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Join the Portland Green Schools committee for the last panel discussion in the 2019 panel series “Growing a Green School”. School high performance experts from the field and district staff
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2025 Code Breaker: Multifamily Ventilation, Online, December 9, 12 - 1 pm PT
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is an important part of supporting Health & Safety for multifamily dwelling units, and the 2025 Energy Code establishes new Mandatory requirements for IAQ ventilation in m
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3C-REN Contractor Connection Hub at Standard Plumbing, October 30, Oxnard, California
Join 3C-REN on October 30th at Johnstone Supply in Oxnard for an exciting opportunity to connect and grow! The 3C-REN team will be on-site to share workforce development opportunit
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Join local Deer Park resident and Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA) Solar Ambassador Peter Gorr as he presents “Powering Your Home with the Sun”.This hour-long, non-technical pre
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Greenbuild 2025, November 4-7, Los Angeles, California
Greenbuild delivers gimpressive green building education and networking opportunities every year, and 2025 is no exception with 100+ sessions and 300+ industry speakers. Every industry segment an
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LEED GA Exam Prep Course with Green Building Alliance, , Online, September 11, 9 am - 12:30 pm
The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) created the LEED Green Associate credential to denote basic knowledge and understanding of green building design and construction. The LEED Green Asso
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TEDI Modeling, August 7, 3 - 5 pm ET
TEDI, or Thermal Energy Demand Intensity, is a metric used to assess the heating load of a building. It represents the amount of heating energy required per unit of modeled floor area to mai
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This training will provide real estate professionals with 14 continuing education hours and the Accredited Green Appraiser Certification.
This training will teach real estate professionals about th
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The USGBC-CA Wildfire Defense Certificate Training Program was developed to educate construction professionals and landscapers on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the
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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, December 18, 12pm, Amherst, MA
Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd Certified Living Building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts! It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net ze
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The Eighth Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium is approaching, on November 14. Be a part of the Symposium by watching the live (free!) webcast
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Addressing the Climate Crisis: A Moral Obligation & Economic Opportunity, October 30, Providence, RI
Climate change and the clean energy revolution are opening up opportunities for new careers, for new businesses, and for civic engagement. Hear from a diverse set of presenters working on the front li
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Building Clean 2019 is a summit that looks at the power of procurement in the built environment to bring better health, jobs, and equity to communities. A top Summit goal is to demonstrate
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Climate Marches are planned November 29 everywhere - Join a March in Massachusetts:
Starting the weekend of November 28th, people everywhere are coming together for two weeks of action calling for climate justice and an end to carbon pollution. There are going to be thousands of even…
USGBC Arizona State Conference, October 30, Tempe, Arizona
This year the U.S. Green Building Council will look to the future of sustainable building by exploring resilient design, sustainable cities, health and wellness through biophilic design principles, th
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Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Techniques, September 20, Montclair, NJ
With the expanding regulatory push to decrease stormwater volume and improve stormwater quality, increasing attention is being given to the use of green infrastructure stormwater management techniques
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JBU Presents: Decarbonization of Buildings, August 15, 4:00-6:00pm, Portland, OR
August’s JBU event will be focused on the decarbonization of buildings in pursuit of net zero energy design criteria. The session should be of interest to Consulting Engineers and Design Build C
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The MA Stretch Code: Reaching For More
In 2009, the Stretch Energy Code was added to the Massachusetts building code as an optional appendix for cities and towns to provide a streamlined and cost effective route to achieving approximately …
Massachusetts Renewable Energy Policy Survival Guide
Clean energy policy in Massachusetts is focused on balancing the state's need for affordable energy with its environmental and economic needs. Decisions on policy are made by our State Representatives…
An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm MIT Pierce Laboratory 33 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge , MA 02139 Harvard Kennedy Sch…
Coast to Coast Biofuel-Powered Flight from Rhode Island to California
The Coast to Coast Biofuel Airplane Project will combine the excitement of aviation with the leading edge in renewable energy technology. Using aviation biofuel in a single engine Cessna equipped with…
Is the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Leaking Radioactive Materials, and is this Dangerous?
Owned by Entergy, New York's Indian Point nuclear plant is apparently leaking tritium, a radioactive substance. Three of the forty Indian Point wells showed an increase in radioactive material, and on…
Women In Solar Energy (WISE) convenes multi-city round table discussions
Women In Solar Energy (WISE) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Multi-City round table discussions to advance women in every local market. Date: February 23, 2016 16 Venues nationwide: http://www.so…
Massachusetts Could be Leader in Making a Fossil Fuel Free United States - The Solutions Project
If the world is to prevent a global catastrophe some important things need to happen. Most importantly we need to stop using fossil fuels. All of the known remaining fossil fuel reserves should stay i…
Green Building (and Vertical Forest) of the Week: Bosco Verticale in Milan
Bosco Verticale, appropriately translated to "Vertical Forest," is a development of two vertical residential towers in Milan, Italy, which represent the cutting edge of green building and urban forest…
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