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Free Hybrid Event, Beyond Zero Series: Welcome to Carbon Neutrality, July 21, 9am
As commercial businesses seek to welcome visitors back to their spaces, they have an opportunity to support their surrounding community and lower carbon emissions. For winners of New York State’
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Measuring What Matters: Building Metrics That Drive Outcomes, Online, July 30, 2 - 4 pm ET
In this session of the Building Performance Standards Summer Line-Up series, you’ll move beyond measurement and verification (M&V) as a compliance exercise and focus on the metrics
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Free Webinar: What a Load Calculation is and Why One Is So Important, July 7, 12 - 1 pm PT
Learn what a heating and cooling load calculation on a building actually is. Discover what the main goal of a load calculation is. Explore what the heating and cooling loads on a building are and why
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Brent Bowen, a Certified Appraiser who specializes in the valuation of solar PV systems for residential properties, will guide the participants through the challenges of linking intrinsic value (the a
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Join AESP Northeast in Portland, Maine, for two days of learning, networking and memorable experiences at the AESP Northeast Spring Conference. From insightful panel discussions and keynote speakers t
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AIA Conference on Architecture & Design® 2026, June 10 - 13, San Diego, California
AIA26 brings together the people behind the AEC industry—those leading firms, shaping cities, advancing practice, and redefining what architecture can do. AIA26 is a definitive gathering fo
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Capture the Energy 2026, May 12-14, Albany, New York, NY
The Capture the Energy® 2026 Conference & Expo is the premier event for companies seeking opportunities in the rapidly growing energy storage industry in New York and the northeastern United S
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Electrification is now the leading option for new buildings and major retrofit projects in California - and beyond. In California alone, 70+ municipalities have policies to phase out gas applianc
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2026 Design for Freedom Summit, March 26, New Canaan, Connecticut
The 2026 Design for Freedom Summit convenes leaders of the architecture, construction, technology, manufacturing, finance, government, academic, and real estate sectors to advance the global
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Online Training: ECC (formerly HERS) Registry, Free, February 25, 9 - 10:30 am PT
This course explores the advantages of using the online Energy Code Compliance (ECC) registry, formerly known as Home Energy Rating System (HERS), to track and verify compliance forms electronically a
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Free Webinar: Solar for Affordable Housing: New Policy Implications, September 8, 11 am ET
here have been some big policy changes in the solar landscape, with especially significant implications for affordable housing developers!
Join Resonant Energy, LISC Boston and the Massachusetts As
Greenbuild Summits: The Sustainable Infrastructure Summit, October 13, 8 am PT
The Sustainable Infrastructure Summit will discuss best practices in developing and maintaining infrastructure systems that can absorb disturbances in consideration of environmental, economic, and soc
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CRES Conference - Renewables Powering Forward, Golden, Colorado, August 6
This conference will show how key elements in this evolving energy landscape fit together and why we stand a real chance to solve climate when we solve energy.
The sessions focus on selected pillar
Webinar: Passive House Rocky Mountains (PHRM) - Passive Haus Party, May 18, 12 - 1pm MT
PHRM would like to invite you to a web conversation on the future plans of Passive House Rocky Mountains as a kick off to their Passive House Party! series. An overview of the Passive House moveme…
The Business Case for Green Building, Presented by USGBC Communities, Online, August 25, 1 pm
Green buildings are proven repeatedly to offer a greater return on investment, healthier, more productive occupants, and a greatly reduced impact on the environment. So why can it be so hard to b
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Webinar: Energy Upgrade Workshop, July 6, 5:30 PM
Join UF/IFAS Extension for this 1-hour workshop where you'll learn energy-, water-, and cost-saving strategies at home. Attendees will receive a free Do-It-Yourself Energy Saving Kit (one per hous
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Smart home technologies, coupled with advanced algorithms and AI, have the potential to transform not only our domestic lives but have significant effects on future markets, technology and innovation
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The Next Generation Water Summit (Virtual), May 19-20
The Next Generation Water Summit brings together the building and development community, water reuse professionals and water policymakers in a collaborative setting to share best practices and learn a
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Green roof system research is a high priority for assured performance in urban low impact development. The MGRST symposium is dedicated to disseminating results of scientific research and technologica…
Webinar: USGBC New Volunteer Orientation, October 16, 2018
We are all in to get everyone in a green building in this generation and volunteers are a key part of accomplishing this big goal. Volunteers were at the core of USGBC’s foundation in 1993, and cont…
Webinar: Intelligent Buildings: Design & Implementation Research, June 28, 11am-12noon EDT
CABA and twenty-seven (27) CABA members funded and Frost & Sullivan recently completed a landmark research project titled, "Intelligent Buildings: Design & Implementation." CABA will be hosting a one …
2018 GreenBuilt Home Tour, July 28 and 29, Illinois
The GreenBuilt Home Tour features exceptional, award-winning, and nationally-recognized homes throughout Illinois, which highlight attractive, affordable, and sustainable building practices. During t…
What is Driving the Renewable Transformation
You know that the economy is shifting gears to renewable energy. But do you know the factors driving this massive transformation? According to Clean Edge, a San Fransisco research and advisory fi
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This is a Connecticut Housing Coalition Community Developers Network Professional Development Training Opportunity. Guest speakers Ellen Tohn and Megan Sandel will speak about: -Why housing st…
Greener Schools = Smarter Students
Environmental friendly schools are beneficial to learning, according to the World Green Building Council (WGBC). WGBC studied 100 schools to learn how environmental conditions affect learning resul…
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