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EarthCraft Builder Training, August 23, Atlanta, Georgia

by gracemorrison

This EarthCraft Builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design. Explore the ways the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the gr

Related to: HVAC Instrumentation and Controls

Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices

0 replies | 1198 views | Posted on: 06/15/2022 | Last updated: 06/16/2022

Free Traffic to your Online Presence

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

If you're a certified or experienced green building professional we invite you to post your profile on FootForward.

Your provider listing is all you need to promote, book and receive payment fo

Filed under: Energy Auditing - Commercial

0 replies | 644 views | Posted on: 02/08/2023 | Last updated: 02/08/2023

BuildingEnergy Boston, March 28-29, Boston, Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 indust

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 2761 views | Posted on: 01/20/2023 | Last updated: 01/25/2023

Free CE Webinar: Hemp Insulation 101, February 1, 12pm - 1pm EST

by Luqman // Marketer

An overview of the history of U.S. grown industrial hemp and new U.S. manufactured hemp fiber insulation. Participants will learn how this zero V.O.C. and negative embodied carbon product can create l

Filed under: Webinars

Related to: Insulation

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Insulation,Hemp Building Materials

0 replies | 1767 views | Posted on: 01/05/2023 | Last updated: 01/09/2023

Free Webinar: NECEC Emerging Trends Series - Decarbonizing Building Heating, January 19, Online, 10-11:30 AM ET

by Rushabh // Social media manager

One of the toughest barriers to achieving net zero is how to decarbonize the thermal side of energy production (e.g. building heating). Electrification with heat pumps has been proposed as a broadly a

0 replies | 1284 views | Posted on: 12/16/2022 | Last updated: 12/16/2022

Free Webinar: Zero is the New Black: The Path to Carbon Neutrality, December 8, 10 am - 2 pm GMT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Buildings have one of the highest carbon footprints—they currently contribute to 30% of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consume around 40% of the world’s energy. The const

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Business Development,Energy Efficiency,Technology,Carbon Footprint

0 replies | 1200 views | Posted on: 11/28/2022 | Last updated: 11/29/2022

Hybrid Event: High Rise / Low Carbon: Nimble Brains for Complex Buildings, NYC, and Online, November 30, 9am ET

by Luqman // Marketer

As buildings transitioned from analog to digital systems, controls were dominated by platforms with high financial and educational entry thresholds. But with a movement towards relying on natural ener

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,building energy exchange,New York Green Building

0 replies | 2098 views | Posted on: 11/04/2022 | Last updated: 11/06/2022

National Self Build & Renovation Centre (NSBRC) - Free Passivhaus Workshop, November 25-26, Swindon, UK

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Passivhaus Trust partner with NSBRC for a free in-person Passivhaus Workshop. This two-day event will enable you to understand the key aspects of Passivhaus, the application of Passivhaus retrofi

UK Green Building

0 replies | 1226 views | Posted on: 10/18/2022 | Last updated: 11/15/2022

Energy Analysis, Online Training presented by cove.tool, Hosted by Built Environment Plus, October 11, 3-5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Research highlights the benefit of running a whole building energy analysis in a wide array of areas including reducing costs, improving a project’s marketability, and fighting climate change. I

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1154 views | Posted on: 09/30/2022 | Last updated: 10/03/2022

Green Living Festival: Missouri Botanical Garden, September 17

by samanthaklein // Intern

Entrance to the Green Living Festival is included with regular entry to the Missouri Botanical Garden. FREE for Garden Members. FREE St. Louis City and County resident admission till noon.

12:30 p.

Filed under: Events

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Community Events,Community Garden,Missouri

0 replies | 1024 views | Posted on: 09/06/2022 | Last updated: 09/06/2022

Introduction to the Passive House Standard, October 13, 1 pm ET

by gracemorrison

Passive House goals and methodology change the way architects and builders think and work, making the architectural design itself a driver of climate, health, and social solutions. This is a 4-hour co

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1182 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/21/2022

Anti-Microbials, Anti-Bacterials, Disinfectants, Oh My!

by samanthaklein // Intern

Image Source: Verostock

 

Microbes are everywhere: in soil and tap water, on furniture, and even inside our bodies. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, these microorganisms are co

Filed under: Green Living

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Covid-19,antimicrobial,Bacteria,Viruses

0 replies | 3923 views | Posted on: 07/13/2022 | Last updated: 03/30/2023

Retrofit Now! Reducing Carbon and Complying with LL97, July 20, 21, 27, & 28, 9:00am - 12:30pm

by gracemorrison

New York has gotten serious about climate change and this will have a huge impact on architectural practice. Local Law 97 sets carbon caps on emissions from large buildings and will be enforced with f

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 389 views | Posted on: 07/06/2022 | Last updated: 07/22/2022

Women in Green Jobs

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

This week I’m at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, watching and learning as over 3,000 teens from about 82 countries share research and innovative ideas that could ch

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 1172 views | Posted on: 05/16/2018 | Last updated: 02/18/2023

Webinar: LEED for Cities + Communities: A Catalyst for Change, July 1, 1PM

by gracemorrison

In this session, panelists will address how local leaders are scaling up the impact of individual green buildings and spaces to the city and community level. They will share examples of certified

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1193 views | Posted on: 06/07/2022 | Last updated: 06/13/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions - Plus! June 22, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In this course, we will discuss vertical operating systems to better understand their construction and the operating systems used in each type. Characteristics of various types of vertical operating s

0 replies | 983 views | Posted on: 05/24/2022 | Last updated: 05/26/2022

Net Zero Roundtable, Maynard High School, Maynard, MA, September 25, 7-9 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Please join Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) on September 25 from 7-9pm at Maynard High School for a Net-Zero Roundtable. MCAN will be co-sponsoring this event with Northeast Energy Efficiency Partn

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: MCAN

0 replies | 1230 views | Posted on: 09/16/2018 | Last updated: 09/27/2018

The Mid-Atlantic Bioenergy Conference & Expo (MABEX), September 12-14, 2018, Philadelphia, PA

by Aditya

The Mid-Atlantic Bioenergy Council (MABEC) is looking forward to welcoming over 300 attendees from the Mid-Atlantic and beyond to Philadelphia, PA, September 12-14, 2018. ​Multiple program tracks…

Filed under: Energy

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: clean energy,Bioenergy

0 replies | 1614 views | Posted on: 08/17/2018 | Last updated: 08/17/2018

Sustainable Job Opportunity: Greenovate Boston Communications Manager

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Overview: Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job): Greenovate Boston is the Mayor’s initiative to engage all Bostonians in the City’s climate action goals, while continuing to…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Keywords: Greenovate Boston,Job Search

0 replies | 1292 views | Posted on: 08/09/2018 | Last updated: 08/10/2018

Online: USGBC New Member Volunteer Orientation, 3 - 4:15 PM, August 14

by Eileen Flynn // Student

USGBC is all in to get everyone in a green building in this generation and volunteers are a key part of accomplishing this big goal. Volunteers were at the core of USGBC’s foundation in 1993, and co…

Filed under: Events

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Online Course,LEED Building

0 replies | 1451 views | Posted on: 07/25/2018 | Last updated: 07/25/2018

Urban Transportation and Sustainability, September 13, 8:00 – 2:00, Atlanta, GA

by Eileen Flynn // Student

This conference is a premier forum for advancing cutting-edge practices in urban transportation and sustainability both in the United States of America and Germany. Professionals established in resear…

Filed under: Events

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Transportation

0 replies | 983 views | Posted on: 07/10/2018 | Last updated: 07/10/2018

Green Building Bike Tour by USGBC Massachusetts, August 25, 9am - 2pm, Somerville

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join USGBC Massachusetts for another year of touring green buildings by bike. Biking is one of the healthiest, greenest, and best ways to see the city in all its architectural glory. This tour is …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Tour,Green Building Bike Tour

0 replies | 1676 views | Posted on: 06/22/2018 | Last updated: 06/22/2018

Healthy Products For Everyone, Sept 11 - 13, Pittsuburgh, PA

by Eileen Flynn // Student

"What the Living Building Challenge has done for building design and construction, the Expo is doing for product design and manufacturing. As a specifier, I am able to have meaningful conversations wi…

Filed under: Events

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Sustainability,Pennsylvania,Healthy products

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 06/13/2018 | Last updated: 06/13/2018

U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index: California in the First Place, Followed by Massachusetts

by YijunW

Clean Edge’s 2017 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index ranks the clean-tech activities of all 50 states and the United States’ 50 largest metropolitan areas from electric vehicles, renewables initia…

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 979 views | Posted on: 06/04/2018 | Last updated: 06/05/2018

Live Seminar: Tiny Houses - A Sustainable, Eco-Friendly and Affordable Housing Solution, June 29, Oakland, CA

by YijunW

A Tiny Solution to a Big Housing Crisis California is experiencing major affordable housing crisis. Are tiny houses a partial answer to this problem? The tiny house movement is no longer a fad, bu…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 1389 views | Posted on: 05/20/2018 | Last updated: 05/20/2018

 

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