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Certified PH Designer & Consultant Training, Feb 25th, 2019, Newark, NJ

by Yishan

Join North American Passive House Network for a 5-day training to successfully become an accredited Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer.

This course is for all building professionals: archi

Filed under: Training and Development Programs, Workshops

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1144 views | Posted on: 11/10/2018 | Last updated: 11/10/2018

Southface Institute, ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Live Online Training, December 5 - 7

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Southface Institute for a live, instructor-led online training to maintain or expand your ENERGY STAR service offerings and expertise. Over the c

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

0 replies | 1733 views | Posted on: 11/10/2022 | Last updated: 11/10/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Daylighting Success Strategies with Sun Control Louvers, November 16, 12- 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Access to daylight has been shown to increase productivity in the workplace, improve students’ performance, and even increase sales in retail environments. A well-designed daylit building also u

0 replies | 283 views | Posted on: 10/25/2022 | Last updated: 10/25/2022

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour: Large-Scale Institutional Deep Energy Retrofit of Historic NYC Building, June 21, Brooklyn, NY

by Gina Pryciak // Student

This Pro Tour features a deep-energy retrofit of a historic New York City Building – the former headquarters of the NYC Board of Transportation which has been re-imagined as New York University&

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Architecture,LEED,Sustainability,Retrofit

0 replies | 1490 views | Posted on: 06/12/2019 | Last updated: 06/13/2019

FREE COURSE: FSC-Certified Wood in Construction and Green Building

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

FREE COURSE: FSC-Certified Wood in Construction and Green Building

1 AAA Structured Learning Hour / 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour / 1 AIBD CE Hour / 1 GBCI General Hour for LEED Professionals

Filed under: Continuing Education Courses

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability,Forest Stewardship

0 replies | 5208 views | Posted on: 06/04/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

PHWPA: Passive House 101, May 29, Pittsburgh, PA

by AbbieKnight

Want to learn about Passive House?

Not sure where to start or who to ask?

Join PHWPA and local Passive House trainers for an informal and informational evening.
( also …&n

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Passive House,PHWPA

0 replies | 1154 views | Posted on: 05/15/2019 | Last updated: 05/15/2019

Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials (Supplement to "Making Affordable Family Housing More Efficient...")

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials” was produced by Healthy Building Network (HBN) as a supplement to the report by HBN, Efficiency for All and others,

Filed under: Guidelines, Resource Guides, Handbooks

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Efficiency,Insulation,air sealing

0 replies | 2346 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

Women in Cleantech: Executive Leadership Workshop - Negotiation, March 30, 9:30am-12:30pm, San Fransisco, CA

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

Negotiating skills can be enhanced. Women in Cleantech designed this Negotiation Workshop to learn and practice new techniques to get what you want or know what you can let go to come to a satisfying

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Women in Green,Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

0 replies | 783 views | Posted on: 03/24/2019 | Last updated: 03/24/2019

Urban Green Council, Spring Member Reception, March 14, 6-8 pm, NYC, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Catch up with friends in the green building community, meet new colleagues, and hear what Urban Green Council has planned for 2019.  

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 856 views | Posted on: 02/26/2019 | Last updated: 02/26/2019

Solar Power Mountain West 2019, March 18-20, Aurora, CO

by AbbieKnight

Solar Power Mountain West is returning to Aurora, Colorado in March to discuss the impact of the recent election results, innovations in project financing, new technologies for grid management and new

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Energy Storage Technologies,Innovations,New technologies,Grid management

0 replies | 1393 views | Posted on: 01/29/2019 | Last updated: 02/04/2019

FREE WEBINAR: Daylighting by Design, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully- designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implement

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Lighting,shading,canopy systems

0 replies | 2283 views | Posted on: 01/17/2019 | Last updated: 01/17/2019

Shaping the Future of Sustainability, MA Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference, March 29, Cambridge, MA

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Conference
The keynote presentation, breakout sessions, tours, exhibitors, and networking offer a full day to delve into sustainability.  

Participants
Grassroots, govern



Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Green Energy

0 replies | 2813 views | Posted on: 12/19/2018 | Last updated: 12/31/2018

Open Architecture Collaborative Boston, Dec 13, 2018, 6:30 - 8PM, Boston, MA

by Yishan

Open Architecture Collaborative Boston

BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston

Price: This meeting is free and open to all

Design has the power to improve the world. Open Architectu

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1060 views | Posted on: 11/23/2018 | Last updated: 11/23/2018

UGBBCMA Annual Sustainable Dinner, Cambridge Brewing Company, 11/19 6:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend the UGBBCMA's 4th Annual Sustainable Dinner, at the Cambridge Brewing Company, 11/19 6:30 pm This annual event provides attendees with a firsthand experience into the world of “green” cook…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 567 views | Posted on: 11/16/2014 | Last updated: 11/16/2014

MIT Sustainability Summit: An Exploration of Sustainable Mobility, April 26, Cambridge MA

by Yishan

An Exploration of Sustainable Mobility

In 2019, MIT is hosting the eleventh annual Sustainability Summit where the theme will focus on sustainable mobility and access. We will explore the current a

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1782 views | Posted on: 11/03/2018 | Last updated: 11/03/2018

Smart Energy/CIEI & Expo 2018/Greenbuilding Brasil, November 5-7, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Smart Energy International Conference - Smart Energy CIEI & EXPO 2018 comes to its 9th edition with a novelty. This year, the event joins the Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference

Brasil Green Building

0 replies | 767 views | Posted on: 10/23/2018 | Last updated: 10/23/2018

Regenerative and Sustainable...What's the Difference?

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Regenerative and sustainable. I thought they were the same thing and interchangeable. I was wrong.

Regenerative architecture…focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of buildings. But i

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: sustainable design,regenerative design

0 replies | 3800 views | Posted on: 10/04/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

2018 Tennessee Green Industry Expo, September 27-28, Lebanon, TN

by Aditya

The Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association and the Middle Tennessee Nursery Association are excited to be partnering for the Tennessee Green Industry Expo!! New Dates and New Location!! Sept…

Filed under: Environment

Keywords: Environment,Green Industry

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 09/20/2018 | Last updated: 09/20/2018

California Aims for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2045

by Aditya

California would shift to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 under a legislation passed by the state Assembly. The bill awaits a second approval from the Senate and Governor Jerry Brown's

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Sustainability,Zero Carbon

0 replies | 3621 views | Posted on: 08/30/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

Western Mass Green Consortium: "The Affordable Energy Retrofit" - September 9, 5 pm, Northampton

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Western Mass Green Consortium's Monthly Green Night information/networking event Wednesday, September 9 at 5pm, Clarion Hotel, Northampton "The Affordable Energy Retrofit: The space between MassS…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Keywords: Green Building,Deep Energy Retrofit,Mass Save,Energy Audit

0 replies | 910 views | Posted on: 09/03/2015 | Last updated: 09/03/2015

Green Marine Solar Transportation

by Chelsea W. // Student

Learn about the design process and hands on experiences in building Green Marine Solar Transportation fit for moving serious cargo along the Mohawk River. How does this work fit our future cargo busin…

Filed under: Transportation

Related to: Transportation,Safety,Education ,Trade Shows and Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Solar,Transportation,New York Events,Albany

0 replies | 1375 views | Posted on: 08/06/2015 | Last updated: 08/06/2015

March for Jobs, Justice and Climate in Toronto, Canada July 5th - Join the Action!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

On July 5th thousands will gather in Toronto to March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate. The march will tell the story of a new economy that works for people and planet. It starts with justice, create…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

0 replies | 900 views | Posted on: 07/02/2015 | Last updated: 07/02/2015

Public Hearing: State of Energy in the Commonwealth, May 12th, 2-4:30 pm, State House

by Mark413

This event is part II of a set of hearings convened to educate legislators on the state of energy issues in Massachusetts. The first State of the Energy hearing was held on April 14. The agenda f…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,Massachusetts

0 replies | 965 views | Posted on: 05/11/2015 | Last updated: 05/11/2015

Tell Mass DEP and Commissioner Martin Suuberg that Nuclear Power is not a part of a Clean and Safe Energy Standard!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Massachusetts plans to reduce global warming emissions by 80% by developing a Clean Energy Standard. Great, right? But this plan might rely on nuclear power, which produces huge quantities of hig…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: clean energy,Nuclear Energy,Mass DEP,Global Warming Emissions

0 replies | 1075 views | Posted on: 03/31/2015 | Last updated: 03/31/2015

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum, March 12, 2015, 7 pm: Current Solar Legislation and the Net Metering and Solar Task Force

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Thursday, March 12th, 2015 First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: 7:00 p.m Current Legislation and the Net Metering and Solar Task Force: Will M…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 451 views | Posted on: 02/28/2015 | Last updated: 03/12/2015

 

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