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Smart City Expo Miami - SUSTAINABLE is the NEW SMART, December 12 - 14, Miami, Florida
This December, smart city leaders from around the world will converge on Miami for the upcoming Smart City Expo Miami 2022. The theme of the event is “sustainable is the new smart
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Green Schools Conference, March 3-4, Orlando, Florida
The Green Schools Conference (GSC) brings together everyone involved in creating and advocating for green schools, with a focus on those leading their schools and school systems toward whole-school su
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Canary Live Houston at Greentown Labs, Houston, Texas, January 30, 5 - 10pm
Canary Media is excited to bring this live event series to Houston on Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 5:00–9:00 pm at Greentown Labs. Topics include industrial decarbonizatio
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Enhancing energy efficiency through building envelope technologies doesn’t just improve building performance – it can also play a key role in protecting bird populations. Join this webinar
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More and more buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed ventilation system is a must. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Ho
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Discover how recent EPA rules are transforming the future of refrigerants, a significant source of emissions found in nearly every type of building. Join this webinar to learn how to identify, categor
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Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: WELL for Residential Buildings, October 2, 12-1 pm ET
The WELL Building Standard™ is a vehicle for buildings and organizations to deliver more thoughtful and intentional spaces that enhance human health and well-being. It includes a set of strategi
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Many existing crawlspaces require remediation prior to other energy upgrade work, including attic or electrification upgrades. This course examines retrofits of vented and unvented crawlspaces, tradeo
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Energy efficiency and electrification upgrades are complicated—the average homeowner knows little about how exactly heat pumps, insulation, and other all-electric products work to improve a home
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Commercial renovation projects continue to dominate permit request applications across the Commonwealth and hold tremendous opportunity for energy savings via energy code compliance; yet confusion abo
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Infrastructure across California needs repair; water and wastewater alone need 50 billion dollars in funding to maintain basic functioning. California also needs to build 3.5 million homes in the n
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Decarbonizing heating systems in multifamily buildings can seem insurmountable without the right information. Discover how to evaluate the efficacy of heat pumps and other decarbonized heating solutio
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Commercial Building Retrofits: Electrification, Free Online Webinar, November 30, 8:30 am - 1 pm PT
Decarbonizing existing buildings is paramount to meeting the State of California’s aggressive climate action goals. While designing new construction buildings to have all-electric systems is bec
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Worcester Business Journal Mass Energy Summit, October 21
Tuesday October 21, 2014: 7:30 am - 1:30 pm DCU Center 50 Foster Street Worcester http://www.masscec.com/events/worcester-business-journal-mass-energy-summit "Join WBJ for the 8th Annual …
There are varied material options available for restrooms, locker rooms, and other applications. Learn about HDPE, its physical attributes, composition, design options and sustainable contributions to
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Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training, Jan 22-25, Pittsburgh, PA
In our continuing effort to support healthy & high performance buildings, we are happy to bring you Passive House Tradesperson Training! Green Building Alliance has been working with its par
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Western Water Summit (WWS), Jan 22 - 23, San Diego CA
Event Description:
"We’re at a turning point
Our need for water has collided with the realities of reduced water supply and increasingly threatened sources. In many areas our water ma
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Every day, new stories of challenges confronted by energy users and producers in our current rapidly changing landscape emerge. The current increased efficiency of energy in combination with expanded
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Construction Business Basics: Building a Triple Bottom Line Business, Nov 8, Newton MA
What does it mean to run a sustainable business? Is your company making a profit? Are your employees and clients happy? Do you have a good work/life balance? Is your business doing its part to fight c
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Homeowner's Workshop on Geothermal Heat Pumps, November 10, Hampstead, NH
Free workshop about geothermal heating and cooling. Installers and drillers will be on site to explain the installation process and available incentives. Call Erin at 603-329-8122 to register.
2018 Iowa Energy Summit, November 7-8, Altoona, Iowa
The 2017 Iowa Energy Summit was attended by over 200 professionals from a variety of industries. It was great to be able to celebrate the Association's 30th anniversary with so many colleagues, ol
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Canopy systems are sometimes one of those building elements that gets taken for granted or overlooked, despite the important role they play in providing coverage, shading and reduced heat gain to a bu
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Sustainability 101: From Foundations to the Future, Sept 14, USGBC MA, Boston
At USGBC MA, we want to help the green building community redesign the built environment to be more sustainable. As climate change becomes a pressing issue for Boston, professionals are going to need …
Massachusetts Green Communities
I recently was told about a government program in which municipalities can register as 'green communities' and gain additional funding and grants for installing green initiatives and renewable energy …
December 17, Green Schools Tour - Newton North High School
Join the Massachusetts Green Building Council Green Schools Committee for a tour of Newton North High School! www.usgbcma.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=648 Tour NNHS's LEED facility and learn a…
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