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FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Expansive Openings for Energy Efficient Settings, October 8, 12 pm EDT
During this webinar, ‘Expansive Openings for Energy Efficient Settings’, you’ll uncover the features and benefits of large opening glass wall systems. Explore how architects and buil
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This webinar provides an update on the AIM Act, HFC Phasedown schedule, and the impact our society faces with cooling. With the 40% virgin HFC reduction underway, the impacts can be felt across all se
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Embodied Carbon in Concrete and Wood, Online Course, February 8, 3-5 pm
This course looks at the carbon and environmental impacts of concrete and wood building materials, how they have improved over the years, and where they still fall short. Built Environment Plus
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As The Green Home Guide marks the one-year milestone on a journey towards a more sustainable future, it's paramount to reflect on the choices shaping our daily lives, especially within t
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Find and Select Better Materials for LEED Projects with Ecomedes, Inc., December 14, 2 pm EST
Drastically reduce the time it takes to search for the best materials for a LEED or green building project, learn how to list a product, automate a product's LEED documentation process with one cl
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This presentation will cover a detailed explanation of the challenges and solutions facing through-wall flashings and transition membranes, provide a thorough description of the characteristics of sev
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USGBC Detroit Region, Women in Green Breakfast, November 6, 7:30-9:15 am Detroit, Michigan
On November 6th, 2023, the USGBC Detroit Region will host a Women in Green Breakfast prior to the Sustainable Detroit Forum and we want you there. This signature breakfast celebrates women i
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Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) can be used to supplement or replace traditional gray stormwater infrastructure for managing the impacts of rain in urban areas. GSI reduces pollution a
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Built Environment Plus Green Building Showcase, October 26, 4-9:30 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at our annual Green Building Showcase.
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For as long as people have been buildng homes, homes, we’ve been using some kind combustion appliance system to heat them. As a result, buildings are designed and constructed to safely mana
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About Better Buildings, Better Lives: Big South, Presented by USGBC, December 8 - 10
Where the Southern Green Building Community unites.
Individuals around the world are working hard in their local communities to raise the quality of life for human beings every day. Bette
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Free Webinar: Building Resiliency in the Roaring Fork Valley, November 19, 2pm EDT
How can communities be resilient? By adding renewables and microgrids! Two summers ago during Lake Christine Fire, Aspen was one transmission line away from losing power for days to a week or so. That
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Webinar: Adapting to COVID: Design, November 10, 10 am
As we face a new world of dealing with the daily challenges of COVID-19, there are lessons we can learn from the construction, operations and design industry about swiftly planning and implementing pr
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Lego Looks to Plants as Building Blocks for Bricks
Danish toy maker, seeking to decrease its carbon footprint, considers corn and wheat as an alternative to petroleum-based plastic. Lego makes billions of bricks a year out of petroleum-based plasti…
The Getting to Zero Market Landscape and 2020 Zero Energy Buildings List, September 24, 11 am
New Buildings Institute has been tracking the zero energy building sector for over a decade and our annual Zero Energy Buildings List is just about complete, with nearly 700 zero energy verified
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Is your company or organization aware of Long Island's Codes that incentivize LEED Certified buildings? All over Long Island, municipalities and utilities provide property tax exemptions and/
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As many companies turn their focus to their current/existing building stock, priorities include understanding the buildings performance and learning how to create a healthier environment for their emp
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Consumer Protections for Community Solar, June 22
Community solar is a rapidly expanding model for increasing solar access and solar deployment. Like all consumer products, however, community solar can raise consumer protection issues. This webinar w…
Free Webinar: FEMA Reporting- A Sustainable Approach, June 6th
A disaster could happen any minute — is your local government prepared to submit required reports to the Federal Emergency Management Agency? Or, will your team waste hundreds of hours scrambling to…
EZ Retrofit is a no cost energy and water audit tool for multifamily sector to identify cost-effective retrofit opportunities. The training is only open to organizations located in D.C., Maryland and …
RecyclingWorks Wastewise 2017 Spring Forum
RecyclingWorks Wastewise 2017 Spring Forum May 9 | 8:30am-12:00pm Gillette Stadium - One Patriot Place, Foxborough MA 02035 This interactive forum will explore ways to start or expand food waste …
Event: 2017 Design-Build Conference & Expo, 11/8 - 11/10, Philadelphia, PA
The Design-Build Institute of America is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build. Design-build is a collaborative approach to project delivery that inte…
The presentation will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard and discuss the design and construction principles that are employed to radically reduce energy consumption. Applicable…
2017 Northeast Indoor Air Quality and Energy Conference
The Northeast Indoor Air Quality & Energy Conference attracts a diverse range of professionals from throughout the region and across the United States and Canada. Attendees come together to share new …
Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves
Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising experi
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