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Gulf Coast: USGBC Texas Happy Hour - Now Virtual, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm
Evening with Your Regional Council & Friends
Comfort of Your Home
Login Information provide upon registration
Thursday, April 30th
5:30 - 7:30 PM
In order to promote health and well
…Southface LEED Green Associate Test Prep Online, July 17, 9 am - 1 pm
This one-day workshop introduces students to the LEED rating systems and core concepts of green building while preparing students for success on the LEED Green Associate Exam. Throughout the workshop
…This course teaches the basic vocabulary and technical details of grid-connected photovoltaic and energy storage systems. This instructor will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various techn
…Electrification for Realtors, Free Online Training, June 6, 10 am - 1 pm PT
Electrification is here and all-electric homes will play in important role in shaping the industry. Learn how to navigate discussions about the various components of these homes and the value they pro
…Join Illinois Green Alliance and BOMA/Chicago to explore how smart building technologies are being implemented at the local level to reduce carbon emissions, improve efficiency, and save building owne
…Builders 101: an Introduction to Phius Certified Builders (CPHB) Training, May 1, 4pm CT
Phius welcomes Jon Erickson to present the 2 - hour introduction to the concepts and ideas behind the Phius Certified Builders (CPHB) training. Have you ever wondered what it means to become a CPHB fr
…Free Webinar: Lessons Learned: The Fundamentals of Carpet Recycling, April 17, 3-4 pm ET
Wall-to-wall carpet and carpet tile can be recycled into useful new products if collected and processed. This session will look at the tremendous progress in carpet recycling in California following t
…For as long as people have been building homes, we've been using some kind combustion appliance system to heat them. As a result, buildings are designed and constructed to safely ma
…Health In the Built Environment: Native & Sustainable Landscapes, Online, March 7, 9-10:30 am ET
While the concept itself is not a new one, Doug Tallamy’s book Nature’s Best Hope released in 2020, influenced gardeners all over the US to use their yards to create what he calls a Homegr
…Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Daylighting, February 15, 5:30-7:30pm PT
This webinar will provide an overview of daylighting strategies and describe guidelines and principles of good daylighting design that optimizes daylight availability while avoiding glare. The class w
…Free Webinar: The Climate Crisis including Top Topics in Climate Research - May 4, 12 - 1:30 pm EST
Since the start of the industrial age, the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere has risen to the highest value in at least three million years, recently passing 415 parts per million. At the same
…Earth Day Live, April 22-24 (Celebrate Online!)
Strike, divest, and vote for our future.
From April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, to April 24, activists, performers, thought leaders, and artists will come together for an empowering, ins
…Webinar: Green Advantage Certification Overview, April 16, 1-1:30 pm Pacific
"This is a complimentary webinar open to our USGBC-LA community, both members and the general public. See you online!"
Everyone knows it takes a qualified team to build a
…USGBC NE FLORIDA: 2016 USGBC NF GREEN CARPET FILMS-July Through January!
FEATURED FILMS: Tapped: Detailed and comprehensive look at the bottled water industry and its socio-environmental impacts Tue., Jul 19th, 6pm, Museum of Science and History Water Blues, Green …
NHS Workshop for Net Zero Hospitals, London, UK, March 19, 1 - 5 pm
Please note, this is an invite-only event.
The Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP) will deliver a long-term, rolling five-year programme of investment in health infrastructure, including a new
…Women in Green: Community Lunch, February 27, Boston, MA
Instead of packing lunch for work, why not join the USGBC MA for our Women in Green: Community Lunch! On Thursday, February 27th, come meet other women in the Massachusetts, sustainable design communi
…Did You Know that Consumer Funding for Electric Vehicles has been Reinstated in Massachusetts?
Great news: Rebates for electric vehicles have been reinstated in Massachusetts!
Rebates for electric vehicles have been reinstated in Massachusetts! For the next two years, at least $27
…The MetroWest Sustainability Forum presents:
The Future of Geo-Micro Districts:
A Presentation and Q&A
Featuring Audrey Schulman
Exec. Director of HEET in Cambridge
How local communitie
…Smart Cities: Building Tech Forum 2017, USGBC MA, February 16, 5:30-8:30 pm, Boston
Smart Cities: Building Tech Forum 2017 - USGBC MA Thursday, February 16 5:30 – 8:30 PM Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE 5 Channel Center Street Boston, MA 02210 Join …
Collaborating for Resilience, Webinar, December 1, 12 - 1 pm EST
Equitable Adaptation: Collaborating for Resilience December 1, 12 - 1 pm EST Climate change impacts disproportionately affect low-income and communities of color, those with the least resources to…
Greentech Media Webinar: Making Energy Storage Work for Utilities, November 17, 2 pm EST
Making Energy Storage Work for Utilities Thursday, November 17, 2 pm EST Join Greentech Media, leaders from Puget Sound Energy and the Snohomish County Public Utilities District, along with Doosan…
Annual New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference and COEEA Annual Meeting November 4-6 Litchfield CT Environmental educators are part of a diverse group of professionals dedicated t…
National Workshop on "Advances in Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures" (9/22-23/16)
For registration and more info, contact S.K. Singh (Organizing Secretary, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, Uttarakhand) Venue: CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee Email: rr@cbri.res.in ; sksingh_cbri@…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum Thursday, September 8th, 7 pm Professor Mara Prentiss: Mobilizing the Energy Revolution How do we convert our entire energy supply to renewable…
Sept 10th: WMEAC's 13th Annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup
WMEAC is proud to host the 13th Annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup! This event will be hosted by WMEAC on September 10th, 2016 from 8:30am until 1pm! There will be a small breakfast available before…
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