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Webinar: Construction, Demolition, and Building Material Reuse, December 16, 10 am EST
Join this webinar for a workshop to learn more about reusing building materials from construction and demolition.
Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance and recog
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Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, June 13, 12-2 pm, PT
While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers, when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and battery sy
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Join ROCKWOOL and 475 High Performance Building Supply for an exclusive webinar introducing Smartrock® - a two-in-one solution that combines high-performance stone wool insulation from ROCKWO
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Introduction to Healthy Materials, Hosted online by BuiltEnvironment Plus, May 1, 12-2 pm ET
In this workshop, participants will learn key product sustainability metrics and how to identify products and materials that are better for the environment and building occupants. The workshop will hi
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Free Webinar: Introduction to All-Weather Window Heat Pumps, April 2, 12-1 pm ET
One-way window ACs have been around for a long time, but now, new two-way window AC technology is available to heat and cool through all heat and cold waves. Let's discuss how this new technology
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Bay Area Green Spring Soiree, USGBC California, March 20, 5-7 pm, San Francisco
This event will bring together professionals, enthusiasts, and advocates of sustainable architecture and green building practices for a night of networking, inspiration, and celebration.
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Presented by Nick Brown and Gary Klein, this webinar will look at the best practices for installing a heat pump water in residential homes. This course will help plumbers, builders, architects, homeow
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Climatetech Intern Fair, February 27, Somerville, Massachusetts
Calling all students and soon-to-be graduates! Please join Greentown Labs for their annual Intern Fair, which focuses on connecting rockstar interns directly with Greentown Labs’ network
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Testing your work is imperative to meet or exceed performance targets and to ensure a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. Instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Perform
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Free Webinar: Electrifying Schools, January 16, 10am - 12pm PT
This webinar is an introduction to electric options for common uses of gas in schools, including HVAC and Hot Water, electric school buses, chemistry lab equipment, the cafeteria kitchen equipmen
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When pursuing carbon neutrality for a new affordable housing development, what’s the best approach? More solar panels? An open-loop ground source heat pump system? Or improved building envelope
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Webinar: EBC 15th Annual Construction and Demolition Materials Management, January 29, 8:30 am EST
The EBC 15th Annual Construction and Demolition (C&D) Materials Management Summit continues to be the primary industry forum that explores the state of the C&D industry in New England. C&D
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Webinar: Heat Pumps for Your Home, January 13, 1:30 pm EST
Feeling the cold recently? Well hopefully you've got your central heating turned up high, or perhaps you live in a super energy efficient home and don't need it on full...
In any case, you
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2017 Heroes of Sustainability - Alliance for Sustainable Colorado -April 27, 6 pm, Denver
Each year, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado recognizes individuals or organizations making far-reaching impacts in sustainability at the Heroes of Sustainability Award dinner gala. The Heroes of Sust…
Smart City Expo, Miami, December 2-3, a 3D Live Online Experience
Smart City Expo Miami® is an international innovation platform to promote educational, business, and media initiatives to create a better future for citizens, communities and cities around the wor
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Virtual Training: Florida Green Home Certification, December 1-2
This program is a two-day training offering green building techniques appropriate for Florida homes. Individuals who complete this course and associated exams may become an accredited Certifying
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Webinar: Creating a Technology Road Map for EHS&S Excellence, November 5, 2 pm EDT
As your company grows and has greater need for data, how does your organization plan to better collect & manage data, adopt & use new tools, or utilize new features & functionality of your
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Passivhaus Maine Fall Forum, Virtual Sessions, "Global From Maine," October 20-24
Passivhaus Maine's annual Fall Forum is now online, October 20-24.
Check out the speaker line up: https://phmeff20.heysummit.com/schedule/
PassivhausMAINE is a non-profit or
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NECEC's Emerging Trends Series: State &Federal Perspectives on Energy Storage, July 27
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is slated to release their 2020 storage procurement targets by mid-Summer. The State of Charge report put forth a suite of policy recommendation…
Central Florida Battle of the Buildings July 1st through December 31st
Commercial building owners and managers across Central Florida are invited to participate in the Central Florida Battle of the Buildings! The Central Florida Battle of the Buildings is a voluntary,…
Recycling Organic Waste in NYC
Almost one third of waste that the NYC Department of Sanitation collects is organic waste (Food scraps, spoiled food, food-soiled paper, plants, etc.) Rather than throwing it away as garage, NYC wants…
NECEC's 10th Annual Green Tie Gala, October 26, Boston
Celebrate a decade of NECEC at the premier clean energy event in the Northeast on October 26, 2017 at the Boston Park Plaza. Tickets go on sale in mid-June. For information on how to raise your profil…
USGBA MA Residential Committee Meeting, July 10 Guest Speaker: Eric Wilkinson - Director of Energy and Climate Policy at ELM - will join us to discuss "The Point of Sale Home Energy Score Bill." E…
Webinar: Green Infrastructure Projects - Communicating What Matters - May 24, 2-3 PM EDT
A green infrastructure project provides near- and long-term benefits to the same community that pays for it. Recently, leading municipalities are taking steps to quantify those costs and benefits in a…
Greening the Sphere Community Festival - June 17, 11-5 pm, @ Hope and Main in Warren, Rhode Island
The Greening the Sphere Community Festival, will be created, run and kept sustainable, by students from the East Bay of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This Festival will serve as an invitation for th…
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