Women in Green celebrates a decade-long journey of shifting the narrative and empowering women leaders in green building and sustainability. About this event Steadfast and strong. For the Women in Green community, these words are deeply resonant and capture how women have adapted and endured in an unthinkable year. So, it’s fitting to know these…

Steadfast and strong. For the Women in Green community, these words are deeply resonant and capture how women have adapted and endured in an unthinkable year. So, it’s fitting to know these words are also used to mark a 10th anniversary – a decade together. This year, Women in Green celebrates a decade-long journey of…

Let’s discuss the numbers in this installment of the Elite Builder Webinar! We will be discussing different wall assemblies, the cost and how each will perform in the Elite Builders climate. We will be going over 4 affordable efficicent designs that are fairly common and discuss material pricing for each and then get into the…

SHOULD YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION PURSUE FEDERAL FUNDING? The Biden Administration has committed to funding community-based environmental justice (EJ) organizations as a central tenet of its climate agenda. Pecan Street is a small, environmental non-profit that got its start through a large federal grant and has since prepared dozens of federal grant applications packages and…

Join us for a free webinar that will discuss the topic of grid resiliency and highlight activities in North Carolina that enable the electric grid to provide critical services in our communities during major events. Learning Objectives: Provide an overview of recent events that highlight the need for resilience from both a power supply perspective…

ESCOs and other energy efficiency contractors can increase revenue by adding electric vehicle chargers to their offering. This course will review EV charging basics, including where the market is today, a brief overview of EV history, key enablers to mass EV adoption, types of cars, how an electric car fuels, and more. Learning Objectives: Introduce…

The 2021 Appalachian Clean Energy CLE workshop will provide attorneys and other attendees with knowledge on issues related to clean energy facing North Carolina, innovative energy policy in the southeast, and energy market reform at the state and federal level. Sessions will include: NC regulatory & legislative update, EO 80, NC Energy Regulatory Process and…

RESNET and the International Code Council (ICC) have collaborated to create the new ICC IECC/HERS Compliance designation. The designation is for those RESNET-certified HERS Raters and Rating Field Inspectors (RFIs) who have passed the ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner certification. Join us to learn how this certification by ICC – the association of code officials…

Interested to get into the solar field but don’t know where to start? This week long workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of solar energy, types of solar energy systems, system sizing principles, and the electrical and mechanical design of photovoltaic arrays. This workshop includes site visits to installed systems on the campus of…

Green building leadership is not marked by a single moment in time – it is an ongoing and evolving commitment to performance. Corporate leaders join this panel discussion from the Carolinas to make the business case for why making an investment in sustainability and health gives enterprise returns to their companies, along with ongoing operational…