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Residential End Uses of Water – Research and Trends – Free CE Webinar, January 16, 12-1:15pm:
The Residential End Uses of Water Study, published in 2016 by the Water Research Foundation details how water is used in single-family homes across North America. This course will review American wate
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Fine Homebuilding Summit, October 2-4, Southbridge, MA
Fine Homebuilding, along with Green Building Advisor and Keep Craft Alive, are bringing together building industry experts, influencers, and manufacturers for 2+ days and more than 50 hours of an
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Chicago Build 2019 Expo, September 19-20, Chicago, IL
Part of the global Build series in New York, London, Sydney, Glasgow and Auckland, Chicago Build 2019 (September 19-20) features 200+ speakers across 12 conference tracks (includin
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NEW YORK | LBC 4.0 WORKSHOP, September 5, New York, NY
The Living Building Challenge is an advocacy tool and certification program that addresses development at all scales. LBC 4.0 aims to improve buildings in the realms of health, community, equity, ener
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This series focuses on Building Operator Certification training, offering classes 1001 (A & B) and 1003-1007.
BOC Level I Training Certificate of Completion (TCOC) is earned by atten
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From Blueprint to Bill: NYC's Building Emissions Law Webinar, July 17, 9:30-10:30am
Join Urban Green Council and World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) for a Global Exchanges Webinar about the process behind NYC's groundbreaking building emissions law.
Urban Green
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Registration is now open for LEED v4.1 Building Design and Construction (BD+C), Interior Design and Construction (ID+C) and Operations and Maintenance (O+M) projects!
This month, listen to a record
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Resilience is the capacity to survive and thrive in the face of stressors and shocks. Learn what that means in real life, and how to become more resilient as individuals, organizations and communities
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Solar and Vermont's Grid with Joey Dorwart, May 16, Waitsfield, VT
How far has Vermont come in expanding energy generated by solar panels, and how far can we go? Join Joey Dorwart Crane to learn how solar energy plays into Vermont’s grid, from residential rooft
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Ceres Conference and 30th Anniversary, April 29- May 1, San Francisco, CA
The Ceres Conference 2019 will convene more than 600 influential investors, senior corporate executives, policy makers and capital market leaders to reaffirm the business case for sustainability and s
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Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo, April 1-4, Denver, CO
Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo offers the most comprehensive conference, exposition and accelerator of smart city innovation in North America. We deliver premium networking and edu
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True Zero Waste Symposium, February 21, 8am-3pm, Pittsburgh, PA
Join the Pennsylvania Resource Council and their Zero Waste Pennsylvania team to learn how your business or institution can advance its solid waste and recycling goals with fiscall
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This overview of concrete floor basics shows participants how to get the most from finished concrete floors. Along the way it discusses levels of finish, hardening-densifying and other aspects of fini
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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Class, December 5th in Boston
The USGBC MA Chapter will host a day long LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation class on Friday, December 5, 2014 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at 50 Milk Street, Boston, MA ($150 for Members, $175 for non-me…
Sustainable Agriculture Summit Asia, Dec 4-6, 2018, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Global initiatives and investment in sustainable agriculture have spiked. Be it producers, traders, large FMCG corporates, or Governments, institutional investors, and aid organisations&rs
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Green California Summit and Exposition - April 21-22, Sacramento Convention Center
Green California Summit and Exposition - April 21-22, Sacramento Convention Center - 10th Anniversary - California sets an example in many respects for green programs throughout the country, and t…
Starting the Year off With a Big Bang - USGBC MA Annual Meeting 1/21/2016
Starting 2016 Off With A Bang! Molly Cox reports on the USGBC MA Annual Meeting and Celebration: To read the full blog post: http://usgbcma.org/blog/starting-2016-bang USGBC MA Board Members: …
From Environment, Massachusetts: Do you agree with this statement? "Everyone who wants to power their home or business with solar energy should be able to do so." Last month, Massachusetts leg…
Urban Green NYC Holiday Party - December 2, 6-8 pm
Holiday Member Reception December 2nd 6-8 pm Join us for our Holiday Member Reception, hosted by Grohe, to catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear wha…
Holyoke Herald completes $2 million solar installation project.
Holyoke Herald newspaper headquarters complete solar installation project. The $2 million project was funded by investment tax credits. In 2006, a federal policy known as the Investment Tax Credit …
Incandescent bulbs may be in real decline as suppliers can now offer more efficient options. Top choices are fluorescent, CFL, and LED bulbs, but LEDs are clearly the most efficient. They use less ele…
Renovation Solutions: Common oversights when remodeling
One of the biggest things a person should consider when doing renovations is "How can I make my space more environmentally friendly?". You are already taking the time and money to make your space bett…
LEED v4 – Navigating the Changes & Understanding the New Materials Selection Criteria
USGBC NYS Upstate Chapter presents its July Sustainable Speakers Series presentation exploring the newest addition to the LEED certification. Presented by: Aliesa Adelman LEED BD+C and Kim Bawden LEED…
Urban Resilience Case Studies – Social, Ecological, Technological System Pairs May 21, 2015 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM EDT This is the second webinar in the “Along the Urban Path” four-part webinar …
Design, Build, Own, Live: A Green Building Case Study (Hudson Valley) Thursday, April 23, 2015 7 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM USGBCNY - Upstate Chapter (Hudson Valley Branch) Design, Build, Own, Live: A Green Building Case Study Presented by Rick Alfandre Thursda…
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