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Building Clean 2019 is a summit that looks at the power of procurement in the built environment to bring better health, jobs, and equity to communities. A top Summit goal is to demonstrate
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In fire, medic, and police stations, day-to-day maintenance is often a shared responsibility among on-duty personnel, with the goal of keeping facilities and equipment operational and efficient.
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Join Passive House for this one-hour presentation to review the 2025 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code) requirements that support the goals of a Zero Net
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Houston Climatetech Summit, September 16, Online and In Houston, Texas
The annual Greentown Climatetech Summit is the premier gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, policymakers, and philanthropists accelerating the climate, energy, and industrial t
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The ARC 35th Annual Conference & Tradeshow, August 31 – September 2, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Every year the Arkansas Recycling Coalition awards agencies, non-profits, professionals, and students for their endeavors and initiatives in helping to develop a more sustainable Arkansas.
The trad
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Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of a new, all-electric, 6,000-square-foot nature conservancy headquarters in Southern New Hampshire. This recently completed net-zero energy building demonstrates how high-pe
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From Reactive to Proactive: Improving Existing Building Operations, Online, June 23, 12 - 1 pm
Existing Building Commissioning, also known as retrocommissioning, helps owners and operators better understand these operational and budget variances by identifying where systems are no longer functi
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2026 Wagdy Anis Symposium on Building Science, June 25, Boston, Massachusetts
Off-Site Construction of the Building Enclosure: Precision, Performance, and Scalability
The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and Building Enclosure Council (BEC-Boston) present the 2026 Wag
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At NEEP, collaboration is more than a principle — it’s our foundation. Our work has never been a single voice — it’s the chorus. The “us” is every partner, every co
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Boston, MA—PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training, February 12-14, Newton, MA
Superinsulation, airtight envelopes, high-performance window installation, site management, component sourcing—passive house construction presents special challenges to builders. The PHIUS CPHB
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Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, December 18, 12pm, Amherst, MA
Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd Certified Living Building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts! It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net ze
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The Eighth Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium is approaching, on November 14. Be a part of the Symposium by watching the live (free!) webcast
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Addressing the Climate Crisis: A Moral Obligation & Economic Opportunity, October 30, Providence, RI
Climate change and the clean energy revolution are opening up opportunities for new careers, for new businesses, and for civic engagement. Hear from a diverse set of presenters working on the front li
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Green Building (and Vertical Forest) of the Week: Bosco Verticale in Milan
Bosco Verticale, appropriately translated to "Vertical Forest," is a development of two vertical residential towers in Milan, Italy, which represent the cutting edge of green building and urban forest…
Join the Portland Green Schools committee for the last panel discussion in the 2019 panel series “Growing a Green School”. School high performance experts from the field and district staff
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USGBC Arizona State Conference, October 30, Tempe, Arizona
This year the U.S. Green Building Council will look to the future of sustainable building by exploring resilient design, sustainable cities, health and wellness through biophilic design principles, th
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Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Techniques, September 20, Montclair, NJ
With the expanding regulatory push to decrease stormwater volume and improve stormwater quality, increasing attention is being given to the use of green infrastructure stormwater management techniques
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JBU Presents: Decarbonization of Buildings, August 15, 4:00-6:00pm, Portland, OR
August’s JBU event will be focused on the decarbonization of buildings in pursuit of net zero energy design criteria. The session should be of interest to Consulting Engineers and Design Build C
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The MA Stretch Code: Reaching For More
In 2009, the Stretch Energy Code was added to the Massachusetts building code as an optional appendix for cities and towns to provide a streamlined and cost effective route to achieving approximately …
Massachusetts Renewable Energy Policy Survival Guide
Clean energy policy in Massachusetts is focused on balancing the state's need for affordable energy with its environmental and economic needs. Decisions on policy are made by our State Representatives…
An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm MIT Pierce Laboratory 33 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge , MA 02139 Harvard Kennedy Sch…
Coast to Coast Biofuel-Powered Flight from Rhode Island to California
The Coast to Coast Biofuel Airplane Project will combine the excitement of aviation with the leading edge in renewable energy technology. Using aviation biofuel in a single engine Cessna equipped with…
Is the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Leaking Radioactive Materials, and is this Dangerous?
Owned by Entergy, New York's Indian Point nuclear plant is apparently leaking tritium, a radioactive substance. Three of the forty Indian Point wells showed an increase in radioactive material, and on…
Women In Solar Energy (WISE) convenes multi-city round table discussions
Women In Solar Energy (WISE) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Multi-City round table discussions to advance women in every local market. Date: February 23, 2016 16 Venues nationwide: http://www.so…
Massachusetts Could be Leader in Making a Fossil Fuel Free United States - The Solutions Project
If the world is to prevent a global catastrophe some important things need to happen. Most importantly we need to stop using fossil fuels. All of the known remaining fossil fuel reserves should stay i…
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