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Online Course: Energy Codes, August 2, 3 PM
This course introduces current energy trends, required codes, and sustainability rating systems across the U.S. and the role of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
You will hear from a sustainability ex
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Free Webinar: Community-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling, March 26, 12 -1 pm ET
Community infrastructure, such as thermal energy networks, district geothermal, urban forests, shade structures, and smart surfaces, can have a collectively lower upfront cost and lower community-wide
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Residential HVAC System Performance Certification Program, February 17-18, Anaheim, California
In this two-day certification course, HVAC professionals will learn how to discover and repair hidden energy-draining comfort system defects, reduce call-backs and increase customer satisfaction.
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Multifamily Passive House – Live Online, January 21, 12 - 3 pm ET
This course is an in-depth look at basic strategies for delivering successful all-electric decarbonized Passive House apartment buildings teams want to build, and families want to live in.
As we pu
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Free Webinar: The Clean Energy Equity Investment Gap, January 13, 10 - 11 am ET
Meeting global climate and development goals will require a rapid and sustained scale-up of clean energy infrastructure investment in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). These countries
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Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building, December 11, 3 - 5 pm ET
In Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building, you will learn the first steps in transitioning from fossil-fueled heating and cooling systems to heat pumps for energy-effi
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Tour of the Energy Education Center, December 11, Tulare, California
Are you curious about energy efficiency and how it is generated, stored, and distributed? Are you interested in learning more about the latest innovations and technologies in renewable energy? If so,
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Circular economy principles represent the latest phase of sustainable building design, moving beyond efficiency to focus on full material lifecycles. By designing for reuse, repair, and recycling, bui
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Specifying Healthier Materials Beyond Checking Boxes, Online Training, November 13, 12 - 2 pm ET
Specifying materials that meet LEED v4 and v4.1 requirements has gotten easier. However, many projects stop at just meeting these requirements, when we could be doing much better. The course will prov
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Virtual Event: Why Passive House? October 14, 12 pm ET (Free)
You've heard the buzz around Passive House, but you're not sure why all the fuss? Is it really that different?
PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson unpacks the logic, the principles, the his
PhiusCon 2022, Chicago, Illinois, October 25 - 28
PhiusCon (formerly North American Passive House Conference) is a leading passive building conference for climate-specific zero energy design, construction, and building science expertise. Now in
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RE+ Conference, Anaheim, CA, September 19-22
RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to foster a cleaner future for all. The largest and most comprehensive event in North America for the clean energy industry, RE+ is compri
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CALGreen Electric Vehicle Workgroup (CEVW) Virtual Workshop, September 22
CALGreen Electric Vehicle Workgroup (CEVW) Workshop, 2022 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle. More information to be announced on their website.
EBC's Climate Action Forum: Design World Views on Adaptation and Resiliency, June 8, Boston, MA
Design leaders and urban design exemplars from around the world offer a wealth of inspiration and instruction for climate adaptation and carbon neutrality. This fourth installment in the series of qua…
Roadmap Conference, Portland, OR, June 28-30
Accelerated and widespread electric, smart, and shared mobility adoption requires a diverse and supportive ecosystem of industry and community leaders including utilities, local governments, vehicle O
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Panasonic and Swidget have combined forces to empower your homes to monitor, assess, and optimize the healthy home and a multitude of other home automation possibilities.
- Learn how to expand the
June 2, Demand Control Ventilation, June 2, 10:30 am EDT
The advent of building management protocols resulting from COVID-19 combined with inflationary energy costs have made the topic of safely manage outdoor air ventilation rates without “breaking t
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Webinar: Intro to Designing a Net Zero Building, May 5, 3 pm EDT
Participants will learn the components of Zero Net. This webinar will examine case studies, detailing integrated systems and creative solutions that make Net Zero Energy (ZNE) a reality.
GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Training, August 15 - 29, 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 …
Building Resilience: Putting Resilience into Practice in the Workplace, August 14, Los Angeles, CA
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…
Community Solar Power Summit, July 18-19, Minneapolis, MN
Community solar is one of the fastest growing sectors in the clean energy economy. In partnership with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) and Solar Power Events, the industry's preeminent…
When it comes to green building design, the sky really is the limit these days. Which also means that a green home can look as modern, as traditional, or whatever mix the client wants. We decided to h
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Conference Series LLC Ltd is glad to announce 21st International Conference on Past and Present Research Systems on Green Chemistry, August 27-28, 2018 at Boston, USA. Green Chemistry 2018 will be or…
Smart City: World Expo Congress, November 13 - 15, 2018, Barcelona, Spain
Values The event is based around the values of social inclusion and empowerment and is dedicated to promoting awareness, understanding and critical reflection between inhabitants of different cities …
Horizon 18, the Global Solutions Platform for the Clean Economy, October 10 - 11, Boston, MA
Horizon18 is a global event-driven platform that harnesses the international movement towards a clean economy. Join an international community focused on driving the clean economy through solutions, i…
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