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WMGC Green Night Event: Outdoor Lighting for Health, Safety, and the Environment, 5-7pm Wednesday, June 13, Northampton, MA
Light pollution is unwanted and excessive light at night produced by poorly designed streetlights, porch lights, patio lights, parking lot lights, stadium lights, any light at night. Light pollution – especially the blue light produced b… more...

0 replies | 760 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/10/2018
Rapid Housing National Conference: Speed Without Compromise, June 22, Dublin, Ireland
Why attend? Availability and conditions of the housing stock in Ireland are shaping what the Government itself acknowledged as a potential crisis. On the 22nd of June 2018, the National Conference on Rapid Housing will address this problem… more...

0 replies | 500 views | Posted on: 06/09/2018 | Last updated: 06/09/2018
Energy Storage Global Innovation Forum, June 12-13, Milwaukee, WI
Business Models and Technology Advances for Optimizing Grid-Scale and Behind-the-Meter Storage The need to support the rapid growth of solar and wind power, integrate distributed energy resources, and drive system efficiencies are compe… more...

0 replies | 1149 views | Posted on: 06/09/2018 | Last updated: 06/09/2018
ECN Neighborhood Sustainability Tours - July 17, Detroit, MI
Join ECN for an inspiring tour of eastside Detroit's "rebirth next door" that highlights the physical and personal ways that Eastside Community Network does sustainable development. Rebirth can be seen in re-juvenated parks, rehabbed commer… more...

0 replies | 1291 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018
Best Practices for High Performance Window & Doors - The Installer Perspective Passive House MA Member Meeting - June 12
6:30 to 8 PM @ BSA Boston (Networking hour begins at 5:30) A panel of seasoned high performance window and door supplier/installers with share their expertise on best practices, what works, what doesn't, and what's new to the US market. … more...

0 replies | 933 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018
Net Zero Roundtable Discussion- Boston, MA on June 20th, 7-9pm
What does the community of the future look like? Probably net zero, or even net positive. What does that mean? It means a community that makes as much (or more) renewable energy as it uses. It’s not only possible, it’s happening! MCA… more...

0 replies | 1156 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018
Lighting Retrofits: Making the Best Choices Now to Ensure Future Performance, June 13, WI
LED technologies will last a decade or more, so how can you make the right decisions today that will ensure great performance years into the future? Learn to balance today’s options and costs with long-term benefits. Most contractors a… more...

0 replies | 800 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018
Getting to Zero - A Review of the National Forum, June 8, 8:30-10am, USGBCMA, Boston
Were you unable to make it to the Getting to Zero conference this April? No worries, join Henrietta Davis (former mayor of Cambridge) and Kate Bubriski (Director of Sustainability at Arrowstreet) for their key takeaways on where the nationa… more...

0 replies | 696 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018
4th Annual Allegheny SolarFest, June 24, Pittsburgh, PA
Free admission to the Children’s Museum from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. During this time, check out the 4th annual Allegheny SolarFest, which runs from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Buhl Community Park: A 100% solar-powered event to celebrate t… more...

0 replies | 1564 views | Posted on: 06/05/2018 | Last updated: 06/05/2018
Sustainability Management Conference, Providence, RI, July 30 - August 1
Learn benchmark leading practices, discover new solutions and hear hard-won accomplishments from your peers. Discover new innovative strategies companies are using to meet sustainability goals and how companies address sustainability trends… more...

0 replies | 959 views | Posted on: 05/31/2018 | Last updated: 06/05/2018
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