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Multi-Family Housing: Under Construction Through Final Product, November 15, Northamption, MA
During this event, attendees will tour two projects built by hosting company Sunwood Builders: a 13-unit condominium project, which has been complete for less than six months, and a 28-unit co-housing
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Free Online Course: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, September 14, 9am-1pm
As the electricity supply generally becomes cleaner due to increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting installations in new homes, electricity is in
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Free Online Workshop, Introduction to Heat Pumps Parts 1 & 2, August 15 & 17, 9-11 am
Heat pumps are the most efficient method to not only heat and cool spaces, but to provide domestic water heating in both multifamily and commercial applications. This course explores the composition,
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Women in Green with USGBC Northern California, August 7, San Fransisco, CA
Join the USGBC NCC Women in Green for our annual celebration and gathering for women advancing sustainability in the building trades. There is an evening of activities, speakers, and networking planne
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Free Webinar, Electric Vehicles 101, July 18, 12-1pm ET
Curious about getting an electric vehicle (EV), but not sure where to start? Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance for the popular Electric Vehicles 101 webinar to learn the basics!
The topics that
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Online Workshop: Zero Carbon Building Standards Workshops, June 17 & 19, 10 am PT
Monday July 17 and Wednesday July 19 2023
Time:
Atlantic: 2pm – 4:30pm
Eastern 1pm – 3:30pm
Central 12pm – 2:30pm
Mountain 11am – 1:30pm
Pacific 10am – 12:30pm
Free Webinar: 2021 IECC Residential Overview and DOE Field Study Findings, May 31, 2 pm ET
At this webinar, Shaunna Mozingo, President of The Mozingo Code Group, will focus on the compliance paths, key changes, and implementation of the residential section of the 2021 IECC.
After p
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My Green Building Conference & Expo 2023, May 18-19, Los Angeles
My Green Building Conference + Expo is back. The largest and longest-running gathering for green building and sustainability advocates in Southern California is brought to you by the U.S. Green B
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Free PG&E Webinar: Residential Lighting Controls, May 5, 9am-12pm
This class introduces designers, specifiers, building contractors, and homeowners to residential lighting controls – how they function, code requirements and types of products to consider. Award
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Free Virtual LEED Green Associate Exam Study Session, April 15, 8am-12pm
For more than 15 years, Gensler has welcomed in thousands of clients, college students, community leaders, building owners and designers to take its free LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course.
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Passive House Primer at Building Energy Exchange, Friday January, 17, NYC
Join BE-Ex for the Passive House Primer – an engaging, one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the NYC market. Available as a free session at the Buildi
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Contracts that Promote Building Performance, January 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, NYC
Join Urban Green and the NYC Bar Association for a lively conversation about the future of construction contracts that will keep up with the needs of high performance projects. Because liability is ge
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Global GreenTag Upgrades CarbonRATE™ Embodied Carbon Product Certification Program
CarbonRATE™ - a unique peer reviewed Embodied Carbon Product Certification Program - has been re-launched under the Global GreenTag International Certification Standard. According to Daniel A. H
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Toxics Action Center and Massachusetts Climate Action Network are collaborating to jointly put on the Local Environmental Action 2016, to be held at Northeastern University in Boston on March 13th. …
WEBINAR: Understanding Water Credits in LEED, November 1
LEED v4 addresses water holistically, taking into account indoor use, outdoor use, specialized uses and metering. It measures all sources of water related to a building, including cooling towers, appl
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Intro to EcoDistricts, USGBC Missouri, November 12, Missouri (Exact Location TBD)
Within the world of green rating systems, LEED provides a model for building-level sustainability, for single-entity controlled community developments, for campuses, and for cities, but it does not ha
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MnSEIA Gateway to Solar Conference, October 21-22, Minneapolis, MN
MREA will provide Solar Professional Trainings at the sixth annual MnSEIA Gateway to Solar Conference, Minnesota’s industry-led solar trade group conference that focuses on growing the
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Eagle Valley Green Building Challenge, USGBC Colorado, Avon, October 3, 4:30-6:30pm
Building experts from around the community will be presenting in short 5-min circuits on a green building strategy they tried and tested over the past year. It will be a night full of lessons learned,
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July 19th: USDA NRCS Summer Farm Tour Series
Join the USDA NRCS to visit three successful Rhode Island farm businesses with a focus on Farm Energy Programs. Topics will include: •Applying to USDA NRCS for funding and technical assistanc…
REMINDER: Apply by July 8th for the Food Solutions New England (FSNE) Network Leadership Institute!
Starting in Fall 2016, over 3 sessions, Food Solutions New England (FSNE) is offering a Network Leadership Institute. The Institute provides an exciting opportunity for participants to gain: - …
WHEN: June 30, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm WHERE: SBN Boardroom, 99 Bishop Allen Dr #100, Cambridge,MA 02139, USA COST: Free! CONTACT: Food Solutions New England: http://www.foodsolutionsne.or…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association 18th Annual Solar Picnic, at the Somerville Community Growing Center Saturday, June 18th 11 am - 3 pm (Solar Noon will be 12:46 PM) Somerville Community Gro…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association (BASEA) Forum Karl Rabago on The Value of Solar/Distributed Energy Resources May 12, 7 pm First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street…
Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE) - March 31 - April 1, Pittsburgh
Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE) - March 31 - April 1, Pittsburgh 1000 Ft. Duquesne Boulevard Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222 The Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE) brings together gr…
Can 'Millennial Villages' for Young Professionals Help Solve the Massachusetts Housing Crisis?
Via BostInno and Boston.com, In the Boston area, the population of young professionals has continued to grow and compete with both each other and families for limited housing stock. The 18 to 24 …
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