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Webinar: Health and Wealth Series - Empower Yourself to Wellness in Your Home, March 5, 12 pm EST
American Homes can be some of the most toxic places. Learn how to keep you and your families safe with tips on how to create a healthy living space, testing your home for toxins and how to prevent Cov
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NAR Green Designation Course, April 7 to April 14, Santa Clara, California
This NAR Green Designation course provides NAR's Green Designation certification and is eligible for 16 CEUs with the California DRE.
BayREN, StopWaste, Franklin Energy, and San Mateo Associati
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Come learn about the public advocacy work that GBU supports through the Housing Equity, Repair, and Electrification (HERE) for Climate Justice coalition. The HERE for Climate Justice coalition brings
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In this class, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance looks at changing the way hot water is stored and delivered to the tap in residential buildings. The theory behind our approach is called &
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Dream BIG, Build Small is the capstone event of the 2025 Small Development Incubator program led by Build It Green, Held in Sacramento and the Bay Area on successive days, the Showcase is desi
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In February 2025, the Massachusetts Residential Stretch Code added a new column in Table R406.5 relating to accessory dwelling units (ADUs). This course takes a deep dive into ADUs and discusses what
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In this webinar, Judy Rachel will explain what a heating / cooling load calculation is and how it provides essential information for the successful implementation of electrification projects. Beyond p
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Free Webinar: Understanding Heat Pump HVAC and Water Heating, December 16, 9:30 - 11 am PT
This class will cover a basic introduction to the thermodynamics that make heat pumps so efficient. Whether used for space heating or water heating, heat pumps can be up to 300% efficient! How is that
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People who have experienced living in a high-performance home treasure their homes. They testify to the quality of life and cost savings, and this proof grows progressively stronger over time.&nb
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Free Webinar: Carbon Free Homes - Features, Benefits, Valuation, October 14, 9 am - 12 pm PT
Do you know? California policy goals no longer aim for net-zero energy. Going forward, it’s all about emissions reductions. Building codes and energy policy impact the way homes are built a
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Free Webinar: Incentivizing High Performance Affordable Housing: A Cost Study, May 6, 2:30 pm CST
Join Illinois Green Alliance and the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition for a panel discussion demystifying high energy performance buildings (such as Passive House) and in
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Whole House Humidity Control - Dehumidification and Humidification, with Aprilaire
Two building industry experts get on a Zoom, one in Wisconsin and one in Georgia… There’s a lot to discuss about humidity!
In all seriousness, Aprilaire’s Jose
Join the USGBC Southern Colorado committee for their annual Wintergreen event!
What are the ethical and business cases for paying increased attention to materials in the built environment? Join us
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Getting Started With Energy Savings Plus Health Webinar, July 11
Interested in taking a proactive approach to protecting indoor air quality (IAQ) while boosting energy efficiency in your school district? This webinar will take you through the steps for getting star…
FREE Webinar: Climate Mobilization Act Primer, February 17, 1 pm EST
Get informed on New York City climate legislation and its impact on buildings. Register now for the Climate Mobilization Act Primer, a one-hour seminar examining the basic principles of the Clima
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Webinar: Zero Carbon Zero Bills, Presented by Zero Carbon Home, January 21, 6pm CST
How to cut your heating bill, electric bill and carbon footprint to zero, by someone who has done it - David Green
This webinar is free. It will help you to save a lot of money and cut your carbon
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Webinar: Applying Regenerative Principles in Your Work, January 7, 7-8 PM EST
This interactive session invites participants to further develop and apply regenerative thinking at home, in work, and across other dimensions of daily life.
Build It Green, in partnership with Bil
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Symbiotic relationships between building automation, energy management and fault detection and diagnostic systems are the way forward for some but not others. Opportunities and challenges of various b…
Monthly Connect, with ULI, USGBC Northern California October 10, 2017, 5-7pm, San Francisco
USGBC Northern California monthly meeting from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Covo in San Francisco's SOMA district. This month's Connect we bring together members from USGBC and the Urban Land Insti…
USGBC Texas: Austin Green Business Boot Camp by USGBC South Central Region, Oct 4, 1-5 pm
Green business leaders are invited to join USGBC for a series of Green Business Boot Camps. This highly specialized, intensive, interactive, four-hour training will provide LEED practitioners, project…
CxEnergy 2018 Conference & Expo, April 23 - 26, Las Vegas
CxEnergy 2018 is the premier event dedicated to building commissioning, energy management, and field testing of buildings and facilities. The event offers pre-conference Commissioning Authority (CxA) …
HeatSmart Mass: Technology Overview and Questions Webinar; August 7
MassCEC will provide an overview of the HeatSmart Mass program, answer questions about the RFP, and provide an overview of each of the eligible technologies.
NYSERDA WEBINAR: NextGen HVAC Technology Challenges PON 3519 Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:30p to 3:30p SyracuseCoE HQ, Room 203 The NYSERDA NextGen HVAC funding opportunity (PON 3519) will offer…
This week, USGBC-LA is celebrating 15 years. So, it’s a teenager. And like most teens, we can still remember its birth, we see much hope for the future, and in the present, there can be a lot going …
Interested in learning more about clean, low-maintenance electric vehicles? Don't miss the next Green Night on July 12th! Massachusetts has been overseeing the installation of electric vehicle (EV) c…
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