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Open House, April 14, 1-4 pm, Weston, MA - 1897 Farmhouse Transformed info a Modern, Energy Efficient, Healthy Smart-Home

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This home combines the architectural integrity & character of the original 1897 farmhouse with advanced high-performance and smart home features.

-Registered under the LEED green building

Filed under: Real Estate

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 04/10/2019 | Last updated: 04/10/2019

Passivhaus Open Days 2019, November 8-10 (Global)

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

From 8-10 November 2019, the International Passive House Open Days, organised by iPHA and its affiliates, will take place. The event allows participants to experience the benefits of Passive Hous

0 replies | 1390 views | Posted on: 10/29/2019 | Last updated: 10/30/2019

Green Veterans Listen. Lead. Share. – A Conversation about Clean Energy, October 22, 6-8 pm, Chicago, IL

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Green Veterans and Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition for a discussion highlighting the Clean Energy Jobs Act and what is being done to create a cleaner future!

Green Veterans seeks to educate fell

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Veterans

0 replies | 658 views | Posted on: 10/18/2019 | Last updated: 10/18/2019

Healthy Schools Summit October 25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What does it take to create a healthy school for every child?

Join Healthy Schools PA for the 4th Annual Healthy Schools Summit as we learn, collaborate, and commit ourselves to create healthier, g

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Healthy Schools

0 replies | 1377 views | Posted on: 10/04/2019 | Last updated: 10/04/2019

BEEx Presentation: 80 Flatbush: Passive School, Active Towers, October 2, New York, New York

by AbbieKnight

Join the Building Energy Exchange for a presentation and discussion of the highly anticipated 80 Flatbush project in Brooklyn. Featuring 200 units of affordable housing, two schools, and two towers, o

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,building energy exchange

0 replies | 893 views | Posted on: 09/24/2019 | Last updated: 09/25/2019

USGBC Florida: Sustainable Hospitality Summit, September 20, Orlando

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Convening industry experts will focus on hospitality footprint: reducing carbon emissions and waste, curating wellness experiences, crafting healthy communities, and prioritizing human capital.

Thi

Filed under: Florida

Related to: Hotels

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Florida,USGBC Florida,Hotel,Green Hotels

0 replies | 1257 views | Posted on: 09/05/2019 | Last updated: 09/11/2019

High Performance Buildings Workshop Series with Peter Yost, - September 5, October 3rd, and November 13th - Newton, MA

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Workshop 1: How (Older) Buildings Work
September 5th | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
High performance new building design, spec, and construction is a piece of cake compared to moving existing buildings into high

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1376 views | Posted on: 08/06/2019 | Last updated: 08/12/2019

9 Keys to Avoiding Sick Building Syndrome (Study)

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health have compiled a guide for improved health in commercial buildings; they seek to address the causes of “Sick Building Syndrome&r

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 11111 views | Posted on: 07/23/2019 | Last updated: 11/20/2019

Straw Bale Load Bearing Workshop, August 18-24, Temecula, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

This workshop will be held on a large 20 acre lot with mountains on both sides and lots of room for camping and relaxation.  The project is a LOAD BEARING 1,500 sq ft straw bale ho

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Green Homes

0 replies | 1550 views | Posted on: 07/09/2019 | Last updated: 07/09/2019

CALGreen and Energy Code Seminar, July 19, 10:00-4:00pm, Irvine, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

California Energy Code 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes

This three-hour session will bring you up to date on changes to the Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) for residential and non-residen

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Solar,Energy Codes,Carbon Reduction,Green Building Standards

0 replies | 1504 views | Posted on: 06/19/2019 | Last updated: 06/19/2019

High-Performance Building Assemblies Course, July 18, Boston, MA

by AidanAnthony // Intern

This course will cover:

  1. High Performance Building Assemblies – An introduction and an approach
  2. HPBA Control Layers – It’s in the details
  3. High Performance Glazing – Ma

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1353 views | Posted on: 06/09/2019 | Last updated: 06/09/2019

Webinar: The 21st Century Geopolitics of Energy Thursday, June 13, 1:15PM - 2:15PM

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Designed for mid-level professionals, the webinar previews a new one-day onsite class exploring the little understood but compelling world of Energy and Geopolitics. 

International energy mark

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy,energy markets,geopolitics

0 replies | 1436 views | Posted on: 06/03/2019 | Last updated: 06/03/2019

CalGreen & Energy Code Workshops, June 5, San Francisco, CA

by AbbieKnight

In 2008, California became the first state in the nation to include mandatory green building requirements in its building code. This groundbreaking step meant that every structure built in the state &

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Codes,Residential Buildings

0 replies | 1113 views | Posted on: 05/13/2019 | Last updated: 05/13/2019

Women Shaping the Agenda in Energy and the Environment: The Public Sector 6/23 5:30-8:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Women Shaping the Agenda in Energy and the Environment: The Public Sector MIT Sloan School of Management 100 Main St (Bldg E62) Cambridge, MA, First Floor, Executive Education Suite June 23 5:3…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: New England Women In Energy and the Environment,NEWIEE

0 replies | 887 views | Posted on: 06/04/2015 | Last updated: 06/04/2015

Post Doctoral Fellow: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation - Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities in Cambridge, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Post Doctoral Fellow: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities in Cambridge, MA Friday, March 11th, 2016 The Harvard Center f…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 642 views | Posted on: 04/12/2016 | Last updated: 04/12/2016

Fraunhofer TechBridge Launches SunRISE TechBridge Challenge - Entries due by March 16

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Fraunhofer TechBridge, in partnership with Royal DSM and Greentown Labs, has launched the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge, a competition to reduce the levelized cost of energy for solar photovoltaics thr…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 570 views | Posted on: 03/11/2016 | Last updated: 03/11/2016

Introducing the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), March 15 8:30 -10:00 am, @USGBC MA, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Blueprint: Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) March 15 8:30 -10:00 AM 50 Milk St 5th Floor, "Meridian" Room 02109 Boston, 02109-02109 Join the USGBC MA for a …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark - GRESB

0 replies | 587 views | Posted on: 02/21/2016 | Last updated: 02/21/2016

Energy Sprout - A Big Idea Contest for Sustainable Energy - Entries due May 3, 2016

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund and Sustainable Energy Fund present: Energy Sprout A statewide sustainable energy design competition. The competition focuses on two broad categories: …

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Pennsylvania,Energy Ideas Contest

0 replies | 895 views | Posted on: 02/05/2016 | Last updated: 02/05/2016

What's up with the Massachusetts Stretch Green Building Code? Meeting at the BBRS TOMORROW 1/12 at 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

NOTICE OF MEETING In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards will be held on: January 12, 2016…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Building Codes,Stretch Code,Board of Building Regulations and Standards,Mass DOER,Mass EEA

0 replies | 859 views | Posted on: 01/11/2016 | Last updated: 01/11/2016

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12 - Mass. Solar Policy Update

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12th Mass. Solar Policy Update First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Doors open at 7p.m. Pr…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: BASEA

0 replies | 861 views | Posted on: 11/03/2015 | Last updated: 11/03/2015

15th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium Clean Energy Frontiers: From Lab to Market

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

This event is being held on November 9 @ 4:00 pm - November 10 @ 5:30 pm at Crowne Plaza Hotel | 701 E. Genessee St., Syracuse, NY The number of new marketing opportunities in clean energy solution…

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 867 views | Posted on: 10/09/2015 | Last updated: 10/09/2015

Fort Collins Companies Spearhead Net Zero Water Management Tool

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Five Fort Collins companies led by sustainability engineering and planning firm Brendle Group have spearheaded the Net Zero Water (NZW) Initiative and have created the Net Zero Water (NZW) toolkit to …

Filed under: Water Collection/Management; Rain & Stormwater

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Water,Net Zero Water Management,Fort Collins

0 replies | 1634 views | Posted on: 09/16/2015 | Last updated: 09/16/2015

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado- 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado - September 1st, 6 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

September Sustainability Series 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado 6 - 8 pm Free and open to the public We are seeing an impressive increase in the number of entire countries, as well, ad…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: clean energy,Netzero

0 replies | 939 views | Posted on: 08/28/2015 | Last updated: 08/28/2015

Governor Cuomo announces Shared Renewables green energy program for NY

by Chelsea W. // Student

Last week Governor Cuomo announced a new energy program that gives more homeowners the ability to use renewable energy. This is a huge step in the right direction for NYers! After the disastrous effec…

Filed under: Government Policies

Related to: Government Agencies and Initiatives ,Safety

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Renewable Energy,New York,Government Policy

0 replies | 1431 views | Posted on: 07/27/2015 | Last updated: 07/27/2015

EnergyBar! Greentown Labs, Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

EnergyBar! Greentown Labs Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA 02143 EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology mee…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech,Greentown Labs,Energy Bar

0 replies | 1062 views | Posted on: 06/27/2015 | Last updated: 06/27/2015

 

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