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Webinar: How LEED V4.1 Addresses Climate Change, October 8, 11am - 12:30pm EDT
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How well does LEED address the causes and appropriate responses to climate change? The answer to this question is a critical consideration as organizations and governments de
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The need for high-voltage transmission in the U.S. has never been more acute. In a time of historic load growth, new transmission will be needed to lower consumer energy bills, bring more clean energy
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Presented by Electrify My Home, Electrify Efficiently webinar series will highlight the tremendous business opportunities, vital role of efficiency, and lessons learned from the field, through practic
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To achieve California’s ambitious goals of addressing the housing crisis, improving the transportation system, enhancing people’s lives, and mitigating climate change, governments and agen
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Effective work scopes help contractors and customers achieve specific performance goals in a home’s attic efficiency upgrade. Developing a comprehensive, goal-oriented work scope can help contra
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Join The Environmental Center (TEC) for a hands-on session on improving comfort and reducing energy costs for your home! TECs mission is to weave sustainability into the everyday lives of Central Oreg
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Free Webinar, An Introduction to Electric Construction Equipment (Webinar), December 4, 1-3 pm PT
This class is an introduction to electric construction equipment. The goal is to inform contractors and policy makers about the wide range of available electric bulldozers, backhoes, bobcats, cranes,
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Trying to build or renovate our housing stock to make it more sustainable and energy efficient is not cheap, but there are many incentives to help you do it. We are excited to host a focused session t
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In single-family homes, it’s often cheaper and more convenient to replace a gas or oil furnace with the same equipment than to upgrade to an efficient heat pump.
This webinar presents new fin
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Webinar: Plug In, Turn On, and Cook Up -- Electric Kitchens, December 10, 2 pm CST
A myth-busting live cooking and tech tour with Electric Kitchens Super-Fan Chef Rachelle Boucher, co-founder of Kitchens to Life.
There tends to be confusion about all-electric building codes and c
Women in Green: Leading Through Adversity, Online, November 19, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Women are driving the sustainability of the built environment. We are tasked with the most important mission of all: healing the earth.
This event is for professionals to network and connect with l
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Free Webinar: Rheem Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater 101, November 17, 10:30 - 11 am, EST
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 wherever it
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Free Webinar: Designing Waste, Presented by Harvard Business School, October 30, 11 - 11:30 am
Can waste become the raw material for a better designed, less exploitative, more beautiful world? The waste generated in designing and making products and building cities has often been an afterthough
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Energize Denver: Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Training USGBC Colorado, March 22, 11 am - 2 pm
Energize Denver: Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Training - March 22 11 am - 2 pm USGBC Colorado Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, Conference Room 4F6 201 West Colfax Avenue Denver , …
Webinar: World Green Building Week - The Road to COP26, September 22, 11 am BST
Join UKGBC during World Green Building Week, for which the theme is “Act on Climate”. We are choosing to use this moment as a milestone on the Road to COP26, to shine a spotlight on the le
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The goal of this course is to provide the student with a clear understanding of energy terminology, supply and trend costs, and how to effectively read and analyze utility bills. The course continues
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Webinar: Black Women in Architecture: Riding the Vortex August 12, 8:00-9:30 pm Eastern Time
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That is the percentage of architects who are Black women. There are ~ 500 licensed Black women architects in the entire country.
You are invited to an incredibly unique storytelling present
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Rhode Island Farm Energy Tour, August 1
Topics to be covered in the farm energy tour: -RI Agricultural Energy Program Grant (RIAgEP -USDA Rural Development – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) -Commerce RI – Renewable Energy Fu…
Climate Week NYC 2017, September 18-24
The Climate Week NYC 2017 Affiliate Events program is now open for registrations. Annually, businesses, NGOs, civil society groups, academic institutions and others are offered the opportunity to part…
The Future of the Grid May 24th 6-9pm
The energy industry is dramatically changing! In the face of expanding customer expectations, as today we use more electronic devices than ever, the demand for power continues to grow rapidly. With…
Free Green Building Tour - Hotchkiss School LEED Certified Buildings , May 10, 5:30 pm, Lakeville
Join CTGBC's Green Schools Committee and Centerbrook Architects for a FREE event tour of multiple LEED certified buildings at The Hotchkiss School's scenic Lakeville, CT campus. Among sustainable p…
I hope you'll check out the latest blog on www.usgbc-la.org/blog on engaging the right stakeholders for project planning and implementation.
Event: Rooftop units: strategies to reduce utility costs, 4/19, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Fond du Lac, WI
Packaged rooftop units are used in more than 50 percent of all commercial buildings. With a focus on small- to medium-sized businesses, we’ll investigate how much they cost to operate. For example, …
Biophillic Cities, Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning The "greening" of cities can focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy …
Join the Building Energy Exchange once again for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls te…
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