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Free Webinar: Maximizing Value of High Performance Homes from Listing to Close, July 26, 12 pm CDT
Join Illinois Green Alliance and Elevate to learn how to maximize the value of high performing green homes.
A high-performing home is more healthy, comfortable, safe, and resource-efficient t
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2024 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 4-9, Pacific Grove, California
The 2024 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings is the 23rd biennial event. Summer Study will bring together professionals from around the globe to the Asilomar Conference Grounds to collabora
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Free Webinar: Electrification Course for Homeowners, July 31, 4-6 pm PT
What are the benefits of an all-electric home? And how would you approach it?
In The Electrification Course for Homeowners, we debunk many of the myths that people believe regarding superiority of
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Buildings are at the center of our energy systems and account for over 70% of US electricity consumption. To succeed in decarbonizing our grid, buildings and the systems within buildings can be part o
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Free Webinar: The Five Pillars of Lighting Controls, May 28, 9-11 am PT
Want to know more about what it means to achieve “decarbonization” for your building project? Understand the definition of decarbonization, zero net energy (ZNE), and zero net carbon (ZNC)
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Circularity, 2024: Accelerating the Circular Economy, May 22-24, Chicago, Illinois
Circularity 24 offers thought-provoking keynotes, actionable breakouts, a solutions-oriented expo and networking opportunities for leaders implementing circular solutions.
Join the growing com
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Today, Vermont’s home production is principally producing large, expensive single-family homes on large and mid-size lots, and large-scale multi-family apartments. Vermonters looking for housing
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Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, April 5, 12-2pm
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 batteries s
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Free Webinar: Detailing for High Performance Roofs and Walls, March 21, 10-11 am
We know the concepts behind providing a great building envelope – air tight and well-insulated– but how, exactly, do we do that? In this course, 3C-REN will provide ‘sketch-level&rsq
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GPRO Construction Management, Virtual Course, November 16
Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new
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Green Building Tour: Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT, September 29
CTGBC is teaming up with CT Passive House and Conscious Capitalism CT to host a building tour and networking event at Hotel Marcel on September 29th from 5-7PM. This event will feature remarks from Br
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Energize Philly 2022, Hybrid Event Philadelphia, PA and Online, October 14
Join ECA for an annual conversation on advancing a sustainable and equitable energy future for homes and communities.
This fall, ECA returns to the in-person conference format. The conference&
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Solar + Florida, Miami, FL, October 11 - 12
Solar+ Florida brings together the Florida solar and storage markets. The event will feature in-depth discussions about topics relevant to the sunshine state, such as EVs, microgrids, building for res
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Seattle Study: Green Homes Save Twice As Much Energy As Anticipated
In Seattle, a 2017 study compared projected with actual electricity usage in-home meeting Washington's green certification -- Built Green*. The research showed that certified homes used up to 40 perce…
Join USGBC-LA for this 2-Day ENV SP training to learn the benefits of implementing sustainability infrastructure practices for your projects.
About this event
Become an Envision Professiona
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2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 21-26
Come join professionals from around the world to discuss the science and policies that equitably advance efficiency in our built environment and reduce climate impacts. Thirteen panels covering a wide
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ULI Tampa Bay - Resilient Ready Symposium, June 23, 1:30 - 5:30 pm
Join the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and the Urban Land Institute on June 23, 1:30-5:30 PM at the Tampa River Center for the Resilient Ready Symposium. This free event will showcase innovative
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Every room in a building should be good for the environment—starting with the restroom! Join us in this one-hour course as we discuss practical ways to incorporate green building strategies in c
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IECC 2015: Wisconsin’s new energy code for HVAC systems, August 22, 2018
Did you know Wisconsin recently joined Illinois and Michigan as states in the Midwest to implement the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2015 version? This brings many changes and addition…
Ribbon Cutting for NextGen Homes, August 7, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Join green|spaces for the Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for all four of our NextGen Homes! Started in 2014 with a design competition, today the four homes are proving that it is feasible for high qual…
Lunch and Learn: Electric Vehicles are Coming, October 9, 2018, Minneapolis, MN
Come join us on October 9th for an educational program featuring solutions to incorporate Electric Vehicle (EV) friendly infrastructure into new building designs! It is clear modern transportation …
Emerging Trends Series: The Future of Energy Efficiency, July 11, Boston, MA
With multiple Northeast states ranked as national leaders in energy efficiency for multiple years in a row, the region has been at the forefront of driving adoption of the “least cost fuel” as a w…
As the country, and the world, struggles to balance energy, environment and health, the Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will meet in Hartford, Connecticut for our 111th Annual Conference …
2018 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting, 5–10 August, New Orleans, Louisiana
ESA meetings, open to ESA members and those interested in ecology, are among the most respected meetings of ecologists in the scientific community. ESA values the diversity of views, expertise, opinio…
NECEC Massachusetts Clean Energy Day, May 24, 11am, Boston, MA
Massachusetts Clean Energy Day will showcase the growing vitality of the clean energy industry and the importance of consistent policy support as a means of catalyzing the state’s - and our region…
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