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DIY Solar Power Fan Installation - Reduce Shed Heat and Stagnant Air

Air Quality,Indoor Air Quality,Fans,IAQ,Ventilation,DIY,heat,Exhaust fans

by Rate It Green Team

A solar powered fan is a great and simple idea to remove excess heat from a shed. And this is a Scout project in addition, where (with supervision), the kids can get involved and learn as well.  Apparently this Scout shed sometim… more...

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A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Healthy Building,HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,Heat Pumps,IAQ,Ventilation,Filtration,Mini Splits

by Rate It Green Team

Indoor air quality, or IAQ, awareness has been growing in recent years due in some part to the COVID pandemic and increasing outdoor air pollution concerns such as wildfire exhaust/pollution, which enters buildings and irritates and cau… more...

  Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Free Webinar: Multi-Family Domestic Hot Water, March 28, 9-11am

by Hani Social media manager

Moving from fossil-fuel boilers to other forms of domestic hot water heating can be challenging, but it’s definitely doable. This training offers experience and strategies for providing DHW in multifamily projects. As a result of this… more...

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Free Webinar: A Study Overview: State-by-State Green Tax Credit Affordable Housing, April 10, 12-1pm EDT

by Hani Social media manager

In early 2023, NHT embarked on the process of reviewing the Qualified Allocation Plans (QAPs) from all 50 state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) and three local allocating agencies (Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C.) to identify t… more...

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Free Online Training: Residential Lighting for Beauty, Comfort and Efficiency, April 5, 9am-12pm PT

by Hani Social media manager

This class shows designers, specifiers, contractors, and homeowners how to create beautiful residential lighting while saving energy and meeting code. Award-winning lighting designer David Wilds Patton and author and lighting expert Clifton… more...

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Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, April 5, 12-2pm

by Hani Social media manager

While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and batteries systems is robust, 24/7 backup power on d… more...

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Free Webinar: Cost-Effective Home Electrification Retrofits, April 11, 10-11:30am PST

by Hani Social media manager

From inspecting existing systems to planning and installing future all-electric energy upgrades, this course will cover the many options and strategies for cost-effective home electrification retrofits. First, this course will explain the i… more...

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Free Webinar: Translating the Hidden Value of Zero: Proven Behavior Change Techniques, April 4, 2pm EST

by Hani Social media manager

There are seven tried-and-true principles for changing behavior, yet it’s surprising how often we neglect them when promoting high-performance buildings. It’s a huge loss to move the construction industry to high-performance bui… more...

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2024 Getting to Zero Forum, May 21-23, Charlotte, North Carolina

by Sureya Edwards

The Getting to Zero Forum is the premier event dedicated to building decarbonization. With a growing number of climate emergencies across the United States and around the world, there is no more important time than now for the Getting to Ze… more...

  Filed under: Environment

Free Webinar: Heat Pumps for Architects and Designers of Commercial Buildings, March 27, 1-2:30 pm PST

by Hani Social media manager

Heat pumps are an integral technology to achieving deep decarbonization in both new and existing buildings. However, there are many types and applications for heat pumps that have different considerations. In this class, we will review why … more...

  Filed under: Webinars