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Cooper Recycling Tour and Talk, May 15, 9:30-11 am, Brooklyn, NY
Did you know that over 90 percent of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is recyclable?
Join Urban Green for a tour of Cooper Recycling’s state-of-the-art and expanded facility in Bro
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Free Webinar: Building-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling, February 11, 1 - 2 pm ET
The existing building stock in the United States was not designed to cope with current extreme temperatures. Much needs to be done to fix aging housing, from upgrading poor insulation to fixing ineffe
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Free Webinar: Leading Campus Decarbonization Efforts, January 14, 3 - 4 pm ET
Join this free, engaging session featuring a dynamic panel of experts from diverse higher education institutions HEIs—spanning private and public, large and small campuses—who are driving
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With federal incentives in flux, how can companies sustain clean energy growth? This second session of the Women in Cleantech Sustainability Industry Roundtable series focuses on financing innovation,
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Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, December 12, 12 - 2 pm PT
While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and batteries s
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RAiNA conference, November 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If you’re passionate about the future of sustainable architecture and resilient construction, the RAiNA Conference 2025: Rainscreen Proficiency – The Parts, Precision and Performance is a
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Housing’s Future is Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable, Online, November 13, 3-4 pm ET
This panel brings together housing developers who are rethinking and reimaging housing from the construction process to design, from materials to operations, so that more people can afford comfortable
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Design Your Own Tiny House, Online Course, October 7 - November 25, Tuesdays, 7-9 pm ET
Tiny House Design offers ideas and strategies to help you envision and design an enriching small home. Yestermorrow will tour tiny houses (virtually or in person, depending on the course format), spar
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Join California Housing Partnership this August for their Annual Electrification Training Series for rehab and new construction developments. This year they are offering two deep dive sessio
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Gulf Coast: LEED Platinum Evening 2019, July 24, 5:00-8:00pm, Houston, TX
Join USGBC Texas' Gulf Coast Region for a celebration of Houston’s latest LEED Platinum Projects!
Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing t
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PACDC 2019 Forward Equitable Development Conference, June 26-27, Philadelphia, PA
Join 300 community developers, small business entrepreneurs, health practitioners, researchers, artists, educators, and activists committed to working toward a more equitable Philadelphia. Liz Og
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The Connecticut Green Bank and Operation Fuel are hosting a series of lunch & learns to promote energy efficiency resources available to low to moderate income households throughout our state.
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Sprouting: Growing Green Schools II, June 18, 5-7 pm, Portland, Oregon
Join the Portland Green Schools Committee for the second panel of our 2019 discussion series: GROWING A GREEN SCHOOL.
Green and high performance school buildings offer students and teachers he
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USGBCMA Workshop, 3/20 9am-5pm: Prepare for the LEED v4 Green Associate Exam
The USGBC MA Chapter will host a day long LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation class on Friday, March 20, 2015 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at 50 Milk Street, Boston, MA The class includes: 8 hours of…
Living Future Unconference, "Collaboration and Abundance," April 30- May 3, Seattle, WA
SEATTLE – The International Living Future Institute is hosting its 13th annual Living Future unConference in Seattle, Washington, on April 30-May 3, 2019, at the new Hyatt Regency
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Grey to Green Conference, April 4-5, Toronto
Grey to Green is taking place in Toronto on April 4 & 5 and will highlight new policy, design practices, and innovative products in the green infrastructure sector. Our goal is to help inform
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SPEER Clean Energy Exchange, April 8-9, Austin, Texas
CEE19 is the premier energy efficiency event for Texas & Oklahoma. We will be hosting Katharine Hayhoe and Jeff Butler as this year's keynotes. In addition to excellent keynote presentations, our form
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We have always been proud that we use solid lumber in our home kits. This isn't always easy in modern construction. Solid wood tends to bend, crack, or warp and it can contains knots where you don't w…
Passive House Massachusetts Symposium- Sat, October 17, 2015 9 AM to 5 PM
Passive House Massachusetts Symposium Sat, October 17, 2015 9 AM to 5 PM A Symposium connecting Architects, Builders, Engineers, Home/Building Owners, Policymakers, Real Estate Professionals, Stu…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association: "Mass Power Forward": Thursday, Sept. 10th
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Sept. 10th, Mass Power Forward is a multi-organization campaign to "advance Massachusetts toward a safer and healthier economy powered by loc…
Biomimicry means using nature to mimic things in our everyday life. By mimicking nature in how products and buildings are designed, we can make smarter, more cost effective decisions that we already k…
Indoor Air Quality Challenges in Space Vehicles... and On Earth
If you think keeping the air quality "Good" in your home or office is hard, imagine having to do it in space! Join the Syracuse Center of Excellence for their Research and Technology Forum: Indoor Air…
HanleyWood Webinar: How have LEDs changed the way we work with light?
Free HanleyWood Webinar: How have LEDs changed the way we work with light? "Today, LEDs can be used for almost all architectural lighting. This course will explore what makes LEDs unlike traditi…
Survey: Help Inform the Global Construction Community On the Current Green Building Market
The World Green Building Council is launching a new World Green Building Trends survey in partnership with Dodge Data & Analytics. A follow up to the 2013 World Green Building Trends SmartMarket Repor…
New York Energy Week 2015 Bi-Monthly Meetups (Year Round Events)
Come to one of New York Energy Week's bi-monthly meet ups! This group on MeetUp.com sponsors year-round activities supporting the New York Energy Week vision to breakdown silos that historically fragm…
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