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Virtual Green Manufacturing Tour - Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring, December 7, 9-10:30 AM
Every year GBA loves to get an in-depth look at Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring (AMHF) – a family operation in Emlenton, PA. The three-part tour is normally done in person, but th
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Today, there are 900 million hectares available for reforestation, promising to sequester 750 gigatons of CO2e by mid-century, generating thousands of jobs and restoring vital habitats, all while impr
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Smart Exhaust Controls - Sensors Improve Garage and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
"There are good garages and bad garages…” according to Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. And in the good ones, we breathe better air!
Learn how localities and residential energy efficiency programs are addressing the affordable housing crisis from the angle of residential energy-efficiency affordability. What is being done to help A
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This is class 1 of 6 in 3C-REN’s High Performance Fundamentals Certificate series. Earn a 3C-REN certificate of completion after finishing the series and passing short quizzes at the end of each
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Free Webinar: Energy Code Implementation: Single Family New Construction, February 14, 9:30-11am PT
Energy Code Implementation Series
Since the energy code update took effect in January 2023, the industry is adjusting to design, detailing and construction to meet compliance. In this series,they&r
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GPRO Construction Management with Urban Green Council, Online, January 23, 9 am - 5 pm ET
GPRO Construction Management provides practitioners with sustainability best practices and actionable strategies for every phase of construction, as well as how to avoid common mistakes. Tau
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Building Energy Exchange Event: Climate Ready Buildings Training, New York City, January 23
The Climate Ready Buildings Training educates affordable housing project teams – including building owners, architects, and contractors – on how to design and construct high-performance bu
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Free Webinar: Electrification and Building Operations, December 20, 8:30am-12:30pm
Examines how electrification will increasingly be a part of a building operator’s roles and responsibilities. Provides an overview of the fundamentals of electrification technologies, including
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Free Webinar: IoT at the Edge: Advancing the Smart Building Conversation, March 31, 12 pm
IoT at the Edge: Advancing the Smart Building Conversation:
The idea of smart edge devices that can provide a gateway to the cloud while keeping a majority of the data localized within the bu
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Midwest Energy Solutions Conference, February 1-3
Once a year, MEEA invites all energy stakeholders to gather at our annual Midwest Energy Solutions Conference to raise awareness and reinforce the importance of energy efficiency in the Midwest. MES i
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Webinar: Reliability, the Reserve Margin and Seasonal Planning, February 9, 3:30 pm EST
Reliability, the Reserve Margin and Seasonal Planning, including a review of energy and load forecasting, an exploration of the reserve margin and seasonal planning and a discussion of resource option
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Free Webinar: Green Living: Tips for a Sustainable New Year, January 6, 12 - 1 pm
Learn ways you can live more sustainably that work best for you. Be inspired to set a few New Year's resolutions to live more green!
There are many opportunities for becoming more sustainable i
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Engineered Soils for Permeable Pathways, Nov 8, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT, Webinar
Engineered Soils for Permeable Pathways Stabilized stonedust / Stabilized decomposed granite – The Natural Choice for permeable ADA-complaint pathways Stabilized stonedust (also called stabili…
This session our discussion will revolve around moisture, but not any kind of moisture. We will be discussing moisture of condensing surfaces and dew point and how continuous insulatio
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Canada Green Building Conference, October 26-28, Virtual
Building Lasting Change returns this October, with a new online program: for Canada to meet its new 2030 carbon targets, the building sector must be united in its commitment and actions. We have
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Humidity, Hardwoods and Homes - The Building Science Approach to Protecting your Investment (Video)
Proper humidity is critical for building product condition and durability, just as it’s important for human comfort and health. Do you know the ideal humidity for your hardwood floor
Climate Mobilization Act Series: Integrative Environmental Justice, September 22, 12-1:30 PM
New York City is taking an integrative approach to environmental justice (EJ) to address disproportionate environmental, climate, and health impacts on low-income communities and communities of color.
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour, NZE Multi-Family Housing, Friday, April 20, Northampton, MA
NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - New NZE Multi-family Housing Northampton, MA Friday, April 20, 2018 CEUs: 3.0 AIA LU/HSW pending; certificates of attendance provided to all attendees Site Detail…
Clean Energy Meets the Electric Utility Industry, March 23, 8:30am - 4pm, MassCEC, Boston
Today's Utility Classroom will be coming to MassCEC's headquarters for a one-day workshop covering clean energy & the electric utility industry with instructor Scott Williams. If you are new to th…
NECA 2018 Renewable Energy Conference, February 1, Auburndale (Newton), Massachusetts
Day-long conference on renewable energy issues. The Northeast Energy and Commerce Association (NECA) is New England's oldest and most broadly-based, non-profit trade association serving the competi…
The Dieline Awards, April 30 - May 3, Boston, MA
Since the inception of The Dieline Awards in 2010, The Dieline has displayed the winning packaging in annual pop-up exhibitions around the world, From Los Angeles to London. All 2018 winners will b…
Sustainability Tour of Eco-Industrial Park, September 2, 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…
The 2018 Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo, Sept 8, New Haven, CT
The Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo is a full-day celebration held each year in New Haven’s beautiful Edgerton Park on the Saturday following Labor Day. The event includes music from across t…
2018 ACEEE Rural Energy Conference, Oct 29, Atlanta, GA
In our 2018 Rural Energy Conference, leaders from industry, utilities, cooperatives, non-profits, academia, and all levels of government will discuss how energy efficiency technologies and programs ca…
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