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The Economic Value of Urban Parks & Public Spaces, March 6, Hartford, CT

by mkilmartin // Intern

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

I. What is Landscape Architecture?
Phil Barlow helps us understand what landscape architects do and how they serve society, highlighting the professionalism and

Filed under: Green Living

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 1002 views | Posted on: 02/19/2020 | Last updated: 02/19/2020

Free Online Training: Retrofitting Homes for Electrification and Decarbonization, September 18, 9 am - 1 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In this training, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will outline the necessary steps to electrify an existing single-family home and how to manage whole house strategies for successful ele

California Green Building

0 replies | 534 views | Posted on: 08/26/2024 | Last updated: 08/26/2024

Free Webinar, "Should You Bamboo?" August 13, 10-11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Bamboo has a bad reputation with Florida gardeners (and people in other places, too perhaps?). And while it's true that some kinds do spread aggressively, there is a whole category of bamboos that

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 385 views | Posted on: 08/06/2024 | Last updated: 08/06/2024

Greenbuild 2024, November 12 - 15, Philadelphia, PA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Greenbuild hosts the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide where attendees learn and source solutions to improve resilience, sustainability, and quality of life in our buildi

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1919 views | Posted on: 07/16/2024 | Last updated: 07/23/2024

Indoor Air 2024, July 7-11, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii and Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The world has seen unprecedented interest in improving indoor air quality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased wildfires, and other events. The importance of our indoor environment on human health

0 replies | 617 views | Posted on: 06/12/2024 | Last updated: 06/12/2024

Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp, June 24-28, Ft. Collins, Colorado

by Hani // Social media manager

5 days of in-person, hands-on, building science deep dive: Emu's 2d Passive Design/Build Course for North America + 2d Emu's sponsorship-free Passive Pod Workshop + 3hr Exam to become a PHI Ce

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 626 views | Posted on: 06/01/2024 | Last updated: 06/10/2024

Free Online Training: Mini Split Design, Installation, & Performance (2 Part Series), May 21-22, 8:30-11:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Mini Splits – small inverter driven split system heat pumps are gaining market share rapidly. They claim the highest efficiencies of any compressor-based heating and cooling systems and they are

California Green Building

0 replies | 426 views | Posted on: 05/15/2024 | Last updated: 05/15/2024

GreeningUSA’s 20th Annual Meeting, Coalition Building for Sustainable Communities, May 17, 9-11 am, Syracuse, NY (free)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Much of what GreeningUSA has been doing since the 2023 annual meeting has involved the proposed Micron Chip Fab development at the White Pine Business Park in Clay, NY. A highlight of our work th

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 575 views | Posted on: 04/26/2024 | Last updated: 02/11/2025

Free Webinar: The End of Plastic Pollution: How Business Can Operationalize Circularity, April 30, 11 am,-12 pm ET / 8-9 am PT)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As the global UN Plastics Treaty enters the final stages of negotiations, organizations must rethink single-use plastics, evaluate how to operationalize circularity, and irrevocably shift business mod

0 replies | 596 views | Posted on: 04/09/2024 | Last updated: 04/30/2024

FREE Green Building Webinar - Keep Glass Looking Beautiful and Reduce Maintenance Costs with a Protective Coating, May 12, 12 EDT

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

In this one hour course, we will evaluate low maintenance protective coatings as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of building. Some of the easily recognized benefi

Keywords: coatings,Glass,maintenance

0 replies | 1758 views | Posted on: 04/17/2020 | Last updated: 04/17/2020

10 Pro Tips to Get Your Next Project to Low Carbon Net Zero Energy - Free CE Webinar GreenHome Institute, April 15, 12 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

During this course, we will go over these 10 high-level tips that have been consistent across most projects that achieve a low carbon status. This includes strategies with project teams, installation

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1517 views | Posted on: 04/02/2020 | Last updated: 04/02/2020

(Canceled) Energy Efficiency Forum: Dialing it in-building tuning strategies, April 23, Ladysmith, WI

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

Join for an informative half-day event dedicated to helping industrial and commercial customers “dial it in” by improving the energy efficiency and productivity of their facility. The feat

Filed under: Education

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 470 views | Posted on: 03/17/2020 | Last updated: 03/20/2020

Global GreenTag Launches the World’s First Modern Slavery Transparency Declaration

by Rate It Green Team

“The time has come for Modern Slavery to be removed from history,”  
 -Mary-Lou Kelly, Global GreenTag, Managing Director
 

The Global GreenTag Modern Slavery Tran



Filed under: Transparency/Disclosure Documentation

0 replies | 2576 views | Posted on: 03/05/2020 | Last updated: 03/22/2021

NESEA Pro Tour: Two New Living Building Challenge Designed Projects/Centers at Hampshire College - Friday August 5, 1-5 pm, Amherst MA

by Higgins_James // Student

Come see Hampshire College's two new Living Building Challenge centers up and running. Friday, August 5th - 1-5 pm Hampshire College Campus 893 West Street, Amherst MA, 01002 With constructio…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Tour,Green Schools,Sustainable Campus

0 replies | 1319 views | Posted on: 07/01/2016 | Last updated: 07/01/2016

Green Schools Conference & Expo, March 2-4, Portland Oregon

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Green Schools Conference & Expo brings together all the players involved in making green schools a reality: people who lead, operate, build and teach in U.S. schools.Three days of program

Filed under: Green Schools

Keywords: Green Schools

0 replies | 1211 views | Posted on: 01/27/2020 | Last updated: 01/27/2020

Driving Demand for Healthy & High Performing Materials, Thursday, January 16, 5:30pm, Chicago

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green and the Chicago Living Future Collaborative for a panel discussion focused on driving consistent demand for healthy, high performing materials on building proje

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 713 views | Posted on: 01/15/2020 | Last updated: 01/15/2020

Smart Cities Connect 2020 (New Dates!), November 17-19, 2020, Denver CO

by mkilmartin // Intern

We provide meaningful content and connect a thoughtful community of decision-makers to empower smart cities at all stages of growth. We accelerate the adoption of smart technology solutions, aid in pr

Filed under: Green Living

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 3049 views | Posted on: 12/20/2019 | Last updated: 03/26/2020

Emerging Professionals Happy Hour, December 18, 5:30 pm, Pittsburgh, PA

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

GBA’s Emerging Professionals is a subset of GBA membership. They are the energetic and dynamic leaders of tomorrow’s green building movement and they focus throughout the year on education

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Related to: Information and Resources

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: networking,Green Building Alliance,Happy hour

0 replies | 983 views | Posted on: 12/04/2019 | Last updated: 12/04/2019

Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Training - Tuesday, November 15, 8:30 am - 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Training Tuesday, November, 9 am - 1 pm Registration & Breakfast 8:30 AM Eversource Energy 107 Selden Street Berlin, CT 06037 Join Eversource,…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Netzero

0 replies | 636 views | Posted on: 11/08/2016 | Last updated: 11/08/2016

Harvesting River and Tidal Energy – A sustainable, local, low-cost approach - NSTC October Business Breakfast, 10/26 - 7 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Harvesting River and Tidal Energy – A sustainable, local, low-cost approach NSTC October Business Breakfast Co-Produced by NSTC Sustainability Forum Wednesday, October 26 - Registration start…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Renewable Energy,NSTC,Tidal Energy,River Energy

0 replies | 841 views | Posted on: 10/20/2016 | Last updated: 10/20/2016

ZNE Technical Training for School & Building Industry Professionals, November 1, 10am - 4:00 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

ZNE Technical Training for School & Building Industry Professionals November 1, 10 am - 4 pm Pasadena Convention Center 300 East Green Street Pasadena, CA 91101 United States This day-long t…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Schools,Zero Net Energy

0 replies | 744 views | Posted on: 09/26/2016 | Last updated: 09/26/2016

USGBC MA Residential Green Building Committee 9/12 5:45 pm - Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC) Boston Green Retrofit Initiative

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC MA Residential Green Building Committee Meeting September 12th, 2016 5:45-8 pm 50 Milk St, 15th Floor "Aristotle" Conference Room Boston, 02109 United States Mike Davis of the Local …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 677 views | Posted on: 09/01/2016 | Last updated: 09/08/2016

2016 Summit - National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations - August 29-31 - Cleveland

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

National Alliance of Community Economic Development Association August 29-31 at the Wyndham Cleveland Playhouse Square, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio This full, three-day summit also has ses…

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Community Development,Heathy Housing,Livable Commuities

0 replies | 1218 views | Posted on: 08/02/2016 | Last updated: 08/02/2016

Energy, Efficiency & The Environment - July 20, Salem, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Energy, Efficiency & The Environment July 20th 5 - 8 PM Salem Five Community Room 210 Essex St Salem, MA Find out how you can make your home more energy efficient through the use of green…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 832 views | Posted on: 07/19/2016 | Last updated: 07/19/2016

Energy Star: A Leading Label in Voluntary Energy Conservation

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Although long popular, Energy Star has recently become a top symbol for energy conservation and going green, helping save families and businesses $300 billion on utility bills while at the same time r

 

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