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This is the first event in a new quarterly thought leadership series from USGBC-LA where we will highlight a local sustainability issue, have an informed discussion amongst industry leaders on action
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Crushing the Code NYC: Residential, Online, September 6
Course Overview
Crushing the Code New York City: Residential is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC an
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Free Event: Everything Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings, August 22, 8-10am, Kansas City, MO
Join this in-person event on Tuesday, August 22 from 8:00 - 10:00 am for coffee, breakfast, and networking while industry experts review 2023's higher-than-ever incentives for Missouri,
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Original Green Building Tour: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, August 8, Pittsburg, PA
Join Green Building Alliance as they explore the very first sustainable convention center.The David L. Lawrence Convention Center boasts LEED-Gold (new construction) and LEED-Platinum certifications (
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The Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score provides reliable and comparable information about a home’s energy use to homeowners, buyers, and renters. With trained and authorized home ene
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Climate change is not a new issue to commercial real estate, but it is one that can be very challenging to address. Failure to develop a comprehensive resilience program that is integrated into the ov
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Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, Online, May 11, 3-5 pm ET
In this course, They will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passiv
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During this webinar, They will evaluate protective coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of a building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of a low
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LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop, September 13, 9:00am-4:00pm, New York, NY
Urban Green Council is partnering with GreenStep Education to bring you a LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop designed to prepare you to pass the test with confidence&nd
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Team USGBC - 2019 Green Ride for Green Students, September 8, Saint Paul, MN
Ride with Team USGBC in the Second Annual Green Ride for Green Students!
Join a leisurely bike tour of Saint Paul as Team USGBC raises funds to support future climate leaders. Last year was a
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USGBC NJ Annual Summer Social & Member Reception August 14, 5:30pm, Point Pleasant Beach
Join US Green Building Council New Jersey’s (USGBC NJ) for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building & environmental professionals. Non-members welcome.
Join us on June 25 to hear about the status of residential and commercial energy efficiency proposals for the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). This 90-minute session will feature ex
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The 2019 New Energy Solutions Conference, June 27, Newton, MA
The Institute for Innovation and Sustainability in collaboration with the Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster, ACTION and the Hydrogen Energy Center is pleased to host the 2019 New Energy
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Western MA Green Consortium Meeting - Building Codes - June 10, 5 pm
The Western Mass Green Consortium's monthly Green Night information and networking event is coming up TOMORROW NIGHT on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00 pm in the Clarion Hotel, Northampton. We are excite…
3-Day GRIHA V Training Program, Nagpur, India, June 10-12
A three-day intensive training programme is being organized by GRIHA Council on 10th to 12th June, 2019 in Nagpur to give a detailed understanding of the GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Ass
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Forum on Climate-Ready Buildings and Community Resilience in Affordable Housing, May 10, Boston, MA
Hear from national and local resiliency experts and multifamily affordable housing developers about how they are preparing buildings and communities for extreme weather events, sea level rise, power o
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Health and Wellness Roundtable: Flame Retardants, March 27, Boston
With Governor Baker’s veto of the recent bill banning certain flame retardants, it's clear that we must continue to educate and engage all members of the product supply chain. Join USGBC AT
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Passive House: Zero to Sixty, January 12, 6:30-8pm @ BSA - Passive House Massachusetts
Passive House Massachusetts January 12, 2016 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Boston Society of Architects/AIA BSA Foundation 290 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston This meeting is free and open to all …
COP21 Hosts a First "Buildings Day," Recognizing the Role of the Built Environment in Climate Change
COP21 BUILDINGS DAY 3 December 2015 It makes a great deal of sense to recognize the role and opportunities present in the built environment for taking climate change action. Globally, buildings p…
LG Electronics honored by USGBC New Jersey for best practices in Green Building and Sustainability
LG Electronics' new LEED Platinum Building Project in Englewood Cliffs has earned the company an award from USGBC New Jersey. The USGBC New Jersey further applauded LG Electronics for being a good cor…
Congratulations to The Green Engineer for the Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary Trailhead House and to Architerra and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Headquarters in Westborough MA, …
NYSERDA Opens Second Round of Solarize Campaigns to Make Solar More Accessible to Residents and Businesses under REV The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced…
Colorado Green Building Guild - Tiny Houses, September 8, 12-1:30 pm
Colorado Green Building Guild September Brown Bag Series: Tiny Houses September 8, 12-1:30 pm This lecture will be targeted towards professionals in the green building industry and to homeowners…
Here's How NY Wants to Lead the Renewable Energy Revolution
An article by The Washington Post takes a closer look into what NY's plans are for becoming one of the leading states in what many call the "Renewable Energy Revolution". The solution: local micro pow…
Support Solar Energy in Massachusetts - VoteSolar Petition
Help VoteSolar Get the word out, and let Governor Baker know you support solar energy in Massachusetts! "Massachusetts is one of our nation’s solar leaders with enough installed to power more tha…
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