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Webinar: The 21st Century Geopolitics of Energy Thursday, June 13, 1:15PM - 2:15PM

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Designed for mid-level professionals, the webinar previews a new one-day onsite class exploring the little understood but compelling world of Energy and Geopolitics. 

International energy mark

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy,energy markets,geopolitics

0 replies | 1429 views | Posted on: 06/03/2019 | Last updated: 06/03/2019

Webinar (with In-Person Option): Building Materials Reuse: From Whole Buildings to Individual Components, April 28, 12pm CT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Illinois Green is hosting a 12 PM Webinar and optional Building Tour/Happy Hour Add-On to explore the building/material reuse economy from the perspectives of designers, contractors, and materials ret

Filed under: Events

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Healthy Building Materials,Design,Construction,Recycling,Green Building Materials,Reuse

0 replies | 620 views | Posted on: 04/19/2023 | Last updated: 04/19/2023

Free PG&E Webinar: Energy Resiliency 101, April 21, 10am-12pm

by Hani // Social media manager

This course will provide an understanding of energy resiliency and it’s importance in the face of extreme weather events and stress on the utility grid. It will cover important considerations wh

California Green Building

0 replies | 448 views | Posted on: 03/31/2023 | Last updated: 04/01/2023

Nineteenth Annual Symposium On Energy In The 21st Century, Hybrid Event in Syracuse, New York and Online, April 21, 7:15am-2pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Welcome to the Nineteenth Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century. This award winning and unique Annual Symposium will take place on Friday, April 21st, at the Gateway Building SUNY ESF.

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1126 views | Posted on: 03/14/2023 | Last updated: 03/16/2023

Rheem's Plug-In Hybrid Heat Pump Proterra Water Heater - Energy Efficient and Also Great for Retrofits

by Rate It Green Team

 

Rheem was the first manufacturer to launch a plug-in hybrid heat pump water heater, and Green Builder Matt Hoots got an up-close look and spoke with Scott Cohen of Rheem Water

Filed under: Heat Pumps

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings,Heat Pumps,Decarbonization,Electrification,Rheem,Heat Pump Hot Water Heaters,Hybrid Heat Pump Hot Water Heaters

0 replies | 3972 views | Posted on: 02/26/2023 | Last updated: 04/08/2023

Your Employment or Consulting Status

by randhampton // Owner of FootForward, a sustainability sector talent marketplace

Green Building Professionals,

By answering "PERM" or "SELF" are you a permanent, F/T employee of someone else's firm OR are you in business for yourself? Please add what CER

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Related to: Other Green Building,Services

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,Green Jobs,consulting

0 replies | 251 views | Posted on: 02/13/2023 | Last updated: 02/13/2023

Erosion and Sediment Control on Building Sites, A Free Webinar for Blacktown City Surveyors, February 23, 10–11 am AEDT

by Hani // Social media manager

Hosted by a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control from Strategic Environmental & Engineering (SEEC), topics will include:

- the basics of soil erosion

- how the relevant

0 replies | 532 views | Posted on: 01/28/2023 | Last updated: 01/29/2023

Free Webinar: Heat Pumps: The What, The Where, And The How Much, January 25, 12 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance for a conversation about heat pumps. Loie Hayes, the Energy Efficiency Coordinator for Green Energy Consumers, will interview Mike Simons, the Training and Develop

0 replies | 275 views | Posted on: 01/09/2023 | Last updated: 01/10/2023

RE+ Northeast, February 22-23, Boston, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

RE+ was designed to serve and advance this market by bringing together buyers and suppliers in solar and energy storage to explore business solutions, new technologies, policy initiatives, and other m

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1525 views | Posted on: 12/21/2022 | Last updated: 12/21/2022

Illinois Green Alliance, Holiday Party, December 15, 5:30 pm, Chicago, Illinois

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green Alliance and partners in the green building industry for an evening of at the Bottom Lounge in the West Loop. 

The Holiday Party is back in action this year. Join memb

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 843 views | Posted on: 11/30/2022 | Last updated: 11/30/2022

Straw Bale Load Bearing Workshop, August 18-24, Temecula, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

This workshop will be held on a large 20 acre lot with mountains on both sides and lots of room for camping and relaxation.  The project is a LOAD BEARING 1,500 sq ft straw bale ho

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Green Homes

0 replies | 1546 views | Posted on: 07/09/2019 | Last updated: 07/09/2019

CALGreen and Energy Code Seminar, July 19, 10:00-4:00pm, Irvine, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

California Energy Code 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes

This three-hour session will bring you up to date on changes to the Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) for residential and non-residen

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Solar,Energy Codes,Carbon Reduction,Green Building Standards

0 replies | 1499 views | Posted on: 06/19/2019 | Last updated: 06/19/2019

High-Performance Building Assemblies Course, July 18, Boston, MA

by AidanAnthony // Intern

This course will cover:

  1. High Performance Building Assemblies – An introduction and an approach
  2. HPBA Control Layers – It’s in the details
  3. High Performance Glazing – Ma

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1350 views | Posted on: 06/09/2019 | Last updated: 06/09/2019

GreenHomeNYC Resume Workshop, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:30 - 8PM Brooklyn, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

GHNYC Green Careers Resume Workshop Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:30 - 8 pm with networking afterwards National Grid, 1 MetroTech Roadway, Conference room 2-04A Brooklyn, NY Part 1. DISCUSSION: Volu…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Emerging Green Professionals,GreenHomeNYC

0 replies | 1055 views | Posted on: 04/29/2015 | Last updated: 04/29/2015

CalGreen & Energy Code Workshops, June 5, San Francisco, CA

by AbbieKnight

In 2008, California became the first state in the nation to include mandatory green building requirements in its building code. This groundbreaking step meant that every structure built in the state &

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Codes,Residential Buildings

0 replies | 1112 views | Posted on: 05/13/2019 | Last updated: 05/13/2019

Open House, April 14, 1-4 pm, Weston, MA - 1897 Farmhouse Transformed info a Modern, Energy Efficient, Healthy Smart-Home

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This home combines the architectural integrity & character of the original 1897 farmhouse with advanced high-performance and smart home features.

-Registered under the LEED green building

Filed under: Real Estate

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1104 views | Posted on: 04/10/2019 | Last updated: 04/10/2019

Materialize - Technology & Accessibility, April 11, 2-7 pm, San Francisco, CA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Mindful Materials for an inspiring afternoon affair!

LEARN & SHARE with industry peers

Manufacturers | Specifiers | Architects | Designers | Engineers | Owners | Contractors

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 1167 views | Posted on: 03/18/2019 | Last updated: 03/18/2019

Introduction to Passive House, February 28, New Haven, CT

by AbbieKnight

Passive House is the world’s most rigorous building energy performance standard, requiring a significant reduction in energy consumption while yielding other benefits such as superior comfo

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Passive House,Connecticut

0 replies | 1226 views | Posted on: 02/11/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2019

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12 - Mass. Solar Policy Update

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12th Mass. Solar Policy Update First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Doors open at 7p.m. Pr…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: BASEA

0 replies | 857 views | Posted on: 11/03/2015 | Last updated: 11/03/2015

15th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium Clean Energy Frontiers: From Lab to Market

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

This event is being held on November 9 @ 4:00 pm - November 10 @ 5:30 pm at Crowne Plaza Hotel | 701 E. Genessee St., Syracuse, NY The number of new marketing opportunities in clean energy solution…

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 865 views | Posted on: 10/09/2015 | Last updated: 10/09/2015

Fort Collins Companies Spearhead Net Zero Water Management Tool

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Five Fort Collins companies led by sustainability engineering and planning firm Brendle Group have spearheaded the Net Zero Water (NZW) Initiative and have created the Net Zero Water (NZW) toolkit to …

Filed under: Water Collection/Management; Rain & Stormwater

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Water,Net Zero Water Management,Fort Collins

0 replies | 1630 views | Posted on: 09/16/2015 | Last updated: 09/16/2015

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado- 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado - September 1st, 6 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

September Sustainability Series 100%: A Clean Energy Vision for Colorado 6 - 8 pm Free and open to the public We are seeing an impressive increase in the number of entire countries, as well, ad…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: clean energy,Netzero

0 replies | 936 views | Posted on: 08/28/2015 | Last updated: 08/28/2015

Governor Cuomo announces Shared Renewables green energy program for NY

by Chelsea W. // Student

Last week Governor Cuomo announced a new energy program that gives more homeowners the ability to use renewable energy. This is a huge step in the right direction for NYers! After the disastrous effec…

Filed under: Government Policies

Related to: Government Agencies and Initiatives ,Safety

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Renewable Energy,New York,Government Policy

0 replies | 1427 views | Posted on: 07/27/2015 | Last updated: 07/27/2015

EnergyBar! Greentown Labs, Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

EnergyBar! Greentown Labs Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA 02143 EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology mee…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech,Greentown Labs,Energy Bar

0 replies | 1061 views | Posted on: 06/27/2015 | Last updated: 06/27/2015

Women Shaping the Agenda in Energy and the Environment: The Public Sector 6/23 5:30-8:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Women Shaping the Agenda in Energy and the Environment: The Public Sector MIT Sloan School of Management 100 Main St (Bldg E62) Cambridge, MA, First Floor, Executive Education Suite June 23 5:3…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: New England Women In Energy and the Environment,NEWIEE

0 replies | 883 views | Posted on: 06/04/2015 | Last updated: 06/04/2015

 

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