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Webinar: Heat Pump Application & Design (Content Available 24/7)
Recorded Webinar: Heat Pump Application & Design
Recorded: Tuesday, June 16 | 2:00 pm Central
Speaker: Kimberly Llewellyn - Performance Construction Technical Lead at Mitsubishi
Cost: Free
Heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water heating, and irrigation are among the many types of building operating systems necessary to help ensure occupant comfort, safety, and well-being.
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Industrial Electrification, March 27, 10am-12pm
This class is offered in partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE). Industrial professionals should attend this introductory class for a high-level introduction to the electrification journey
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Join Illinois Green to delve into the design strategies and technologies behind two all-electric multi-unit structures: an urban infill 3-flat in Woodlawn and a 15-unit apartment building near United
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USGBC-LA Free Hybrid Event: Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) Annual Demo Day, February 15, 12-2:30pm PT
US Green Building Council- Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) and the Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) invite you to Demo Day 2024.
This annual event is one of our most compelling, featuring live and
Currently, the U.S. generates about 60% of its electricity from fossil fuels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The U.S. aims to transition away from these carbon-emitting fuels
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Webinar: Four Clean Energy Career Journeys From 2023 C3E Awardees, January 18, 1 pm ET
The C3E webinar series provides a forum to hear the latest on clean energy topics from women who are making a difference. The goal of the quarterly webinars is to highlight the outstanding work of cle
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How To Think About Building Codes: Communicating with the Code Official, Online, December 14, 1-2pm
This series of presentations is intended to give emerging professionals a basic understanding of building code concepts. It is intended to be a primer on the general use of building codes and how to a
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This webinar will evaluate protective coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of a building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of a low maintenance coati
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Webinar: Heat and Buildings Decarbonisation Seminar, January 11, 10-11 AM EST
‘Successful decarbonisation of heat and buildings is going to require changes to almost every existing property in Britain. This in turn will require a conversation with consumers unlike any bef
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This webinar will explore the successful implementation of two energy efficiency projects, one small (less than $150,000) and one large (greater than $10 million); attendees will learn about the finan
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Webinar: Scientific Seminar - Building Resilient & Equitable Cities, December 17, 11 am - 12pm EST
Building resilient and equitable cities: Implications of decision-making processes behind urban green infrastructure.
The promotion of green infrastructure (GI) as a tool for creating resilie
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ROCKWOOL Elite Builder Webinar: FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS WITH ROCKWOOL, December 3, 4 - 5:30 pm EST
Foundation Solutions with ROCKWOOL:
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Join us for another Elite Builder Webinar
Thursday December 3rd at 4pm EST to 5:30pm
Greetings Elite Builders!
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NYSERDA Efficiency Revolution - April 13, 9 am - 4pm, Tarrytown, NY
NYSERDA is hosting educational and networking events throughout the state in the upcoming months. These Efficiency Revolution events will introduce you to new technologies, products and industry playe…
Webinar: Carbon Free Homes: Features, Benefits, Valuation, October 27, 1 - 4 pm
This event will assist real estate professionals in guiding buyers and sellers to recognize the features, benefits and value of an all-electric home.
California building code is evol
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Webinar: Embedding Social and Environmental Benefits in Renewable Energy, October 15, 1 pm ET
Renewable energy deployments are on the rise. The U.S. alone is expected to add 132 to 157GW of new renewable energy capacity in the next five years. How and where that renewable energy is deploy
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FREE Webinar: What to know 2020 National Green Building Standard (NGBS), September 30, 12pm EST
Since 2009, the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) has offered a flexible, rigorous, and affordable path to residential third-party green certification. Over 225,000 homes and apartments
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Join us for a tour of Veolia at Kendall Cogeneration Station on Thursday, July 27th. Kendall cogeneration station has been a source of reliable energy for the city of Boston since 1949 through the use…
Pests and Pollinators, July 20, Sarasota
What is that bug? Learn all about common yard pests and pollinators. Identify several pests and discuss the many ways to utilize and identify beneficial insects in our landscapes.
Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center, July 7, Amherst
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016…
Greening our Schools while Focusing on Health, June 14, Northaven
MaryBeth Smuts, PhD - “Successful Strategies for Greening Existing School Buildings” U.S. EPA Region 1- New England, Regional Air Toxicologist and Clean,Green and Healthy Schools Coordinator K…
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven Environmental Leadership Program June 13th - August 8th
In June 2017, Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven will launch its inaugural Environmental Leadership Program. Learn about the environment and your neighborhood; connect with useful resources an…
Connecting Affordable Housing and the Environment - How do We Convince More People, and Governments?
I want to point out a sincere and thoughtful piece I came across recently in Huffington Post Canada, British Columbia, by Steve Kux. Steve makes the great point that affordable housing and protecting …
Women in Sustainability: Re-Forging the Status Quo, May 16 8:30-10:00am
Women in Sustainability: Re-Forging the Status Quo May 16 | 8:30-10:00am 50 Milk Street, 18th Floor, Hemingway Room - Boston, MA 02109 Gender bias impacts everyone in the twenty-first-century wor…
ZNE for Existing Buildings, August 23, 1-6 pm, Commerce
This four-hour workshop will outline best practice steps and approaches to comprehensively enhance the energy performance of existing buildings to Zero Net Energy. The workshop will investigate retrof…
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