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Better Buildings, Better Bodies: Strategies for Health & Wellness Webinar, March 5th
The buildings in which we live, work, and play have a direct impact on our mental and physical health. This webinar showcases Better Buildings partners who are implementing design strategies and bench
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Free Webinar: Best Practices for Lighting Offices, November 10, 12 pm PT
Best Practices for Lighting Offices covers lighting considerations as work environments and office layouts evolve, and it describes the use of LEDs and control strategies. It includes a review of the
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Heating Electrification Workshop, Presented by NEEP, October 25-26, New Haven, CT
Heating electrification is at a pivotal moment marked by historic tailwinds. With mature technologies at hand, it's time for the market to address non-technical barriers like installer training an
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National Drive Electric Week EV Festival, September 30, Atlanta, Georgia
Join Clean Cities Georgia, EV Club of the South, Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Archdiocese of Atlanta, Center for Sustainable Communities, and community partners on Saturday, September 30t
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As more states, jurisdictions and the design community require air barriers, the issue of connecting the wall air barrier assembly to other building assemblies, such as below grade, window systems and
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Crushing the Code NYC: Residential, Online, September 6
Course Overview
Crushing the Code New York City: Residential is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC an
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Free Event: Everything Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings, August 22, 8-10am, Kansas City, MO
Join this in-person event on Tuesday, August 22 from 8:00 - 10:00 am for coffee, breakfast, and networking while industry experts review 2023's higher-than-ever incentives for Missouri,
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Original Green Building Tour: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, August 8, Pittsburg, PA
Join Green Building Alliance as they explore the very first sustainable convention center.The David L. Lawrence Convention Center boasts LEED-Gold (new construction) and LEED-Platinum certifications (
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The Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score provides reliable and comparable information about a home’s energy use to homeowners, buyers, and renters. With trained and authorized home ene
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Climate change is not a new issue to commercial real estate, but it is one that can be very challenging to address. Failure to develop a comprehensive resilience program that is integrated into the ov
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Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County's Facilities Tour, June 8, 9-11:30, Wittier, California
The Sanitation Districts invite you to tour our facilities in Whittier and learn what happens to your sewage and trash.
People from over 100 countries have toured Sanitation Districts&#
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California Building Codes: Setting the Pace for Sustainability Workshop, May 15, Sacramento, CA
Code experts from the relevant state agencies will highlight key issues, address implementation strategies and answer questions concerning the 2019 Code. Find out what might be coming in future code u
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Saving Energy with Daylighting Design
In a previous five-part series, Climate Change: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t it?, I explored the five main things that are effecting climate change, according to Bill Gates. He li
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I have received information that the USGBC Ma Chapter is looking for a Student Intern starting Mid January. I will get a full description of the job and anybody interested feel free to contact me.
In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss the evolution of electric hand dryers and how today’s high-speed, energy efficient dryers minimize impacts on the environment while providing a speed
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There are varied material options available for restrooms, locker rooms, and other applications. Learn about HDPE, its physical attributes, composition, design options and sustainable contributions to
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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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UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings: A Living Showcase of What's Possible
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The UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings is a first-of-its-kind technology
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Become a LEED Green Associate! Free LEED Exam Prep Course
Once you get back from Greenbuild, you'll probably want to become a LEED Green Associate. We've got you covered with our free LEED Prep Exam course designed to help you pass the LEED exam
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Beautycounter- Beautiful Products, Made Safely
After watching the widely known movie, An Inconvenient Truth, founder of Beautycounter, Gregg Renfrew, became very passionate about environmental health. As a wife and mother of three, she discovered …
7 Research-Backed Ways Your Business Will Benefit by Being More Socially Responsible
"Investments in sustainability issues are shareholder-value enhancing". In today's world, being a company that does the "right thing" and actually cares about more than just the bottom line is soon …
USGBCMA - Presentation at the State House on the Green Building Advocacy Platform, June 23, 9 am
Join the USGBCMA at the Members Lounge at the State House on June 23, from 9-11 am for a Green Building Policy Forum. Massachusetts State House House Members Lounge 24 Beacon St, 3rd Floor Bost…
Social Equity Credits in LEED, May 28, 2015 8:30 AM-10 AM USGBC Massachusetts
May 28, 2015 8:30 AM-10 AM 50 Milk St, 17th Floor Hercules Conference Room Boston, MA USGBC has identified “fostering social equity” as a driving principle in its strategic plan, and in 201…
SaveOhno.org Beta Launch - Gamified Platform For Climate Activism
Hey everyone, I'm a student at Babson College and I recently launched the public beta for my nonprofit, SaveOhno.org! 'Ohno' is a character that represents your great granddaughter, and it's up to you…
Help Cleantech Open Northeast celebrate its 10th anniversary! March 19
Help Cleantech Open Northeast celebrate its 10th anniversary #KickoffCleanTech March 19, 2015 5:30-8:30 PM Greentown Labs, 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA 02143 Join us for an awesome night of…
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