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FREE Webinar: Green Business - Best Management Practices for Businesses, July 22, 12:30 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar to learn what UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is doing to assist businesses with going green. This course is designed to introduce businesses with best management practices for imp

Filed under: Webinars

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: business,Energy Efficiency,Recycling,Green Business,Solid Waste

0 replies | 1216 views | Posted on: 07/09/2020 | Last updated: 07/09/2020

Responsible Sourcing for Retailers and Their Suppliers, a Free GreenBiz Webinar, June 27, 11 am -12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Responsible sourcing is becoming a central focus for retailers as a way to strengthen their appeal to consumers while addressing expectations from investors and regulators. This includes de-linking th

0 replies | 593 views | Posted on: 06/11/2024 | Last updated: 06/11/2024

Free Webinar: Why Waste Diversion and Zero Waste Are Important for Your Overall Sustainability Strategy, June 26, 11 am - 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Waste diversion is a key strategy for reducing waste and meeting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets. A company that reduces its waste is doing their part for their employees, their co

0 replies | 768 views | Posted on: 05/30/2024 | Last updated: 05/30/2024

Free Webinar: Bioterials: How Biomanufacturing and Biodeconstruction improve our Housing and Reduce Carbon, May 29, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

This course will define bioterials as materials that utilize the growth of living organisms in their manufacture, discuss bio-manufacturing and bio-fabrication, and show some of the carbon sequesterin

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 944 views | Posted on: 05/13/2024 | Last updated: 05/13/2024

Green Building Tour at Hunter Saw, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 7, 4 - 5:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

The Hunter Saw & Machine Company holds a significant place in the industrial history of Pittsburgh and Lawrenceville.  Established at the turn of the 19th century, the company specialized in

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 678 views | Posted on: 04/25/2024 | Last updated: 04/25/2024

Green Things Summit, Online, April 25

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

The Green Things Summit returns in 2024 to highlight how IoT and other technologies will be used to drive green initiatives, optimize processes, reduce energy usage, empower the transition to renewabl

0 replies | 905 views | Posted on: 04/08/2024 | Last updated: 06/05/2024

Automatic Bath Fan Sensors Reduce Humidity, Pollutants, and Odors

by Rate It Green Team



As Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. points out, most people don’t use ventilation properly.  Exhaust fans can be a missed opportunity for improving Indoor air quality, or IAQ,

Filed under: Fans

Keywords: Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Bathrooms,Ventilation,Humidity,Kitchens,Bath fans,Kitchen Fans,Exhaust fans,Pollutants

0 replies | 6420 views | Posted on: 03/23/2024 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Free Webinar: Heat Pumps for Architects and Designers of Commercial Buildings, March 27, 1-2:30 pm PST

by Hani // Social media manager

Heat pumps are an integral technology to achieving deep decarbonization in both new and existing buildings. However, there are many types and applications for heat pumps that have different considerat

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California Green Building

0 replies | 888 views | Posted on: 03/05/2024 | Last updated: 03/14/2024

Free Webinar: Tools to estimate moisture and humidity risk, March 6, 12–1pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

Dive into moisture management for buildings with our hands-on app session. Learn how to tackle and predict moisture issues using an easy-to-use app built from a Google spreadsheet. Explore charts that

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0 replies | 587 views | Posted on: 02/16/2024 | Last updated: 02/17/2024

Free Webinar: Understanding The Inflation Reduction Act’s Decarbonization Rebate Programs: HOMES, HEERA, and EBD, Febuary 14, 11:30am-1pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Delve into the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEEHRA) Program and Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) program offered through the Inflation Reduction Act.

With an anticipated $582 million f

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 789 views | Posted on: 01/29/2024 | Last updated: 01/29/2024

Webinar: Introduction to Passive House by BetterHomesTO, September 10, 1-2 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Find out how to renovate your home to save money, increase comfort, and protect the environment and your family's health.

Are you thinking about renovating your home? Need to replace your windo

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 776 views | Posted on: 08/21/2020 | Last updated: 08/21/2020

Virtual Conference: Net-Zero Build Summit, August 25-28

by samanthaklein // Intern

NetZeroBuild Summit 2020 brings together the key stakeholders involved in the Midwest’s value chain for net-zero construction in residential, commercial, academic and government buildings for th

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Net zero,Zero Net Energy

0 replies | 1514 views | Posted on: 08/07/2020 | Last updated: 08/07/2020

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 | 2425 views | Posted on: 07/20/2020 | Last updated: 02/01/2023

Join with the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group and Hundreds of Others to Reject Climate Denial Appointees

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Join hundreds of architects and supporters of green building practices and policies. Sign on to a letter written by the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group. "Mr. Pruitt’s hearing too…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: EPA,Health,Pollution,Water,Scott Pruitt,Climate Denial,Rick Perry,Air

0 replies | 1971 views | Posted on: 01/19/2017 | Last updated: 02/09/2017

Webinar: sustainABLE: On Schools, July 14, 1-2pm

by AbbieKnight

sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring USGBC's four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity in relationship to current events and the ability

Filed under: Green Schools

Keywords: Resilience,Sustainable Schools,healthier Schools

0 replies | 1618 views | Posted on: 06/22/2020 | Last updated: 06/22/2020

Webinar: Virtual Women in Green Leadership Panel, June 25, 10 AM

by AbbieKnight

Women in Green is a worldwide leadership platform creating space for women who are shifting the narrative on empowerment, access and impact in the clean energy economy.  As old paradigms are challen

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Emerging Green Professionals

Keywords: Emerging Professionals,Women in Green,Women in green leadership

0 replies | 1260 views | Posted on: 06/08/2020 | Last updated: 06/08/2020

Water Conservation Showcase 2020 (Day 4), August 25, 9 am - 1:20 pm PST

by Allan Robles // Enabling Building Portfolio Sustainability

The Water Conservation Showcase is a free event and is organized through the combined efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California, East Bay Municipal Utility District, the San Franc

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1007 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/29/2020

FREE Webinar: Learn More About the Green Advantage Certification (GACA), May 21, 1-1:30 PM PST

by Richard Minasian // Student

Everyone knows it takes a qualified team to build a high performance, healthy building. Yet so many green building teams are not equipped with the knowledge and tools to truly deliver buildings that p

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California Green Building

Keywords: Healthy Building,Green Advantage Certification,Green Advantage Certified Professional,Green Advantage Certified Associate

0 replies | 1434 views | Posted on: 05/14/2020 | Last updated: 05/14/2020

Job Opportunity: Community Engagement and Design Intern at Enterprise Community Partners, Boston, Massachusetts

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Enterprise Community Partners is dedicated to expanding our understanding of the role of design in community development – from architectural design of affordable housing to urban planning and commu…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Internship Opportunity,Design Intern,Community Engagement

0 replies | 1551 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

Expanding Green Roofs in NYC: A Dialogue with the City of Copenhagen (4/20 @ 6:30-8pm @ 40 Washington Sq. South, NYC)

by aahassonjee

Green roofs promote a number of New York City’s environmental policy goals. They can cut a building’s electricity demand, filter harmful urban air pollutants including asthma-inducing particulate …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 762 views | Posted on: 03/28/2017 | Last updated: 03/28/2017

Check out these NH Green Real Estate Events - NARI Green Designation Course and March 28, and 29-30, Nashua

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

2 Green Real Estate Events from our friends in New Hampshire. Check them out! National Association of Realtors Green Designation Course, March 29-30, Nashua NH: http://www.rateitgreen.com/green

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 457 views | Posted on: 03/13/2017 | Last updated: 03/13/2017

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building, Friday June 16, 5:45 pm, Farmington

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday May 26, 5:45 pm Farmington, NY CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and certificates of …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building Tour,CLT - Cross Laminated Timber

0 replies | 1093 views | Posted on: 03/08/2017 | Last updated: 05/24/2017

Event: Triangle: Bi-Monthly Luncheon Series Focus on LEED V4, 3/21, 11:30am - 1:30pm, Raleigh, NC

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

TRIANGLE: Bi-Monthly Luncheon Series Focus on LEED V4 by USGBC North Carolina Tuesday, March 21, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST Location: Hyatt Place Raleigh West 710 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh…

Filed under: LEED (USGBC)

Keywords: LEED V4,USGBC North Carolina

0 replies | 1225 views | Posted on: 02/22/2017 | Last updated: 02/22/2017

Event: Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE), April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT.

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE) April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT. This unique event is a joint effort by the CTGBC, Yale University School of Forestry and Office of S…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: USGBCMA,NESSBE

0 replies | 922 views | Posted on: 02/14/2017 | Last updated: 02/14/2017

Become part of the solution! Pledge Zero Waste!

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Zero Waste Pledge: About a third of New Yorkers' waste can be recycled through the City’s curbside recycling program; another third can be recovered through the City’s organics programs; and an…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Zero Waste Pledge,Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

0 replies | 1644 views | Posted on: 02/01/2017 | Last updated: 02/01/2017

 

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