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VRF Heat Pump Installation - In Progress!!
Hi everyone -
I've mentioned in our newsletters about how we are going to be intalling VRF heat pumps in the future, and.... the future is here! I look forward to sharing
Learning about Smarter Refrigerant Management with Trakref
This interview with Tedd Atwood of Trakref and Matt Hoots is a must listen for building owners and operators/managers. Managing refrigerants better will save money and energy and equipment
Join us on Thursday, June 4, 2020 for a free, one-hour session designed to answer all your unanswered questions about residential ventilation.
This presentation is designed to dispel the myths surr
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Throwaway Nation: The Ugly Truth about American Garbage, by Jeff Dondero
According to author Jeff Dondero, "Americans are burying ourselves in our own waste. It’s befouling our air, land, waters, food, and bodies.” In Throwaway Nation,&nbs
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2018 NEEP Summit: EE By The Sea: Oceans of Opportunity, October 1-3, Middletown, Rhode Island
The NEEP Summit returns after a year hiatus, highlighting leading examples of advanced efficiency as a key pathway to building a low-carbon future. The NEEP Summit attracts more than 250 energy effici…
USGBC MA Residential Committee Mtg, 3/13, 5;45 pm, Boston Introduction to the Well Building Program Monday March 13, 5:45-8pm USGBC MA 50 Milk St. 15th floor, Aristotle room Boston Guest …
Solar Impulse 2 - The First Aircraft to Circle the Globe Using Solar
The Solar Impulse 2 has become the first solar powered aircraft to complete a trip around the world. Packing 17,000 solar cells in its wings, the Solar Impulse 2 harnessed energy from the sun to power…
Since Noble Home's inception we've been using foam-insulated SIPs to build the shell of our homes. This has always been a compromise, since foam isn't as environmentally friendly as we'd like and ther…
We've all heard of the tragedy of the commons, in which unrestrained individual use exhausts a publicly shared resource. I recently came across an article that describes a phenomenon the author calls …
Mayors Step Up to Fill Climate Change Leadership Gap
On Monday, June 26, The United States Conference of Mayors, including both Republican and Democratic mayors from across the nation, met in Miami and adopted several resolutions to fight climate change…
Renewable energy would save EU trillions by 2050
The Commission by environmental campaigners forecast 3 trillion euros would generate by 2050 on their green revolution campaign- to make EU energy almost totally carbon free. The energy shift would…
Whole House Humidity Control - Dehumidification and Humidification, with Aprilaire
Two building industry experts get on a Zoom, one in Wisconsin and one in Georgia… There’s a lot to discuss about humidity!
In all seriousness, Aprilaire’s Jose
Free Webinar: Tour the MiNet0-1, triple-certified home with low embodied carbon, April 22, 12 pm ET
Join GreenHome Institute this Earth Day for a tour of a no-compromise home on the northeast side of Grand Rapids, designed and built from the ground up to enable net-zero living for its occupants
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The introductory class (April 14 or May 6) will start with envelope basics: the 4 control layers, insulation types, and air barrier principals. Then, the Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Partnership&nb
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Sorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code, but what does that really mean in practice? In this series, we’ll walk through
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Climatetech Intern Fair, March 5, Somerville, Massachusetts
Please join Greentown Labs for the annual Intern Fair, which focuses on connecting students and soon-to-be graduates with Greentown Labs’ network of cutting-edge climatetech startups lookin
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Solar Project Construction Asia 2026, February 5, Singapore
Solar Project Construction Asia 2026 is Asia’s premier gathering dedicated to advancing excellence and innovation in solar project construction. This event is the go-to platform for sharing best
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USGBC Florida Presents: LEED Project Showcase - Higher Education, June 16, 12-1:30 pm EDT
LEED project teams highlight the goals, strategies, outcomes, and lessons learned from several local projects that have achieved LEED certification with one tour and then a rapid-fire showcase. Featur
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Webinar: Anti-Racist Practices in Businesses & Organizations, May 12, 10:30 am EDT
NESEA is pleased to be partnering with AORTA, the Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance, to offer members of our community access to this post-conference event, designed to give you th
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Free Webinar: Incentivizing High Performance Affordable Housing: A Cost Study, May 6, 2:30 pm CST
Join Illinois Green Alliance and the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition for a panel discussion demystifying high energy performance buildings (such as Passive House) and in
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120th Annual Meeting of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, October 22nd, Bristol
Celebrate Audubon’s 120 years of building environmental awareness and promoting conservation to generations of Rhode Islanders. Audubon will present its annual awards for Educator, Legislator and…
National Facilities Management and Technology Conference & Exposition, November 14 -15, Orlando
Successful business professionals never lose sight of the importance of face-to-face networking and education to stay current with their industry. That is why USGBC Central Florida is proud to joi…
Symbiotic relationships between building automation, energy management and fault detection and diagnostic systems are the way forward for some but not others. Opportunities and challenges of various b…
Monthly Connect, with ULI, USGBC Northern California October 10, 2017, 5-7pm, San Francisco
USGBC Northern California monthly meeting from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Covo in San Francisco's SOMA district. This month's Connect we bring together members from USGBC and the Urban Land Insti…
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