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Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 Sept, 2019 Ben Guir, Morocco
On November 15, 2016, in the margin of COP22 in Marrakesh, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and sustainable development; the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN)
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IRA funding is coming, bringing huge potential for energy-efficiency upgrades at an affordable cost. By understanding the programs coming, you can help maximize their savings - on both their installat
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Built Environment Plus, Green Building Showcase, October 29, 4-9:30 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at its annual Green Building Showcase. Join BE+ for a night of project boards,
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Free Webinar: Evolving Financing Structures in the Energy Transition, October 17, 1-2pm ET
Are you interested in learning more about financing and investments related to the clean energy transition?
This webinar features a panel of leaders working on financing clean energy. Hear about th
In this training, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will outline the necessary steps to electrify an existing single-family home and how to manage whole house strategies for successful ele
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Free Webinar, "Should You Bamboo?" August 13, 10-11 am ET
Bamboo has a bad reputation with Florida gardeners (and people in other places, too perhaps?). And while it's true that some kinds do spread aggressively, there is a whole category of bamboos that
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Greenbuild 2024, November 12 - 15, Philadelphia, PA
Greenbuild hosts the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide where attendees learn and source solutions to improve resilience, sustainability, and quality of life in our buildi
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Indoor Air 2024, July 7-11, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii and Online
The world has seen unprecedented interest in improving indoor air quality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased wildfires, and other events. The importance of our indoor environment on human health
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Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp, June 24-28, Ft. Collins, Colorado
5 days of in-person, hands-on, building science deep dive: Emu's 2d Passive Design/Build Course for North America + 2d Emu's sponsorship-free Passive Pod Workshop + 3hr Exam to become a PHI Ce
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Mini Splits – small inverter driven split system heat pumps are gaining market share rapidly. They claim the highest efficiencies of any compressor-based heating and cooling systems and they are
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MEEA: 10th Annual Midwest Building Energy Codes Conference, November 12-14, Omaha, NE
The Midwest Building Energy Codes Conference brings together stakeholders from across the Midwest to discuss how best to promote the adoption and raise compliance with building energy codes across the
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Wisconsin Solar Tour October 5, 2019, 10am - 4pm Wisconsin (Statewide)
Join people across Wisconsin from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a statewide Solar Tour! Homes and businesses throughout Wisconsin will open their doors to demonstrate and share strategies for energy-eff
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Design 4 People, October 23-24, Boston, Massachusetts
Design 4 People brings design leaders together to raise your work to a new level and help you understand how to improve human output within the built environment. You will have the ability to exchange
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Governor Baker Testifies in Favor of Energy Bills - Netmetering Caps, Wind Energy Hydropower
Reports surrounding Governor Baker's testimony On Tuesday seemed reasonably positive. The Governor spoke favorably about "testing" the market for Offshore wind projects, and he also testified favor…
Net Zero Carbon, Water, Energy and Decarbonizing at the District Level, August 13, St. Louis, MO
District scale projects and campuses lend themselves well for the goals of complete decarbonization and net zero energy and water. Depending on the project type, context, and location, these goals may
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Grid Mid-Atlantic's Solar Soireé: A Five-Year Anniversary: September 9, Washington DC
GRID Mid-Atlantic invites you to join in celebrating five years of changing lives through energy alternatives while celebrating the achievements of community champions who help advance social jus
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Explore Detroit: Urban Agriculture + Green Space Bus Tour, August 17, Detroit, MI 12pm-3pm
Detroit is home to approximately 1,700 urban farms, each innovative and unique in it's own way. On this tour we will explore these sustainable green spaces and hear from the incredibly dedicated D
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Metro & USGBC-LA Sustainability Tour, July 8, 1:00-6:00pm, Los Angeles, CA
Join USGBC-LA for a fun and informative sustainability tour through DTLA aboard Metro! The focus will be on how each stop has implemented best practices and new technologies to green their buildings f
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Boston Area Solar Energy Association presents: "Catching the Sun!" Movie Night at Kendall Square Cinema 7 pm Tuesday, April 19 In place of BASEA Forum, usually held on the second Thursda…
O&M Stories in MF Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results Thursday, March 10 1:30 - 2:30 pm BE16: Multifamily In the world of multi-family housing every operational dollar is earmarked, budgete…
"Toward a Living Affordable Future" - Free Guide by the International Living Insitute
The Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing offers a pathway for multi-family affordable housing projects to achieve the Living Building Challenge, either as Petal or Living Certif…
Issues of Controversy in Green Building Policy: Taking Action on Chemicals of Concern January 28 @ 12 - 1 pm GBA is partnering with ILFI and Greenwash Action to present this webinar series which w…
USGBC Central Pennsylvania Chapter - 2016 Kick off Event - January 14th, 5:30 pm
THU, JAN 14, 2016 AT 5:30 PM USGBC Central PA 2016 Kick Off Party Governor's Residence, Harrisburg, PA Please join us for a fun networking event to start 2016 off right. We will be celebrating…
Williams College Starts the Clock on a Year of Measurement for the Living Building Challenge
This month, the team at Williams College began the 12-month performance period to meet the Living Building Challenge for the Class of 1966 Environmental Center at Williams College. For one year, the b…
Stevens Institute of Technology Wins Solar Decathlon 2015- Congratulations!
Stevens Institute of Technology's SURE HOUSE won top honors overall at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, took second pla…
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