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Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance, Online Roundtable, October 5, 3 pm ET
Existing buildings are major contributors to climate change. In 2015, existing residential and commercial buildings generated 1,913.3 MMtCO2e, or 29 percent of total U.S. emissions. To help address th
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Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, Virtual Event, May 2, 3-5pm
In this course, They will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passive Hou
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Find out how you can shine with solar energy! In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
- How solar energy works in Illinois
- The
GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green
Southface is excited to partner with 2M Design Consultants to offer the GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Course. Participants will learn how to see buildings
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UKGBC is calling on stakeholders across the built environment to engage in a new systems change programme to enable the transformation to a net zero, climate resilience and regenerative built environm
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Free Webinar: Practical Ways to Address Embodied Carbon, February 20, 10-11:15 am
Embodied Carbon, the term that identifies the collective impacts of extracting, manufacturing and transporting building materials, is appearing on everything from requests for proposals to the next ro
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The Conservatory Apartments will be completed in February 2024. Once it is fully certified, it will be the largest Phius Certified Multi-Unit building in the city. Embracing both the then new 2019 Bui
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AHR Expo, January 22 - 24, Chicago, Illinois
The AHR Expo brings together manufacturers & suppliers of all sizes & specialties to share ideas and showcase the future of HVACR technology. It’s the industry’s best place for OEM
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"Green Eileen" will host a series of Green Real Estate Marketing Roundtables, with surprise energy-efficiency guests joining for some sessions. She will guide Real Estate Professionals throu
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Access to daylight has been shown to increase productivity in the workplace, improve students’ performance, and even increase sales in retail environments. A well-designed daylit building also u
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Every room in a building should be good for the environment—starting with the restroom! Join this one-hour course as we discuss practical ways to incorporate green building strategies in co
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Greening Your Older Home, An Online Talk, October 13, 7 pm BST
Find out how to make your older or historic building more energy efficient with the support of planning and conservation officers.
The UK has committed to reaching ‘net zero carbon’, wh
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EnergyBar Climatetech Career Fair, September 13, Somerville, MA, 5:30 pm
Greentown Labs is proud to support climatetech startups as they develop their technologies, scale their businesses, and grow their teams. Greentown startups are not only developing climatetech solutio
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ZNE for Existing Buildings, June 26, Sacramento, California
This workshop will outline best practice steps and approaches to comprehensively enhance the energy performance of existing buildings to ZNE. The workshop will investigate retrofit opportunities in in…
Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, August 24, 12 pm
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. The course will also consider
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Council Climate Action Case Studies Conference, Passivhaus Trust, July 14, Online, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Join Ashden and Friends of the Earth as they focus on exemplary case studies which showcase the inspiring work of local authorities.
Discover exemplar case studies including City of York Counc
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USGBC First Friday Webinar: Celebrating Global Leadership, August 5, 1 pm
Over the past 25 years, the concept of green building has evolved to include not just sustainability, but also health and wellness, resilience, and equity. USGBC and GBCI will focus future work on the
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California Aims for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2045
California would shift to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 under a legislation passed by the state Assembly. The bill awaits a second approval from the Senate and Governor Jerry Brown's
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Building Science for Carpenters: Peers, Beers, and Networking, August 23, Newton, MA
Join other carpenters, builders, and construction professionals for an evening of networking, presentations, and discussion on building science and construction techniques for high-performance buildin…
An Alternative to Plastic Food Packaging: Laser Marks on Food Items
Ironically, organic fruits and vegetables are often packaged and labeled with plastic. The packaging plastics are usually unrecyclable and become plastic waste. Plastic waste is a huge worldwide issue…
Electronics Recycling and Sustainability Fair, August 4, Pittsfield, MA
Open to City of Pittsfield residents. Pittsfield residents interested in disposing of old electronic items are invited to register for the Electronics Recycling and Sustainability Fair which will …
A quantum leap in Energy Efficiency
REVOLUTIONARY ENERGY SAVINGS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT #Smardt is the pioneer and world leader in manufacturing high efficiency #oil-free #chillers.These high-efficiency chillers typically can save…
Investor Connections for Clean Energy Startups, August 1, 2-7 pm, Ithaca, New York
Upstate Capital is hosting an evening of networking for angel, seed, and venture capital investors to connect with energy and sustainability startups and established companies in the Southern Tier sta…
3-Day GRIHA V 2015 Training Program, July 11-13, Noida, India
A three-day training workshop is being organized by GRIHA Council in association with TERI from July 11-13, 2018 in Noida. The workshop aims at enhancing the knowledge on green buildings and GRIHA rat…
International Low Impact Development Conference, August 12-15 in Nashville, TN
The International Low Impact Development Conference highlights interdisciplinary practice, research, and implementation of Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Dr…
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