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Paint and Drywall Moisture Failures Due to Improper Caulking - Prevention, and Solutions
What can can pass through your walls with ease, and cause all kinds of problems, but is not a ghost? There is more than one possible answer actually, but for this next installment in our &
ASHRAE and SCANVAC HVAC Cold Climate Conference 2023, Anchorage, Alaska, March 6-8
The goal of this International conference is for Built Environment engineers, practitioners, researchers, scientists, owners and government officials working in Cold Climate regions to share recent so
…Free Webinar: Decarbonizing Commercial Kitchens Webinar, February 22, 12–1 pm EST
USGBC Central PA is hosting a webinar on induction cooking and the Cooking in Healthy Electrified Commercial Kitchens Rebate Program with speakers Chef Chris Galarza and Heidi Kunsch. Wednesday Februa
…Build a Better House Training: Foundations Course, January 27, in Auburn, Maine, and Online
During the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council, participants will learn how to optimize energy efficiency measures as well as minimize the risk of moisture and indoor air quality problems in new and exis
…This 10-session course covers a range of intermediate-level lighting topics for optimizing energy efficiency while maintaining quality in lighting. It is held on 10 consecutive Wednesday evenings from
…Women in Green: Rising Collective, December 15, 9am EST, Boston, Massachusetts
In its 11th year, Women in Green provides a space for leaders who are shifting the narrative on empowerment, access, and impact. Women in Green gathers female leaders for powerful discussions and
…Free Webinar: Material Disclosure Miniseries, Part 1: Understanding C2C Certified®, April 6, 11 am
This 3-part series will introduce several of the leading material ingredient disclosure programs (C2C, HPD, Declare) helping AECOs and MFRs make better decisions about materials used in
…Free Webinar: Empowering Businesses to Tackle Climate Change, March 17, 3 pm CET
To avoid the worst effects of climate change, businesses and suppliers of all sizes need to measure and reduce their carbon footprint, resulting in a halving of their emissions by 2030 and achieving n
…Averting a Solar and Storage Waste Crisis, February 24, 9 am PST / 12 noon EST
To lower emissions, humanity is in a race to deploy as much solar, wind, and storage as fast as possible. However, this equipment has a useful life of 20 – 35 years. By 2050, it is projected tha
…Free Webinar: EcoRise: Building a Green Texas Program, Educator Workshop, February 5, 9 am CST
This workshop of the 2021–22 school year will train in EcoRise's Green Building Lessons for a Sustainable Future and the Sustainable Intelligence K-12 environmental education resources.
…This educational course will cover the topic of sustainable food service, looking particularly at how all-electric kitchens, specifically induction cooking equipment, can transform commercial food ser
…Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour, Online and Free, December 8, 12 - 1pm
Join the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) for a virtual tour of some of Vermont's greenest buildings. During this lunch time webinar, Kate Stephenson of HELM Construction Solutions will lead
…Healthy / Sustainable Flooring Seminar, November 13, 10:30 am - 12 pm, Sarasota, Florida
At this free seminar hosted by Eco-$mart, attendees will learn about several different flooring options that are good for indoor air quality, are low maintenance, and are environmentally low impact /
…Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2017, Mar 8 - 9, Atlanta
This challenging two-day training offered by CSE aims to give you all the latest practical tools and resources required to implement or upscale corporate sustainability in order to drive your initiati…
Circular Shift 2021, Powering Innovation for a Circular Future, Free and Online, October 7
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is proud to present Circular Shift, its annual summit. Circular Shift unites some of industry’s best known leaders in a tangible exploration of
…Virtual Event: Net Zero Festival, September 29-October 1
The Net Zero Festival will bring together some of the world's foremost thinkers on what it takes to accelerate and expand the net zero transition and we'd urge business executives, investors,
…Pollutec Morocco, held under the auspices of the Secretary of State responsible for Water and Environment and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, has confirmed its position as the Ki…
NESEA BuildingEnergy NYC, Oct 4, New York
The BuildingEnergy NYC Conference + Trade Show is NYC’s premier event for professionals and practitioners in the fields of high-performance building, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brin…
Celebrate Earth Day in Boston, April 21st
We are inviting you to our party! Please join the Boston Affordable Energy Coalition for a special outdoor event to celebrate the Earth and the work we are doing together to take care of it and its in…
Free webinar including updates on the EV market and Drive Green with Mass Energy on March 20
The electric vehicle market has been growing and changing rapidly since Mass Energy launched our EV discount program, Drive Green with Mass Energy. Join for a 1 hour webinar to cover: What we need …
Energy from Waste Conference 2018, February 28- March 1, London
Now in its 14th year, Energy from Waste is the premier conference in the UK and Europe driving new technology discussion, operational efficiency, best practice and compliance in the global energy from…
Climate Adaptation Forum - Friday, January 12, Boston
Risk Management Choices: Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry Friday, January 12, 2017 Registration - 7:15 AM Program - 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Un…
Emerging Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel - December 7, 6-9pm, University of Toronto
The Emerging Green Professionals’ (EGP) executive committee is proud to present our next event: “Young Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel”, aimed at helping students, new graduates and e…
Why should companies invest in high technology buildings?
Why should companies invest in high technology buildings? The competition between companies is big, so they need always to look ahead to improve their methods of efficiency. The green buildings inv…
Sustainability Collaborative, February 8, 6:30-8:30 pm, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Sustainability Collaborative was spurred as an outgrowth of the Sustainability unConference and aims to provide an ongoing platform for collaboration, connections, and solutions generation. Rotati…
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