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Understanding Green Building & Community-Scale Rating Systems, Hosted by SDREP, July 8, Cajon, CA
Attend this free session in the San Diego Regional Energy Partnership's (SDREP) Education Series: Understanding Green Building & Community-Scale Rating Systems.
This session will highl
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Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: How to Electrify Without Panel Upsizing, September 4, 12-1 pm ET
Learn how to electrify your home without needing to upsize your electrical panel! We will briefly touch on the history of electrification and panel sizing. Then we'll review the Watt Diet calculat
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Passive House Trades, August 27, 9-11am PT
PHN’s Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and ins
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Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, Online, August 12-14, 9am-1pm EST
This three-day online course is designed to introduce the skills necessary to become a Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier, certified to perform the diagnostic testing required for new homes by
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Electrification of the Built Environment, Free 2-Part Webinar Series , August 6-7, 9 - 11 am PT
This class presents an overview of building electrification in residential and commercial settings. Attendees will explore various avenues that work toward electrification goals including heat pumps,
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) provisions will help tens of millions of households make their homes more ener
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Free Webinar, Sustainability in Food and Beverage Processing Businesses, May 23, 1 pm
Most businesses could improve profitability and reduce their operating costs and environmental impact by: - Using energy & water more efficiently - Using renewable energy - Reducing wast
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Insights from a first-of-its-kind database for healthy and just energy transitions. Energy infrastructure surrounds us — yet communities are often surprised to learn what types of fossil fu
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The USGBC-LA Wildfire Defense Professional Certificate was developed to educate contractors and landscapers on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the use of materials, maintenanc
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Free Online Training: Residential Lighting for Beauty, Comfort and Efficiency, April 5, 9am-12pm PT
This class shows designers, specifiers, contractors, and homeowners how to create beautiful residential lighting while saving energy and meeting code. Award-winning lighting designer David Wilds Patto
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Advanced Energy Now | West, October 16-18, Phoenix, Arizona
What's the path to 100% clean energy in the West? Our first annual Western Regional energy policy conference brings together business leaders and policymakers from across the region to identify wa
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Knowing Your Sustainability Story - USGBC Northern California, August 14, San Francisco, CA
Join the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California for an interactive evening with Amanda von Almen, Head of Sustainable Built Environment for Salesforce, as she helps develop narrativ
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Webinar: Solar Power Hour with Citizens Utility Board, July 23 - Learn about Solar Chicagoland
Thinking about going solar? Join the Illinois Green Alliance and Citizens Utility Board (CUB) to learn about the basics of solar and its financial implications for a
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The Future of Energy Policy in NYS Event - July 10th
Join Greening USA in their Green Bag Lunch Series, a monthly forum that bring experts together to develop better practices in community sustainability. This upcoming session will feature Jessica Azula…
2019 Southeast Building Conference, August 1-2, Kissimmee, FL
The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC), hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), is the largest building industry trade show in the southeast. The SEBC includes educational progr
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Learn about the benefits, design elements, installation considerations, and maintenance requirements of two green roofs in Assembly Square on this green roof tour led by OMNI Ecosystems and Recover Gr
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AWEA Wind Power, May 20-23, Houston, TX
The wind industry was founded by visionaries and continues to embody an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. And the industry has always recognized the value of working together with partners that h
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2019 Annual Public Meeting: Stellar EM&V, May 21, Providence, RI
Stellar is the new awesome. Stellar evaluation, measurement, and verification supports goals, policies, and programs for the energy efficiency industry in our region, and helps carry us into the futur
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Annual Meeting - Colorado Green Building Guild - 2/3 5:30 - 8 pm
Colorado Green Building Guild - Annual Meeting Join your fellow Guild Members at our Annual Member Meeting. You will enjoy refreshments, hear presentations from board member nominees, and meet ne…
Chemical Sensitivity and the New Home Building Process – Free CE Webinar, December 9, 12-1 PM EST
Chemical Sensitivity and the new home building process – Free CE webinar December 9th, 12 - 1 pm EST Since the mid 1990’s, Green building professionals have focused on energy efficiency and gl…
All-Star Building Management: New (and Old) Strategies for Saving Energy, Saving Money and Reducing Complaints Wed, Nov 11, 2015 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST Aeroseal welcomes Jim Newman of Newman Cons…
Downtown Tampa Area to become first Well Building Health and Wellness City District
Tampa's downtown Amalie Arena will be part of the world’s first health- and-wellness city district, to be certified according to the Well Building Standard. Partners in the project include Tamp…
Extending the Growing Season - A Green City Growers Workshop, October 8, 6:30-8 pm
Extending the Growing Season - A Green City Growers Workshop, October 8, 6:30-8 pm 600 Windsor Pl, Somerville, MA 02143 The growing season in New England is short. In Boston, we typically grow fr…
Solar Decathlon 2015! October 8-11 and 15-18 - Winner Announced October 17
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015! October 8-11 and 15-18 27 Schools, 16 Teams! The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and op…
SaveOhno.org is in MIT's Climate CoLab finals!
My social venture, SaveOhno.org, is 1 of 4 teams to get this far in the competition, out of 75 total. The top 2 compete for $10,000 this fall! If you have 30 seconds, it'd be a HUGE help if you vote f…
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