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Webinar: Moving Climate Action Forward - Will We Get the Job Done?, January 13, 1-2:15 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change.

Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Environmental Actvitism,Sustainability,Climate Actio

0 replies | 930 views | Posted on: 12/14/2020 | Last updated: 12/16/2020

Free Webinar: Resources for High-Efficiency Electrification Technology Training, March 27, 12 - 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

New Buildings Institute (NBI) invite you to join them for an exciting webinar marking the end of the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) project funded b

California Green Building

0 replies | 459 views | Posted on: 03/17/2025 | Last updated: 03/17/2025

Free Webinar: Marine Materials - Designing the Future, March 25, 12 to 1:30 PM

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

When our oceans are healthy our world is healthy. Oceans play a critical role in regulating our climate and weather patterns, and provide a wide range of food and medicinal ingredients,

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 706 views | Posted on: 02/20/2025 | Last updated: 02/20/2025

NABCEP CE Conference, March 24-27, Reno, Nevada - The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The advanced-level content presented at the annual NABCEP CE Conference is geared toward PV industry professionals who have experience with PV installation, solar+storage, technical sales, design, O&a

0 replies | 742 views | Posted on: 01/28/2025 | Last updated: 02/27/2025

Free Webinar: The Latest Technology in Air Tightness Testing, January 15, 3:30-5 ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Building diagnostic tools continue to improve with new advances in technology. Join NEHERS (Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance) for this webinar to learn how the newest generation of to

0 replies | 429 views | Posted on: 01/08/2025 | Last updated: 01/08/2025

Phius Project Certification Workshop, Online, January 15, 1-5 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

The Project Certification Workshop offers best practices and useful tips for the Phius project certification process.

 

About Phius:

Phius is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committe

0 replies | 692 views | Posted on: 12/17/2024 | Last updated: 12/17/2024

LEED for Homes Green Rater Training, Online Training, December 20, 12 - 3 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

LEED requires third-party on-site verification and performance testing by a LEED Green Rater, and demand is growing. Now, residential and mixed-use projects of any size can go under the LEED for

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 734 views | Posted on: 11/24/2024 | Last updated: 11/24/2024

Free Webinar: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, November 22, 11:30 am - 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Material conversion from source to useful products often has tremendous detrimental environmental implications in terms of energy demands, greenhouse gas emissions, and other toxic waste releases. Thi

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 734 views | Posted on: 11/05/2024 | Last updated: 11/05/2024

Free Webinar: Electrifying Restaurants, November 6, 10am-12pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This class is an introduction to electric options for restaurant kitchens, from hole-in-the-wall diners to Michelin Star fine dining, with an emphasis on culinary traditions from around the world, inc

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 932 views | Posted on: 10/14/2024 | Last updated: 10/16/2024

Blueprint: Quick Sustainability Wins in Existing Buildings, March 19, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar to identify low-cost, high-value sustainability opportunities in existing buildings and across portfolios.

 

Building on the leading sustainability work that Greenprint me

Filed under: Builders/Contractors - Commercial

Keywords: Green Building,Webinar,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 1550 views | Posted on: 02/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/01/2021

Webinar: Breakthroughs Inspired by Buildings, From Talk to Action to Outcomes, February 18, 10 am PT / 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Decarbonizing buildings in Canada and beyond is essential to a low carbon future. Residential and commercial energy retrofits and carbon-proofing new builds has enormous potential to reduce emissions,

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Canada,Decarbonization

0 replies | 1133 views | Posted on: 02/11/2021 | Last updated: 02/11/2021

Virtual Pro Green Building Tour: Campus Built for Living Building Challenge Certification, January 29, 12:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

by SarahA

Join NESEA for the first virtual Pro Tour of 2021, hosted by Kaplan Thompson Architects and featuring a recently completed non-profit campus built for Living Building Challenge certification. The proj

Filed under: Green Schools

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Certification,Living Building Challenge,Solar,Building Design and Construction,Mechanical System

0 replies | 1239 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/12/2021

Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?"

by Rate It Green Team


Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w

SEBC Expo & Education on July 27 & 28

by AbbieKnight

Hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) is a two-day (July 27 & 28) Expo and Education Show featuring various networking opportunities, profess…

Filed under: Events

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1125 views | Posted on: 05/26/2017 | Last updated: 05/26/2017

Webinar: What is the West Michigan Green Affordable Housing Program? December 16, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

For the 6th year in a row the GreenHome Institute is excited to continue their Green Affordable Housing program, this time assisting project all throughout West Michigan and Kalamazoo through 2023.

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Michigan

0 replies | 1067 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 12/04/2020

Free Green Building Webinar by GreenCE: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, November 23, 12-1pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Today, we'll discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.

Learning Objectives:

Filed under: Doors, Windows and Openings

Keywords: Openings,Vertical Operating Systems

0 replies | 1839 views | Posted on: 11/17/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Virtual Conference: MEGA Navigating the Emerging Energy Environment, November 17-18

by SarahA

Join A&WMA for the 13th MEGA Symposium on the emerging energy environment! 

The A&WMA MEGA Symposium will examine the various perspectives on electric power issues as the ind

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Climate Change,Policy,Air Quality,renewables,Waste,Regulation,Batteries,Electric power industry,Water Quality,Electric Power

0 replies | 1776 views | Posted on: 11/03/2020 | Last updated: 11/03/2020

Buildings 2.0 Conference, UI Labs, Chicago, September 19

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

A full-day inside look into "smart buildings" featuring keynotes from WeWork, Microsoft, SOM, DPR, Certain Measures and more. We're talking about how A.I., machine learning, IoT, and other emerging…

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1143 views | Posted on: 09/17/2017 | Last updated: 09/17/2017

Lunch & Learn: Natural Gas for Sustainable Design, September 13 in Chattanooga TN

by AbbieKnight

Free for Members to Attend / $15 Non-Members: RSVP HERE! Join green|spaces for our monthly lunch & learn. September is presented by Chattanooga Gas - Natural Gas for Sustainable Design. At the e…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 603 views | Posted on: 08/17/2017 | Last updated: 08/17/2017

Stonington Passive House Construction Site Visit Monday, July 31, 2017, 5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Wyeth Architects llc will host a construction site visit of their single-family project slated for Passive House, LEED, and Energy Star certifications. This event is free, though a limited number o…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 1608 views | Posted on: 07/28/2017 | Last updated: 07/28/2017

USGBC CO Roaring Fork Rocky Mountain Institute Presentation & Tour, July 21, Basalt

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Join an event hosted by USGBC Colorado Roaring Fork Branch and AIA Colorado West. At this event, attendees will tour the new Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) building in Basalt, Colorado. Following t…

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 928 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure could Increase under proposed EPA changes, July 19, Washington, DC

by AbbieKnight

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 769 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Free GBRC Seminar: Mobility and Green Buildings, July 26, Houston

by AbbieKnight

People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, an…

Filed under: Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1123 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices

by AbbieKnight

The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies …

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 1274 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017

Solar Power - Texas, June 13-14, Austin

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

With solar booming in the Lone Star state, leading the U.S. in use of renewable energy, increasing your visibility and company in the Texas market is more important than ever.The event will provide an…

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 926 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/07/2017

 

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