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EBC Solid Waste Management Webinar: Landfill Post Closure Care, September 29, 9 AM EDT
Under the EPA’s 1991 Subtitle D and state regulations landfill owners must conduct post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities at closed landfills and have financial assurance mechanisms
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Free Webinar: Ask the Home Performance Expert: Judy Rachel, March 12, 12-1 pm PT
This is an office-hours style open discussion with Home Performance Pro Judy Rachel. Judy specializes in single-family home audits and HVAC system designs, guiding homeowners through performance and e
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The buildings we create affect the communities and the environment they rest within. Join us on March 31st to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the golden state, the third event in our Intersec
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Blueprint: Quick Sustainability Wins in Existing Buildings, March 19, 12 pm EDT
Join this webinar to identify low-cost, high-value sustainability opportunities in existing buildings and across portfolios.
Building on the leading sustainability work that Greenprint me
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Decarbonizing buildings in Canada and beyond is essential to a low carbon future. Residential and commercial energy retrofits and carbon-proofing new builds has enormous potential to reduce emissions,
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Join NESEA for the first virtual Pro Tour of 2021, hosted by Kaplan Thompson Architects and featuring a recently completed non-profit campus built for Living Building Challenge certification. The proj
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Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?"
Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots. Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w
Webinar: Moving Climate Action Forward - Will We Get the Job Done?, January 13, 1-2:15 PM
Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change.
Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation
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Webinar: What is the West Michigan Green Affordable Housing Program? December 16, 12 pm EST
For the 6th year in a row the GreenHome Institute is excited to continue their Green Affordable Housing program, this time assisting project all throughout West Michigan and Kalamazoo through 2023.
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Today, we'll discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.
Learning Objectives:
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Virtual Conference: MEGA Navigating the Emerging Energy Environment, November 17-18
Join A&WMA for the 13th MEGA Symposium on the emerging energy environment!
The A&WMA MEGA Symposium will examine the various perspectives on electric power issues as the ind
Webinar: Challenges of Assessing Lifecycle Impacts of Buildings, October 29, 12-1 pm ET
This webinar is a part of Building Technology Office's webinar series on the life cycle of energy. This webinar will discuss the importance of data and measuring lifecycle impacts of buildings, as
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USGBC MO: Transforming the Built Environment, October 29, 8 am CDT
Dig into the Living Building Challenge through an interactive exploration of how this sustainable design framework might be applied to a building within the St. Louis region.
Event: Intersolar and ees North America 2017, 7/10 - 7/13, San Francisco, CA
Intersolar North America, the most attended solar event in North America, takes place each July in San Francisco. The exhibition focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, smart renewable energy and solar…
Buildings 2.0 Conference, UI Labs, Chicago, September 19
A full-day inside look into "smart buildings" featuring keynotes from WeWork, Microsoft, SOM, DPR, Certain Measures and more. We're talking about how A.I., machine learning, IoT, and other emerging…
Lunch & Learn: Natural Gas for Sustainable Design, September 13 in Chattanooga TN
Free for Members to Attend / $15 Non-Members: RSVP HERE! Join green|spaces for our monthly lunch & learn. September is presented by Chattanooga Gas - Natural Gas for Sustainable Design. At the e…
Stonington Passive House Construction Site Visit Monday, July 31, 2017, 5 pm
Wyeth Architects llc will host a construction site visit of their single-family project slated for Passive House, LEED, and Energy Star certifications. This event is free, though a limited number o…
USGBC CO Roaring Fork Rocky Mountain Institute Presentation & Tour, July 21, Basalt
Join an event hosted by USGBC Colorado Roaring Fork Branch and AIA Colorado West. At this event, attendees will tour the new Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) building in Basalt, Colorado. Following t…
The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…
Free GBRC Seminar: Mobility and Green Buildings, July 26, Houston
People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, an…
India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices
The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies …
Solar Power - Texas, June 13-14, Austin
With solar booming in the Lone Star state, leading the U.S. in use of renewable energy, increasing your visibility and company in the Texas market is more important than ever.The event will provide an…
SEBC Expo & Education on July 27 & 28
Hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) is a two-day (July 27 & 28) Expo and Education Show featuring various networking opportunities, profess…
New Research Supports the Business Case for LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently shared research supporting businesses that have LEED certified buildings. Several studies show the impact of LEED and EnergyStar labeled buildings, and…
2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference
2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference May 9-10 Theme: "Energy Efficiency in a Changing Environment" Location: Oregon Convention Center - 777 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, …
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