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EEBA's High Performance Home Summit 2020, Now Online, September 29-October 9
The Environmental and Energy Building Alliance (EEBA) Summit mission is to educate builders and other industry professionals on the latest in building science, combined with real-world application and
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Free PG&E Webinar: TECH & ESMAC Heat Pump Water Heater Education, March 27, 10 am PST
TECH Overview, ENERGY STAR overview, Manufacturer Heat Pump Water Heating (HPWH) Education session focused on technology features and benefits, appropriate applications, energy efficiency comparison t
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Top 5 reason induction cooking is safer than cooking with gas
Induction cooking is superior to gas in many ways, and manufacturers are realizing this and adapting according. In 2021, Zline added induction cooktops to their appliance offerings. When I met them in
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2023 Housing Opportunity Conference, Urban Land Institute (ULI), March 27, Phoenix, Arizona
The Housing Opportunity Conference is one of the nation’s premier meetings of the residential development, lending, investing, and policy community, and brings together a diverse mix of private
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Why everyone is confused about gas and electric cooktops
Twenty years ago, I promoted gas appliances to my clients as the best option. Gas was and is much better at heating the pot than electric options. As a green builder, I ensured that t
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2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference, February 4-8, Atlanta, GA
The ASHRAE Winter Conference will be held February 4-8, 2023, at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center and Building A of the Georgia World Congress Center. The AHR Expo is February 6-8 in Buildings B and C of
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The Inflation Reduction Act expedites New York State’s climate transition to a clean, renewable economy with a historic investment in City and State green infrastructure. The IRA provi
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Online Course: Crushing the Code, New York State -- Commercial Buildings, December 13
Crushing the Code: New York State (Commercial) is an online course that prepares building and design professionals in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 ECCCNYS and d
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Webinar: GreenBuilt Home Series: Deep Energy Retrofits, July 15, 3:30 pm CST
This webinar will explore homes working toward net zero through deep energy retrofits. This second program in the series will feature three unique, deep home energy retrofits all workin
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Without urgent action, global waste will increase by 70 percent on current levels by 2050, according to the World Bank’s new report. The make-take-waste way of doing things is coming to an end a
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HERS Associate Course Presented by EEBA, Online and FREE! Thursdays, June 4 - July 2, 2 pm CST
This course introduces the HERS Index and explores how it’s used to comply with the building code. Basic building science principles will be covered and how they relate to the Performanc
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This webinar, hosted by the Clean Energy States Alliance, will be the first 100% Clean Energy Collaborative webinar highlighting the findings and perspectives of leading states focused on ac
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We are in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2). Our webinar discusses viruses and recent research
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Free High Performance Schools Webinar - 9/20, 1-2 pm - CHPS is back in Massachusetts!
CHPS is back in Massachusetts! Come learn more about using the NE-CHPS Criteria! Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 1-2PM The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), Massachusetts Facilitie…
New England Chapter of IIBEC: Building Enclosure Boot Camp, May 7, Boston, MA
Join the New England Chapter of IIBEC for their Building Enclosure Boot Camp (6 Continuing Education Credits) on Thursday May 7th, 2020.
11:00AM – 5:00PM: Boot Camp
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Innovations in Circular Economy, April 22, (Now Online)
*** UKGBC takes the health and wellbeing of its staff and event attendees extremely seriously. Given the WHO declaration that Coronavirus is a global pandemic, UKGBC is monitoring the situation c
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The Coastal Certificate program is offered to those who wish to familiarize themselves with current environmental issues unique to our coastal waters and Long Island Sound, while learning about ways t
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Job Opportunity: Research Fellow for The Center of Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota Location: University of Minnesota Twin Cities About the position: The Center for Sustai…
Big Deals: Visionary Responses to Climate Change in NYC Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NY, 10012. Addressing climate change cal…
Sustainable City Network will host a free 1-hour webinar Monday January 23rd from 2-3 pm EST, about the new LEED Pilot Credit - Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis. Featuring Ryan D.…
14th Annual Land & Water Conservation Summit - March 11, URI/Kingston
14th Annual Land & Water Conservation Summit Rhode Island Land and Water Partnership March 11 University of Rhode Island Memorial Union Lower College Rd Kingston, RI 02881 The Land and Wat…
GTM Webinar: Building Blocks to a Successful Non-Wires Alternatives Strategy (11/29 @ 2pmEST)
From FERC Order 1000 to New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative, electric utilities are increasingly being asked to consider non-wires alternatives (NWA) to traditional investments i…
Building Energy Exchange Green Light Training 12/1-2, 9-3pm, Manhattan
Building Energy Exchange Green Light Training December 1 - 2, 9-3pm The Exchange Surrogate's Courthouse 31 Chambers Street, Suite 609 New York, NY 10007 Lighting retrofits are one of the mo…
Companies Vs. Climate Change Conference: Conference & Exposition Nov. 30 - Dec. 2nd, 2016 - Fort Lauderdale, FL. Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six 2301 S.E. 17th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida Co…
Behavioural Energy Management (BEM) Webinar - Saturday October 1, 12:15- 1:15 PM EDT
Behavioural Energy Management (BEM) Webinar Saturday October 1, 2016 from 12:15- 1:15 PM EDT What if the people using your buildings – staff, administrators, even students – became part of you…
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