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LEED Zero and 4.1: The LEED We’ve Been Waiting For, August 14, 8:00-10:00am, St. Louis, MO
With the release of the LEED Zero suite of certifications (Zero Energy, Carbon, Water, and Waste), and with the evolution of LEED v4.1, we may have a series of rating systems that provide market-drivi
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Climate Week Showcase: Smart Buildings & Emerging Tech, September 23, New York, NY
Join Building Energy Exchange for an engaging showcase spotlighting exciting developments in high-performance building and retrofit technologies. Hear from subject matter experts regarding advanced so
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A to Z Green Building Tour at Carrick Library, August 20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4-6:30 pm
Accelerate to Zero (A to Z) Green Building Tour at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Passive House Carrick Branch August 20
In 2001, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) launched the Libraries
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Free Webinar: Planning & Quantifying Your Electrification Journey, July 22, 10 am - 12 pm PT
This class will guide attendees through the process of creating effective electrification plans for a company or site. It will help attendees to identify their end goals, whether they a
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Free Webinar: Mechanical Systems in Detail, June 26, 12-2 pm, PT
This course dives deep into the focus of building mechanical systems with a particular focus on ventilation and hot water systems. Looking at the design and construction of a range of system types, th
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Green Home Tour for Real Estate Professionals, May 30, 11am - 1pm, San Francisco, California (Free)
Join BayREN, StopWaste, and Franklin Energy on a two-hour green home tour specifically designed for real estate professionals. This tour of a 1912 home in San Francisco will provide a firsthand l
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NeoCon, June 9-11, Chicago, Illinois
NeoCon has served as a world leading platform and important event of the year for the commercial design industry since 1969. A launch pad for innovation—NeoCon offers id
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This class explores the policy drivers that are pushing the integration of commercial heat pump water heating (CHPWH) systems and highlights the economic, energy, and environmental advantages of heat
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Improved design, installation and commissioning practices lead to a dramatic improvement in building energy consumption, indoor air quality, and comfort. There are six performance factors that can be
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Zero Waste Forum 2025, March 30, Hybrid Event, Online and in Hollywood, Florida
The 2025 Zero Waste Forum is hosted by Race to Zero Waste in partnership with Broward Clean Air and Debris Free Oceans during #ZeroWasteWeek, building on conversations from the International Day
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Building Enclosure Excellence and How To Achieve It, September 18, NY, NY
A panel of experts will present and discuss design and construction solutions to common building envelope conditions in multifamily and commercial buildings. They will address the considerable challen
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LEED v4 Online Discussion Forum: LEED for Homes and PassiveHaus: August 22
These monthly virtual meetings focus on those aspects of LEED v4 that have changed the most to help project teams achieve certification under the new rating system. Led by LEED subject matter experts,
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Green Schools Roundtable, August 1, 9:30am-1:00pm, Ashland, NE
Join the U.S. Green Building Council Nebraska Flatwater Community for their 3rd Annual Green Schools Roundtable on Thursday, August 1st.
This is a great time to gather among your peers to get in a
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Greentopia EcoDistrict Coordinator - Rochester, NY. Apply by July 1st
The EcoDistrict Coordinator will be Greentopia’s primary staff person dedicated to developing New York State’s first EcoDistrict in Rochester, New York. In collaboration with the organization’s …
Home Energy Score 2-Day Boot Camp, July 17-18, San Diego, CA
Join Build It Green for a two-day boot camp to complete the online DOE Sim Training & Testing and score your first home with a mentor to become a qualified Home Energy Score Assessor.
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Job Posting - Mindful Materials - Market Development Coordinator
Mindful MATERIALS (mM) is growing. We are looking for a Market Development Coordinator to help broaden the reach and awareness of mM across the building industry to accelerate growth of the mM Library
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Women in Green Networking Mixer, June 6, Los Angeles, CA
Join for a Wine Tasting with Women In Green, featuring Organic Wines from Female Winemakers
AIA Conference on Architecture 2019, June 6-8, Las Vegas, NV
A'19: Blueprint for a Better Future
Designing a better future means taking on the critical challenges facing cities—and our world—today.
A’19 programming includes sessions
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Join us for a night of inspiration and celebration at the return of Vancouver’s largest Earth Day event!
This year, we are excited to partner with ZEBx - Zero Emissions Building Exchange, a c
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Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit: Row House, February 17, 6 - 8 pm
Urban Green Council NY Presents: Deep Energy Retrofit Row House The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York, NY 10012 Speakers: Julie Torres Moskovitz, AIA, LEED AP, CPHT Fou…
Boston Collaborative: Two Living Building Challenge Building Tours – Western MA, 12/11 2-5 pm
Living Building Tours of Hampshire College's RW Kerns Center and Hitchcock Center in Amherst, MA December 11th, 2015 2:00 PM through 5:00 PM A professional tour of two buildings designed to me…
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is launching Residential Energy+, an initiative to measure and value home energy performance and costs in valuing residential real estate. The measure has three top goal…
Shell Abandons Arctic Drilling - Sign to Keep Other Oil Companies out of the Arctic
Great news today - Shell Oil has abandoned plans for further Arctic exploration. At a cost of approximately $7 billion, perhaps this will scare other fossil fuel companies away as well. But maybe no…
Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans - 10 Years Later, Why aren't We Doing Better?
Recently, we posted an opinion in our Green Building Industry News area on New Orleans ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck. http://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-resources/sustainable-bu…
The EPA's Clean Power Plan Needs your Support! (Environment Mass)
Add your signature to support the EPA and the Obama Administrations Clean Power Plan! Sign to help the EPA implement affordable energy solutions as a part of the Clean Energy Incentive Program. …
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