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June First Friday Webinar: LEED v4 Whole Project Water Use Reduction Pilot ACP, June 7
Join USGBC for a deep-dive on LEED v4 pilot alternative compliance path (ACP) for Whole Project Water Use Reduction, a performance-based pathway for teams to demonstrate reductions in water consumptio
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The case for building all-electric is stronger than ever. All-electric homes are cheaper to build and operate, healthier and more comfortable to live in, and have GHG emissions roughly half that of mi
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In GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials, you’ll learn how to execute the best practices of sustainable building operations and leave with an individualized action plan. You’ll lear
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As wildfires grow more frequent and intense, the need for homes that can actively resist fire has never been greater. Yet wildfire resilience isn’t just about reducing risk—it’s also
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Reimagine Buildings: Multifamily, Online, March 12, 11:30 am - 4 pm ET
Reimagine Buildings: Multifamily brings together the practitioners, owners, and researchers pushing comfortable, resilient, climate-ready housing from vision to reality. This is not a hypothetica
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Sorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code, but what does that really mean in practice? In this series, we’ll walk through
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Passive House Strategies in Very Cold, Alpine, and Arctic Climates, January 22, 12 pm MT
This presentation explores applying Passive House building science to create highly durable, energy-efficient, and comfortable structures in very cold, alpine, and arctic climates. The focus is on ach
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Fundamentals of Building Science, Online Training with Southface, January 15, 9 am - 1 pm ET
This one-day training is designed to provide participants with a practical knowledge of basic building science principles. Students are introduced to the house-as-a-system model for assessing and impr
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Kansas City Design Center (KCDC): Resilient KC Exhibit, December 15, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Design Center is having an opening exhibit for their semester project at the Central Library on December 15.
This semester, Kansas City Design Center students explored how design c
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In this two-day certification course, HVAC professionals will learn how to discover and repair hidden energy-draining comfort system defects, reduce call-backs and increase customer satisfaction.
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Explore Detroit: Urban Agriculture + Green Space Bus Tour, August 17, Detroit, MI 12pm-3pm
Detroit is home to approximately 1,700 urban farms, each innovative and unique in it's own way. On this tour we will explore these sustainable green spaces and hear from the incredibly dedicated D
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Metro & USGBC-LA Sustainability Tour, July 8, 1:00-6:00pm, Los Angeles, CA
Join USGBC-LA for a fun and informative sustainability tour through DTLA aboard Metro! The focus will be on how each stop has implemented best practices and new technologies to green their buildings f
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Lincoln Net Positive Farmhouse, BSA, Committee on the Environment (COTE) June 19, 6pm, Boston, MA
ZeroEnergy Design's Stephanie Horowitz AIA presents one of the firm's net positive designs. This modern farmhouse ties into the cultural landscape of Lincoln, MA - a town known for i
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Local Environmental Action 2015 - Mass Climate Action Network, Toxics Action Center - March 15
When: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 Where: Northeastern University, Curry Student Center, 346 Huntington Ave, Boston Who: Community leaders, environmental advocates and activists from across New England…
Are you interested in building a zero net-energy, low-carbon house?
Join Revision Energy and USGBC MA on a New Home Tour in Rockport, MA!
Houses are not being built like they
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Smart Buildings: Rising to the Challenge of the Future
By definition, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is the network of connected devices that contain electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect, inter
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To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulat
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Governor Baker Testifies in Favor of Energy Bills - Netmetering Caps, Wind Energy Hydropower
Reports surrounding Governor Baker's testimony On Tuesday seemed reasonably positive. The Governor spoke favorably about "testing" the market for Offshore wind projects, and he also testified favor…
Electric Pride - Aspen Colorado is the Third U.S. city to reach 100% Renewable Energy!
Inhabitat reports from the Aspen Times that Aspen has succeeded in powering itself with 100 percent renewable energy. The city has worked for more than a decade to reach this milestone. Technologies…
Things are looking good financially for the green building industry!
New research done by the BBC shows that the green building materials market will reach a total value of $69 billion by 2019! The most interesting part of this new research is that some estimates show …
Has anyone else been getting calls about electricity going up 13%?
Over the past couple weeks, I keep getting calls to my home saying, "Your electricity will go up about 13% in the upcoming months due to new regulations promoting cleaner energy. However if you go sol…
Connecting Investors and Donors with Cleantech and Clean Energy Investments
I was interested to read Greentech Media's article on how few US philanthropic dollars are typically invested in the kinds of clean energy and cleantech projects that can reduce our impact on the envi…
German American Smart Buildings Symposium, Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., @MIT
The German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is pleased to announce the next event in our International Sustainability Series: German American Smart Buildings Symposium Tuesday, June 16th, 9 …
We are having problems finding good people who want to sell a full line of green chemical products. Green chemicals have gotten a black eye in the past and many good sales people are skeptical about …
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