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Provost and Senior Vice President Nadine Aubry and Dean Jianmin Qu, Karol Family Professor, School of Engineering, invite the community to celebrate the establishment of the Tiampo Family Professorshi
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Passivhaus Open Days 2026 - Winter edition, November 13 - 15, United Kingdom
Every year, Passivhaus buildings across the UK generously open their doors to visitors. Whether you are a self-builder, a built environment professional or an individual interested in learning more ab
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Pro Tour: Electrified Town Garage, November 6, East Montpelier, Vermont
Join NESEA for a Pro Tour where you all will learn about East Montpelier Vermont's decision and process to electrify its new city garage, which could be a replicable solution for other towns
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Not all building energy audits deliver results, and the gap between those that do and those that don’t comes down to more than just technical expertise. In this practical, insight-driven session
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Behavior-based energy efficiency programs, including home energy reports, have long helped utilities deliver energy savings. But as priorities shift toward cutting climate pollution, reducing grid str
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This course reviews requirements for and how to process residential alterations, such as HVAC changeouts, window replacements, and water heater replacements, to ensure compliance with the Energy Code.
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Java Building Tour, June 10, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Come tour the the largest residential geothermal development in the United States. 1 Java’s geothermal system—featuring 321 vertical closed-loop boreholes drilled to a depth of 499 feet&md
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The Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering at East Carolina University is proud to host the 2026 Sustainability Symposium: Industrial Solar and Clean Energy Solutions for Com
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IAQVEC 2026, May 18-22, Los Angeles, California
Welcome to IAQVEC 2026, the premier international conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation. Join IAQVEC in Los Angeles, California, as we explore the future of building s
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The design principles associated with passive house construction are well documented. Core aspects such as continuous air barriers, heat recovery/fresh air ventilation, and minimizing thermal barriers
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USGBC LA: Interior Removal Services Demolition Facility Tour, December 3, Los Angeles, CA
Tour the offices and donation warehouse of Interior Removal Specialist, Inc., and the adjacent recycling facility of Construction and Demolition Recycling Inc. Learn what can happen when re-use is a p
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Passivhaus Trust Seminars at London Build Expo 2019, November 27, London, UK
The Trust will be hosting some Passivhaus seminars at the ever popular London Build Expo.
About London Build Expo:
London Build 2019 (November 27th & 28th, Olympia London) is the leadin
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FREE WEBINAR: Getting to Zero, November 6, 11:30am-12:30pm EST
Free Webinar on LEED Zero for member companies based in Texas. USGBC's Emma Hughes will present LEED Zero, providing an overview of the program criteria, process for pursing certification, and pro
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21 Mayors Pledge US $5.2 Billion - 10 percent of budgets - to Resilience Strategies, at COP21
From CitiesToday, December 2, 2015: 21 mayors have pledged US$5.2 billion to fund resilience strategies by signing up to the 10% Resilience Pledge at the COP21 conference in Paris this week. May…
City of Boston, Climate and Energy Outreach Program Coordinator (Temporary, Grant Funded Position)
- Temporary, Grant Funded Position (18 Months)
- Boston Residency Required
Brief Job D
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Start Smart: Clean Energy From the Ground up, September 25, Waltham, MA
Start Smart will offer residential new construction professionals the opportunity to learn the latest information on reliable, cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies and incentives with the goa
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Designing a Green New Deal, September 13, 9:30am-7:30pm, Philadelphia, PA
We are entering a period of once-unfathomable hope on climate change, where environmental advocates and leaders are staking out an ambitious agenda that matches the scale and urgency of the clima
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Join us for a fun day of golf, networking & delicious food. Not a golfer? Join us for just the Networking Dinner.
This is a great opportunity to meet and network with like-minded professio
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COP21: What Does the Paris Agreement Do - And Not Do?
Thanks to expansive and comprehensive media coverage, millions of people have heard or seen the words “COP21” or the “Paris Agreement” at some point in the past year, and millions more people …
A bionic leaf? It may sound like something out of a Star Trek movie, but on June 2nd scientists at Harvard University announced that they have created an artificial leaf that is able to perform photos…
Earth Day Workshop in Brighton with RenewBoston, 4/23 (Ok, one day after Earth Day) 10 -11:30 am
RenewBoston Earth Day Workshop Saturday, April 23 at 10 AM - 11:30 AM The Presentation School Foundation Community Center 640 Washington St, Boston, Massachusetts 02135 Attention owners of sin…
Calculating Refrigeration and Freezer Energy Usage
I just learned about this database and resource for refrigerators and freezers, courtesy of Midwest Energy Performance Analytics, Inc. http://www.kouba-cavallo.com/refrig1.html Determine the ene…
GreenCon Building Conference and Expo, March 17, Dickinson College
GreenCon Building Conference and Expo, March 17, Dickinson College USGBC Central Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Alex Wilson, Founder of BuildingGreen, Inc. and President of the Resilient …
250 Foot Tall Dorm at Cornell University Will be the Most Efficient Skyscraper Ever Built
Cornell University’s Tech campus, scheduled to be complete in 2017, is located on Roosevelt Island on the East River in New York. When complete the Tech campus will be an innovative and sustainable …
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