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aashe Webinar: Exciting and Effective Community – Higher Education Collaborations, August 14

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Universities are looking for new ways to benefit their local communities. Communities are looking for smart solutions to constantly changing problems. Both strive to become more resilient, sustainable

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1867 views | Posted on: 06/30/2019 | Last updated: 07/07/2019

Free Webinar: Update On The Federal Incentives For Electric Cars, July 26, 7-9pm ET

by himj // Student Of Green Building

Federal and state incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) have all changed recently, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the 2022 climate bill in Massachusetts, and new program announcements f

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 940 views | Posted on: 06/23/2023 | Last updated: 06/23/2023

Free CE Webinar, Energy Star + HVAC Grading, July 12, 12-1pm EST

by himj // Student Of Green Building

You should attend this webinar if you belong to either of these categories: Raters, HVAC, Designers, and home builders. You can gain a basic understanding of ANSI / RESNET / ACCA / ICC 310 -

HVAC - Protecting Healthy Buildings with Pure Air Optimization

0 replies | 1442 views | Posted on: 06/08/2023 | Last updated: 06/08/2023

Webinar: Indoor Air Quality, Presented by the Toronto Society of Architects, June 13, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

The average North American spends over 90% of their time indoors, making the quality of our indoor environments fundamental to promoting health and wellbeing. How much is really known about the air we

0 replies | 974 views | Posted on: 05/25/2023 | Last updated: 05/25/2023

Free Webinar: Great Data, Great Decisions: From Energy to Carbon Ratings, and the IRA, May 24, 12-1 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Let's talk about tools and processes to design, build and rate new homes, multifamily buildings, and gut renovations to meet, beat codes, achieve the Inflation Reduction Act 45L tax credits, and o

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1239 views | Posted on: 05/05/2023 | Last updated: 05/05/2023

Free PG&E Webinar: Advanced Framing Techniques for Energy and Resource Efficiency, May 24, 9-11am

by Hani // Social media manager

Did you know advanced framing techniques reduce material usage and create additional spacing for insulation in a home's wall? Advanced framing walls use 2x6 inch vertical studs spaced 24 inches ap

California Green Building

0 replies | 1721 views | Posted on: 04/19/2023 | Last updated: 04/20/2023

Using EPA's National Stormwater Calculator, Free CE Webinar, April 26, 12pm ET

by himj // Student Of Green Building

EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a software application tool that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site using green infrastructure as

0 replies | 1074 views | Posted on: 04/01/2023 | Last updated: 04/02/2023

Free USGBC LA Webinar: LA Green Jobs – Virtual Career Fair, April 26, 2:30-4 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Green job seekers: Attend the LA Green Jobs: Virtual Career Fair brought to you by USGBC-LA. 

This is a great opportunity if you’re looking for an opportunity to speak directly with

California Green Building

0 replies | 1044 views | Posted on: 03/15/2023 | Last updated: 03/16/2023

USGBC National Capital Region (NCR), Emerging Professionals Career Spotlight, March 14, 5–6 pm, Washington, DC

by Hani // Social media manager

Interested in a career involving sustainability in the built environment? There is a wide variety of education and professional careers that can lead to a place in the green building industry, whether

0 replies | 734 views | Posted on: 02/27/2023 | Last updated: 02/28/2023

USGBC Ohio Green Building Tour Series: Blue Ash Residence (in-person), February 24, 4:30-6:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

This LEED Platinum Certified home is a gut-rehab on a 1/4 acre lot is walking distance to downtown Blue Ash. The tax-abated home is extremely energy efficient and features a 5-kW solar array, zoned HV…

0 replies | 678 views | Posted on: 02/15/2023 | Last updated: 02/15/2023

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour: ZNE Modular + Passive New Construction + DER : September 20, Burlington, VT

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Attendees of this September event will have the opportunity to tour two very different projects: a newly constructed net-zero modular small house, designed to address housing needs in the wake of extr

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1762 views | Posted on: 08/26/2019 | Last updated: 08/26/2019

Green Drinks Fort Collins: Building Energy Challenge, August 28, 6:00-8:00pm, Fort Collins, CO

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Green Drinks Fort Collins was created in January 2007 as a way to bring together green-minded locals and provide a venue to socialize, and make connections with others in the community who care a

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Energy

0 replies | 1431 views | Posted on: 07/31/2019 | Last updated: 07/31/2019

Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA (Event also posted in the CA Group)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

(This event is posted on the Green Building Calendar and also in Rate It Green's California Group.) 

Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA:
https://www.rateitgreen

Tiny Houses

Keywords: Tiny Houses,Tiny Homes,Simple Living

0 replies | 1105 views | Posted on: 07/22/2019 | Last updated: 07/22/2019

5th Annual Berkshire East Wind Festival! August 9, Charlemont, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

What: The 5th Annual Berkshire East Wind Festival! Where: Berkshire East Mountain Resort in Charlemont, MA When: Sunday, August 9th at 12:00 PM Are you interested in learning more about the renew…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Wind

0 replies | 2125 views | Posted on: 07/16/2015 | Last updated: 07/16/2015

2019 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 1-2, Philadelphia, PA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades.

At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Community,Housing

0 replies | 1923 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/20/2019

Speaker Series at Night: Constructing a Green, Global Future, June 25, 5:00-7:00pm, Austin, TX

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Kicking off Global Week, ABoR is hosting a special evening edition of our Speaker Series. Join us for cocktails as we discuss innovative green building programs that are making sustainability the

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability

0 replies | 1522 views | Posted on: 06/06/2019 | Last updated: 06/06/2019

Sustainable Buildings Forum, June 4, 7:30-11:30am, Madison, WI

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Many firms have at least one or two showcase projects that have reached aspirational sustainable design goals. The challenge is to maintain this level of performance across a portfolio and move your b

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1562 views | Posted on: 05/24/2019 | Last updated: 05/24/2019

Next Generation Water Summit, June 12-14, Santa Fe, NM

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

The 3rd annual Next Generation Water Summit will be held on June 12-June 14, 2019. The Summit focuses on water conservation and water reuse in the arid Southwest. It brings together builders, des

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Climate Change,Water Conservation,water reuse

0 replies | 1417 views | Posted on: 04/29/2019 | Last updated: 04/29/2019

To Reach the Global Lighting Goal we have to educate people about LEDs

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

The Global Lighting Challenge is a race to install 10 billion high-efficiency light bulbs and fixtures. The goal of the campaign is to reach a cumulative global sale of 10 billion high efficiency, hig…

Filed under: LED Lighting

Keywords: LED,Global Lighting Challenge

0 replies | 1670 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016

How to Transition to a Low Carbon Economy by 2030? Enter Masdar's Contest to win a Trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week in January, 2016!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

How can we transition to a low carbon economy by 2030? Click on this link, and pen a blog post with YOUR ideas to win a trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability week in January, 2016! http://masdar.a

Filed under: Contests and Votes

Keywords: Climate Change,Sustainability,Carbon,Masdar

0 replies | 1745 views | Posted on: 12/22/2015 | Last updated: 12/22/2015

Building Code Update II - An Overview of Key Changes, Tuesday 12/8 12-1:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

December Brown Bag: Building Code Update Part II - An Overview of Key Changes Tuesday, 12/8/2015 12-1:30 pm Boulder County Courthouse Annex (Caribou Room-2nd Floor) 2045 13th St. Boulder, C…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Codes

0 replies | 1141 views | Posted on: 11/22/2015 | Last updated: 11/23/2015

Flux and Partners debut the Quartz Project Open Database to help Decisonmakers Select Lower-Impact and Lower Toxicity Materials

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

There continues to be exciting collaboration around health and green building. This week at Greenbiz' VERGE Conference Flux, the Healthy Building Network, Google and Thinkstep launched the Quartz Proj…

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Related to: Other Cleaning Products

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Healthy Building Materials,The Quartz Common Product Database,Toxicity

0 replies | 1423 views | Posted on: 10/28/2015 | Last updated: 10/28/2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: October 8. "OFF + ON The Climate Movement and The Road to Paris"

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

"Off + On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris". This Thursday, October 8th First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: Doors open at 7:00 …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Boston Area Solar Energy Association,Solar Energy

0 replies | 1477 views | Posted on: 10/06/2015 | Last updated: 10/06/2015

TONIGHT 9/10 - Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 7 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 7pm Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music Admission: Sliding Scale- Pay what you can Can't attend -…

Filed under: Climate Change

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Environment,Renewable Energy,Bill McKibben,Naomi Klein

0 replies | 1890 views | Posted on: 09/10/2015 | Last updated: 09/10/2015

The 8th Annual Boston GreenFest is this weekend! August 21st-23rd, Boston City Hall Plaza - FREE!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green

Boston GreenFest is the region's largest multicultural environmental music festival. Boston GreenFest is a celebration of life and possibility, providing you with ideas and experiences that can shape …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Boston GreenFest

0 replies | 1247 views | Posted on: 08/20/2015 | Last updated: 08/20/2015

 

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