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FREE COURSE: Inferno: Protecting Buildings and People from Fire
FREE COURSE: Inferno: Protecting Buildings and People from Fire
1 AAA Core Learning PDH / 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour / 1 AIBD CE Hour / 1 GBCI General Hour for LEED Professionals / 1
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The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) conference is the premier conference focused on understanding human behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate the transition
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to continue the conference partnership dedicated to the intersec
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The Urban Green Gala, October 6, 5-10 pm, New York, NY
The Urban Green Gala is Urban Green Council's most important fundraiser and supports critical education, policy and research initiatives. The Gala brings together leaders from all corners of
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Passive House 201: Technical Aspects of Design & Construction, Online, September 12, 3-5pm
This session will take a deeper look into common design & construction strategies for achieving the Passive House standard.
Concepts will include building envelope & insulation, air tightne
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Free Webinar: Retrofitting Homes for Electrification and Decarbonization, September 7, 9 am ET
From alignment with California’s decarbonization goals and local ordinances prohibiting new gas installs, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will outline the necessary steps to electr
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Join NESEA in Maine for a Pro Tour of the first pure mass timber commercial structures in the state: Bowdoin College’s new Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studie
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Free Webinar: All-Electric Commercial Kitchens, July 26, 12-1:30 pm PT
Commercial kitchen electrification is a critical component of building decarbonization but is often thought of as a stumbling block due to its perceived expense, complexity and the affinity of the res
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2023 UK Passivhaus Awards Ceremony, July 5, 2 pm BT
Join this event on Wednesday 5th July at the Museum of London for an afternoon of presentations celebrating the best Passivhaus projects in the country as finalists vie for your vote. Be amongst the f
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Free Hybrid EnergyBar Event: Go Energize 2023 Kickoff, June 8, 5:30–8 pm ET, Boston, Massachusetts
Join virtually or at Greentown Boston on Thursday, June 8 to celebrate the kickoff of Go Energize 2023!
Celebrate the kickoff of Go Energize 2023, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships acce
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Online Course: Buildings and Carbon, May 30, 1-5 pm
This course will focus on climate impacts associated with carbon emissions from the built environment. It will emphasize the importance of goal setting and taking actions to manage building-related ca
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Million Cool Roof Challenge (Solar Reflective Roofs)
The Million Cool Roofs Challenge is a $2 million global competition to rapidly scale up the deployment of highly solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing countries suffering heat stress
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Living Product Challenge in Practice, April 2, Philadelphia, PA
The Living Product Challenge, like the Living Building Challenge, shines a light on manufacturing practices that negatively impact our environment and human health, and provides a beacon toward how to
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"Somerville to partner with emerging green-tech companies in effort to become carbon neutral by 2050" http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/10/somerville-to-partner-with-emerging-gr…
Wind Power: Finance & Investment Summit, San Diego, CA on February 5-7
The Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit is widely recognized as the leading gathering place for wind industry deal makers, or as one past event attendee called it – “the h
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USGBC MA Annual General Meeting, January 23, 5:30pm, Boston
Join USGBC MA to celebrate the community’s success and look forward to our future goals. This past year we have accomplished a lot together, including launching our Green Building
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2019 Renewable Energy Policy Forum, March 20, 2019, Washington D.C
For Renewable Power Players
Entering its 16th year, ACORE's Renewable Energy Policy Forum is the only pan-renewables summit that addresses the full range of state and national policy
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Green Building Accelerates Around the World, Poised for Strong Growth by 2021
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced November 13th at Greenbuild that Dodge Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report demonstrates the s
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Building Your Online Presence, Nov 29, Cambridge MA
Come learn some compelling facts and practical how-tos about building your online presence. Director of Marketing at Vertex Engineering will be leading a presentation on the power of social media for
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Intro to Sustainable Acoustics, Nov 29, Boston, MA
Acoustics is a critical component in providing a comfortable listening environment for users and is recognized by several building rating systems for sustainability and health including LEED, WELL, Fi
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LEED Certification and Product Specifications Update
The USGBC released their 3rd quarter 2018 LEED certification update. The key takeaways revolve around the achievement level, LEED rating version, and LEED rating system. Also, metrics include the coun
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Massachusetts Attorney General Healey Backs Lifting Net Metering Solar Caps, 6/1
In written testimony to the Joint Committee on Telecommunications on 6/1, Attorney General Healey recognized that solar metering caps risk slowing beneficial development. Net Metering allows electric…
STUDY: “Will improving leased commercial buildings retain tenants and increase asset value?” Participate BY MAY 8 to receive study results. This study, sponsored by HighPerformanceCRE.com,…
Oliver Klein to speak at the April 13th RGBC Meeting! 5:45-8 pm
USGBC MA Residential Building Committee Meeting 4/13 from 5:45-8 at 50 Milk St., Boston -15th floor! Oliver Klein, of 475 High Performance Building Supply, will talk to the group on how to achieve…
(Worcester) Webinar Onsite - GBRI's 10 Things to Know about LEED v4, 1/21 6 - 8 pm
[Worcester] Webinar - GBRI’s Ten Things You Need to Know about LEED v4 This one hour course will look at the top ten changes and additions with the latest version of the LEED rating system. We wi…
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