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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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Free Webinar: Community Charge: Simpler, Cost-Efficient EV Charging Installation, January 13, 12 pm
Community Charge, a joint program of the nonprofits PowerOptions, LISC Massachusetts, and Green Energy Consumers Alliance, offers public and nonprofit entities a simpler, cost-efficient way to install
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Selling Home Electrification, a Free 2-Part Series, November 25 & December 2, 12 - 1:30 pm PT
In this free two-part webinar series, Electrify My Home will equip salespeople, service technicians, business owners, customer service representatives (CSRs), and anyone selling home services projects
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Thinking about upgrading your home, but not sure where to start? Join Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) for an engaging and practical session designed to help Central Coast homeowners p
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Bloom: Where Biodiversity Meets the Bottom Line, October 28-30, California
What is Bloom?
With growing momentum for nature, global business leaders and policymakers increasingly recognize the economic risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. Now is the time to t
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BuildingEnergy NYC 2025, October 16, New York, NY
NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to enage in a full day of networking and intensive learning with peers from the fields of design, construction, engineering, policy
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Elevate 2025: Built Environment Workforce Summit, September 4, Washington, D.C.
The scope and severity of the widening gap in America’s built environment workforce has risen to the level of a national security issue. The workforce shortage across the built environment has e
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Free Webinar: The Business Opportunity of Electrification, July 24, 11 am - 1 pm PT
The accelerating electrification market is creating new opportunities for companies in the residential energy sector. As homeowners transition from fossil fuel-powered systems to electric alternatives
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In this webinar, GreenCircle Certified and Interface will share real-world insights into building circular systems, highlighting how product innovation, transparent practices, and regulatory awareness
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International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy
Green Chemistry is an international Conference which seeks to promote rational study of the Green & Sustainable Chemistry, Analytical Methods in Green Chemistry.
Recommended Green Chemistry Con
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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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