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Free Webinar: Can We Have Compliant, Carbon Negative Cement? - Free CE Webinar, July 20, 12 PM

by gracemorrison

This session will explore how we are decarbonizing portland cement and possibly making it carbon negative. Is it possible?

Lessons Learned:

  1. Show people where CO2 is produced in cement
  2. Revie

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1215 views | Posted on: 06/14/2022 | Last updated: 06/29/2022

Free Webinar: PV + Batteries: Integrating Storage with Grid-Tied PV Systems, November 1, 9am-12:30pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys

California Green Building

0 replies | 638 views | Posted on: 10/12/2024 | Last updated: 10/12/2024

Free Webinar: Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) Site Analysis and Installation, October 14, 9am-12:30pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This is intermediate class for anyone interested in understanding the specific issues associated with PV site analysis and system sizing. It focuses on design, installation and support. The objective

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California Green Building

0 replies | 1504 views | Posted on: 09/16/2024 | Last updated: 09/18/2024

Free Webinar: All-Electric Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), September 12, 2-4 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This program is a unique opportunity t

California Green Building

0 replies | 765 views | Posted on: 08/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/29/2024

BuildingEnergy NYC, October 24, New York, NY

by NESEA // Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with your peers from the fields of design, construction, eng

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 882 views | Posted on: 08/07/2024 | Last updated: 08/07/2024

Hub 101: Get to Know the Building Energy Resource Hub, a free webinar, July 31, 1-1:30 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Building Energy Resource Hub offers guidance, technical resources, and peer connections to help you identify and address your building retrofit needs.

Join this jam-packed 30-minute webinar to

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 649 views | Posted on: 07/17/2024 | Last updated: 07/17/2024

Free Online Workshop by SCE: Industrial Lighting, July 9, 9 am - 2:30 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Industrial lighting is rapidly changing as new technologies, particularly LEDs provide opportunities for more energy efficient lighting. This newly updated class, reformatted for on-line presentation,

California Green Building

0 replies | 874 views | Posted on: 06/14/2024 | Last updated: 06/14/2024

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Home Heat Pumps Done Right - A Case Study, June 18, 12-1:30 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The path to going all-electric can take many forms. For some, this means upgrading one appliance at a time; for others, it means replacing them all at once and offsetting with on-site solar. Regardles

California Green Building

0 replies | 918 views | Posted on: 06/05/2024 | Last updated: 06/05/2024

Free Webinar by Green Builder Media: Zero Energy Modular Homes, May 29, 2 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

You may not have noticed, but a growing number of systems-built homes are demonstrating zero energy ready homes can be built cost competitively to industry-leading quality standards. Meet one of the o

0 replies | 661 views | Posted on: 05/16/2024 | Last updated: 05/16/2024

Greentown Labs ClimateTech Summit, November 2 (Houston, TX) and November 3 (Boston, MA), In-Person and Hybrid

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit is a deep dive into accelerating deployment through collaboration. Climatetech entrepreneurs are developing the solutions that are the core of global decarbonizat

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Greentown Labs,ClimateTech

0 replies | 2040 views | Posted on: 09/09/2022 | Last updated: 09/09/2022

West North Central Emerging Professionals, Professional Building Blocks, Online Program, October 27, 6 pm CDT

by gracemorrison

USGBC's West North Central regional Emerging Professionals Working Group invites you to join this online interactive program designed to help you reach your sustainable building car

Emerging Green Professionals

0 replies | 1156 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/30/2022

2022 SPEER Policy + Industry Workshop, Austin, TX, September 26-27

by gracemorrison

Join SPEER members, partners, and allies for two days of energy dialogue. The event will exchange thoughts on energy policies and the changing landscape of both the Texas energy grid and national

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 1189 views | Posted on: 07/25/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Webinar: Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, July 18, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and a well-kept ti

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Design,Home Energy Usage,Canopy,canopy systems

0 replies | 1012 views | Posted on: 07/07/2022 | Last updated: 07/07/2022

International Exhibition of Equipment, Technology and Environmental Services, The 10th Pollutec Maroc, October 2 - 5, Casablanca, Morocco

by YijunW

Pollutec Morocco, held under the auspices of the Secretary of State responsible for Water and Environment and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, has confirmed its position as the Ki…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 760 views | Posted on: 04/28/2018 | Last updated: 04/28/2018

Webinar: Building Resilience -- Resilient Water Systems, July 13, 11:30 am PDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. California’s water system faces a variety of challenges, from drought to an aging water infrastructure, to changes in precipitation.

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California Green Building

Keywords: Drought,Water,California,Resilience,Resilient water systems

0 replies | 1204 views | Posted on: 06/06/2022 | Last updated: 06/06/2022

2022 Affordable Housing Summit, Virtual, June 14-15

by samanthaklein // Intern

Housing plays a critical role in the health and equity of neighborhoods and in their resiliency to the effects of climate change. Building affordable housing right now means accounting for these simul

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Building,Community Development,Equity

0 replies | 1729 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022 | Last updated: 05/25/2022

Free Webinar: The Science of Climate Change: Food, May 6, 12 pm PDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts monthly webinars on climate change. This month's webinar is on heat and the environment and how it pertains to the science of

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Architecture,Sustainible Food

0 replies | 1834 views | Posted on: 04/18/2022 | Last updated: 04/18/2022

Net Zero 2018 Conference: Net Zero For All, Sept. 12-14, Los Angeles, California

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Join the movement, Let's build a net zero future for everyone. Meet the 900+ attendees and 75+ exhibitors from every sector of the building and infrastructure industry who are paving the way forward…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Net Zero Conference,NZ18

0 replies | 890 views | Posted on: 07/17/2018 | Last updated: 07/17/2018

Energy Forecast: The Economy Will Shift From Using Two-Thirds Fossil Fuels in 2017 to Two-Thirds Renewable Energy in 2050

by YijunW

Bloomberg publishes a long-term economic analysis of the world’s power sector up to 2050 each year, called New Energy Outlook (NEO). NEO* 2018 sees $11.5 trillion to be invested internationally…

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 4135 views | Posted on: 06/29/2018 | Last updated: 07/21/2018

Beach Cleanup & Bash with Three Main & Rozalia Project, July 12, South Boston

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Roll up your sleeves with ThreeMain and Rozalia Project on Thursday, July 12th for a fun and educational beach cleanup. This family-friendly event features a full morning of fun, educational activiti…

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Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Beach Clean up

0 replies | 1152 views | Posted on: 06/18/2018 | Last updated: 06/19/2018

Rapid Housing National Conference: Speed Without Compromise, June 22, Dublin, Ireland

by YijunW

Why attend? Availability and conditions of the housing stock in Ireland are shaping what the Government itself acknowledged as a potential crisis. On the 22nd of June 2018, the National Conference on…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 645 views | Posted on: 06/09/2018 | Last updated: 06/09/2018

World Cities Summit 2018: Liveable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation & Collaboration, July 8-12, Singapore

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The biennial World Cities Summit is an exclusive platform for government leaders and industry experts to address livable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new…

Filed under: Events

Developing Technologies

Keywords: Sustainable Living,Green Living

0 replies | 1574 views | Posted on: 05/31/2018 | Last updated: 06/03/2018

2018 3rd International Conference on Green Composite Materials, June 28 - 30, Sarawak, Malaysia

by YijunW

ICGCM 2018 focuses on all technical and practical aspects of green composite materials. The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to foc…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 888 views | Posted on: 05/18/2018 | Last updated: 05/18/2018

Home Building Crossroads: 2015 Energy Code & High Performance, May 22, 7:30am - 2pm, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

by YijunW

Home Building Crossroads: 2015 Energy Code & High Performance Join the event in Portsmouth, NH, for a lively discussion about the changes in the 2015 IECC as they relate to the building enclosure. …

Filed under: New Hampshire

New Hampshire Green Building

0 replies | 1080 views | Posted on: 05/11/2018 | Last updated: 05/11/2018

13th Annual North American Passive House Conference, September 19 - 23, Boston, MA

by YijunW

Path to Zero Comfort, Health, Resilience, Carbon Action NAPHC is the leading passive building conference for climate-specific zero energy design, construction, and building science expertise. Pre-…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 2031 views | Posted on: 05/03/2018 | Last updated: 05/03/2018

 

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