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An overview of Building Life Cycle Assessment for the construction industry
What is LCA?
LCA answers the simple question: how sustainable is my product or process? We know products are not equal in terms of their environmental impact and putting a number on
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6th EV Charge India Confex 2025, November 14, New Delhi, India
The 6th Edition of EV Charge India Confex 2025 marks a bold new chapter in India’s clean mobility journey. Evolving from a focused knowledge-sharing forum, it has now grown into a comprehen
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Starting Sept 2025, appraisers must now evaluate home energy efficiency, green certifications, and solar as part of the new Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 and its new opportunities and requirements. Part
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IWBI Healthy Building Policy Summit, September 29, Washington, DC
This fall, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is proud to host its second annual Healthy Building Policy Summit in Washington, DC, building on the momentum of last year’s groundbre
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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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Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of a high-performance, 55,000 square foot building on the Dartmouth College campus that combined a major addition with targeted renovation to house the newly created Irving I
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LEED v5: Key Changes & New Features, Online, July 17, 4 pm ET
LEED Version 5 was balloted and ratified on March 28, 2025, bringing with it key changes and new features compared to previous versions. LEED v5 retains the same structure of prerequisites and credits
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Multifamily Passive House projects have unique challenges that can trip even experienced teams. In the presentation “Inside vs Outside”, experienced passive house consultant John
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Shamrock Park, June 6, 9-11 am ET, Venice, Florida
Join Master Gardener volunteers on the first Friday of every month for a free tour of the demonstration garden at Shamrock Park and Nature Center in Venice. The garden integrates beautifully into the
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Advancing Circular Economy, a USGBC Building Transformation Forum, May 13, Seattle, Washington
Maximizing the full value of materials and resources and extending product lifecycle cuts greenhouse gases, manages risk, reinvests resources locally, creates jobs and adds more value for companies an
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Taught by Robert Fortunato and Nick Brown EV early adopters who have owned 9 EV’s in the last 14 years. They test drove most others on the market, installed solar panels and chargers on their NZ
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ACEEE Energy Efficiency Policy Forum, December 8, Washington, DC
The 2022 Energy Efficiency Policy Forum will bring together stakeholders from the federal government, states, industry, and the advocacy community to talk about how all of this landmark legislation an
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Free Green Building Webinar: Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, November 23, 12 pm ET
Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and a well-kept ti
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Jon Stewart on Global Warming non-believers
http://grist.org/climate-energy/to-watch-jon-stewart-burn-house-climate-deniers-is-to-fall-in-love-all-over-again/ follow the link to see a clip from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Great piece o…
FREE WEBINAR: Daylighting by Design, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully- designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implement
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Passive House Funding & Training in 2019: Discussion and Planning Session, December 11th, Boston
Passive House Funding & Training in 2019: Discussion and Planning Session
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
5:30 to 8:00 PM | BSA Space | Boston
Funding for Passive House is becoming available from
Klimahouse - The Right Choice for a Better Future, January 23 - 26, Bolzano, Italy
Klimahouse takes place in Bolzano, a town in the heart of South Tyrol and Middle Europe. The strategic location of the trade show provides the perfect meeting point for Italian companies and thos
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Passive House PHPP v9.7 (IP) CLASS, November 27, November 28 & December 1, New York, NY
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The 3-day training will take place on November 27, November 28 & December 1
PHPP v9.7 (IP) CLASS
The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) is an easy to use, excel based energy mo
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Rocky Mountain Green, April 10 - April 12, 2019, Denver, CO,
Rocky Mountain Green (RMG) is the flagship green building event in the Rocky Mountain region, uniting hundreds of industry leaders, experts and professionals dedicated to sustainable building. Seventy
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Designing with Light Efficiently, Tuesday, October 30th, 9-10:30 am, Building Energy Exchange, NYC
Join the Building Energy Exchange for Designing with Light (Efficiently), a discussion on the incorporation of efficient industrial lighting design into architecture.
The event will begin with a pr
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13th Annual Mid-Atlantic Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference, Nov 14, Edison, NJ
ProExpos Group is proud to present the 13th annual Mid-Atlantic Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference. The event will feature over 200 exhibitors displaying products and ser
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Westside Century City Tour, USGBC-LA Chapter - LA Westside Branch: October 2, 6-8 pm
Westfield Century City Green Building Tour Please join the USGBC-LA Westside Branch for a walking tour of the newly redeveloped Westfield Century City lifestyle center, one of URW's flagship proper…
Pathways to Sustainability, ARC's 2018 Annual Conference theme, takes place at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Hotel & Convention Center, Eureka Springs, AR, on October 8-10, 2018. We have had some…
Sustainable Job Posting: Associate Sales Ops Analyst at Sunrun in CA
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION "Sunrun is the nation's #1 home solar company. We believe that everyone should control their own power. We believe that instead of paying more and more each year for dirty …
Environmental Building Strategies - 4 Positions - (San Francisco)
Do you want to grow your green building career in San Francisco with a company that pushes the limits of green building innovation? Environmental Building Strategies (EBS) works with some of the world…
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