Building Sustainability Conference and Awards

After nine successful years, Viridiant’s Sustainable Leadership Awards has expanded into the Building Sustainability Conference and Awards highlighting efforts to build sustainability in our communities and infrastructure with focus on health, resilience, and innovation. This event aims to educate and recognize innovative solutions of today to meet the needs of the evolving building industry of ...

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$45

Building Sustainability Tour

Day two of Viridiant's Celebration of Sustainability will feature the Building Sustainability Tour. Join us from 12 - 3 PM on Friday, April 26th to check out what energy-efficient construction looks like in RVA. This event will include tours at a variety of building types: a market-rate, LEED and EarthCraft-certified single family home; an EarthCraft-certified ...

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free

Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace

RESULTS ARE POSTED! Congrats to all our runners and walkers. https://www.athlinks.com/event/313918/results/Event/853993/Course/1582247/Results The third and final day of Viridiant’s Celebration of Sustainability includes our family friendly, community-focused Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace, showing off the best the city has to offer. Run, walk or stroll down around Belle Isle and Brown's Island and see ...

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$30

Party for the Planet

Taking place just by the river at Historic Tredegar, Party for the Planet is a non-profit hosted, family-friendly festival dedicated to environmentally-friendly living and sustainability. Honoring Earth Day, environmental groups and businesses will come together with local music, food and drinks to ignite interest in the health and well-being of our bodies, our city, and ...

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free

EarthCraft Building Professional Training

This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...

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$175

Lecture: Mini-split Heat Pumps and Dehumidifiers – Why, What, When and How?

Join Ultra-Aire and Mitsubishi for discussions around mini-splits, dehumidifiers and ventilation in our mixed-humid climate. This course is offered in-person in Charlottesville and virtually via webinar. Approved for 2 AIA HSW credits. Presentation from Ultra-Aire: Tightly air-sealed, well-insulated buildings combined with mechanical “fresh air” ventilation are becoming mainstream and code required, and there is no going back. The Era ...

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free

Lecture: Building Science Principals in Light Commercial Enclosures

Join Huber Engineered Woods and Viridiant for discussions around air, water, and moisture management and the application of building science principals in light commercial enclosures. This course is offered in-person in Richmond and virtually via webinar. It is approved for 2 HSW AIA credits, and lunch will be provided for those attending in person. Presentation from Huber ...

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free

Virginia Clean Energy Summit

**Viridiant will host two sessions: a session on Residential Solutions from 10:30 - 11:30 AM and a training on changes to Virginia's Energy Code from 1:15 - 2:15 PM.** The inaugural Virginia Clean Energy Summit will present the clean energy technologies, policies, and business practices that are transforming Virginia's energy landscape - today. The goal of ...

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$250

Building Professional Training

This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the green building programs, including ENERGY STAR and EarthCraft, can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development ...

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$175

Virginia Builders Summit and Expo

**Viridiant will host a training on changes to Virginia's Energy Code from 3:00 - 4:30 PM.** The Home Builders Association of Virginia will host the inaugural Virginia Builders Summit and Expo on September 19, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Builders Summit & Expo will attract Virginia’s premier residential builders, remodelers, developers, suppliers, and partners. ...

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$65

Understanding Virginia’s New Residential Energy Code; HBAR

How well is the 2012 Virginia Energy Code being implemented in residential buildings across the state? Join Viridiant to learn about a recent field study that assessed this, changes in the 2015 Virginia Energy Code, and how to meet the new requirements with the least risk. The field study results highlight areas of success as ...

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Free

Understanding Virginia’s New Residential Energy Code; VBCOA Region III

The monthly meeting and training will take place October 10th at the Wood Grill Buffet in Harrisonburg at 9:30 am. Training will be provided by Sean Evensen-Shanley of Viridiant, a non-profit, building science organization working with the US Department of Energy and Southwest Energy Efficiency Alliance to prepare mechanical installers, builders, code officials and design ...

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Free
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