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Webinar: Find and Select Better Materials for LEED Projects with Ecomedes, September 21, 2 pm ET
Drastically reduce the time it takes to search for the best materials for your LEED or green building project, learn how to list a product, automate a product's LEED documentation process with one
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Free Slipstream Webinar: Health, Safety and Comfort – The House is a System, May 30, 9-10 am CST
Have you heard the phrase "The House is a System"? Have you ever wondered what that really means? Do you know what it takes to make a house healthy, safe, and comfortable? Join us as we iden
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NEWIEE’s 13th Annual Awards Gala celebrates the accomplishments of women in the energy and environment fields! The Gala draws attendees from across New England for an inspirational eve
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Bird-Friendly Building: Designing Safer Buildings for Birds, April 18, 12–1:30pm EST
Every year, up to 2 billion birds die as a result of collisions with glass in the United States, a problem exacerbated by increasing light pollution around buildings and structures. In this webinar, t
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2024 Getting to Zero Forum, May 21-23, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Getting to Zero Forum is the premier event dedicated to building decarbonization. With a growing number of climate emergencies across the United States and around the world, there is no more impor
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HVAC System Testing for Energy Efficiency (Parts 1 & 2), March 12 & 14, 9-11:30 am PT
This class presents the relevant issues and available methods for field testing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and explores and explains the use of specific testing and dat
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NY State Green Building Conference, February 29 - March 1, Syracuse, NY
As the premier green building conference in the Northeast, our progressive advisory council has fostered our growth by consistently bringing together top green building researchers, educators, and pra
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The Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) under the Inflation Reduction Act.
This session offers valuable information for owners and sponsors of HUD-subsidized properties, discussing the Elem
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In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the recipients of the Regional Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Initiative (https://www.energy.gov/oced/regional-clean-hydrogen-hubs-0), with awards tota
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Free Webinar: NHS Net Zero Building Standard: Operational Energy and Carbon, December 18, 1-2 pm BST
The NHS Net Zero Building Standard was published in February 2023 and applies to all projects that are at pre-Strategic Outline Business Case (SOC) on 1st October 2023. Compliance with the Standard is
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Commercial Building Retrofits: Electrification, Free Online Webinar, November 30, 8:30 am - 1 pm PT
Decarbonizing existing buildings is paramount to meeting the State of California’s aggressive climate action goals. While designing new construction buildings to have all-electric systems is bec
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Chrysalis Awards for Green Building Industry and Community, November 15, 6pm EST, Atlanta, Georgia
USGBC Georgia created the Chrysalis Awards to support broadening the conversation between the green building industry and our green community. The goal is to support and recognize the People and Proje
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Free Webinar: Carbon, Chemicals and Compliance with MillerKnoll, October 20, 12 pm EST
MillerKnoll, one of the largest and most influential design manufacturers in the world, has ambitious goals and faces complex obstacles on the path toward a more sustainable future. Gabe Wing and Thad
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Reducing our Daily Use of Plastic
Plastic is something we come into contact with multiple times a day, whether it’s when we order our coffee in the morning, pack our lunch for work or pick-up take out from our favorite restauran
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How can commercial restroom design reduce touchpoints, promote proper hand hygiene, and reduce the spread of infection? This course explores this timely question. Attendees will first hear an overview
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Lunch and Learn Webinar: Introduction to Tubular Daylighting, August 10, 12pm
Learn about the latest advanced optical daylighting technology and the product category of Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDD), which makes daylighting a space as easy as applying traditional lighting e
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Certified Passive House Consultant CPHC® Online Training, September 12, 4 pm ET
Phius (Passive House Institute US) established the CPHC program in 2008 to distinguish accomplished passive building professionals in the marketplace. Phius has trained more than 3000 profes
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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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Sustainability 101: From Foundations to the Future, Sept 14, USGBC MA, Boston
At USGBC MA, we want to help the green building community redesign the built environment to be more sustainable. As climate change becomes a pressing issue for Boston, professionals are going to need …
Massachusetts Green Careers Conference, October 4, Westborough, MA
The 10th annual conference will be held October 4, 2018 at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife headquarters building (MassWildlife), 1 Rabbit Hill, Road, Westborough. AGENDA Caree…
Research: U.S. Community Solar Market Can Grow 70 Times by 2030
A new research estimates that the U.S. community solar market, which currently accounts for 1 gigawatt of installed operating capacity, can consistently scale to 50-70 times that size by 2030. This is
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Passive House Symposium, Nov 7, Boston, MA
Passive House buildings have been growing in size, scope, and impact across the region and this year’s symposium will be a showcase for real-world data on energy performance, financial cost, air qua…
Study: Renters Expect a Green Living Environment and They Are Willing to Pay Extra For It
Nowadays, renters are expecting sustainable features such as energy efficiency and good indoor air quality in their apartments. It is a trend that is supported by the government. The entire multifamil
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Greentown Labs Bold Ideas Challenge: Ideation Event, July 26-27, 3-9 pm, Somerville, MA
Greentown Labs BOLD IDEAS CHALLENGE is a 6 month accelerator program housed at Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech incubator in the United States and focussed on connecting entrepreneurs with the me…
gridCONNEXT brings together business, utility, finance, and policy leaders to explore the most important topics impacting the grid. The event convenes world-class experts to explore diverse perspectiv…
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