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Building Operator Certification: Smart Buildings Need Smart Operators
Did you know most buildings can cut total energy use by 5-30% while fully maintaining or improving both comfort and function? The national Building Operator Certification® (BOC) Program is the lea
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Virtual ESG Event: Building an Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Framework, April 18, 1-4 pm
Sustainability has become a household word and used very freely in today’s business world. What does it mean for your company? Do you have Environmental, social, governance (ESG) policies that h
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The evening stroll around downtown New Haven to see a wide range of outdoor lighting and become knowledgeable observers of lighting quality and equity.
Thoughtfully designed and regularly maintaine
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In this class they will focus on practical tools and techniques that can be used to identify and assess retrocommissioning opportunities in existing buildings. These techniques can also be applied to
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Free Green Building Webinar: HSW Considerations for Large Vertical Openings, March 15, 12-1pm EDT
In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss flexible spaces that use large, vertical openings and their designs and customizations that can contribute to health, safety, and welfare of the building o
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Are you wrapping up Pre-Cert and want a better idea of what’s next? Curious on what’s really in store with Phius projects? Prepare Thyself!
Presenters from Eco Achievers will
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ESG Innovators in Real Estate, A Free Online ULI (Urban Land Institute) Event, February 2, 1 pm EST
What innovative technologies and services are driving sustainability in the real estate sector? The industry is in a state of continuous innovation to evolve with the growing standards of building per
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In this webinar, you will learn about the strategic partnerships used by state and local governments to meet ambitious climate and energy goals through utility-scale solar investments.
How to Achieve a Smart and Sustainable Built Environment?
The built environment is the center of human life on earth – responsible for an estimated 40% of global GDP, and where we spend the majority of our work and leisure time. However, the built envi
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Southern California Edison, an electricity supply company, is partnering with the South Bay Environmetnal Services Center for a free seminar in Torrance, CA.
This seminar teaches the basi
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Inspire Speakers Series: Women+ in Green, June 6, Pittsburgh, PA
Green Building Alliance is working to elevate Pittsburgh’s network of united, powerful, Women+ in Green
Day 1 – June 6: Inspire Speakers Series Presents: Women+ in Green
GBA’s
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Healthy Building Summit, Wellness is the Bottom Line, USGBCMA/HBS, Monday, June 24, 9am-12:30pm
At our 2019 Healthy Buildings Summit, we’ll learn how Harvard is turning research into action by discussing the science behind our building products and how these materials affect our bodies and the
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Bringing together community leaders, environmental justice advocates and activists from across the region to build skills, discuss new ideas, and be inspired for the work ahead, this will be
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As A student we have done several different projects on renewable energy and one of them is Wind energy. Today First Wind was purchased by 2 companies "SunEdison" and "TerraForm Power" for a stagger…
In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss the evolution of electric hand dryers and how today’s high-speed, energy efficient dryers minimize impacts on the environment while providing a speed
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FREE WEBINAR: Daylighting by Design, Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
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 implementing
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Building Tour: The Distillery in South Boston Passive House January 31, 2019
In South Boston, there is an old rum distillery retro-fitted to be a Passive House. The Distillery North is now leasing 1-2 bedroom and studio apartments. Join USGBC MA for a behind the scenes present
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Climate Change, Part 2: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Wouldn’t it be great if saving the world was as easy as ditching straws or riding our bikes to work? Sustainable living is definitely affected by our personal best practices, but it’s obvi
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Please help Texas A&M University-Central Texas grad students with sustainability survey.
Attached is a link to a survey we developed for our grad Research Methods course for our sustainability research project. We would greatly appreciate your participation. Thank you!
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Solar Series Networking Night, Nov 27, Waltham
Are you interested in raising the profile of solar energy and deepening the understanding of changes in the industry?
Care to share ideas on best practices while making valuable new connections?
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You might be eligible for a Heating Equipment Replacement Rebate! - Call by August 31st
Early Heating Equipment Replacement Rebates are back for 2015! For a limited time only, the Mass Save Sponsoring utilities and energy efficiency service providers are offering generous rebates for …
Tour NYC's One Penn Plaza's Combined Heat and Power plant!
Join GreenHomeNYC for a special tour of New York City's One Penn Plaza's Combined Heat and Power plant! 6.2 megawatts of energy produced on the 12th floor of a midtown Manhattan office building! Prope…
13th Annual CitiesAlive Green Roof & Wall Conference in NYC
Date: October 5-8, 2015 Location: New York City *Note: Early Bird registration ends June 30th Green roofs and walls have a vast but unrealized potential to address many of the fundamental challen…
Book Release: [ours] Hyperlocalization of Architecture | Contemporary Sustainable Archetypes
[ours] Hyperlocalization of Architecture | Contemporary Sustainable Archetypes The promise of environmental architecture is here. An expansive pattern is emerging where the most innovative of cont…
Join the local CleanTech Conversation at GreentownLab's "EnergyBar", March 5 at 5:30 pm
Thursday, March, 5:30-8:30pm Greentown Labs - 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA 02143 EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology meet and discuss innovations in energy…
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