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Workshop 1: How (Older) Buildings Work
September 5th | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
High performance new building design, spec, and construction is a piece of cake compared to moving existing buildings into high
Natural Infrastructure: Nature's Solutions for the Built Environment, Online, November 28, 12pm
Manitoba is behind other Canadian jurisdictions in adopting nature-based solutions as standard practice in our cities and towns, which puts Sustainable Building Manitoba in a strong position to learn
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The California Energy Commission is currently pursuing many programs which are aimed at decarbonizing our energy infrastructure including all-electric cooking, space heating and water heating. The com
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Free Webinar: PV + Batteries: Integrating Storage with Grid-Tied PV Systems, October 31, 9am-12:30pm
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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Free Webinar: Green Marketing Roundtable, Part-1 September 25 and Part-2 October 2, 10am-12pm
Green Marketing Roundtable Part 1: Green REsources Council Resources
Monday, September 25, 10 am - 12 pm
"Green Eileen" will host a series of Green Real Estate Marketing Roundtab
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Free Webinar: How to Market and Sell Green Homes, September 14, 11-11:30am CST
Learn How to Market and Sell Green Homes in 30 Minutes
Are you a real estate agent or home professional who wants to learn how to market and sell green homes?
Do you want to learn how to capital
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Free Online Course: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, September 14, 9am-1pm
As the electricity supply generally becomes cleaner due to increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting installations in new homes, electricity is in
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Free Online Workshop, Introduction to Heat Pumps Parts 1 & 2, August 15 & 17, 9-11 am
Heat pumps are the most efficient method to not only heat and cool spaces, but to provide domestic water heating in both multifamily and commercial applications. This course explores the composition,
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Women in Green with USGBC Northern California, August 7, San Fransisco, CA
Join the USGBC NCC Women in Green for our annual celebration and gathering for women advancing sustainability in the building trades. There is an evening of activities, speakers, and networking planne
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Join Green Veterans and Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition for a discussion highlighting the Clean Energy Jobs Act and what is being done to create a cleaner future!
Green Veterans seeks to educate fell
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Healthy Schools Summit October 25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What does it take to create a healthy school for every child?
Join Healthy Schools PA for the 4th Annual Healthy Schools Summit as we learn, collaborate, and commit ourselves to create healthier, g
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BEEx Presentation: 80 Flatbush: Passive School, Active Towers, October 2, New York, New York
Join the Building Energy Exchange for a presentation and discussion of the highly anticipated 80 Flatbush project in Brooklyn. Featuring 200 units of affordable housing, two schools, and two towers, o
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USGBC Florida: Sustainable Hospitality Summit, September 20, Orlando
Convening industry experts will focus on hospitality footprint: reducing carbon emissions and waste, curating wellness experiences, crafting healthy communities, and prioritizing human capital.
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Alliance for Sustainable Colorado- 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado - September 1st, 6 pm
September Sustainability Series 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado 6 - 8 pm Free and open to the public We are seeing an impressive increase in the number of entire countries, as well, ad…
9 Keys to Avoiding Sick Building Syndrome (Study)
Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health have compiled a guide for improved health in commercial buildings; they seek to address the causes of “Sick Building Syndrome&r
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Straw Bale Load Bearing Workshop, August 18-24, Temecula, CA
This workshop will be held on a large 20 acre lot with mountains on both sides and lots of room for camping and relaxation. The project is a LOAD BEARING 1,500 sq ft straw bale ho
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CALGreen and Energy Code Seminar, July 19, 10:00-4:00pm, Irvine, CA
California Energy Code 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes
This three-hour session will bring you up to date on changes to the Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) for residential and non-residen
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High-Performance Building Assemblies Course, July 18, Boston, MA
This course will cover:
- High Performance Building Assemblies – An introduction and an approach
- HPBA Control Layers – It’s in the details
- High Performance Glazing – Ma
Fraunhofer TechBridge Launches SunRISE TechBridge Challenge - Entries due by March 16
Fraunhofer TechBridge, in partnership with Royal DSM and Greentown Labs, has launched the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge, a competition to reduce the levelized cost of energy for solar photovoltaics thr…
Green Building Blueprint: Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) March 15 8:30 -10:00 AM 50 Milk St 5th Floor, "Meridian" Room 02109 Boston, 02109-02109 Join the USGBC MA for a …
Energy Sprout - A Big Idea Contest for Sustainable Energy - Entries due May 3, 2016
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund and Sustainable Energy Fund present: Energy Sprout A statewide sustainable energy design competition. The competition focuses on two broad categories: …
NOTICE OF MEETING In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards will be held on: January 12, 2016…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12 - Mass. Solar Policy Update
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12th Mass. Solar Policy Update First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Doors open at 7p.m. Pr…
15th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium Clean Energy Frontiers: From Lab to Market
This event is being held on November 9 @ 4:00 pm - November 10 @ 5:30 pm at Crowne Plaza Hotel | 701 E. Genessee St., Syracuse, NY The number of new marketing opportunities in clean energy solution…
Fort Collins Companies Spearhead Net Zero Water Management Tool
Five Fort Collins companies led by sustainability engineering and planning firm Brendle Group have spearheaded the Net Zero Water (NZW) Initiative and have created the Net Zero Water (NZW) toolkit to …
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