Workshop & Training

The workshop on Heat Pumps and Water Heaters will take place on May 23rd in Berkeley, California, US. Join Passive House California for a workshop to learn more about Heat Pump Water Heaters: Why we should be using them? What brands are out there? Tips and tricks to installing them; and How to obtain rebates. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Installers,…

Workshop: Zero Net Energy For Existing Buildings will take place on August 23rd in Commerce, California, US as a shoulder workshop to the Net Zero 2017 – Energy + Water + Waste Conference. The four-hour workshop will outline best practice steps and approaches to comprehensively enhance the energy performance of existing buildings to Zero Net Energy (ZNE).…

The Workshop: ZNE for Local Governments will take place on June 13th in Fresno, California, US. Local governments in California are leading the United States with sustainability and energy policies driving ZNE requirements. Learn about the work of these innovative cities, connect and share information with peers, hear what it takes to achieve low-energy buildings,…

The Workshop: Kit of Parts: How Off-Site Wood-Frame Construction Is Disrupting Traditional Construction Methods will take place on June 21st in Sacramento, California, US. Construction methods have generally remained constant over the last several decades. However, a growing number of developers and contractors are looking for answers to the million-dollar question: how to build faster,…

The Workshop: Kit of Parts: How Off-Site Wood-Frame Construction Is Disrupting Traditional Construction Methods will take place on June 21st in Oakland, California, US. Construction methods have generally remained constant over the last several decades. However, a growing number of developers and contractors are looking for answers to the million-dollar question: how to build faster,…

The Workshop: Lessons from ZNE School Retrofits will take place on May 25th in San Jose, US. Learn how existing K-12 school and community college buildings in California are being transformed to achieve zero net energy (ZNE) performance. More than ten new projects are currently underway through a unique investor-owned utility pilot program called the…

The Biomimicry and Resilience Workshop – Biomimicry New England will take place on June 4th-8th in Gloucester, MA, United States. Want to learn how to build a resilient world while paddling through a salt marsh and walking through a forest? Biomimicry is the practice of emulating life’s time-tested strategies and deep patterns to generate sustainable designs.…

The Discover Nature’s Genius in California Immersion Workshop will take place on April 3rd-8th in Occidental, CA, United States. Join Biomimicry 3.8 among the giant redwoods and coastal Bay Trees to explore the oak woodlands and intertidal zones of California during the upcoming Discovering Nature’s Genius immersion workshop. When it comes to practicing biomimicry—applying lessons from…

The Kāpiti Coast Biomimicry Workshop will take place on February 17th-19th in Otaki, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. Biomimicry Aotearoa and Biomimicry Australia are thrilled to present a 2½ day introduction to Biomimicry at Ōtaki on the southwest of New Zealand’s North Island. We will explore the forest, the shores of the mighty Ōtaki River, the wetland…

The training workshop: Seattle BREEAM In-Use Assessor Training Workshop will take place on January 30th-31st in Seattle, WA, United States. This two-day workshop will provide the in-person training and exam necessary to become a BREEAM USA Assessor. The West Coast is becoming a hotbed for innovation in the built environment. The Bloc in downtown LA was…