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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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As the global UN Plastics Treaty enters the final stages of negotiations, organizations must rethink single-use plastics, evaluate how to operationalize circularity, and irrevocably shift business mod
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DIY Solar Power Fan Installation - Reduce Shed Heat and Stagnant Air
A solar powered fan is a great and simple idea to remove excess heat from a shed. And this is a Scout project in addition, where (with supervision), the kids can get involved and learn as well.
Learn about building certifications and how you can use them to meet your sustainability goals.
Edmonton’s Corporate Climate Leaders Program helps corporations take action on climat
Free Webinar: Retrofitting Homes for Electrification and Decarbonization, March 7, 9 am - 1 pm PT
From alignment with California’s decarbonization goals and local ordinances prohibiting new gas installs, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will outline the necessary steps to electr
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GBA invites Women+ In Green for an evening of networking, refreshments, and personal & professional planning for 2024.
At this event, participants will discuss their goals for the year an
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GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials (O&M) provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health. Participants leave
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Sustainability Basics Workshop, Online, January 25, 9:30-11:30am BST
With their inherent stewardship and longer-term mindset, family businesses are perfectly placed to support the drive to Net Zero and wider sustainability and ESG goals. But the messaging can be confus
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Free Webinar: Embodied Carbon in Buildings: Tools Overview, December 31, 12-1:30pm
In this Tools Overview session, Built Environment Plus will discuss the wide breadth of available tools and how to select an appropriate tool for your project. We’ll dig a bit into background da
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USGBC NJ 2023 Leadership Awards, November 30, 6 pm, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
USGBC's Leadership Awards recognize excellence from local people, projects, and partners that are working to create better buildings and better lives for all. This annual event honors award w
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Webinar: Basic Building Science 01: Understanding Heat Transfer (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)
Recorded Webinar: Basic Building Science 01: Understanding Heat Transfer
Recorded: May 1, 2020
Speakers: Mike Barcik, Joey Starr & Mike Ford
Cost: $15
Southface experts Mike
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Webinar: Introduction to LEED v4 & v4.1, December 17, 9-10:30 AM EDT
Join for a 101 introductory class on LEED v4 with information on a credit by credit basis, an explanation on where LEED is headed in the future and how credit substitutions for v4.1 are allowed f
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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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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…
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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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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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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The Value of Energy Analysis, from Design Day One, August 8
This interactive program will provide attendees with a charrette experience for evaluating and driving building energy performance—to analyze results in real time, as early as pre-design. During thi…
Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center, July 19, 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…
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…
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