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Straw Bale Load Bearing Workshop, August 18-24, Temecula, CA
This workshop will be held on a large 20 acre lot with mountains on both sides and lots of room for camping and relaxation. The project is a LOAD BEARING 1,500 sq ft straw bale ho
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LA Climate Week: Designing LA’s Climate Future, Together, April 8-15, Los Angeles, California
BUILT BY THOSE WHO SHOW UP
LA Climate Week is not built by a single office, institution, or personality.
It is shaped by a distributed community of organizers, educators, creatives, business lea
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Join ARKANCE for this program on The Role of AI in Enhancing Building Performance and Precision. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how architects model, document, and validate their designs. This s
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Women in Green Building Leadership Luncheon, March 4, Chicago, Illinois
Join Illinois Green Alliance for the return of the annual Women in Green Building Leadership Luncheon, where Illinois Green Alliance celebrate and engages with the influential women at the forefr
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Infraday Florida 2026, January 14, Miami, Florida
Florida is facing a turning point for infrastructure — driven by explosive growth, climate volatility, and the urgent need to modernize systems across transportation, water, energy, and housing.
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Are you interested in learning more about the mechanics of how we're going to measure and take key steps towards improving our indoor air quality (IAQ?). Brett Little of GreenHome Institute
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Carbon to Value Initiative Year 5 Kickoff, December 4, 5:30-8 pm, Somerville, Massachusetts
Attendees will meet the startups that were selected for this year’s cohort, as well as members of C2V’s Carbontech Leadership Council members. As the C2V Initiative enters its fi
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Discover how new material technologies can reduce HVAC loads, improve durability, and create healthier indoor environments by managing moisture more intelligently. Learn practical approaches to addres
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Grey to Green Raleigh, October 23-24, Raleigh, North Carolina
Join Grey to Green for the Raleigh Grey to Green 2025 Conference, a compelling event for architects, landscape architects, and green infrastructure professionals.
October 23, 2025 – Gree
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GPRO Operations and Maintenance Training, Online, October 30-31, 9 am to 1:30 pm
GPRO O+M training for building operations and maintenance equips facility and custodial teams with practical, actionable, and affordable strategies for improving energy efficiency, reducing
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USGBC Florida: Sustainable Hospitality Summit, September 20, Orlando
Convening industry experts will focus on hospitality footprint: reducing carbon emissions and waste, curating wellness experiences, crafting healthy communities, and prioritizing human capital.
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Workshop 1: How (Older) Buildings Work
September 5th | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
High performance new building design, spec, and construction is a piece of cake compared to moving existing buildings into high
9 Keys to Avoiding Sick Building Syndrome (Study)
Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health have compiled a guide for improved health in commercial buildings; they seek to address the causes of “Sick Building Syndrome&r
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EnergyBar! Greentown Labs, Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
EnergyBar! Greentown Labs Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA 02143 EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology mee…
CALGreen and Energy Code Seminar, July 19, 10:00-4:00pm, Irvine, CA
California Energy Code 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes
This three-hour session will bring you up to date on changes to the Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) for residential and non-residen
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High-Performance Building Assemblies Course, July 18, Boston, MA
This course will cover:
- High Performance Building Assemblies – An introduction and an approach
- HPBA Control Layers – It’s in the details
- High Performance Glazing – Ma
Webinar: The 21st Century Geopolitics of Energy Thursday, June 13, 1:15PM - 2:15PM
Designed for mid-level professionals, the webinar previews a new one-day onsite class exploring the little understood but compelling world of Energy and Geopolitics.
International energy mark
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CalGreen & Energy Code Workshops, June 5, San Francisco, CA
In 2008, California became the first state in the nation to include mandatory green building requirements in its building code. This groundbreaking step meant that every structure built in the state &
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Energy Sprout - A Big Idea Contest for Sustainable Energy - Entries due May 3, 2016
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund and Sustainable Energy Fund present: Energy Sprout A statewide sustainable energy design competition. The competition focuses on two broad categories: …
NOTICE OF MEETING In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards will be held on: January 12, 2016…
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12 - Mass. Solar Policy Update
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12th Mass. Solar Policy Update First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Doors open at 7p.m. Pr…
15th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium Clean Energy Frontiers: From Lab to Market
This event is being held on November 9 @ 4:00 pm - November 10 @ 5:30 pm at Crowne Plaza Hotel | 701 E. Genessee St., Syracuse, NY The number of new marketing opportunities in clean energy solution…
Fort Collins Companies Spearhead Net Zero Water Management Tool
Five Fort Collins companies led by sustainability engineering and planning firm Brendle Group have spearheaded the Net Zero Water (NZW) Initiative and have created the Net Zero Water (NZW) toolkit to …
Alliance for Sustainable Colorado- 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado - September 1st, 6 pm
September Sustainability Series 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado 6 - 8 pm Free and open to the public We are seeing an impressive increase in the number of entire countries, as well, ad…
Governor Cuomo announces Shared Renewables green energy program for NY
Last week Governor Cuomo announced a new energy program that gives more homeowners the ability to use renewable energy. This is a huge step in the right direction for NYers! After the disastrous effec…
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