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Bringing together community leaders, environmental justice advocates and activists from across the region to build skills, discuss new ideas, and be inspired for the work ahead, this will be
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Green Building Walking Tour: Women+ In Green Urban Hike, June 8, 2-4 pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The GBA’s Women+ in Green network for an urban hike in Downtown Pittsburgh as they explore their city’s many high-performing buildings! Following along GBA’s Green Building
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Passive House 201: Technical Aspects of Design & Construction, May 18, 3 pm ET
This session will take a deeper look into common design & construction strategies for achieving the Passive House standard.
Concepts will include building envelope & insulation, a
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Free CE Webinar: Multifamily Electrification: Change is Coming Fast, May 3, 12-1 pm
As the planet warms—with ever-worsening heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires—there is growing awareness of the need to curb climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. This is why, in a fe
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CxEnergy 2023 is the premier event in commissioning, building technology, and energy management. The 30+ educational sessions, state-of-the-art expo hall, and professional net
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Better Building by Design, April 5-6, Burlington, Vermont
Better Building by Design (BBD) is a regional design and construction conference, which features interactive learning about building durability, efficiency, and value for both residential and com
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Free Webinar: Commercial Building Electrification Pathways, March 21, 2-3:30 pm ET
Commercial buildings have the potential to lead the way to a decarbonized, electrified future. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will accelerate these efforts in states and cities acros
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In partnership with AIA New York, this multi-day course provides 14 CES LU|HSWs and training to make significant energy and carbon reductions in your clients’ buildings.
New York has gotten s
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Free PG&E Webinar, Introduction to the Passive House Standard. February 15, 9am-1pm PST
The Introduction to the Passive House Standard guides participants through the principles and economics of the Passive House Standard with an in-depth look at enclosure insulation & thermal bridgi
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Crushing the Code, New York City, Commercial, Online, January 31
Crushing the Code New York City: Commercial is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC and create more energy
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Southern California Edison, an electricity supply company, is partnering with the South Bay Environmetnal Services Center for a free seminar in Torrance, CA.
This seminar teaches the basi
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Inspire Speakers Series: Women+ in Green, June 6, Pittsburgh, PA
Green Building Alliance is working to elevate Pittsburgh’s network of united, powerful, Women+ in Green
Day 1 – June 6: Inspire Speakers Series Presents: Women+ in Green
GBA’s
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Healthy Building Summit, Wellness is the Bottom Line, USGBCMA/HBS, Monday, June 24, 9am-12:30pm
At our 2019 Healthy Buildings Summit, we’ll learn how Harvard is turning research into action by discussing the science behind our building products and how these materials affect our bodies and the
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As A student we have done several different projects on renewable energy and one of them is Wind energy. Today First Wind was purchased by 2 companies "SunEdison" and "TerraForm Power" for a stagger…
Building Operator Certification: Smart Buildings Need Smart Operators
Did you know most buildings can cut total energy use by 5-30% while fully maintaining or improving both comfort and function? The national Building Operator Certification® (BOC) Program is the lea
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In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss the evolution of electric hand dryers and how today’s high-speed, energy efficient dryers minimize impacts on the environment while providing a speed
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FREE WEBINAR: Daylighting by Design, Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully- designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implementing
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Building Tour: The Distillery in South Boston Passive House January 31, 2019
In South Boston, there is an old rum distillery retro-fitted to be a Passive House. The Distillery North is now leasing 1-2 bedroom and studio apartments. Join USGBC MA for a behind the scenes present
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Climate Change, Part 2: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
Wouldn’t it be great if saving the world was as easy as ditching straws or riding our bikes to work? Sustainable living is definitely affected by our personal best practices, but it’s obvi
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Green buildings the force behind sustainable cities
Climate change remains one of the biggest global challenges likely to affect livelihoods of future generations. There are different forces behind climate change that need to be addressed, and one of t…
You might be eligible for a Heating Equipment Replacement Rebate! - Call by August 31st
Early Heating Equipment Replacement Rebates are back for 2015! For a limited time only, the Mass Save Sponsoring utilities and energy efficiency service providers are offering generous rebates for …
Tour NYC's One Penn Plaza's Combined Heat and Power plant!
Join GreenHomeNYC for a special tour of New York City's One Penn Plaza's Combined Heat and Power plant! 6.2 megawatts of energy produced on the 12th floor of a midtown Manhattan office building! Prope…
13th Annual CitiesAlive Green Roof & Wall Conference in NYC
Date: October 5-8, 2015 Location: New York City *Note: Early Bird registration ends June 30th Green roofs and walls have a vast but unrealized potential to address many of the fundamental challen…
Book Release: [ours] Hyperlocalization of Architecture | Contemporary Sustainable Archetypes
[ours] Hyperlocalization of Architecture | Contemporary Sustainable Archetypes The promise of environmental architecture is here. An expansive pattern is emerging where the most innovative of cont…
Join the local CleanTech Conversation at GreentownLab's "EnergyBar", March 5 at 5:30 pm
Thursday, March, 5:30-8:30pm Greentown Labs - 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA 02143 EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology meet and discuss innovations in energy…
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