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This webinar is designed to help building design and construction professionals understand how to use environmental product declarations in the procurement process and credit achievement for LEED v4 b
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Free Webinar: Modeling All-Electric Homes in the 2022 Energy Code, November 14, 9-10:30 am PT
All-Electric Homes are having their moment, with state policies, incentives, and energy code providing builders, homeowners, and energy consultants a strong nudge toward all-electric designs. We will
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Improved design, installation and commissioning practices lead to a dramatic improvement in building energy consumption, indoor air quality, and comfort. There are six performance factors that can be
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Annual Eversource Net Zero Energy Conference, Free & Online, October 16, 9 am - 1 pm ET
Learn from the experts at B2Q Associates, CMTA, SMMA and Lincoln Schools about how net zero energy buildings are being designed and constructed today. The agenda for this event includes a sp
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Passive House Trades, September 10, 9-11:30 am PT
The Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House (PH) basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and insula
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Three RESNET standards combined: 1 - operations (HERS Index), 2 - the grid (CO2 Index) and 3 - embodied carbon (currently being written) provide capacity to analyze Carbon Usage Intensity. This webina
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Free Webinar: Air Sealing and Insulation Installation, July 31, 1-2 pm EDT
Residential Air Barrier and Insulation Installation (1 hour)
The installation of a continuous air and thermal barrier is perhaps the best and most cost-effective way to reduce energy waste and save
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Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, September 26, 9 am - 1 pm
As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an a
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All-Electric in Design & Construction Series
Incorporating all-electric systems into residential and small commercial projects can be a bumpy road, but understanding the nuts and bolts of speci
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Webinar: Urban Green -- The Great Energy Disconnect, December 8, 10 am
With commercial occupancy down 90 percent in NYC buildings due to COVID-19, energy has been reduced just 30 percent. What’s behind this great energy disconnect? Can lessons be found for our
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USGBC Webinar: LEED and Beyond -- Healthy and Sustainable Product Trends, December 3, 9 am PST
The training will cover the requirements, documentation types, documentation development processes, and available resources to achieve the following LEED v4/4.1 BD+C NC and ID+C CI/Retail materials-re
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Free Webinar: Rheem Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater 101, November 3, 10:30am - 11am
The newest Rheem® Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater is easy to sell, install and service. It’s the most efficient water heater available, offering free cooling as a side benefit of where
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Online Training: CALGreen Codes and Standards Education and Virtual Training, October 23,12 pm PST
CALGreen is California’s first green building code and the first nation state-mandated green building code. It is formally known as the California Green Building Standards Code. The purpose of C
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Free Webinar - Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging, May 18, and September 14, 12-1 pm
Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging Free Webinar March 16, May 18, and September 14, 12-1 pm 1 AIA HSW CE Hour | AIA Course: WBM09E 0.1 IDCEC Unit | IDCEC Number: CEU-106065 Spo…
Learn how Santa Monica’s reach code, along with changes to 2019 Title 24, are making it preferable to build all-electric residential buildings that are better, faster, safer and less costly than
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Healthy HVAC Design Primer for Residential Building Professionals, Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Join Allison Bailes III, PhD, for a full day session to learn about healthy residential HVAC design.
You will be able to explain healthy home principles and how they are achieved t
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The Colorado Hydrogen Network is presenting a series of free webinars in collaboration with Colorado Cleantech Industries Association, Denver Metro Clean Cities and the Colorado Energy Research C
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New England Regional Passive House Gathering, June 23
Strategic meeting of the New England Passive House Groups followed by local tours and topped with phME's Annual meeting and Members Gathering
The Future of SREC, June 21, 8:30-10 am, Boston
Massachusetts is in the third cycle of solar incentive development. What we have known as the SREC program is developing into a block incentive program with a flat rate incentive, named SMART (Solar M…
Spring Greenbuild Mixer and Farewell Toast to Grey! USGBC MA - May 25, 2017, 5:30-8 pm, Boston
Greenbuild 2017 is about six months from now, and while it might sound far off, it's never too early to get the party going! We will be celebrating the biggest green building conference of the year w…
Attendees of this event will get to tour two very different projects: a newly construction net-zero house and a former grist mill, built in 1850, that has been converted into a residence and offices t…
The Generator’s Perspective: The Outlook for Coal, Gas, and Nuclear Power Under Trump
Join the Frank J. Guarini Center for Environmental, Energy, and Land Use Law for a panel discussion with energy industry experts on the legal, regulatory and market factors affecting the outlook for c…
International Living Future Institute -Living Product Challenge Coordinator - Pittsburgh, PA
JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Living Product Challenge Coordinator STATUS: Regular, exempt position REPORTS TO: Manager, Living Product Challenge HOURS: Full-time STARTING SALARY: $40,000-$55,00…
100% renewable energy is possible! But to get there we have to deal with the realities of a brittle electrical grid, when the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow. How can bui…
Join the Building Energy Exchange once again for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls te…
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