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Cities are increasingly incorporating justice and equity into their climate change strategies. How have city approaches changed over time? In what ways are cities taking new approaches to advancing eq
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Free Webinar: The Solar – Energy Efficiency Nexus Update, March 14, 1 pm ET
Residential energy efficiency programs and partners discuss finding the balance between solar and energy efficiency. Solar panels offer a visible call-out of a homeowner’s commitment to renewabl
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Free Online Course Introduction to Heat Pumps (Parts 1 & 2), March 5 & March 7, 9 - 11:30 am PT
Heat pumps are the most efficient method to not only heat and cool spaces, but to provide domestic water heating in both multifamily and commercial applications. This course explores the composition,
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In this new 2-part series focused on building decarbonization, NYSERDA and BE-Ex have gathered industry experts that will feature projects deploying breakthrough heating & cooling recovery solutio
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Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Upgrading Lighting in Commercial Spaces, January 31, 5:30-8pm
This seminar provides an overview of the lighting retrofit process structured around IES LP-9-20. The class opens with an introduction to lighting in existing buildings and the role energy and sustain
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Home Design (Online)
This course teaches students how to design a home and communicate that design through floor plans, sections, elevations, and a scale model. Through conversation, lectures, and
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Webinar: Signposting Green Careers to Your Students, December 11, 11am ET / 4 pm BT
Our students know that the world is changing around them. Many of them are anxious about it (see Teach the Future survey stats). A spark of hope for them could be the rapid expansion of green job oppo
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Natural Infrastructure: Nature's Solutions for the Built Environment, Online, November 28, 12pm
Manitoba is behind other Canadian jurisdictions in adopting nature-based solutions as standard practice in our cities and towns, which puts Sustainable Building Manitoba in a strong position to learn
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The California Energy Commission is currently pursuing many programs which are aimed at decarbonizing our energy infrastructure including all-electric cooking, space heating and water heating. The com
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Free Webinar: PV + Batteries: Integrating Storage with Grid-Tied PV Systems, October 31, 9am-12:30pm
Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys
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NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston, February 28-March 1
BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 indust
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In-Person & Virtual Option: Pushing Wood To Higher Heights, January 12, 4:15-8 PM
Changes in recent editions of the International Building Code to allow taller wood frame structures and the use of Cross-laminated timber have significantly enhanced the ability to build taller housin
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Greening the Holidays: Free, and Presented Online by Metrowest Climate Solutions, December 15, 7 pm
Greening the Holidays:
Let’s green our gifting, downshift the décor, and compost the cookie crumbs!
Presented by Metrowest Climate Solutions. Speakers:
2018 ACEEE Hot Water Forum, March 20 - 22, Portland, Oregon
ACEEE’s Hot Water Forum is the only technical conference about efficiently making, distributing, and using hot water, regardless of its source. Since 2008, the Hot Water Forum has brought togethe…
Home Electrification Series Webinar: Mechanical Systems, November 23, 7 pm EDT
The third session of Home Electrification Series will explore options for heating your home with electricity instead of fossil fuels. This webinar will explain different types of heat pumps
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Webinar: The 2019 California Green Building Intervening Code Cycle Update, November 3, 12 pm PST
Hosted by ID360 Academy, attendees will gain current knowledge about sustainability and green buildings in the context of the 2019 California Green Building Code. This webinar will bring awarenes
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Free Green Building Webinar: Why Use the Certified Water Rating Index (WRI)? October 6, 12 pm EST
The 2020 ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) introduced the Water Rating Index (WRI) as a new optional path for homes to demonstrate compliance with water efficiency criteria. Like the HER
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2021 Zero Energy commercial Buildings Conference, Virtual, Presented by Eversource, September 23
Learn from the experts from NREL, Steven Winter Associates, and McDonald's Corporation, about how commercial zero energy buildings have been designed and constructed. Case studies on two new zero
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Dwell on Design, April 5-7, Los Angeles
Dwell on Design is a four day celebration of design featuring exhibits for modern interiors and exteriors, continuing education classes for design professionals, seminars for design-seeking consumers,…
April 12-14 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition, Macao
2018MIECF is now open for Exhibitor Registration. Register before 31/12/2017 to enjoy 10% off early bird discount! (Click to download “Exhibitor Registration Form”) To encourage local ente…
I Love Clean Energy Valentine's Lobby Day - February 14, 2018
I Love Clean Energy Valentine's Lobby Day February 14th, 2018, 10 am to 3 pm Massachusetts State House, Room 438 On February 14th, Massachusetts residents from every part of the state will meet …
BASEA Forum Series 100% Renewables campaign February 11th Boston
The BASEA Forum Series resumes on January 11th. We are pleased to welcome back Ben Hellerstein of Environment Mass. Ben has been traveling throughout the state for 100% Renewable Energy Summits, enga…
High performance wall assembly and details - Webinar (Free, or $95 for credit), 11 am - noon Central
Wall assembly details like corners, deck connections, fastening schedules, tapes, window bucks, furring strips and cladding attachment present challenges. The webinar presenter is a nationally recogni…
Sustainability Tour of Eco-Industrial Park, June 3, Pittsboro, NC
Come visit and see a working sustainable biodiesel plant, a sustainable agriculture farm, vermiculture, a biodiversity garden, a green building model, an organic local food distributor, a huge solar a…
CitiesAlive, 16th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference, Sept 24-27, Brooklyn, NY
CitiesAlive is North America's leading forum to discuss benefits and strategies of green roof and wall design, installation, and maintenance and works to influence policy discussion, development and i…
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