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Webinar: Integrating Ecology into Site Development, October 4, 12pm
Nature and healthy ecosystems provide essential services for humanity, and when we make the effort, we can balance the commonly understood needs of a built space while still providing for nature and n
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Zero Waste Forum 2025, March 30, Hybrid Event, Online and in Hollywood, Florida
The 2025 Zero Waste Forum is hosted by Race to Zero Waste in partnership with Broward Clean Air and Debris Free Oceans during #ZeroWasteWeek, building on conversations from the International Day
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Getting to Zero Forum, April 22-24, Los Angeles, California
The Getting to Zero Forum is the leading conference that brings together all members of the built environment sector. Hosted by NBI, the Forum is a three-day conference dedicated to advancing zer
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Whether you’re interested in resiliency and cost savings for a home or simply meeting energy codes for new construction, understanding battery storage is increasingly important for the building
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Inflation Reduction Act Part 1: Funding Overview of Programs
IRA funding is coming, bringing huge potential for energy-efficiency upgrades at an affordable cost. By understanding the programs comin
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Grace Farms Green Building Tour, New Canaan, Connecticut, January 18, 10:30 am - 12 pm
This comprehensive tour invites a closer look at the architecture of the River building and Barns. Take in 360–degree views of the surrounding landscapes while exploring the building’s sus
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NESEA Pro Tour: Affordable Passive House Midrise in Brooklyn, New York December 6, 1-5 pm
Join NESEA for the final Pro Tour of 2024: a passive house-certified, 185,000 square-foot building, providing 160 units of much-needed affordable housing to the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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How Wasted* Is Bringing Sustainability To The Portable Sanitation Industry
Believe it or not, there’s a lot of waste in the portable waste industry, and we’re not just talking about human waste. From route optimizations, to what kind of toilet paper is used
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The residential building sector holds great opportunities for saving billions of dollars in homeowners' utility bills and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with implementation of many innovative s
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Crushing the Code NYS: Residential, Online, December 1
Crushing the Code New York State: Residential is an online course that prepares building and design professionals in New York State to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 ECCCNYS a
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First Friday Webinar: Accelerating Building Decarbonization with LEED, December 2, 1pm EST
The green building community is committed to decarbonizing the built environment, but what does that mean in terms of LEED? Thought leaders share strategies and techniques for cutting operational ener
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Passivhaus Open Days 2022: Winter Edition, November 11-13
Every year, Passivhaus buildings across the globe generously open their doors to visitors. Whether you are a self-builder, a built environment professional or an individual interested in learning
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In response to increasing urgency to address the climate crisis, the tech industry is finding solutions – led by women. Innovative and efficient climate technology solutions are a crucial compon
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It Doesn’t Cost to Build Green - the Green Building Council South Africa Study
Despite the rapid growing recognition and expansion of sustainable initiatives and green buildings, concerns regarding the upfront cost of green facilities continue due to the lack of quantifiable inf…
First Friday Webinar: The Changing Role of Green Building in ESG + Finance, October 7, 1 pm ET
For more than 25 years, green building has provided a framework to define leadership and drive market transformation. The result is thousands of certified green building projects that are more efficie
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Passive House Coastal Campus Pro Tour, Maine, August 5, 1pm-5pm
This Pro Tour will explore the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, a scientific village that is the new home for Bowdoin’s Marine Science program. Situated on Orr’s Island, approximately 12 m
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Implementing Renewable Energy in Industrial Facilities, August 2, 11 am
From solar to wind and geothermal to hydro, the world of renewable energy options can be hard to navigate. Through Better Plants, DOE has developed a guidance document on renewable energy for industry
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GTM Forum: New England Solar & Storage, October 23, Boston, MA
New England is one of the fastest growing regions for solar and energy storage. With strong policies for renewables and a local hive of innovative clean energy companies, New England has the potential
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Sustainable development is based on three interlinked criteria: economic development, social progress and environmental protection. It is the state of development that seeks to produce sustainable eco…
Better Buildings are WELL Buildings- USGBC Central Plains on August 30th in Wichita, Kansas
Hear about the International Well Building Institute's WELL Building Standard, and learn how we can better design and construct our buildings to positively impact the health and wellness of its occupa…
18th Annual Hawaii Build & Buy Green, 21 - 22 September, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Join USGBC Hawaii for the 18th Annual Build + Buy Green Conference. This annual event, in partnership with the Hawaii State Energy Office, and DEBDT brings together nationally acclaimed speakers and l…
Circular Economy Policies - Free Webinar, August 1, 3-4pm
Circular Economy requires Thinking Circular—maybe your head is already spinning. But you are not alone in this challenge. Global challenges and new legislation force companies to rethink their m…
No More Plastic Straw Please: We Throw Away 500 Million Plastic Straws Every Day
An accrual 8.3 billion plastic straws are polluting the world's beaches, stated by Roland Geyer et al.’s 2018 paper "Production, Use, and Fate of All Plastics Ever Made." Americans alone use 500 mil…
For more than a decade now, Philadelphia has been spreading its famous city love through the community in a different, and very important, way. The city acts as an inspiration for other towns througho
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ACES 2018, A Community on Ecosystem Services, December 3–7, 2018, Arlington, Virginia
ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services represents a dynamic and growing international assembly of professionals, researchers, and policy-makers involved with ecosystem services. The ACES 2018 Confere…
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