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Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?"

by Rate It Green Team


Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w

Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: How to Electrify Without Panel Upsizing, September 4, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Learn how to electrify your home without needing to upsize your electrical panel! We will briefly touch on the history of electrification and panel sizing. Then we'll review the Watt Diet calculat

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 694 views | Posted on: 08/18/2024 | Last updated: 08/18/2024

Free Webinar: Introduction to Passive House Trades, August 27, 9-11am PT

by Hani // Social media manager

PHN’s Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and ins

California Green Building

0 replies | 813 views | Posted on: 07/27/2024 | Last updated: 07/27/2024

Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, Online, August 12-14, 9am-1pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

This three-day online course is designed to introduce the skills necessary to become a Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier, certified to perform the diagnostic testing required for new homes by

Filed under: Webinars

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

0 replies | 939 views | Posted on: 07/02/2024 | Last updated: 07/19/2024

Electrification of the Built Environment, Free 2-Part Webinar Series , August 6-7, 9 - 11 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This class presents an overview of building electrification in residential and commercial settings. Attendees will explore various avenues that work toward electrification goals including heat pumps,

California Green Building

0 replies | 992 views | Posted on: 06/08/2024 | Last updated: 06/14/2024

Free Webinar: Webinar – Saving Money and Supporting the Grid: How IRA Home Energy Rebates Enable Virtual Power Plants, June 13, 2-3pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) provisions will help tens of millions of households make their homes more ener

0 replies | 770 views | Posted on: 05/26/2024 | Last updated: 05/26/2024

Free Webinar, Sustainability in Food and Beverage Processing Businesses, May 23, 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 

Most businesses could improve profitability and reduce their operating costs and environmental impact by: - Using energy & water more efficiently - Using renewable energy - Reducing wast

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 722 views | Posted on: 05/07/2024 | Last updated: 05/07/2024

Power & People Symposium: Mapping Community Exposure to Energy Infrastructure, May 7, Boston, Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Insights from a first-of-its-kind database for healthy and just energy transitions. Energy infrastructure surrounds us — yet communities are often surprised to learn what types of fossil fu

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 733 views | Posted on: 04/22/2024 | Last updated: 04/22/2024

Free Online Training: USGBC-LA Wildfire Defense Professional Certificate: Landscapers Module, April 25, 5-7:30 PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The USGBC-LA Wildfire Defense Professional Certificate was developed to educate contractors and landscapers on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the use of materials, maintenanc

California Green Building

0 replies | 665 views | Posted on: 04/04/2024 | Last updated: 04/04/2024

Free Online Training: Residential Lighting for Beauty, Comfort and Efficiency, April 5, 9am-12pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This class shows designers, specifiers, contractors, and homeowners how to create beautiful residential lighting while saving energy and meeting code. Award-winning lighting designer David Wilds Patto

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 697 views | Posted on: 03/20/2024 | Last updated: 03/21/2024

Blueprint: Quick Sustainability Wins in Existing Buildings, March 19, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar to identify low-cost, high-value sustainability opportunities in existing buildings and across portfolios.

 

Building on the leading sustainability work that Greenprint me

Filed under: Builders/Contractors - Commercial

Keywords: Green Building,Webinar,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 1595 views | Posted on: 02/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/01/2021

Webinar: Breakthroughs Inspired by Buildings, From Talk to Action to Outcomes, February 18, 10 am PT / 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Decarbonizing buildings in Canada and beyond is essential to a low carbon future. Residential and commercial energy retrofits and carbon-proofing new builds has enormous potential to reduce emissions,

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Canada,Decarbonization

0 replies | 1176 views | Posted on: 02/11/2021 | Last updated: 02/11/2021

Virtual Pro Green Building Tour: Campus Built for Living Building Challenge Certification, January 29, 12:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

by SarahA

Join NESEA for the first virtual Pro Tour of 2021, hosted by Kaplan Thompson Architects and featuring a recently completed non-profit campus built for Living Building Challenge certification. The proj

Filed under: Green Schools

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Certification,Living Building Challenge,Solar,Building Design and Construction,Mechanical System

0 replies | 1290 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/12/2021

SEBC Expo & Education on July 27 & 28

by AbbieKnight

Hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) is a two-day (July 27 & 28) Expo and Education Show featuring various networking opportunities, profess…

Filed under: Events

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1159 views | Posted on: 05/26/2017 | Last updated: 05/26/2017

Webinar: Moving Climate Action Forward - Will We Get the Job Done?, January 13, 1-2:15 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change.

Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Environmental Actvitism,Sustainability,Climate Actio

0 replies | 985 views | Posted on: 12/14/2020 | Last updated: 12/16/2020

Webinar: What is the West Michigan Green Affordable Housing Program? December 16, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

For the 6th year in a row the GreenHome Institute is excited to continue their Green Affordable Housing program, this time assisting project all throughout West Michigan and Kalamazoo through 2023.

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Michigan

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 12/04/2020

Free Green Building Webinar by GreenCE: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, November 23, 12-1pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Today, we'll discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.

Learning Objectives:

Filed under: Doors, Windows and Openings

Keywords: Openings,Vertical Operating Systems

0 replies | 1896 views | Posted on: 11/17/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Virtual Conference: MEGA Navigating the Emerging Energy Environment, November 17-18

by SarahA

Join A&WMA for the 13th MEGA Symposium on the emerging energy environment! 

The A&WMA MEGA Symposium will examine the various perspectives on electric power issues as the ind

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Climate Change,Policy,Air Quality,renewables,Waste,Regulation,Batteries,Electric power industry,Water Quality,Electric Power

0 replies | 1827 views | Posted on: 11/03/2020 | Last updated: 11/03/2020

Lunch & Learn: Natural Gas for Sustainable Design, September 13 in Chattanooga TN

by AbbieKnight

Free for Members to Attend / $15 Non-Members: RSVP HERE! Join green|spaces for our monthly lunch & learn. September is presented by Chattanooga Gas - Natural Gas for Sustainable Design. At the e…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 637 views | Posted on: 08/17/2017 | Last updated: 08/17/2017

Stonington Passive House Construction Site Visit Monday, July 31, 2017, 5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Wyeth Architects llc will host a construction site visit of their single-family project slated for Passive House, LEED, and Energy Star certifications. This event is free, though a limited number o…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 1645 views | Posted on: 07/28/2017 | Last updated: 07/28/2017

USGBC CO Roaring Fork Rocky Mountain Institute Presentation & Tour, July 21, Basalt

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join an event hosted by USGBC Colorado Roaring Fork Branch and AIA Colorado West. At this event, attendees will tour the new Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) building in Basalt, Colorado. Following t…

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 954 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure could Increase under proposed EPA changes, July 19, Washington, DC

by AbbieKnight

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 799 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Free GBRC Seminar: Mobility and Green Buildings, July 26, Houston

by AbbieKnight

People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, an…

Filed under: Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1153 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices

by AbbieKnight

The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies …

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 1322 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017

Solar Power - Texas, June 13-14, Austin

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

With solar booming in the Lone Star state, leading the U.S. in use of renewable energy, increasing your visibility and company in the Texas market is more important than ever.The event will provide an…

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 965 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/07/2017

 

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