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2021 Aprilaire Evaporative Humidifiers – Installs, Specs and Benefits, Thursday December 9, 3 - 4 pm EST

by Aprilaire

Join us for a technical discussion on our complete lineup of power and bypass evaporative humidifiers. We’ll cover installation techniques, specifications and various applications. Learn everyth

Filed under: Humidity Control Equipment

Keywords: Humidification,Evaporative Humidifiers,Humidifiers

0 replies | 1631 views | Posted on: 12/03/2021 | Last updated: 12/03/2021

RAiNA conference, November 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

If you’re passionate about the future of sustainable architecture and resilient construction, the RAiNA Conference 2025: Rainscreen Proficiency – The Parts, Precision and Performance is a

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 446 views | Posted on: 10/03/2025 | Last updated: 10/06/2025

Housing’s Future is Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable, Online, November 13, 3-4 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This panel brings together housing developers who are rethinking and reimaging housing from the construction process to design, from materials to operations, so that more people can afford comfortable

0 replies | 1466 views | Posted on: 09/09/2025 | Last updated: 09/09/2025

Design Your Own Tiny House, Online Course, October 7 - November 25, Tuesdays, 7-9 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Tiny House Design offers ideas and strategies to help you envision and design an enriching small home. Yestermorrow will tour tiny houses (virtually or in person, depending on the course format), spar

0 replies | 1839 views | Posted on: 08/23/2025 | Last updated: 09/08/2025

Free Webinar: Affordable Housing Electrification 201: Planning, Operations, and Maintenance, August 21, 11 am to 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join California Housing Partnership this August for their Annual Electrification Training Series for rehab and new construction developments. This year they are offering two deep dive sessio

California Green Building

0 replies | 551 views | Posted on: 08/04/2025 | Last updated: 08/04/2025

Build Reuse: Deconstruction + Reuse Conference 2025, August 4-6, Saint Paul, Minnesota

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Build Reuse’s annual Deconstruction + Reuse Conference brings together hundreds of professionals committed to advancing reuse in the building industry. The conference is consistently lauded by o

0 replies | 732 views | Posted on: 07/11/2025 | Last updated: 07/12/2025

Free Webinar: Aligning Resilience Goals in the Built Environment: How Risk Management Processes & Standards Incentivize Resilience, July 22,1 pm ET

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Given the increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards and the dire predictions of climate scientists, it is imperative to redouble efforts to mitigate climate change and adapt to reduce the c

0 replies | 714 views | Posted on: 06/17/2025 | Last updated: 06/22/2025

Decarbonization and ESG Fundamentals workshop and exam, June 13, 3pm, online and in San Luis Obispo, California

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting encompasses a wide range of topics, and it can be challenging for teams to know where to start, what to prioritize, and how to justify the require

California Green Building

0 replies | 796 views | Posted on: 05/20/2025 | Last updated: 05/20/2025

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Electrification Opportunities for Electricians, June 25, 12-1:30 pm PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Electrification is taking form in California - over 70 municipalities have policies phasing out gas appliances and the state aims to have six million heat pumps installed by 2030. The massive infrastr

California Green Building

0 replies | 587 views | Posted on: 05/06/2025 | Last updated: 06/09/2025

Webinar: Regenerative Design: Breathable Architecture & Resilient Cities, April 7, 2 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

We have always looked to nature for design inspiration. Now we’re also designing with and for nature. Building on decades of expertise in sustainable design, our design focus is expanding to enc

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Economy,Cities,Environmental Policy,Urban Development

0 replies | 2339 views | Posted on: 03/19/2022 | Last updated: 03/19/2022

The Road to Resurgence — Return of the Electric Vehicle, March 11, 10-11 am, Sarastota, FL

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

An electric vehicle owner shares his enthusiasm for Electric Vehicles and his fascination with the present and future of driving electric. He tells the story behind the current EV comeback and describ

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1255 views | Posted on: 02/26/2022 | Last updated: 02/26/2022

Free Webinar, Philadelphia Water Department: Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Community Well-being, February 14, 6 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Philadelphia Water Department is currently in the middle of a 25-year, billion-dollar infrastructure project that will protect the City’s rivers and streams from sewage pollution. Called &ld

Filed under: Webinars

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Pollution,Philadelphia,Water Efficiency,Stormwater

0 replies | 1389 views | Posted on: 01/20/2022 | Last updated: 01/22/2022

2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference & AHR Expo | Las Vegas and Online, January 29 - February 2

by Richard Minasian // Student

Register now for the 2022 Winter Conference and AHR Expo taking place Jan. 29-Feb.2, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. The conference will be held at Caesars Palace. Join in-person or virtually for this hig

Filed under: Environment

Keywords: Design,Environment,HVAC,Sustainability,Construction,Refrigeration,Ventilation,Heating,Air Conditioning

0 replies | 2374 views | Posted on: 12/21/2021 | Last updated: 12/22/2021

ICNFFTA 2018 : 20th International Conference on New Fossil Fuel Technologies and their Applications, April 19 - 20, New York

by Oyin

20th International Conference on New Fossil Fuel Technologies and their Applications brings together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experien…

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1210 views | Posted on: 10/31/2017 | Last updated: 10/31/2017

Free Webinar: Navigating Energy Incentives, December 8, 10 - 11 am, Queens, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join us at One Court Square to learn about New York’s most extensive electric-efficiency retrofit. This energy upgrade made the skyscraper more efficient, resilient and sustainable and qualified

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 931 views | Posted on: 11/13/2021 | Last updated: 11/14/2021

GreenCE Webinar: Copper - Essential Element of Sustainable and Resilient Design, November 18, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

In this one-hour course, you will learn copper’s contribution to sustainability in the built environment. Leave the program with a better understanding of how copper enables our world to work mo

Filed under: Designers

Keywords: Design,Resilience,Copper

0 replies | 1512 views | Posted on: 10/27/2021 | Last updated: 10/27/2021

Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) Fall Conference, October 12 -14

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join NERC to discuss environmental justice, reuse and recycling of solar panels, reuse and refurbishment of consumer goods, transportation issues and their impact on recycling markets, compostabl

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Recycling,RecyclingWorks

0 replies | 1268 views | Posted on: 10/09/2021 | Last updated: 10/09/2021

Online Course: GPRO Operations and Maintenance Essentials, October 6-8

by samanthaklein // Intern

GPRO Operations and Maintenance Essentials provides building professionals with strategies to reduce energy use while improving tenant comfort and health. Participants leave with at least th

Filed under: Online Courses

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Building Management,GPRO Certification,Operations and Maintenance

0 replies | 1764 views | Posted on: 09/10/2021 | Last updated: 09/10/2021

RecyclingWorks Practical Skills Compost Workshop, Greenfield MA, June 1st

by AbbieKnight

RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a no-cost Practical Skills Compost Workshop with emphasis on composting food materials. This half-day workshop will focus on operator competency in compost s…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Composting,Workshop,Waste Management

0 replies | 1592 views | Posted on: 04/12/2018 | Last updated: 04/12/2018

Making Sustainability History - 2018 Massachusetts Sustainable Communities & Campuses Conference, April 27, Plymouth

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The 2018 Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference connects stakeholders from government, education, business, and nonprofits and learners interested in sustainability. OBJECTIV…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Schools,Green Campuses

0 replies | 1872 views | Posted on: 03/14/2018 | Last updated: 03/14/2018

Webinar: Productive Partnerships for Green Schoolyards - Tuesday, March 6, 1–2pm Central Time

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Partnerships are key for funding, implementing, scaling and sustaining successful and systemic green schoolyards programs. Join us to discover how very different partnership models developed to advanc…

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1759 views | Posted on: 02/28/2018 | Last updated: 02/28/2018

MIT Energy Conference March 2-3, Cambridge, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

"As the largest student-led energy conference in the U.S., the MIT Energy Conference has become a premier event to connect professionals, policymakers, academics, and students in the energy industry. …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: MIT Energy Conference 2018

0 replies | 3542 views | Posted on: 01/30/2018 | Last updated: 01/30/2018

NAPHN - Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Training, January 22-26, New York

by North American Passive House Network (NAPHN)

NAPHN’s (North American Passive House Network) Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. With 5 days of in-class…

The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging, Feb 19, Nashville, TN

by Oyin

The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging is a half-day training course that offers a comprehensive introduction to sustainability considerations that apply to the entire packaging life cycle: sourcing,…

Filed under: Education

0 replies | 1255 views | Posted on: 11/11/2017 | Last updated: 11/11/2017

Cordwood Workweek – Five Days Workshop, July 9 – 13, New York

by Oyin

The Cordwood Workweek combines all of the features of the three-day Cordwood Workshop and the one-day Earthwood Techniques workshop, but there is more time for individual hands-on instruction and cons…

Filed under: Education

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1048 views | Posted on: 11/05/2017 | Last updated: 11/05/2017

 

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