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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour
Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net zero energy and water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sour
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NH Home Builders Education Series: Building Codes Update, December 6, Nashua, NH - Free
This seminar will bring in partners at the NH Building Officials Association. Recently Governor Sununu signed into law the adoption of new residential building codes. These were signed in July and ind
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USGBC Webinar: Leadership Forum - Multifamily, November 16, 1 pm ET
Join us for a look at sustainability in multifamily housing from multiple perspectives. We’ll learn from developers growing their sustainability portfolio, those just beginning to explore sustai
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Sustainable Communities Workshop, Hybrid Event, in Sarasota, FL and Online, November 1
Early-bird registration is now open for Sarasota County's 17th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop on Nov. 01, a day-long, hybrid (in-person and online) event showcasing strategies f
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At the ULI VA Annual Conference, participants will:
Help shape the direction of ULI Virginia’s mission
Meet new people
Have fun
Make a difference without a long engagement period
Break ou
Virtual Heating Electrification Workshop 2022, Presented by NEEP, October 19-20
Join NEEP, program administrators, manufacturers, policy makers, installers, and other stakeholders for NEEP Heating Electrification 2022 October 19-20. This event will explore approaches for electrif
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2022 International Code Council Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, September 11-21
Online Course: Buildings and Carbon, September 13, 1 pm ET
This course will focus on climate impacts associated with carbon emissions from the built environment. It will emphasize the importance of goal setting and taking actions to manage building-related ca
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Resilience Workshop Series - Building Resilient Energy Systems, April 5 in Los Angeles, CA
Resilient communities require clean, diversified and reliable energy. Learn about the design and implementation of such systems, as well as established and emerging technologies. Understand the connec
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Building upon the success of our previous Catalysis conferences, it is with great pleasure to announce “5th Edition of Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Techno
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Eco-Depot: Johnston, Feb 16, 2019, 8AM-12PM, Johnston, RI
Sat, 02/16/2019 08:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Resource Recovery, 65 Shun Pike*
Appointments are required for this event. Eco-Depots are free collections for properly disposing of househo
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Pro Green Expo, Feb 5-8, 2019, Denver, CO
ProGreen EXPO is the only green industry conference in the Rocky Mountain Region of its kind. More than 6,000 green industry professionals gather every year at the Colorado Convention Center
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Union Point—Smart City: Technology, Security and the Emerging Future of Cities, Nov 7, Boston MA
Join Ryan Blackmon from LStar and Linn Freedman from Robinson+Cole as they discuss the tremendous potential of smart cities in general and the concept’s particular application to LStar’s U
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MCEC and Greentech Media Cleantech Forum 20/20 October 29th
As part of a week-long series of cleantech events, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and Greentech Media are bringing together leaders from the energy industry, policymakers, corporations, i…
The growing interest in circular materials, products and business models is creating demand for a new generation of tools and standards to measure and assess circularity. Life-cycle assessment has tra
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Canopy systems are sometimes one of those building elements that gets taken for granted or overlooked, despite the important role they play in providing coverage, shading and reduced heat gain to a bu
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Introduction to WELL Building Standard, USGBC MA, September 18, 8-11am, Boston, MA
The Introduction to the WELL Building Standard provides an overview of the WELL Building Standard ideology, structure, and certification process. The medical basis for the concept categories is introd…
2018 Maryland Clean Energy Summit, October 8-10, College Park, Maryland
Your gears will be turning at this thought-provoking conference that focuses on cutting-edge technologies, modern business models, and innovative regulations and financing solutions that will ensure a…
Webinar: Mandatory Commissioning Requirements, September 5, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
What are the Mandatory Commissioning Requirements and what are the benefits of commissioning in all phases of the project? This course is good for 1 LEED Specific CE Credit (BD+C) & 1 AIA LU/HSW an…
As part of its mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy through increasingly affordable electric vehicles and energy products, Tesla is working on its Gigafactory. With a p…
A Brief History of How Drinking Straws Took Over the World
Even though the plastic straw is a modern invention, humans have been using small pipes to drink liquids through a combination of muscular actions with help from atmospheric pressure for centuries. Ac…
The architecture, engineering and construction industries have generated a variety of solutions to protect our physical infrastructure from the worst effects of climate change. But how does that tr…
Steel Can Be a Great Green Building Material
As the green building market expands, architects, builders, engineers and others are looking for ideal materials to construct sustainable and long-lasting buildings, steel surprisingly can be a great …
6:30 to 8 PM @ BSA Boston (Networking hour begins at 5:30) A panel of seasoned high performance window and door supplier/installers with share their expertise on best practices, what works, what do…
2015 Annual USGBC MA Chapter Annual Meeting 1/22 5 pm
The Chapter will convene the membership and welcome newcomers from 5-8pm at WIT, in their Annex Central Building, Blount Auditorium. We are excited to welcome students into the mix. In addition t…
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