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Sustainable Job Opportunity - The National Housing Trust, State Policy and Equity Advocate
Position Summary:
This is an exciting opportunity for a coalition-builder interested in working at the intersection of affordable housing policy, environmental policy, and racial equity. The State
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Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG) Green Home Tour, September 19, Boulder, Colorado
This self-guided tour showcases a selection of remarkable homes across Boulder County, each designed with resilience, sustainability, and cutting-edge building practices in mind. The event is ope
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This course focuses on prescriptive quality insulation installation (QII) requirements in the Energy Code for new single-family buildings of any size, plus additions greater than 700 ft². The cou
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Building Tech Forum 2026, August 6, Medford, Massachusetts
Building Tech Forum 2026 is a series of 45 x 5-minute lightning talks where industry leaders present practical innovations accelerating the sustainable and regenerative design, construction and operat
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Emu Passive Boot Camp in Philadelphia, June 22 - 26, Pennsylvania
Register today for Passive House training in Philadelphia and join an advanced building science training program in Pennsylvania designed for builders, architects, and constru
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The case for building all-electric is stronger than ever. All-electric homes are cheaper to build and operate, healthier and more comfortable to live in, and have GHG emissions roughly half that of mi
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Free Webinar: Passive House in California, May 21, 12 pm PT
This session explores how Passive House principles are being applied across California’s diverse climate zones—from foggy coastlines to hot inland valleys and desert regions—to creat
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This course teaches the basic vocabulary and technical details of grid connected photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage systems (ESS). The instructor will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of var
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LA Climate Week: Designing LA’s Climate Future, Together, April 8-15, Los Angeles, California
BUILT BY THOSE WHO SHOW UP
LA Climate Week is not built by a single office, institution, or personality.
It is shaped by a distributed community of organizers, educators, creatives, business lea
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Join ARKANCE for this program on The Role of AI in Enhancing Building Performance and Precision. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how architects model, document, and validate their designs. This s
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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, February 7, Amherst, MA
Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts to achieve the Certified Living Building designation! It is designed to model
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Solar BoS Meet 2020, is the largest solar energy event in India with a gathering of 300+ top professionals from the solar utility and rooftop industry. Attendees of this event include senior company o
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Much of the sustainability literature focuses on the Global North and on issues salient to policy makers in developed countries, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and ozone depletion. By cont
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Housing Opportunity 2016 - Building for a Changing World May 15-17, 2016 Boston Marriott Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts Join ULI and Enterprise Community Partners to gain the tools, knowle…
Green Building United, Materials Summit, 12/5, Philadelphia, PA
Materials Summit: Finding connections in holistic sustainability through embodied carbon and human health
Each year Green Building United hosts a day-long summit focused on health and welln
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There are enormous differences between selling a conventional house and selling a high performance one. Architects and builders need a different process. In this workshop, you will learn how to a
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Austin Build Expo, January 15-16, 2020, Austin, TX
Build Expo provides the building and construction industry an unrivaled environment to meet a lot of your buyers all in one place. By attending, you have the chance to meet with exhibitors and check o
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Austin Great American Tiny House Show, November 9-10, Austin, TX
Their convention center series is an educational based platform entering its fourth year in the spread of tiny house knowledge. On display will be Tiny Homes, Container Homes, Modular Homes
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Electric Car Range Set to Improve Drastically with Lithium-Ion Battery Breakthrough
SolidEnergy Systems, a company started by MIT alumni in 2012, has developed a lithium-ion battery that lasts twice as long as the batteries we use today. The MIT spinout has made significant material …
Tesla's Master Plan II Revealed
Elon Musk has revealed the second master plan for his electric car company Tesla - although in a couple years it may be a lot more than a car company. I made a prediction on what Elon's plan might ent…
"Backyard Forestry in 90 Minutes" is a FREE educational program series sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, State Forestry Services & the NJ Forestry Association This program will cover the …
Make it Tight: Building Enclosure Airtightness Training – Central New Hampshire – July 19, 1-5 pm
Make it Tight: Building Enclosure Airtightness Training – Central New Hampshire July 19, 2016, 1 - 5 pm Lakes Region Community College Room: CAT 215 379 Belmont Road Laconia, NH 03246-1364 …
California's Nuclear Energy Coming to a Close
PG&E, one of California's largest energy utilities, announced on June 21st that it will be closing its last running nuclear power plant in California, the Diablo Canyon, within the next decade! This i…
Mass Climate Action, Carbon Pricing Forum, June 16, 7-9 pm - Winchester, Massachusetts
Mass Climate Action, Carbon Pricing Forum June 16, 2016 at 7pm - 9pm Winchester Unitarian Society 478 Main St Winchester, MA Do you want to know more about Carbon Pricing? JoinMass Climate Ac…
Massachusetts Clean Energy Day at the State House, May 19, 12-5 pm
Massachusetts Clean Energy Day Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon St Boston , MA 02133 Join Massachusetts clean energy business leaders to sh…
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