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Webinar: Reasons for Switching to All-Electric, July 26, 12 PM

by gracemorrison

Residential electrification is a crucial step in the pathway towards widespread decarbonization, and with the recent advancement and increased availability of electric appliances now may be the best t

Filed under: Webinars

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Passive House Massachusetts,Electrification,All-Electric Homes

0 replies | 1278 views | Posted on: 06/24/2022 | Last updated: 06/25/2022

Free Webinar: We Can't Wait Until 2050: Reaching Zero Embodied Carbon Today, December 4, 9:30-11:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

A stable climate demands that buildings radically reduce their carbon footprint and move toward carbon neutrality by 2050. Electrification, advancements in efficient decarbonized building systems and

California Green Building

0 replies | 900 views | Posted on: 11/13/2024 | Last updated: 11/13/2024

Free Online Course: Designing Commercial Spaces with Modern Ceiling Fans, November 12, 9 am - 1 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This workshop focuses on designing commercial spaces with modern ceiling fans and will be of interest to architects, engineers, and builders. The workshop will start out with the context and benefits

California Green Building

0 replies | 599 views | Posted on: 10/23/2024 | Last updated: 10/23/2024

5th Edition of International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy

by Ruby Dawson

The 5th Edition of the International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy, also known as Green Chemistry 2025, will convene in Rome, Italy. Scheduled from June 2-4, 2025 this hybrid even

Filed under: Education

0 replies | 104 views | Posted on: 09/28/2024 | Last updated: 09/28/2024

Free Webinar: Green and Sustainable Development Forum, October 4, 9:30-11 am

by Hani // Social media manager

On the 4th of October for an insightful and impactful event dedicated to Green and Sustainable Development. This event aims to bring together environmental experts, policymakers, industry leaders, and

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 416 views | Posted on: 09/05/2024 | Last updated: 09/06/2024

What’s Possible: Health, Equity, and Climate-Aligned Affordable Housing, September 17, Basalt, Colorado

by Hani // Social media manager

Join RMI and TACAW for an inspiring evening dedicated to solutions for healthy, safe, and climate-aligned affordable housing! This event celebrates the release of the groundbreaking book, What&rs

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 489 views | Posted on: 08/16/2024 | Last updated: 08/16/2024

Free Webinar: $ave Money, $ave Energy Series #2: ComEd's Free Retro-commissioning, August 21, 1-1:30 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Join Illinois Green Alliance's Building Energy Resource Hub team and ComEd for this 30 minute webinar to learn how your facility can save money and energy with a ComEd Retro-Commissionin

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 339 views | Posted on: 07/27/2024 | Last updated: 07/29/2024

Free Webinar: How to get the Inflation Reduction Act 45L $5000 per housing unit, July 24, 12-1pm EDT

by Hani // Social media manager

Under the Inflation Reduction Act 2022, a program called 45L allows for up to $5000 per single-family home or multifamily housing unit to achieve the DOE Zero Energy Ready Certification or lower amoun

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Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 277 views | Posted on: 07/01/2024 | Last updated: 07/01/2024

Free Webinar: Electrifying Schools, July 24, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This class is an introduction to electric options for common uses of gas in schools, including HVAC and Hot Water, electric school buses, chemistry lab equipment, the cafeteria kitchen equipment, and

California Green Building

0 replies | 719 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 07/01/2024

20th Edition Green Building Congress 2022, Telangana, India, October 20-22

by samanthaklein // Intern

At Green Building Congress 2022 you will:
  • Listen to experts across the Green building & Construction Industry in India and abroad to expand your knowledge.
  • Learn more about the latest and

Filed under: Events

India Green Building

Keywords: Green Products,Net Zero Water Management,Building Technology,Net Zero Energy

0 replies | 1348 views | Posted on: 09/07/2022 | Last updated: 09/07/2022

Making Energy Work Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 25 - 27

by gracemorrison

WHERE ENERGY POLICY GETS TO WORK. Join stakeholders from across the country to engage in thought-provoking discussion, networking opportunities, and thought leadership designed to shape policie

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 939 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/21/2022

Bangladesh Solar Week 2022: Conference & Awards, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 14

by gracemorrison

Bangladesh is aiming for 2.3 GW of solar this decade. The government of Bangladesh has set a target to generate 40% of its electricity from renewables by 2041 while aiming to reduce pollution from pow

Solar Energy and Green Building

0 replies | 875 views | Posted on: 07/25/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Oil and Gas Cleantech Virtual Challenge, September 29

by gracemorrison

The Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge is a product innovation showcase and competition that connects clean technology solutions to the oil and natural gas industry. As the oil and natural ga

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 279 views | Posted on: 07/07/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

High Performance Ventilation Workshop presented by Ventacity Systems, June 28, Burlington, MA

by YijunW

Ventilation for High Performance Commerical Buildings Presented by Ventacity Systems Participants will learn: • What are high performance buildings and high performance ventilation • Why eff…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 941 views | Posted on: 05/03/2018 | Last updated: 05/03/2018

Women in Green Advancing Sustainable Development Goals in Florida, Online, June 28, 12 pm

by gracemorrison

In this year's Women in Green, with the theme of "Rising Collective," the USGBC FL WIG Host Committee will host three events in 2022 focusing on 17 women in Florida who have made a posit

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 800 views | Posted on: 06/14/2022 | Last updated: 06/20/2022

Follow Along on the #GreenInfluencerATL Tour of Mitsubishi's Atlanta Headquarters with Corbett Lunsford

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin



See Corbett Lunsford geek out during the #GreenInfluencerATL Mitsubishi tour, and you might be jealous.

His first stop?  The 3D i-SEE sensor, an 8-element infrared-ray sensor “ca



Filed under: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Green Influencer ATL

0 replies | 1991 views | Posted on: 06/02/2022 | Last updated: 06/21/2022

May 26: Protecting Open Spaces Through Well Planned Cities, May 26, 6 pm PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This webinar will discuss how Bend, Oregon's open space advocates lead the successful move away from sprawl to a more dense, walkable, and vibrant cityscape.

Bend had spent the last few decades

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Urban Resilience,California,Leadership,Cities

0 replies | 725 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022 | Last updated: 05/18/2022

Free Online Deconstruction Masterclass Series by Rethos, Part 2: Climate & Environmental Impacts, May 11, 10 am CDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

It's no secret that building construction and demolition produce lots of waste that ends up in landfills across the  globe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that 600 m

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Architecture,Economy,Deconstruction

0 replies | 479 views | Posted on: 04/16/2022 | Last updated: 04/21/2022

Harvard Study: Students Can't Think Straight During a Heat Wave

by YijunW

Heat waves have devastating consequences for public health globally. Buildings can heighten temperature exposures during heat waves by maintaining high indoor temperatures overnight even when high sur

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 1929 views | Posted on: 07/26/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023

Solar Power and Energy Efficiency for Your Home, August 13, 2018, New Haven Connecticut

by Aditya

Learn how solar power and energy efficiency measures in your home can help save money and reduce your carbon footprint in the process. Free and open to all homeowners in the Greater New Haven area.

Filed under: Energy

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Solar Energy

0 replies | 804 views | Posted on: 07/16/2018 | Last updated: 07/16/2018

World Microgrids- The Operator and User Forum, September 5-7 in Miami

by AbbieKnight

World Microgrids is launching in Miami to create a global forum for microgrid operators and users. Bringing piers together to tackle common challenges to microgrid deployment, integration and operatio…

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Economy,Microgrid

0 replies | 1163 views | Posted on: 06/28/2018 | Last updated: 06/28/2018

Global Climate Action Summit, September 12 - 14, San Francisco, CA

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements …

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,Sustainability,Global Climate Action Summit

0 replies | 1019 views | Posted on: 06/15/2018 | Last updated: 08/13/2018

ECN Neighborhood Sustainability Tours - July 17, Detroit, MI

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Join ECN for an inspiring tour of eastside Detroit's "rebirth next door" that highlights the physical and personal ways that Eastside Community Network does sustainable development. Rebirth can be see…

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Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Eastside Community Network,Tour

0 replies | 1103 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo, October 23 - 25, Tampa, FL

by YijunW

City leaders and innovators, this is for you. Join us for the Smart Cities Connect Fall Conference and Expo, co-located with the Defense TechConnect Fall Conference and SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit. T…

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1976 views | Posted on: 05/18/2018 | Last updated: 05/18/2018

The 3rd US Offshore Wind 2018 Conference and Exhibition, June 7 - 8, Boston, MA

by YijunW

The USOW18 event is THE #1 networking hub for businesses that are looking to invest, find partners or secure contracts for upcoming US offshore wind projects. USOW18 unites 1000+ executives and covers…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 951 views | Posted on: 05/11/2018 | Last updated: 05/12/2018

 

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