Other Green Building Discussions

Free Webinar: Mechanical Rooms: Strategies for Electrification Retrofits in Homes, October 3, 9am-12pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

For as long as we’ve built homes, we’ve been using some kind combustion appliance system to heat them. As a result, our buildings are designed and constructed to safely manage the operation of gas appliances. In this webinar, Da… more...

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Free Webinar: Clean Energy Workforce Diversity: Access, Inclusion and Belonging, October 2, 10-11am PT

by Hani Social media manager

Market evolution, technological innovation, and policies focused on climate action have strengthened economic opportunities in the U.S. energy sector and driven workforce development. However, the clean energy labor pool lacks diversity, an… more...

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Free Webinar: GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Virtual Training + Exam, October 2, 10am-2pm PDT

by Hani Social media manager

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performance buildings, creating increased demand for sustainable building skills across the country. This course teaches the foundat… more...

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Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Water Heating, October 1, 9am-12pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an attractive fuel source to designers and b… more...

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Free Webinar: Fundamentals of Lighting (IES) - Mod 2: Electric Light Sources- Part of a 10 part lighting series, September 25, 5:30-8 pm

by Hani Social media manager

The newly revised IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Fundamentals of Lighting series is a great technical introduction for those entering lighting and related fields, including designers, salespeople, energy specialists, contractors, an… more...

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Free Webinar: Planning and Quantifying Your Industrial Electrification Journey, September 30, 10am - 12pm

by Hani Social media manager

Designed for industrial owners and operators, this introductory class describes how to plan your industrial electrification journey. This class, offered in partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE), will provide guidance on how to:&… more...

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Finding Paths Forward: Ideas for When We Disagree in the Green Building Industry

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

It was energizing to receive quite a few positive responses to Rate It Green’s New Year’s email.  Some people were appreciative of our efforts to bring the green building community together, and there was also some awesome … more...

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COP28 - Is this Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Climate Change,Paris Agreement,COP28,Climate Change Mitigation,UN,UNPCC

by Rate It Green Team

The 28th COP, or Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, took place in Dubai from November 20 to December 13, 2023. If you're an optimist, you might think it’s a great sign that a critical globa… more...

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Major Green Building Organizations Rally Around the Common Materials Framework (CMF)

Transparency,Green Building Certifications,Building Materials,Certifications,Common Materials Framework,CMF

by Rate It Green Team

At Greenbuild 2023, leading green building organizations, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the U.S. Green Building Coun… more...

  Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Free Greenbuild Webinar: Electrifying Public and Commercial Buildings: Where to Begin? September 19, 1-2pm ET

by Hani Social media manager

Decarbonizing our vast commercial and public building stock is a challenge that we must face without delay – and one that the Biden administration and a range of state and local governments are confronting aggressively. But where do w… more...

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