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How C-PACE Can Power your Energy Potential: A Bar-T Building Tour, June 27, Frederick, MD
This course is expected to be approved for 1 GBCI general and 1 AIA CEU.
Join at a building tour of the Bar-T Mountainside Camp and learn Commercial property assessed clean energy (“C-PACE&rd
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Grace Farms Green Building Tour, New Canaan, Connecticut, January 18, 10:30 am - 12 pm
This comprehensive tour invites a closer look at the architecture of the River building and Barns. Take in 360–degree views of the surrounding landscapes while exploring the building’s sus
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NESEA Pro Tour: Affordable Passive House Midrise in Brooklyn, New York December 6, 1-5 pm
Join NESEA for the final Pro Tour of 2024: a passive house-certified, 185,000 square-foot building, providing 160 units of much-needed affordable housing to the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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How Wasted* Is Bringing Sustainability To The Portable Sanitation Industry
Believe it or not, there’s a lot of waste in the portable waste industry, and we’re not just talking about human waste. From route optimizations, to what kind of toilet paper is used
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The residential building sector holds great opportunities for saving billions of dollars in homeowners' utility bills and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with implementation of many innovative s
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Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: All About Ducted Mini-Splits, September 18, 12-1 pm ET
This course will overview ducted mini-splits. Indeed the term mini-splits doesn't necessarily mean the indoor unit is ductless. It will cover the different types of ducted mini-splits, low and med
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This class covers how to prepare and/or adjusts your Commercial HVAC Systems to address pandemic and wildfire hazards. The class includes the latest guidance from professional organizations and govern
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Free Webinar Cutting Edge Ventilation to Improve IAQ Even With Tight Air Sealing, August 27, 2 pm CT
A home today must not only be high performing, resilient and built using sustainable methods, the home must provide the individuals living within it a healthy environment. There are many factors that
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Free Webinar: Duct Sealing from the Inside with an Automated Technology, July 31, 12 - 1 pm ET
Sealing the leaks in HVAC ductwork results in more energy efficient, comfortable, and healthier homes – for both existing, occupied and new construction houses. Yet manual air sealing is difficu
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The nationally recognized green rating assessment, guidance and certification program Green Globes® that is registered under the GBI (Green Building Initiative) and used in a multitude of project
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Inspiration for building designs comes in many forms. For some, the desire to use mass timber is anchored in its sustainability and light carbon footprint. For others, speed of construction and aesthe
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Job Posting: Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Seeks Executive Director, NYC
LISC seeks a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader to be the Executive Director of the flagship LISC program in New York City. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned manager, with deep knowledge of commu
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What is necessary to create sustainable tiny home communities?
It is simple enough to build smaller homes, tiny if desired. It is simple enough to add energy efficiency to the structure. But the long term sustainability of a community, tiny home or urban poc
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Building Operator Certification (BOC) from CUNY Building Performance Lab
The CUNY Building Performance Lab will be holding a webinar information session for the Building Operator Certification (BOC) on Thursday, July 9th from 2-3pm. This event is for those who are interest…
2019 Better Buildings Summit: Arlington, VA, July 10-11
The 2019 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit is an opportunity for industry professionals and partners to explore emerging technologies and share innovative strategies in energy and water efficienc
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Celebrating Women in Green, June 19, 5-8pm, Montclair, New Jersey
The event will spotlight and celebrate women of influence in the green building sector; discuss via panel where women are, what women are doing, what impact women are making, and women’s positio
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It’s hard to preach about sustainable living when just owning or renting a home seems to be a hardship for more people than not lately. Who can think about sustainable choices that may cost more
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Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors in Southern Ca
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USGBCMA - Annual Sustainable Dinner: Thursday, February 11 at the Commonwealth Restaurant - 6:30 pm
Please join the USGBCMA on Thursday February 11th @6:30pm for our Annual Sustainable Dinner at the Commonwealth Restaurant; co-hosted with the Illuminating Engineers Society (IES). We will enjoy a …
Green Building of the Week: SABIC's High Performance Demonstration Home, in Riyadh
This week's Green Building of the Week mention goes to SABIC's Home of Innovation growth. This demonstration project is the first single-family home in the Middle East region to earn LEED-Platinum, t…
Renewable Energy and Battery storage quickly gaining momentum
Renewables and Energy storage are fast becoming the revolutionary innovation that could eliminate the need for existing energy power plants. The possibility of solar plus battery storage is an innovat…
Fracking is Scary! Happy Halloween - Please sign this Petition to Stop Fracking
Fracking is Scary! This Halloween (and after!), please take a moment to look out for our communities and environment. Please sign the Sierra Club's Petition, to offer Public comment on methane sta…
Be a Locavore at the Boston Local Food Festival Sunday, Sept. 20! 11am - 5pm
For one spectacular day each year, The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) of Massachusetts transforms the Rose Kennedy Greenway and the City of Boston into the nation's largest local & sustainable foo…
TODAY 8/25 at 1:15 pm EDT: Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the Climate Risk Landscape
Global Climate Security Webinar - 5 Part Series Arizona State University This session will address climate risk and security on all fronts from the risk assessment perspective (impacts on governan…
MassPIRG Petition: Say No to BP Tax Deductions on Oil Spill Payments!
BP Oil Company must pay $18.7 billion in damages as a result of gross negligence in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but there are indications that only $5.5 billion of that settlement will be non-tax …
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