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Colorado Green Schools Summit, October 30, Arvada, CO
The USGBC Green Schools Summit is the Mountain Region's only conference dedicated to convening green building industry professionals, school decision makers, educators, and parents to further advance
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RE+ 25, September 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada
RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to meet the power demands of the future. What began as Solar Power International (SPI) has evolved into RE+, uniting an extensive alliance of renewa
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Free Webinar: Mass Timber: Introduction and Examples of Low-Carbon Housing, July 30, 12-1 pm ET
As the demand for sustainable and scalable housing solutions grows, mass timber - a family of high-performance engineered wood construction materials - is rapidly gaining momentum across the U.S. and
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Stretch & Specialized Code Basics, Online Course, July 15, 3 - 5 pm
This course covers the 225 CMR 23.00 MA Commercial Stretch and Opt-in Specialized energy codes applicable from July 1, 2023, and including February 2025 updates. The presentation encompasses the diffe
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Free Webinar: Understanding HERS Registries for Building Departments, June 5, 9:30 - 11 am PT
The HERS Registry is an online data base that creates and tracks the numerous compliance documents needed for compliance with California’s Title 24 Part 6 energy code. This class will cover what
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Phius Non-Residential Summit 2025, Online, May 20- 21
The Phius Non-Residential Summit 2025 is a two-day virtual event that will showcase a sampling of Phius Certified non-residential projects and explore all the Phius non-residential certification progr
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Designing a Passive House is a rewarding challenge, but achieving Passive House certification requires navigating a range of complex factors. While the design phase is an exciting opportunity to envis
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Free Webinar: Phius 101: Foundations of Passive Building and Phius Standards, April 17, 12-1pm CT
Join Illinois Green Alliance and Phius to learn how you can build comfortable, healthy, cost-efficient buildings for a more resilient world at Phius 101 for Architects an
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Thinking of bringing the Just label to your organization and not sure where to start?
Do you have an existing label and want to learn more about 3.0?
Are you looking to learn more about
Envision SP - Certification for Sustainable Infrastructure, 2-Day Online Training, March 20-21
The Envision Framework is a globally recognized approach to sustainable infrastructure and certification processes. The ENV SP designation is becoming an increasingly important credential for any prof
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Regenerative Earth Summit: Soil + Water + Climate, October 29-30, Boulder, CO
Join At The Epicenter for the third annual Regenerative Earth Summit (RES19) - a unique convening of global leaders from across industry sectors, agriculture, academia and civic service. RES19 is o
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Urban Green Gala 2019, November 13, New York, NY
Celebrate New York City's green building community at the 2019 Urban Green Gala!
Home Efficiency Forum 2019, October 17-18, Portland, Oregon
Home Efficiency Forum gives Northwest building experts a chance to break new ground in high-efficiency building practices. The 2019 theme is Expanding Opportunities. Join for two days of trainings, ne
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Philadelphia's Comcast Center is expected to be the tallest LEED-Certified Building in the US
Philadelphia continues to make green building progress, placing 14th of 30 markets on the 2015 Green Building Adoption Index, by CBRE Group Inc. and Maastricht University. According to a report by…
GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Training, September 20, Los Angeles, CA
The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performing buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills.
This course teaches the basics
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The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has launched a new program to support the development of clean energy companies in MA. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Vocational Internship Program (VIP) helps pr
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Understanding and Overcoming Zoning Obstacles for Tiny Houses (Article Posted)
Hi everyone -
I wanted to make sure to link to Gina's article, "Tiny Houses - Understanding and Overcoming Zoning Obstacles." I think she makes a good argument that i
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Join the Western Mass Green Consortium for a screening + discussion of the keynote address from NESEA's 2019 BuildingEnergy Boston conference. Presenters Chris Magwood (Endeavour Ce
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LiveStream - The Energy Gang Live: A Candid Take On The Clean Energy Transition, May 4, 6:30-9:30 pm
The Energy Gang Live: A Candid Take On The Clean Energy Transition, May 4, 6:30-9:30 pm This event in New York is sold out - but you can attend online! Come listen to a lively conversation and deb…
Vote Solar Petition - Don’t Let the Sun Set on Solar in Massachusetts! It has been a year since an unnecessary cap on one of our most important solar programs, net metering, started slamming…
CleanTech Open Northeast New York Kickoff Party - March 22, 7 pm
CleanTech Open Northeast New York Kickoff Party - March 22, 7 pm Urban Future Lab 15 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY Get ready for an awesome night of cleantech community networking leading up t…
Did You Know that Oakland, CA has a Green Building Resource Center?
Oakland California's Green Building Resource Center Open 8am - 4 pm Monday- Friday Closed Holidays and Weekends. From the City of Oakland's Green Building Resources Page: Located next to…
Webinar: "The Road Past Paris: What Happened at the COP 21 Climate Talks and Where Do We Go From Here?” December 15, 2015 10-11 AM EST World Resources Institute will host a global webinar to …
Climate March in Support of Paris COP21 Talks - More important than Ever - Nov 28-29
On the eve of the biggest U.N summit of the decade in Paris, the climate movement is taking to the streets. With climate change in the global spotlight, this is our chance to help set an ambitious age…
Patagonia Presents a film by Sweetgrass Productions: Keep Jumbo Wild Sunday, November 1st Doors: 7:30 pm, Film 8 pm FREE! Join Patagonia Ambassador Pep Fujas for the Boston premiere of Jum…
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