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With over 2 million LEED® for Homes™ registered spaces worldwide, LEED is the international rating system to ensure residential buildings are better. LEED requires third-party on-site v
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Building Better Thermal Comfort for More Body Types and Lower Energy Bills, March 13, 11 am - 12 pm
Explore how rethinking thermal comfort beyond the “standard” human can transform building design. In this webinar, Arup introduces a new public tool—comfort.arup.com—that model
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Free Webinar: Building-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling, February 11, 1 - 2 pm ET
The existing building stock in the United States was not designed to cope with current extreme temperatures. Much needs to be done to fix aging housing, from upgrading poor insulation to fixing ineffe
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Free Webinar: Leading Campus Decarbonization Efforts, January 14, 3 - 4 pm ET
Join this free, engaging session featuring a dynamic panel of experts from diverse higher education institutions HEIs—spanning private and public, large and small campuses—who are driving
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With federal incentives in flux, how can companies sustain clean energy growth? This second session of the Women in Cleantech Sustainability Industry Roundtable series focuses on financing innovation,
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Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, December 12, 12 - 2 pm PT
While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and batteries s
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RAiNA conference, November 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If you’re passionate about the future of sustainable architecture and resilient construction, the RAiNA Conference 2025: Rainscreen Proficiency – The Parts, Precision and Performance is a
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ACEEE's 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Virtual Education, August 17-21
For the first time, ACEEE is offering a virtual 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
Through this virtual program, attendees will be able to attend from the safety a
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Webinar: Resilient Features of a GreenPoint Rated Home Thursday, July 16, 10 am
This webinar highlights the features that make a GreenPoint Rated home more resilient and fire-wise. Participants of this webinar will be more prepared to identify and recommend resilient features of
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LEED for Homes Virtual Green Rater Credentialing Training, GreenHome Institute, July 6-17, 2 PM
LEED® for Homes™ requires third-party on-site verification and performance testing by a LEED Green Rater and demand is growing. Now residential and mixed-use projects of any size can go unde
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In this one-hour course, attendees will explore how science professionals can collaborate with building product manufacturers to overcome challenges in LEED v4.
In this one-hour course, the US
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Looking to upgrade Microsoft Dynamics GP or Great Plains? Nevas Technologies has been helping organizations across the globe that have outgrown their current accounting software or struggling with the
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The WELL Conference for 2020 has been canceled. All conference registrations will be fully refunded.
IWBI is are considering all options for future events, including a virtual event and dates
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Director of Administration, Center for Green Buildings and Cities, Harvard University
Director of Administration, Center for Green Buildings and Cities Harvard University Cambridge, MA Admin - Facilities Management Posted: 10/14/2016 Type: Full Time School/Unit: Harvard Gradu…
FREE Green Building Webinar, Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, Wednesday, May 6, 12pm EDT
Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and a well-kept ti
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Principles and Foundations of Environmental Education, Summer Online Course, June 1 - August 9, 2020
Registration Required- Register by May 26!
OVERVIEW: Are you looking for ways to enhance your environmental education teaching/practices this summer? Interested in starting a portfolio of your
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Mold, Radon, and Lead in Schools Workshop, April 23 (Now Online)
*This event was rescheduled from March 10th, 2020 and is now available online.
Join Women for a Healthy Environment and Green Building Alliance for technical guidance on addressing m
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Let's Get Local: Attracting Capital to Local Energy Projects - Thursday, March 23, 6-8 pm
Let's Get Local: Attracting Capital to Local Energy Projects Thu, March 23, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Old West Church 131 Cambridge Street Boston, MA 02114 Encouraging and empowering …
Product Highlight/News: The Zero Tool by Architecture 2030 Product Name: The Zero Tool Company: Architecture 2030 & Maalka News/Highlights: “The Zero Tool by Architecture 2030 offers an in…
Event: Thermal Bridge Modelling for Beginners, 3/8, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST, New York
Thermal Bridge Modelling for Beginners by New York Passive House Wednesday, March 8, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST Tickets: $25 Location: The AirStage on Broadway 1450 Broadway, 42nd Floor New Yor…
Petition: The US Can Not Abandon the Paris Agreement (NRDC)
Consider signing this NRDC Petition: We Can Not Abandon the Paris Agreement! The NRDC has created a petition to let the President know we can not abandon the Paris Climate Agreement. http://bi…
Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) Technical Assistance and Social Innovation Specialist– New York Healthy Homes Project: Responsibilities Include: 1) Feasibility Research: In collabor…
E+ Homes Open Wall High Performance Housing Tour, January 28, 1-3pm, Roxbury, Massachusetts
OPEN WALL TOUR 152 – 158 highland Street, Fort Hill Roxbury, Massachusetts Four Units of High Performance Housing Saturday, January 28th*, 11 am – 3 pm A behind the walls look at an innova…
BEEx Forum: Better Steam Heat- Upgrading Steam Heating (12/13 @ 9AM/31 Chambers St, NYC)
Join BEEx and the NYC Retrofit Accelerator for a presentation of steam heating system upgrades that fix under- and over-heating problems, quiet clanging pipes, and reduce operating and maintenance cos…
International Passive House Days Kickoff Party, November 11, 5-8 pm, Brooklyn
International Passive House Days Kickoff Party November 11, 5-8 pm, NYC Carroll Gardens Passive House 16 3rd Place, Brooklyn NY, New York, NY The 13th annual Passive House Days in New York, a …
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