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Our Path to Choosing Green Building Certifications: A Passive House and Earthcraft Home Renovation
Our video conversation above, part of the full "Behind the Walls" webinar playlist, shows how the Passive House Standard far exceeds basic energy codes. When we first s
2024 International Residential Code® (IRC) Essentials, Online, December 3, 9 am - 4 pm
This class examines basic concepts of the 2024 International Residential Code® (IRC®). These concepts provide a basis for the correct utilization of the code. A clear understanding of the iden
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2027 Michigan Energy Summit, May 19, East Lansing, Michigan
The 2026 Michigan Energy Summit was hosted at the Lansing Center on May 14, 2026. Formerly in Grand Rapids, this full-day conference highlighted the Michigan Battle of the Buildings 2025 'Biggest
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Hennepin County has an ambitious goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. In this webinar, Center for Energy and Environment and Hennepin County discuss research on the financial, labor, and emiss
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Realtors will learn new routes to increased profits as they guide clients to homes that are often superior on several levels: healthy, safe, comfortable, durable, resilient, of higher quality and with
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Join 3C-REN for an office-hours style open discussion focused on permitting requirements for heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) and solar installations. This interactive session provides direct acce
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2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference & AHR Expo | Las Vegas and Online, January 29 - February 2
Register now for the 2022 Winter Conference and AHR Expo taking place Jan. 29-Feb.2, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. The conference will be held at Caesars Palace. Join in-person or virtually for this hig
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Join us for a technical discussion on our complete lineup of power and bypass evaporative humidifiers. We’ll cover installation techniques, specifications and various applications. Learn everyth
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Free Webinar: Navigating Energy Incentives, December 8, 10 - 11 am, Queens, NY
Join us at One Court Square to learn about New York’s most extensive electric-efficiency retrofit. This energy upgrade made the skyscraper more efficient, resilient and sustainable and qualified
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In this one-hour course, you will learn copper’s contribution to sustainability in the built environment. Leave the program with a better understanding of how copper enables our world to work mo
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Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) Fall Conference, October 12 -14
Join NERC to discuss environmental justice, reuse and recycling of solar panels, reuse and refurbishment of consumer goods, transportation issues and their impact on recycling markets, compostabl
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Online Course: GPRO Operations and Maintenance Essentials, October 6-8
GPRO Operations and Maintenance Essentials provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health. Participants leave with at least th
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Every School Can Be a Green School, September 8, 4:30-5:30 PM
Whether your school is just getting started, already a green champion, or especially if you feel your school has been counted out, join us as we explore a variety of green-schools programs and how the
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Alternative Energy Expo at Deep Portage Learning Center, Saturday, October 28, Hackensack, Minnesota
Informative tours of the many alternative energy installations (wood gasification, solar hot water, solar electricity, passive solar heat, etc.) and energy efficiency upgrades that have been installed…
Free Webinar: Proving the Business Case for Building Analytics, July 13, 2 pm EDT
As building energy and system-level monitoring becomes more common, facilities teams are faced with an overwhelming amount of data. These data do not typically lead to insights or corrective actions u
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Webinar: Landfill Waste Becomes Building Insulation, June 23, 12-1 PM EDT
Can a textile recycling company divert what is traditionally landfilled waste from waste streams to create building insulation? How?
Lessons Learned:
- Understand the scale of textile waste ove
MIT Energy Conference March 2-3, Cambridge, MA
"As the largest student-led energy conference in the U.S., the MIT Energy Conference has become a premier event to connect professionals, policymakers, academics, and students in the energy industry. …
NAPHN - Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Training, January 22-26, New York
NAPHN’s (North American Passive House Network) Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. With 5 days of in-class…
The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging, Feb 19, Nashville, TN
The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging is a half-day training course that offers a comprehensive introduction to sustainability considerations that apply to the entire packaging life cycle: sourcing,…
Cordwood Workweek – Five Days Workshop, July 9 – 13, New York
The Cordwood Workweek combines all of the features of the three-day Cordwood Workshop and the one-day Earthwood Techniques workshop, but there is more time for individual hands-on instruction and cons…
20th International Conference on New Fossil Fuel Technologies and their Applications brings together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experien…
KPMG’s 16th Annual Global Energy Conference (GEC), June 6-7, Houston, Texas
The KPMG Global Energy Conference, will cover areas like Accounting & Financial Reporting, Business Performance & Technology, Corporate Development & M&A, Risk Management. This year’s conference …
The main challenge for South East Europe (SEE) economies is to commit to, and sustain the implementation of, long-term reforms aimed at increasing competitiveness and promoting sustainable, inclusive …
2018 RESNET Building Performance Conference, Feb 26 - 28 in Orlando, FL
The 2018 RESNET Building Performance Conference is the premier national forum on home energy ratings, existing home retrofits, building codes and energy policy. The RESNET Building Performance Conf…
New York Build 2018 -AIA CES workshops and Networking, Mar 19 - 20, New York
New York Build 2018 is the ideal opportunity for your organization to hear about all the latest construction projects in NYC and the tri-state area, as well as enjoy the opportunity to network with th…
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