General Discussions

A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Healthy Building,HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,Heat Pumps,IAQ,Ventilation,Filtration,Mini Splits

by Rate It Green Team

Indoor air quality, or IAQ, awareness has been growing in recent years due in some part to the COVID pandemic and increasing outdoor air pollution concerns such as wildfire exhaust/pollution, which enters buildings and irritates and cau… more...

  Filed under: Health and Air Quality

A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Electrification

Energy Efficiency,Decarbonization,Electrification,HVAC,Induction Cooking

by Rate It Green Team

As an open green building resource and member community, Rate It Green is excited to host and promote all the content possible on electrification (and that's a lot) and other important and related sustainable building, energy,… more...

  Filed under: Energy

Key Reasons for Green Building Optimism in 2025, and Beyond

Green Building,future,Green Building Policies,Decarbonization,Electrification,Inflation Reduction Act,Tax credits,Incentives,IRA

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

It’s understandable to be concerned about the future of green building if you expected more from 2024 and are looking to 2025 with some concern.  While I share these worries, I’d like to share some reasons to remain opt… more...

  Filed under: Advocacy

Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?" (Video)

Green Building,Insulation,Weatherization,air sealing,Ventilation,Building Envelope,Air Barriers,Vapor Barriers,Green Myth Busting,Myth Busting

by Rate It Green Team

Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world wide open!  This week, Matt&rsquo… more...

  Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Free Webinar: Electrifying Restaurants, November 6, 10am-12pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

This class is an introduction to electric options for restaurant kitchens, from hole-in-the-wall diners to Michelin Star fine dining, with an emphasis on culinary traditions from around the world, including woks, tandoori ovens, barbeque, h… more...

  Filed under: Webinars

Free Online Training: Clean Energy Homes: How Realtors earn stellar referrals while boosting profits, November 6, 9am-1pm

by Hani Social media manager

Realtors will learn new routes to increased profits as they guide clients to homes that are often superior on several levels: healthy, safe, comfortable, durable, resilient, of higher quality and with lower costs of ownership. They’ll… more...

  Filed under: Webinars

Free Webinar and Series: Home Energy Series for Homeowners, Part 1: Electricity Usage, November 5, 4-6 pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

Course Description:  You get it every month. It sometimes makes you scream and throw sweaters at your family. But what’s actually causing your electric bill to be so dang expensive? In this section, we’ll decipher your e… more...

  Filed under: Webinars

Free Webinar: Lighting Controls Design and Documentation, November 5, 9-11:30am PT

by Hani Social media manager

This class walks you through the control design process and reviews the required documents needed for a successful lighting control project. Lighting designer Yukiko Yoshida and lighting controls specialist Charles Knuffke show how to come … more...

  Filed under: Webinars

Decarbonization & ESG Fundamentals Workshop + Exam, November 1, 10 am-12 pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

Many companies are facing increasing pressure to understand the environmental impacts of their work, especially in identifying their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions through Scope 1, Scope 2, and now Scope 3 emissions calculations.… more...

  Filed under: Webinars

Free Webinar: How CPC Climate Capital Supports New Construction & Retrofits for #Clean Energy in Multifamily Housing, October 30, 1-2 pm ET

by Hani Social media manager

How CPC Climate Capital Supports New Construction and Retrofits for Clean Energy in Multifamily Housing Learn about CPC Climate Capital and how they're financing carbon-reducing work on existing and to-be-built multifamily buildings.… more...

  Filed under: Webinars