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Switching from polluting natural gas to clean electricity in our homes, offices, schools, business, and places of worship makes our community safer, healthier, and more resilient while reducing our ca
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Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys
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This is intermediate class for anyone interested in understanding the specific issues associated with PV site analysis and system sizing. It focuses on design, installation and support. The objective
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Free Webinar: All-Electric Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), September 12, 2-4 pm PT
All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This program is a unique opportunity t
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BuildingEnergy NYC, October 24, New York, NY
NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with your peers from the fields of design, construction, eng
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Hub 101: Get to Know the Building Energy Resource Hub, a free webinar, July 31, 1-1:30 pm ET
The Building Energy Resource Hub offers guidance, technical resources, and peer connections to help you identify and address your building retrofit needs.
Join this jam-packed 30-minute webinar to
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Free Online Workshop by SCE: Industrial Lighting, July 9, 9 am - 2:30 pm PT
Industrial lighting is rapidly changing as new technologies, particularly LEDs provide opportunities for more energy efficient lighting. This newly updated class, reformatted for on-line presentation,
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The path to going all-electric can take many forms. For some, this means upgrading one appliance at a time; for others, it means replacing them all at once and offsetting with on-site solar. Regardles
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Free Webinar by Green Builder Media: Zero Energy Modular Homes, May 29, 2 pm ET
You may not have noticed, but a growing number of systems-built homes are demonstrating zero energy ready homes can be built cost competitively to industry-leading quality standards. Meet one of the o
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Verge NetZero, Online and Complimentary, Presented by GreenBiz, July 27 - 28
Companies across business sectors and regions have now heard the call: To safeguard our climate, every organization must dramatically reduce its carbon footprint. Thousands of companies are doing so,
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Webinar Series: Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures, June 24, 9pm BST, 4pm EDT
This webinar series brings together speakers from the three universities to discuss the future role of infrastructure in cities.
The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight
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High Performance Homes for Homeowners and Renovators Wednesday, June 16th 5pm EDT
This introductory session for homeowners, buyers, renovators and others with an interest in energy-efficient homes includes an overview of high-performance homes, Zero-Energy, LEED, and the Passive Ho
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Free Webinar: Building A Circular Economy, May 25, 12 pm EDT
This talk will be led by Evy Hambro, a Managing Director, and the Global Head of Thematic and Sector based investing and team leader for the Natural Resources team within the Fundamental Equity divisi
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Hitchcock Living Building Tour
Come meet our newest educator – our environmental education center! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been made with r…
The National Building Materials Exhibition and Trade Centre (CBME), the largest agency representing more than 30,000 building materials manufacturers in Mainland China, has signed an exclusive Agency
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Online: Challenge Spotlight: Carbon & Circularity, March 22, 3pm EDT
Join as we showcase how innovation challenges can be a great tool to advance the use of a circular approaches to transition towards energy efficiency – both in the built environment and in other
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GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Virtual Training, March 26, 9 am PT
The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performing buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills.
This course teaches the basics
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RI Americas 2017 Dec 6 - 7, New York
Responsible Investor invites you to attend the 9th annual RI Americas 2017 conference. RI Americas is the conference where investors and companies meet to talk about global ESG business drivers and…
Water Conservation Showcase 2018, Hosted by USGBC - Northern California, March 20, San Francisco, CA
Hosted by U.S. Green Building Council - Northern California in partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, East Bay Municipal Utility District, San Fransico Public Utilities and AIA San Fransico Since…
Humidification Retrofits Deliver Residential Furnace Efficiency, 12/14, 1:00 - 2:00 PM CST, Webinar
Standard efficiency furnaces are robust, long-lived appliances — but they use 15% more natural gas than the current best available technology, and they are still being installed frequently today. Th…
Annual Holiday Party, New Jersey Chapter, Sierra Club, Tuesday, December 12th, NJ
Join us for our annual holiday party. Enjoy finger food, desserts, drinks and great conversation!
EVENING Panel Discussion Innovation in Passive House, Net Zero and Near Net Zero Construction phME is proud to present two events as part of the Fall Forum. The goal is to reconsider possibilities…
Co-Liv! A Conference Lab on an Affordable Living Eco-system, San Francisco, December 7-9
This event is a global gathering for the co-living sector, with special attention placed on the intersection of the sector with affordability, as well as on the emergence of a new investment, enterpri…
AHF Live: The 2017 Affordable Housing Developers Summit 11/14/17 - 11/16/17, Chicago
AHF Live is the leading conference and exposition serving the affordable housing community nationwide. This groundbreaking event was specifically designed to meet the professional needs of owners and …
Greening The Sphere is having a pizza night at Flatbread Pizza! - September 26, Providence
Greening The Sphere is having a pizza night at Flatbread Pizza! Join us for delicious food, fun and raffles! Flatbread will generously make a donation for every large and small pizza, dine-out or eat-…
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