Other Green Building Discussions

Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference, June 14-15

Green Building,Sustainability,Energy Conservation,Energy Management

by AbbieKnight

ProExpos Group presents the 12th annual Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference. This event will feature over 250 exhibitors displaying products and services necessary for the operation, management, maintenance and ren… more...

  Filed under: Events

Congratulations to ZeroEnergy Design for Receiving Fine Homebuilding's 2017 Award for Best Energy-Smart Home

Green Building,High Performance Building,NetZero Energy

by Rate It Green Team

Rate It Green Member ZeroEnergy Design has been awarded the 2017 Award for Best Energy-Smart Home, along with Thoughtforms Corpporation, for a Net Positive Farmhouse in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The Award is presented by Fine Homebuilding an… more...

  Filed under: Company News and Highlights

Webinar: How Sustainable is Our Global Climate Ethos? June 8th 1:15-2:45pm EST

Global Climate Ethos,Climate Action

by Matt Z. Student

How Sustainable is Our Global Climate Ethos and will it create a sustainable climate? Building on decades of work across the globe by the public and private sectors, has a shared global climate ethos -- a sense of collective commitment … more...

  Filed under: Climate Change

Snapshot on Sustainability - We stand on the shoulders of giants

Germany,Energy Infrastructure,built environment,energy independence

by StacySinclair Technical writer

USGBC-LA's blog "Snapshot on Sustainability", continues this week with reflections about the past built environment- and looking ahead. This week's new post is entitled, "I see further by standing on the shoulders of giants". I hope you w… more...

  Filed under: Resilience

USGBC MA Green Building Tour: Fort Hill E+ Homes Project, June 7, 5:30-7 pm

Green Building,Green Building Tour

by AbbieKnight

Sage Builders LLC’s Fort Hill E+ Homes Project consists of two energy-efficient duplex homes designed to look like a traditional Georgian Colonial and its companion carriage house. The featured homes are part of Boston’s E+ Green Buildi… more...

  Filed under: Events

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building, Friday June 16, 5:45 pm, Farmington

Green Building Tour,CLT - Cross Laminated Timber

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday May 26, 5:45 pm Farmington, NY CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and certificates of participation are available This … more...

  Filed under: New York

The Architect's Newspaper: Facades + Boston Conference, June 6

by AbbieKnight

Facades+ returns for a second time to Boston, this time expanding the morning forum with an afternoon of workshops. Facades+ brings together top professionals from the worlds of design, fabrication, and construction to consider how high per… more...

  Filed under: Events

Energy & Sustainability Summit 2017 May 25th 7:30am-6pm

Climate Change,clean energy,Sustainability

by Matt Z. Student

2016 was officially the warmest year on record, with temperatures almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the pre-industrial level. The year also brought change to Washington, with many uncertain or fearful of what is to come. California h… more...

  Filed under: California

The Future of the Grid May 24th 6-9pm

Energy Efficiency,Smart Grid,Electrical System

by Matt Z. Student

The energy industry is dramatically changing! In the face of expanding customer expectations, as today we use more electronic devices than ever, the demand for power continues to grow rapidly. With the increasing environmental regulation… more...

  Filed under: Energy

Webinar: Ending Energy Poverty May 30th 11:30-1:00pm

Energy Access,Affordable Energy

by Matt Z. Student

Global electrification reached 85.3% in 2014, however, over 1 billion people still do not have electricity and more than 2.7 billion people are without clean cooking facilities. What has worked in developing nations to increase access t… more...

  Filed under: Energy