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Mass Save has a 100% off Insulation Program for 1-4 Unit Buildings through September 30th!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Did you know that for a limited time, you may be able to get your home insulated at no cost

Get a Mass Save® Virtual No-Cost Home Energy Assessment before September 30th to access 1

Filed under: Energy,

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts, Energy Efficiency, Mass Save,

0 replies | 1844 views | Posted on: 08/14/2020 | Last updated: 08/14/2020

A Conversation with Patrick Chopson of Cove.Tool: Optimizing Building Performance, Sustainability & Cost through Building Information Modeling

by Rate It Green Team


Whether you’re a BIM expert, or an emerging professional, we think this conversation with Matt Hoots and Patrick Chopson of Cove.Tool is worth a listen.  Patrick gives an introdu

Filed under: Software,

1 replies | 12830 views | Posted on: 08/12/2020 | Last updated: 01/30/2023

Green Countertops: Cambria USA - Sustainable Quartz Composite Pushes Boundaries with New Products and Technologies (Video)

by Rate It Green Team

 

In this video, Matt Hoots talks with Jennifer Prins of Cambria at the International Builders Show/Kitchen & Bathroom Show.

Cambria is introducing 20 new celebratory designs a

Filed under: Quartz Countertops,

2 replies | 5958 views | Posted on: 08/04/2020 | Last updated: 01/30/2023

Custom Milled Plywood Seeks a New Home - a Unique Salvage Opportunity (Cambridge, MA)

by laurelbennett // Boston Architect

4,000SF of commercial office space with a unique, custom-milled plywood interior architectural form is being renovated in Cambridge, MA. In an effort to keep this material out of a landfill,

Filed under: Other,

Keywords: Reclaimed Materials, Reuse, Millwork, Reclaimed Millwork, Salvage,

2 replies | 1425 views | Posted on: 07/27/2020 | Last updated: 07/31/2020

We are connecting people, providing affordable green technology

by ferdi

Free conference webinar this coming Aug. 8,2020 Saturday at 11:00 Am to 12:30 Pm Pacific standard time.

Registered check free online Webinar https://www.eventbrite.com/o/pcdsi-adu-homes-action

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing,

2 replies | 436 views | Posted on: 07/24/2020 | Last updated: 07/24/2020

Low VOC, Recycled Rubber Flooring, from Rubber Floors and More (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Join Matt Hoots at the 2020 Atlanta Build Expo as he talks to Alan Quinn about Rubber Floors and More.  Alan introduces the company's Low VOC rolled and interlocking rubber floors, made

Filed under: Rubber Flooring,

Keywords: Flooring, Low VOC, Rubber Flooring, Floors, Recycled, Recycled Rubber,

0 replies | 2985 views | Posted on: 07/23/2020 | Last updated: 01/31/2023

VIDEO: Solaria Lighting - Unique Designs Handmade in Nashville, Tennessee

by Rate It Green Team


Matt Hoots had the opportunity to talk with Josh Walters at the 2020 Atlanta Build Expo to learn about Solaria Lighting and their really creative light fixtures.  Most of Solaria's

Filed under: Lighting,

Keywords: Design, Lighting, Interior Design, Lights, Style,

0 replies | 2799 views | Posted on: 07/22/2020 | Last updated: 01/31/2023

VIDEO: Georgia Lightscapes - Cutting Lighting Bills in Half and Lowering HVAC Costs with LED Retrofits

by Rate It Green Team


In this video, Mark Dover of Georgia Lightscapes explains how converting to LED lighting can reduce maintenance costs and lower HVAC energy usage, cutting lighting bills in half.  

Filed under: LED Lighting,

Keywords: Lighting, LED Lighting, LEDs,

0 replies | 1891 views | Posted on: 07/20/2020 | Last updated: 02/01/2023

VIDEO: Introducing Wooster Products Inc's VOC Free Walk-A-Sured Anti-Slip Coating

by Rate It Green Team


In this video, Ryan from Wooster Products Inc. introduces Matt Hoots to the NO VOC Walk-A-Sured clear anti-slip epoxy coating.  The idea of Walk-A-Sured is to provide an anti

Filed under: Safety,

Keywords: Safety, Anti-Slip Coating,

0 replies | 3891 views | Posted on: 07/20/2020 | Last updated: 02/01/2023

Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heaters by Rheem - 3x More Energy Efficient (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Join Matt Hoots and Alan from Rheem for an introduction to Rheem's Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters.  These water heaters are hybird as the combine a heat pump with traditional w

Filed under: Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters,

Keywords: Water Heaters, Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters, Plumbing, Rheem,

0 replies | 8501 views | Posted on: 07/20/2020 | Last updated: 02/02/2023

Learning About Rockwool's Versatility with Matt Hoots at the International Builders Show (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Did you know that Rockwool is actually made out of volcanically derived rock - basalt from the earth’s crust and recycled steel slag? 

Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc.


Filed under: Mineral Wool Insulation,

Keywords: Insulation, ROCKWOOL, Stone Wool, Mineral Wool,

1 replies | 12195 views | Posted on: 07/18/2020 | Last updated: 08/26/2023

Getting to Know ThermaCote, a Lightweight, Waterproof, High-performance Ceramic Insulating Coating/Weather Barrier

by Rate It Green Team


Imagine a coating that can lower your operating costs by protecting against heat transfer and erosion.  In this video, Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. interviews Tommy Sharp with Rate It

Filed under: Thermal and Moisture Protection,

Related to: Painting Interior,

Keywords: coatings, Thermacote, Coating, Waterproofing,

1 replies | 7193 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 03/14/2025

An Introduction to Thermal Temperature Screening with C3 Communications (Video)

by Rate It Green Team

Have you been scanned yet to take your temperature?  Have you been wondering how these systems work? What happens to the data?  Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. and Darrius Key of C3 Co

Filed under: Health and Air Quality,

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: business, Healthy Building, Economy, Health, Facilities Management, Coronavirus, Facilities, COVID19,

0 replies | 2938 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

Global GreenTag's Product Health Declaration™ (the Global GreenTag PHD™) Formally Recognized by LEED® Versions 4.0 and 4.1

by Rate It Green Team

Global GreenTag International, the green product certification scheme from ‘Downunder,’ has just increased it benefits to building industries globally, receiving news that leading bui

Filed under: Global GreenTag,

Keywords: Healthy Building, LEED, Well Building Standard, Global GreenTag, Product Health Declaration,

0 replies | 2142 views | Posted on: 07/16/2020 | Last updated: 07/16/2020

EarthAdvantage is Hiring - Business Development, Training Development Lead, Technical Field Consultant

by Rate It Green Team

Check out these recently posted positions with Earth Advantage:

Senior Business Development Manager - Green Real Estate Services

Under the direction of the senior management team, the Sr. Busine

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Green Building Jobs, Green Jobs, Jobs, EarthAdvantage,

0 replies | 1599 views | Posted on: 06/30/2020 | Last updated: 06/30/2020

Dodge Data & Analytics and NAHB Publish 2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief

by AbbieKnight

Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), recently released the “2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.&rd

Filed under: Studies/Surveys,

Keywords: SmartMarket, Dodge Data and Analytics, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), NAHB,

0 replies | 1428 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

The National Stewardship Action Council - Board Member Position Available

by AbbieKnight

The National Stewarship Action Council (NSAC) is looking for new board members to serve two-year terms to help this small but very impactful NGO. NSAC is proactively looking for Bl

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: National Stewardship Action Council, Board Members, Diversity,

0 replies | 1938 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 06/23/2020

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) - Board of Directors Position Available

by AbbieKnight

Each year, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) Membership elects individuals to serve on their Board of Directors. This year, they are adding an open application period to the pr

Filed under: Green Building Jobs,

Keywords: Northeast Solar Energy Association - NESEA, Board of Directors,

0 replies | 1545 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 06/30/2020

What green cleaning products do you use in your house?

by SawHorse, Inc.

The CDC came out with a report for 2020 Q1 showing that poison control calls were uo by 20% for cleaners and dissinfectants.  We all know that bleach can kill about anything including us.  W

Filed under: Green Janitorial,

Related to: Products,

Keywords: Green Cleaning,

0 replies | 861 views | Posted on: 06/17/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

GP Upgrade

by nevastech

Looking to upgrade Microsoft Dynamics GP or Great Plains? Nevas Technologies has been helping organizations across the globe that have outgrown their current accounting software or struggling with the

Filed under: Business Support Services- General,

0 replies | 913 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

R56 Communication Site Installer

by varshasri // R56 Communication Site Installer

The R56 Communication Site Installer is the trained professional who would be involved in the set-up, supervision, routing, distributing, and switching as required by the telephone and dialing equipme

Filed under: News,

0 replies | 509 views | Posted on: 05/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

Will electric vehicles batteries be a new source of waste?

by angelaimingtogreen

As we know, batteries waste are one of the most polluting elements for the environment and for human health. We think that electric vehicles will be a new way to pollute less, but what's the actua

Filed under: Electric Vehicles,

Keywords: Electric Vehicles, Electric Batteries, Recycle,

1 replies | 633 views | Posted on: 05/06/2020 | Last updated: 05/19/2020

Making Green Sustainable... Again

by Matt Hoots // SawHorse Design + Build

I've been a builder since the 90s and a green builder for close to 20 years now.  I enjoyed a nice increase in business in the early 2000s during that green bubble before the crash in 2008.&n

Filed under: Advocacy,

Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices

0 replies | 2620 views | Posted on: 04/20/2020 | Last updated: 02/23/2023

 

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