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Embodied carbon in a building represents a 25%-28% opportunity to address CO2 emissions and will become an increasingly key component of decarbonizing buildings. Join us for a webinar on March 16th to
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Join Emu Passive for a panel discussion with experienced Passive House Builders, and learn how to lay out successful strategies for cost-effective, high-performance projects.
3C-REN will have a cha
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Grey to Green Conference, August 14-15, Denver, Colorado
Join the Denver Grey to Green 2025 Conference, a must-attend event for architects, landscape architects, and green infrastructure professionals.
Why Green Infrastructure Matters in Denver
As a c
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This webinar intends to present the lessons learned from the 2023 and 2024 two-part workshop on Resilience of Naval Waterfront Facilities, based on the group discussions of over one hundred coast
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This session is organized in celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity. It will feature insights from Baptist Health leadership and experts from Gresham Smith.
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Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys
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The Wildfire Defense Certificate for Landscape Professionals is a 150-minute training followed by an online assessment. This certificate training provides participants with real-world examples and str
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More buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed ventilation system is a must. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Perfor
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This course teaches the basic vocabulary and technical details of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage systems (ESS). The instructor will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of var
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Webinar: Powering Your Home With Solar Energy, lllinois Solar Education Association, July 12, 2PM
In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
- How solar energy works in Illinois
- The benefits and challenges of residential solar energy
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Procurement to Accelerate the Safer Chemicals Revolution, Online, June 15, 12 - 5 pm ET
The role of procurement in driving adoption of safer chemistries by creating incentives that outweigh the inertia of our current system.
Global markets are inundated with products that contain haza
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Webinar: Design Considerations for Heat Pumps, May 20, 11 am EDT
As the need to decarbonize the buildings that we live and work in becomes critical, heat pumps (HPs) are going to play a central role in this effort. This webinar will discuss design consideratio
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour, Midrise CLT Passive House in Boston, April 29, 1-5 pm
This April Pro Tour will showcase a 7-story mass timber CLT building, currently under construction. Attendees will learn about both the technical details of the project and about the highly collaborat
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GreenBiz 18 Virtual - Free Online Event! February 6 - 8
Join more than 30 presenters and thousands of sustainable business professionals for a 3-day virtual livestream. Watch nearly 30 inspiring mainstage sessions on the future of sustainable business …
2022 RESNET Conference, February 21-23
The #RESNET2022 Conference will be a two-part event: an in-person gathering that will be re-imagined, exclusive, and exciting at the Hilton in Austin, TX February 21-23, 2022, and an online
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Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, January 13, 3-5 PM
In this course, we 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 Passive House
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4th Annual Allegheny SolarFest, June 24, Pittsburgh, PA
Free admission to the Children’s Museum from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. During this time, check out the 4th annual Allegheny SolarFest, which runs from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Buhl Community Park: A…
Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium - Amherst, MA June 25-26
Join the International Living Future Institute at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a Living Fut…
A Birdhouse Offers Free Wifi When the Air is Clean!
Do you know that Amsterdam has free wifi that is provided when air is clean in every street? TreeWifi, a state-of-the-art birdhouse, measures air pollution by lighting up to show how good or bad t…
Don't Throw Away Your Apple Devices-- Replace Battery or Trade-In, Get Money, Go Green!
If you are thinking about getting rid of your old iPhone because it has a battery issue, don't do it! If your iPhone is within warranty, you can replace the battery for free. If the warranty is out, b…
Introduction to Passive House Multi-Family Building May 9, 9 am - 5 pm, Newton, MA
For many teams, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not unco…
Green Maritime Forum's Maritime 2020, 19 June 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
Maritime2020 is a unique international platform dedicated to tackling the biggest challenges the industry is going to face when new IMO regulations come into action. The event gathers top-level execut…
NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - Storm-Ready, NZE Single-Family Home, Harvard, MA- June 1st
Site Details Units: 1 single family home Square Footage: 2,000 Type of construction: New - still under construction HERS pending: -10 to 10 17.08kW photovoltaic system Surplus energy stored for …
Presented byVentacity SystemsParticipants will learn: • What are high performance buildings and high performance ventilation• Why efficiency matters: HRVs, ERVs, Cross-Flow, Wheels• Best practic…
15th Annual Land & Water Conservation Summit, March 10, 7:45am - 4pm, Kingston, RI
The 15th Annual Land & Water Conservation Summit Working Together to Protect our Communities Join your peers from land trusts, watershed organizations, conservation commissions and other cons…
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