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Live Online Demo: Everything to do with Walls for Higher Performance, May 25, 12 - 2 pm
During this session, your hosts at GreenHome Institute will discuss the five control layers in the wall assemblies from where we were to where we are going, including heat transfer, moisture
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Free Webinar: Plant Talk #10: Your Landscape Questions Answered, June 6, 11:30am- 1pm
Do you have a burning question you’ve always wanted to ask a landscape design or maintenance expert? Do you have a question about a specific plant or landscape challenge where nothing seems to w
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Free Webinar: Using Green Benefits to Sell Homes and Projects – Free CE Webinar, May 17, 12-1 pm
Green, energy-efficient, high performance, sustainable … whatever they call it, they are talking about healthier, better homes that focus more on the living experience in a home, as w
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Online Event: Developing Leadership in Sustainability, May 2, 12 pm CT
Register for Illinois Green Alliance’s Auxiliary Board's panel, Developing Leadership in Sustainability. This session will highlight sustainability professionals in various levels
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Learn how this bill has affected housing policies and the Green Belt.
Program for adults (teens welcome)
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) is a non-profit organization in Canada that
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, April 26, 12-1pm EDT
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. We will also consider features that
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Southface Institute is a sustainable building nonprofit that strengthens equity and the environment by transforming residential and commercial structures at every stage of the building life cycle. The
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Hosted by a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control from Strategic Environmental & Engineering (SEEC), topics will include:
- the basics of soil erosion
- how the relevant
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Free Webinar: Heat Pumps: The What, The Where, And The How Much, January 25, 12 pm
Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance for a conversation about heat pumps. Loie Hayes, the Energy Efficiency Coordinator for Green Energy Consumers, will interview Mike Simons, the Training and Develop
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Join in Melbourne to discuss how to reimagine all aspects of the corporate real estate sector.
The corporate real estate sector is undergoing significant change, but with that comes opportunity.
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Online Workshop: EcoDistricts -- A New Model of Urban Re-Generation, July 19, 1 pm EST
This workshop will provide a framework to transform existing neighborhoods through the lens of Equity, Resilience and Climate Change and a process to create a roadmap and structure for communities to
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Breathe Easy: Indoor Air Quality in Education Spaces, July 28, 11AM
Students spend most of their day inside at schools, and good indoor air quality is proven to improve student performance, respiratory health, attendance, and overall wellness. With an increased focus
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War on Ukraine’s Impact on Green Energy: Progression or Digression?
We are all witness to the degradation of our environment caused by fossil fuel emissions. We can perceive rising extreme weather occurrences and changing weather and natural resource health patterns,
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NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - May 4, Far Rockaways, NY
CEUs: 3.0 AIA LU/HSW pending; certificates of attendance provided to all attendees Units: 101 Square Footage: 109,000 Type of construction: New Energy Generated Onsite: 100% Resiliency features, …
The WELL Summit, April 10-12, Scottsdale, Arizona
Join WELL power users and the next wave of leaders committed to anchoring their organizational strategies in health. The WELL Summit will provide a deep dive into WELL strategies, showcase best practi
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Webinar: The Race To Decarbonization In Massachusetts, March 29, 12 pm
As Massachusetts races to decarbonize, we need an electric grid that is maximizing the benefits of electric vehicles, energy efficiency programs, and renewable energy. In mid-2021, the Massachusetts D
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Lead Testing - Green Building Myth Busting, and DIY vs Professional Testing
Lead Testing for Tile and Plumbing Fixtures
When most of us think about lead testing, we’re typically thinking that lead might be in paint. But did you know that lead can be i
USGBC-NCR Green Affordable Multifamily Construction Educational Panel, July 31, Washington D.C.
USGBC National Capital Chapter is excited to invite you to the Green Affordable Multifamily educational panel. As density in the built environment continues, growing concerns about gentrification a…
Net Zero Roundtable Discussion- Boston, MA on June 20th, 7-9pm
What does the community of the future look like? Probably net zero, or even net positive. What does that mean? It means a community that makes as much (or more) renewable energy as it uses. It’s not…
The Green Building Convention, 3-5 October, Cape Town, South Africa
The Green Building Convention is a definitive event on the sustainability calendar and will take place in Cape Town in 2018. This year the convention's theme is: THE RACE TO ZERO. The event will…
APEC-ASEAN Conference on Green Building, September 11-13, Singapore
On September 11-13, 2011, the Republic of Singapore is hosting a joint Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and Association of Southeast Asian Nations conference on Green Building entitled “Green Bui…
Themed 'Transforming Tomorrow's Cities with Clean Environment Solutions', the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) 2018 is a global platform for industry and government leaders to share practical, repl…
This EBC Energy Resources Program will feature leadership from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) who will provide an update on programs and initiatives for 2017. The keynote speaker is C…
Limelight, featuring the Road to Greenbuild, Illinois Green Alliance/USGBC, May 15, Chicago
Illinois Green’s annual Limelight celebration and fundraiser is May 15! The awards reception and fundraiser brings together an amazing mix of nearly 500 of the region’s top industry leaders workin…
Free RecyclingWorks Compost Workshop, June 1, 12:30 - 5:00 pm, Greenfield, MA
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a no-cost Practical Skills Compost Workshop with emphasis on composting food materials. This half-day workshop will focus on operator competency in compost s…
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