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Toxic Chemical Exposures and the Built Environment, with Dr. Robert Wright, Online, October 3, 4 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Exposomics is a new scientific discipline dedicated to studying all the environmental factors that affect our health––from conception to death. In this talk, Dr. Wright will describe the d

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 936 views | Posted on: 09/25/2022 | Last updated: 09/25/2022

Free Webinar: Centralized versus Decentralized Ventilation Systems, December 18, 9 - 10:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

There are a number of new decentralized ventilation products and certainly more centralized HRV systems. What do customers need to consider when choosing between these systems for their new or retrofi

California Green Building

0 replies | 49 views | Posted on: 11/21/2024 | Last updated: 11/21/2024

Free Webinar: PV + Batteries: Integrating Storage with Grid-Tied PV Systems, November 1, 9am-12:30pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys

California Green Building

0 replies | 446 views | Posted on: 10/12/2024 | Last updated: 10/12/2024

Free Webinar: Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) Site Analysis and Installation, October 14, 9am-12:30pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This is intermediate class for anyone interested in understanding the specific issues associated with PV site analysis and system sizing. It focuses on design, installation and support. The objective

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 1160 views | Posted on: 09/16/2024 | Last updated: 09/18/2024

Free Webinar: All-Electric Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), September 12, 2-4 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This program is a unique opportunity t

California Green Building

0 replies | 454 views | Posted on: 08/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/29/2024

BuildingEnergy NYC, October 24, New York, NY

by NESEA // Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with your peers from the fields of design, construction, eng

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 669 views | Posted on: 08/07/2024 | Last updated: 08/07/2024

Hub 101: Get to Know the Building Energy Resource Hub, a free webinar, July 31, 1-1:30 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Building Energy Resource Hub offers guidance, technical resources, and peer connections to help you identify and address your building retrofit needs.

Join this jam-packed 30-minute webinar to

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 442 views | Posted on: 07/17/2024 | Last updated: 07/17/2024

Free Online Workshop by SCE: Industrial Lighting, July 9, 9 am - 2:30 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Industrial lighting is rapidly changing as new technologies, particularly LEDs provide opportunities for more energy efficient lighting. This newly updated class, reformatted for on-line presentation,

California Green Building

0 replies | 510 views | Posted on: 06/14/2024 | Last updated: 06/14/2024

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Home Heat Pumps Done Right - A Case Study, June 18, 12-1:30 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The path to going all-electric can take many forms. For some, this means upgrading one appliance at a time; for others, it means replacing them all at once and offsetting with on-site solar. Regardles

California Green Building

0 replies | 575 views | Posted on: 06/05/2024 | Last updated: 06/05/2024

Free Webinar by Green Builder Media: Zero Energy Modular Homes, May 29, 2 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

You may not have noticed, but a growing number of systems-built homes are demonstrating zero energy ready homes can be built cost competitively to industry-leading quality standards. Meet one of the o

0 replies | 484 views | Posted on: 05/16/2024 | Last updated: 05/16/2024

Free Webinar: Developers Perspective on the Passive House Process, Online and in Boston, MA, May 14, Starts at 5:30 pm in person, 6 pm Virtual

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Passive House Certification is now required for all multifamily buildings over 12,000 square feet in Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Somerville, Worcester and many other communities that have opted into th

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 575 views | Posted on: 04/29/2024 | Last updated: 04/30/2024

How to Sell the Value of Green Homes and Features, Online Course by Marla Esser Cloos, Available Live or On Demand

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Online Course:  How to Sell the Value of Green Homes and Features
Instructor:  Marla Esser Cloos, also known as the Green Home Coach

*This course is available in two formats, liv

Filed under: Online Courses

Keywords: Green Building,Real Estate,Green Real Estate,Green Home Coach,Selling Green,Selling Green Building

0 replies | 2465 views | Posted on: 11/01/2022 | Last updated: 11/29/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Inflation Reduction Act & Housing, October 26, 12 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act has many benefits for those planning residential green building projects, from home improvements, gut renovations, new builds, and electrification projects.

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Housing,Economy,inflation

0 replies | 1069 views | Posted on: 10/14/2022 | Last updated: 10/14/2022

Green Building Open House Tomorrow 10/17 in Milton

by admin

Tomorrow 10/17 at 10am - Green Building Open House at: 9 Crown Street #Milton #Massachusetts Contact David Kelman at dkelman@kw.com. Come see a 1920s single family house that features various gre…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Home

0 replies | 707 views | Posted on: 10/17/2014 | Last updated: 03/06/2015

Conquering the Energy Code for Architects and Engineers: Residential, January 17th in NYC

by AbbieKnight

The new Energy Code is now in effect! Conquering the Energy Code:Residential prepares architects and engineers in New York State to comply with the many new requirements in the 2015 NYS Ener

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Codes,Energy Conservation,Architects,Engineers

0 replies | 877 views | Posted on: 01/09/2019 | Last updated: 01/09/2019

The Future of Transportation: Lessons From the Governor's Commission, Dec 19, Boston MA

by Yishan

Please join Transportation for Massachusetts for a presentation by Commission Chair Steve Kadish, and a panel discussion on the report of Governor Baker's Commission on the Future of Transpor

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 978 views | Posted on: 11/29/2018 | Last updated: 11/29/2018

11th AEE Solar Dealer Conference, Jan 23-25, San Diego, CA

by Aditya

Join us for the 11th AEE Solar Dealer Conference at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Resort in San Diego from Wednesday, January 23th through Friday, January 25th. Stay up-to-date on policy cha

Filed under: Energy

California Green Building

Keywords: clean energy,Sustainability,Solar Energy

0 replies | 877 views | Posted on: 11/13/2018 | Last updated: 11/13/2018

Sustainability Symposium 2019, February 18, Las Vegas, Nevada

by Yishan

The Sustainability Symposium 2019: The Desert Shall Bloom agenda is packed with illustrious leaders.  Don’t miss the opportunity to experience opening remarks from Academy Award-w

Filed under: Events

Green Building Advocacy

0 replies | 1359 views | Posted on: 11/04/2018 | Last updated: 11/04/2018

2018 Local Energy Solutions Conference, November 16, Concord, New Hampshire

by Aditya

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

LES is more than a conference - it's the only event of its kind that, year after year, delivers the latest topics and knowledge from leading experts, innovative i

Filed under: Energy

New Hampshire Green Building

Keywords: clean energy

0 replies | 1561 views | Posted on: 10/26/2018 | Last updated: 10/26/2018

Is Plastic the Next Trend in Green Building?

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

In The Three Little Pigs, three houses are built: one made of straw; one made of sticks; and then as we all know, the victor against the wolf, one made of bricks. Recently, while reading an artic

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Building,Plastic Waste

0 replies | 2794 views | Posted on: 10/15/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

Webinar: Improving the Performance of Finished Concrete Flooring, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

This overview of concrete floor basics shows participants how to get the most of finished concrete floors. along the way it discusses levels of finish, hardening-densifying and other aspects of finish

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: Sustainable Building,Concrete Flooring

0 replies | 1313 views | Posted on: 09/26/2018 | Last updated: 09/27/2018

Garden to Table & Green Energy Workshop sponsored by Boston Solar, September 9, 2pm, Worcester

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Sprout Change No-Dig Garden to Table & Green Energy Workshop Series Sponsored by Boston Solar Located at The Heartwell Institute, Worcester, MA, September 9, 2018, 2pm-4pm. JOIN US for our 4t…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: No-Dig Gardening

0 replies | 703 views | Posted on: 09/06/2018 | Last updated: 09/06/2018

LUNCHandLEADERS: Product Declarations and Transparency EPDs and HPDs, August 23, 2018, Columbus, Ohio

by Aditya

This August LUNCHandLEADERS will feature representatives from mindful MATERIALS and local experts in building optimization to discuss the purpose and usage of environmental product declarations and he…

Filed under: Education

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Living,LEED V4,Environmental Products

0 replies | 764 views | Posted on: 08/16/2018 | Last updated: 08/16/2018

Design Well: Designing for Human Health and Performance, January 22-23, San Diego, CA

by YijunW

8:45-9:00 am Welcoming Remarks Eric Corey Freed, Founding Principal, organicARCHITECT 9:00 - 9:45 am Enhancing the User Experience in Buildings, the Environment and the Budget of Every Proj…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 2510 views | Posted on: 08/05/2018 | Last updated: 08/05/2018

Activating Biophilic Cities Conference, September 4-5, London, England

by YijunW

The University of Greenwich Green Roofs and Living Walls Centre and the Department of Architecture & Landscape are proud to announce their ABC: Activating Biophilic Cities London Conference on 4-5 Sep…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 467 views | Posted on: 07/19/2018 | Last updated: 07/19/2018

 

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