

This one-hour course will teach about copper’s contribution to sustainability in the built environment. Participants will leave the program with a better understanding of how copper enables

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Resilience,built environment,Copper

0 replies | 841 views | Posted on: 05/03/2022 | Last updated: 05/16/2022

Webinar: Intro to WELL Building Standard, June 14, 3 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Introduction to the WELL Building Standard provides an overview of the WELL Building Standard ideology, structure, and certification process. The medical basis for the concept categories is introd

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Building,Materials,Construction,Well Building Standard,built environment

0 replies | 1334 views | Posted on: 05/23/2022 | Last updated: 05/23/2022

Webinar: IAQ Strategies for Healthy Buildings, June 15, 1 pm CT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only radically changed how we live, but has brought indoor air quality to the forefront. IAQ has never been more important than it is right now when it comes to the healt

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Building,High Performance,Indoor Air Quality,built environment

0 replies | 871 views | Posted on: 06/04/2022 | Last updated: 06/04/2022

Free Building Energy Exchange Event: WISE Ask Me Anything with Florence MacGregor, New York City, February 16, 6 pm

by samanthaklein // Intern

Florence MacGregor is the Executive Director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, where she has contributed to advancing sustainability practices in the built environment during her seven

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,New York,Community Events,building energy exchange,built environment

0 replies | 715 views | Posted on: 01/20/2023 | Last updated: 01/20/2023

2023 Decarbonization Conference for the Built Environment, October 25-27, Washington, DC

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Decarbonization Conference for the Built Environment will be an information and idea exchange, between stakeholders in the built environment industry, concerning the timely and important topic of

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Design,Construction,built environment,Decarbonization,CO2 Emissions

0 replies | 552 views | Posted on: 09/24/2023 | Last updated: 09/25/2023

Virtual Event: Landscapes of Change: Resilient & Functional Ecosystems, October 17, 12 pm CT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join Illinois Green for a mid-day webinar to investigate resilient and functional landscapes through a variety of lenses: equity and partnerships; integrating into architecture; long-term maintenance;

Filed under: Webinars

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Construction,Resilience,ecosystem,built environment,Sustainable Landscapes,Stormwater Management

0 replies | 333 views | Posted on: 09/26/2023 | Last updated: 09/26/2023

Free Webinar: The Latest Science on WUI Fires and the Built Environment, November 6, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

What is the impact of wildfires in the wildland urban interface (WUI) on the indoor environment? Empowered with the stewardship of occupant health, safety and welfare, building and design professional

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Resilience,Indoor Air Quality,built environment,wildfire

0 replies | 373 views | Posted on: 10/07/2023 | Last updated: 10/07/2023

Circular Economy in the Buildings Sector, November 30, 5:30-8 pm, Online and In Boston, Massachusetts (Free Event)

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join Greentown Labs to celebrate the kickoff of Go Build 2023, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships accelerator program focused on advancing circularity and decarbonizatio

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Materials,Innovation,Construction,Waste Management,built environment,Decarbonization,Circularity

0 replies | 478 views | Posted on: 11/08/2023 | Last updated: 11/29/2023