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The newest update to the LEED rating systems, LEED v4.1, is a bigger, bolder and stronger rating system that includes an outcome-based approach to LEED certification. Learn how projects around the wor
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Smart City Expo Miami - Urban Intelligence for a Regenerative Future, October 5 - 6, Miami, Florida
Join leaders, innovators, and city changemakers at Smart City Expo Miami, where the future of urban living takes center stage. This premier gathering brings together government officials, tech
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The key goal of this course is to introduce the building design and management professions to the relationships between buildings and the electric grid through the lens of microgrid design. The design
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This course will identify different types of ADUs, cover prescriptive requirements that apply to new ADUs, and discuss minimum requirements and design options for compliance.
Held in partnership wi
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As LEED v5 raises the bar for performance, transparency, and accountability, contractors are playing a more central role than ever in achieving certification outcomes. This session explores how constr
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Free Webinar: Operational and Embodied Carbon, Together at Last, May 27, 12 pm ET
What if embodied carbon evaluations could now be easily and quickly conducted through operational energy-use ratings?
What are the trade-offs found in trying to significantly reduce operational car
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The Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering at East Carolina University is proud to host the 2026 Sustainability Symposium: Industrial Solar and Clean Energy Solutions for Com
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IAQVEC 2026, May 18-22, Los Angeles, California
Welcome to IAQVEC 2026, the premier international conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation. Join IAQVEC in Los Angeles, California, as we explore the future of building s
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Free Online Training with USGBC California: Foundations of Green Building, April 15, 10 am - 2 pm PT
Buildings wield significant influence over our environment, neighboring communities, and the individuals who inhabit them. Recognizing and mitigating these impacts through building modernization is cr
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28th International Passive House Conference, April 24 - 25, Essen, Germany
The 28th International Passive House Conference will take place in the "Haus der Technik" in Essen, Germany, on 24 - 25 April 2026.&nbs
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PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Online Training, October 12-15 & 19-22, 2-5 pm EDT
Superinsulation, airtight envelopes, high-performance window installation, site management, component sourcing—passive house construction presents special challenges to builders. The PHIUS CPHB
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GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, Online Training, September 30, 9am - 2pm
In this GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green online course, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.
GPRO
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Webinar: Decarbonization Technologies: What We Have, What We Need, October 29, 10 am
This is a Best of the Forum session. Take stock of the current state of the building technologies needed to drive decarbonization at scale. In this webinar, moderated by Clay Nesler, a report will be
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Google Soon to Deliver on 100% Renewables Promise
Sometime within the next 12 months, internet search and cloud services giant Google will be buying enough clean power on an ongoing basis to account for the electricity needs of both its 13 data cente…
FREE Webinar: New York's Climate Mobilization Act Primer, August 19, 9 am EST
Get informed on New York City climate legislation and its impact on buildings. Register now for the Climate Mobilization Act Primer, a one-hour seminar examining the basic principles of the Clima
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Low VOC, Recycled Rubber Flooring, from Rubber Floors and More (Video)
Join Matt Hoots at the 2020 Atlanta Build Expo as he talks to Alan Quinn about Rubber Floors and More. Alan introduces the company's Low VOC rolled and interlocking rubber floors, made
As American communities are confronted by compounded and systematic challenges, we need new models to build resilience for all people. Communities that are connected and empowered are better off today
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Free Webinar/Introduction: mindful Materials Library 101 - An mM Overview, July 8, 11 am EST
Have you wanted to know more about the mindful Materials Library? Now's your chance to take a tour with a power user. Topics will include:
- What is the mindful MATERIALS L
GCC's Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Program: Internships Enhance Local Businesses GCC has significantly contributed to Massachusetts' national prominence in renewable energy and energy effici…
Event: World Green Infrastructure Congress 2017, 6/20 - 6/22, Berlin, Germany
The WGIC 2017 World Congress is a multi-day event around the greening of buildings (roofing, façade and interior greening) with accompanying events (eg urban climate, rainwater management, sustainabi…
Webinar: Building Support for Waste Reduction Programs, 4/13, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CURC Webinar: Building Support for Waste Reduction Programs Successful waste reduction programs change the ways institutions operate. Getting from the proposal stage to implemented program above al…
Solar Mysteries - Solved! Why do Some PV Systems Perform Better Than Others? PH Mass April 11, 2017 6:30 to 8 PM @ BSA Boston Luke McKneally, Architect and Passive House consultant Some PV pro…
USGBC MA Seeks Executive Director
Executive Director - USGBC Massachusetts Chapter - Boston, MA The U.S. Green Building Council, Massachusetts Chapter, (the Chapter) seeks an entrepreneurial and passionate executive director to con…
Green Building Pro Tour: LEED Platinum, Resilient Elementary School in Central New York Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday August 4 Binghampton, New York NESEA returns to central Ne…
Free Film Screening: GMO OMG! 2/27, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, New York
GMO OMG: Free Film Screening! Monday, February 27, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: The Church-in-the-Gardens 50 Ascan Ave , Forest Hills, NY Join Food & Water Watch and Forest Hills CSA for…
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