Webinar Archives

The Dirt on Composting

By Ozette Ostrow|2021-06-01T12:57:32-04:00June 1st, 2021|Composting, Food Waste, Green for Homes, Webinar|

Wasted food makes up over 20% of the municipal solid waste stream in the United States. The majority of this wasted food ends up in landfills, with only about 4% of this food waste going to compost. This is an issue because as food decomposes in landfills it goes through an anaerobic process, during

CET’s Innovation Conversation

By Ozette Ostrow|2021-04-23T11:32:53-04:00April 23rd, 2021|Climate Change, Earth Month, Food Waste, Go Green, Innovation, Sustainability, Webinar|

Every year, the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) sets ambitious goals to transform the way we live and work; and to improve our community, economy, and environment. We’re moving the needle through innovative pilot efforts, including local carbon reduction projects, decarbonization, peak load reduction, deconstruction and more! In 2020, CET reduced emissions equal to taking

Building a Sustainable Future

By Jared Shein|2021-03-08T12:24:36-05:00March 2nd, 2021|Architecture, Buildings, Climate Change, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Green Build, Green for Homes, Home Energy Ratings, LEED, New Construction Team, Reused Building Materials, Uncategorized, Webinar|

This blog post is an overview of our recent Building a Sustainable Future virtual event. A recording of the event can be found at the bottom of this page. Read More »

Waste Not, Want Not: Wasted Food Webinar

By Ozette Ostrow|2020-11-23T16:54:40-05:00November 23rd, 2020|Composting, Food Waste, Green for Homes, Webinar|

The Issue at Hand Roughly 30-40% of the food in the U.S. is wasted, and the majority of this wasted food occurs at the consumer level. Wasted food costs an average family of 4 over $1500 a year, and overall, it costs farmers, businesses, and consumers about $218 billion. Wasting food also wastes resources and contributes

MFEP Webinar Summary

By Morgan O'Connor|2018-03-07T14:16:31-05:00March 6th, 2018|Farm Energy, Sustainability, Webinar|

Mountain View Farm in Easthampton, MA was awarded $30,000 through an MDAR grant to obtain their solar panels. The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP) is a joint project of the Center for EcoTechnology and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) that offers a range of services to Massachusetts farms to help them