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Alliance to Save Energy Campaigns - To Support Energy Star and to Support Energy Efficiency Standards

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

There are two Alliance for Energy petitions/campaigns open right now that relate to green building and energy efficiency. Add your voice! These camaigns are highly professional. Protecting the en…

Filed under: Advocacy,

0 replies | 432 views | Posted on: 04/07/2017 | Last updated: 04/07/2017

International Living Future Institute -Living Product Challenge Coordinator - Pittsburgh, PA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Living Product Challenge Coordinator STATUS: Regular, exempt position REPORTS TO: Manager, Living Product Challenge HOURS: Full-time STARTING SALARY: $40,000-$55,00…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

International Living Future Institute - 2 Summer Internship Positions, Seattle, WA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

LIVING COMMUNITY CHALLENGE + JUST SUMMER INTERN The International Living Future Institute (ILFI), a dynamic and fast growing non-profit, seeks an exceptional LCC and Just Summer Intern to support i…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,

0 replies | 821 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

New blog post - language is more than a tool

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

USGBC-LA's blog series entitled "Snapshot on Sustainability", continues this week with a new post entitled, "Language is more than a Tool". usgbc-la.org/blog. I hope you will enjoy, leave a commen…

Filed under: Environmental Activism,

California Green Building

2 replies | 13464 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/06/2017

Executive Director and Additional Opportunities at Renew Missouri

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Renew Missouri has the following open positions: ​Executive Director To apply, please email a PDF copy of your resume, cover letter, and examples of relevant work product to apply@renewmo.org…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Internship Opportunity,

0 replies | 1333 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/08/2017

Position Available: Director of Communications & Development at Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), Greenfield, Massachsetts

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

We are looking for a dynamic superhero to join the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association staff as our Director of Communications & Development in Greenfield, MA. The ideal candidate will be as pass…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association - NESEA, Communications,

0 replies | 1281 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

Job opportunities with PHIUS, Chicago, Illinois

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

It’s an exciting time at PHIUS! We’re seeing a rapid uptake of the PHIUS+ 2015 Passive Building standard, and growing participation in our professional and product certification programs as well. …

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: PHIUS, Internship Opportunity, Chicago, IL, WUFI,

0 replies | 1090 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

Job Opportunity: Community Engagement and Design Intern at Enterprise Community Partners, Boston, Massachusetts

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Enterprise Community Partners is dedicated to expanding our understanding of the role of design in community development – from architectural design of affordable housing to urban planning and commu…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Internship Opportunity, Design Intern, Community Engagement,

0 replies | 1233 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

It's a Bolt! SO excited about our EV!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

We got our Bolt today! One day, I hope it won't be big news to get an EV, because well that's what all of our cars will be! For now, we're so excited to get thew new Chevy Bolt! Who else in o…

Filed under: Electric Vehicles,

Keywords: Green Living, EV - Electric Vehicles, Drive Green,

0 replies | 1079 views | Posted on: 04/04/2017 | Last updated: 04/04/2017

Canada's largest Passive House building under construction in Vancouver

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Eighth Avenue, a real estate development group is currently developing a mixed-use project with 85 unit market rental building in the rapidly revitalizing/re-evolving neighborhood of the East Hastings…

Filed under: Passive House,

Keywords: Passive House, Residential Buildings, Vancouver Canada,

0 replies | 2287 views | Posted on: 04/01/2017 | Last updated: 04/03/2017

Sign On - USGBC Letter to Support ENERGY STAR, WaterSense & Safer Choice

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC Letter to Support ENERGY STAR, WaterSense & Safer Choice Sign on to Support ENERGY STAR, WaterSense & Safer Choice through USGBC's letter: "On behalf of the businesses and organizations wor…

Filed under: Advocacy,

Keywords: EPA, EnergyStar, WaterSense, Safer Choice,

0 replies | 2706 views | Posted on: 03/31/2017 | Last updated: 03/31/2017

Are you a guru, manager or broker for change?

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

I hope you will check out the new blog post: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-environmental-leadership/ Share widely and leave a comment, thanks! Stacy

Filed under: Resilience,

California Green Building

1 replies | 816 views | Posted on: 03/30/2017 | Last updated: 03/30/2017

The Audubon Society of RI Seeks Camp Instructors and Assistant Instructors for Summer, 2017

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Camp Instructor and Assistant Instructor Positions Available at The Audubon Society of RI We are looking for qualified Camp Instructors and Assistant Instructors to lead fun, engaging environmenta…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Green Jobs, The Audubon Society of Rhode Island,

0 replies | 1441 views | Posted on: 03/29/2017 | Last updated: 03/29/2017

Trump's Newest Executive Order- A Stab against the Climate and the American Economy

by aahassonjee

President Trump yesterday signed a new executive order that rolls back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan at a ceremony at the EPA hosting (with extreme audacity) a delegation of coal-miners. The executiv…

Filed under: Government Policies,

Keywords: Clean Power Plan, coal, Trump,

1 replies | 2082 views | Posted on: 03/29/2017 | Last updated: 05/05/2017

Job Opportunity - Treehouse Seeks Ecommerce Manager, Austin Texas

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Treehouse is hiring! Ecommerce Manager Responsibilities: -Take direction from senior leadership on strategic direction for TreeHouse’s online store -Provide market, competitive, strategic an…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,

0 replies | 845 views | Posted on: 03/28/2017 | Last updated: 03/28/2017

USGBC-LA's new blog: Snapshots on Sustainability

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

Please check out USGBC-LA's new blog: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/ I have been talking to thought-leaders in the field of sustainability. This blog is a space where I'm sharing common ideas as well as…

Filed under: Other - Information and Resources,

Related to: Other Discussions,

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,

1 replies | 1176 views | Posted on: 03/27/2017 | Last updated: 03/27/2017

Passive House Massachusetts Seeks Executive Director (Part-Time)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Passive House Massachusetts Seeks Executive Director (Part-Time) Using public outreach and education, Passive House Massachusetts seeks to educate the general public about and advance the use of hi…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Green Building Jobs, Passive House,

0 replies | 1312 views | Posted on: 03/20/2017 | Last updated: 03/20/2017

USGBC MA Seeks Executive Director

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Executive Director - USGBC Massachusetts Chapter - Boston, MA The U.S. Green Building Council, Massachusetts Chapter, (the Chapter) seeks an entrepreneurial and passionate executive director to con…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,

0 replies | 1535 views | Posted on: 03/20/2017 | Last updated: 03/20/2017

Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising exp…

Filed under: Energy,

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: clean energy, Solar Energy, Brooklyn, renewables, Microgrid,

0 replies | 6797 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 04/08/2017

The historic New Delhi Ashok Hotel: Beyond green to LEED Gold

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Nestled within 25 acres of prime land in the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, India, The Ashok hotel epitomizes heritage and grandeur, with sustainability embedded as its core value. This 550-room, fi…

Filed under: LEED (USGBC),

India Green Building

Keywords: India Green Building, LEED Gold Certification,

0 replies | 3020 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

Apple’s Solar Island in Japan to boost Clean Energy Promise

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Marking a major boost to Apple's commitment to expand clean energy use in its operations and taking the clean energy campaign to suppliers, the iPhone maker's operations in Japan will be turning 100 p…

Filed under: Energy,

Keywords: Solar, Apple Clean Energy,

0 replies | 3017 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

Denver to require rooftop gardens to reduce heat island effect

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Denver’s status as one of the nation’s most intense urban heat islands has spurred a group of activists to propose a “green roofs” ballot initiative — a measure that could animate environmen…

Filed under: Government Policies,

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Roofs, Urban Heat Island Effect,

0 replies | 4539 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

LEED Pilot to certify Cities and Communities

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Did you know that LEED doesn't just work for buildings, but it works for cities and communities too? In addition to building certification, LEED also includes a certification pilot structured for c…

Filed under: LEED (USGBC),

Keywords: Green Communities, LEED for Cities, LEED Pilot,

0 replies | 2902 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

Massachusetts Preps for US Offshore Wind Construction Boom

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), a ratepayer-funded research organization that works to accelerate the success of clean energy technologies, companies and projects in the state, last w…

Filed under: Energy,

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts, Wind energy, US Offshore Energy,

0 replies | 6163 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

Apple's $5 billion campus will officially open in April

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Apple has announced that its new $5 billion (£4 billion) campus will be open to employees starting in April. The Silicon Valley tech giant said it would take over six months to move more than 12,000 …

Filed under: Green Building of the Week,

Keywords: Renewable Energy, Apple new campus, Apple Park,

0 replies | 2366 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

 

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