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Reactive Sensors and Controls for Home Ventilation, Featuring Corbett Lunsford
Posted by: Rate It Green Team
Matt Hoots is right that the age of reactive, or smart, sensors is really just about here. We&rs
0 replies | 22 views | Posted on: 05/21/2022
How to get FULL value for your GREEN Home: Key Points to Consider in Buying and Selling
Posted by: Rate It Green Team
If you've got 5 minutes to learn about protecting the value of what is likely to be your key asset,
1 replies | 103 views | Posted on: 05/21/2022
2022 Affordable Housing Summit, June 14-15, 8 am EST
Posted by: samanthaklein
Housing plays a critical role in the health and equity of neighborhoods and in their resiliency to the effects
… more...0 replies | 16 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022
June 2, Demand Control Ventilation, June 2, 10:30 am EDT
Posted by: samanthaklein
The advent of building management protocols resulting from COVID-19 combined with inflationary energy costs ha
… more...0 replies | 228 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022
FAT2022 | 4th Edition of Euro-Global Conference on Food Science and Technology
Posted by: foodscience2022
With colossal delight, Magnus Group is inviting delegates and participants from all around the globe to join i
… more...0 replies | 25 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022
Webinar: Copper -- Essential Element of Sustainable and Resilient Design, June 1, 12 pm EDT
Posted by: samanthaklein
This one-hour course will teach about copper’s contribution to sustainability in the built environment.
… more...0 replies | 219 views | Posted on: 05/16/2022
Posted by: samanthaklein
There’s growing recognition that heat pumps are an important technology in the drive to decarbonize buil
… more...0 replies | 337 views | Posted on: 04/30/2022
Green Built Alliance Webinar: Building with Trees, May 24, 2 pm EDT
Posted by: samanthaklein
This course will provide an overview of the value of tree canopy and climate benefits of trees, tree protectio
… more...0 replies | 473 views | Posted on: 05/05/2022
The Next Generation Water Summit (Virtual), May 19-20
Posted by: samanthaklein
The Next Generation Water Summit brings together the building and development community, water reuse professio
… more...0 replies | 503 views | Posted on: 04/28/2022
Free GreenCE Webinar: Designing Touchless Solutions in Commercial Restrooms, May 18, 12 pm EDT
Posted by: samanthaklein
How can commercial restroom design reduce touchpoints, promote proper hand hygiene, and reduce the spread of i
… more...0 replies | 580 views | Posted on: 05/02/2022
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Disaster Ready Homes + How Some Regulations in Atlanta have unintended additional positive outcomes
Posted by: Matt Hoots
Group: Green Influencer ATL
#GreenInfluencerATL group members Grace and Corbett Lunsford interviewed YouTube superstar Matt Risinger a
… more...0 replies | 17 views | Posted on: 05/21/2022
Top chefs prefer induction cooktops over gas cooktops
Posted by: Matt Hoots
Group: Green Influencer ATL
We only interviewed one chef; however, all attendees agreed that induction cooking was superior to gas coo
… more...0 replies | 13 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022
Mitsubishi Electric- Plant and Training Facility Tour
Posted by: Matt Hoots
Group: Green Influencer ATL
In order to go All-Electric and power your house with the sun, the HVAC system needs to be electric as wel
… more...0 replies | 23 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022
Passive House For All Hybrid Conference 2022, June 10 and 17
Posted by: samanthaklein
Group: Massachusetts Green Builders
PHN 2022 is a national conference that will feature experts from across the interrelated disciplines of buildi
… more...0 replies | 13 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022
Webinar: Building Resilience -- Community as a Building Block of Resilience, June 3, 2:30 pm EDT
Posted by: samanthaklein
Group: California Green Building
As American communities are confronted by compounded and systematic challenges, we need new models to build re
… more...0 replies | 144 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022
May 26: Protecting Open Spaces Through Well Planned Cities, May 26, 6 pm PST
Posted by: samanthaklein
Group: California Green Building
This webinar will discuss how Bend, Oregon's open space advocates lead the successful move away from spraw
… more...0 replies | 140 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022
Posted by: Allison Friedman
Group: Connecticut Green Building
Join Urban Green Council for the fourth episode of the Energy Upgrades in Historic Buildings se
… more...0 replies | 277 views | Posted on: 05/18/2022
Free Webinar: Landscape Architecture and the Science of Climate Change: Extinction, June 3, 12-1 PST
Posted by: Allison Friedman
Group: California Green Building
The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts a series of monthly presentations on the sci
… more...0 replies | 135 views | Posted on: 05/17/2022
Live Online Demo: Everything to do with Walls for Higher Performance, May 25, 12 - 2 pm
Posted by: Allison Friedman
Group: Michigan Green Building
During this session, your hosts at GreenHome Institute will discuss the five control layers in the w
… more...0 replies | 269 views | Posted on: 05/17/2022
For Sale: Healthy, Energy Efficient Micro-Farm in Concord, MA
Posted by: David Bearg, P.E.
Group: Massachusetts Green Builders
20 Darton Street in Concord, MA is looking for a new owner!
This is where I have lived for over 45 years an
0 replies | 333 views | Posted on: 05/13/2022
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I need a fabulous water-based poly or other eco floor coating
Posted by: Allison Friedman
I need a recommendation for a water-based poly. When I mentioned using a more environmentally friendly floor … more...
15 replies | 5914 views | Posted on: 05/13/2015
Posted by: StyroHome
If you attempt to build a "GREEN" home almost anywhere in America fo probably will run head-on to the Invisibl… more...
7 replies | 2453 views | Posted on: 10/08/2015
use of linoleum flooring in bathrooms
Posted by: Christine O.
Does anyone have any practical experience with linoleum, such as Marmoleum, in a bathroom? The general contrac
… more...6 replies | 5105 views | Posted on: 08/21/2017
Posted by: Steven Fitzgerald
The EPA Clean Power Plan is the nation’s first comprehensive effort to reduce carbon pollution from electric… more...
5 replies | 2610 views | Posted on: 05/01/2015
Posted by: Louwrens van der Walt
Is there a company that supplies detailed drawings / specifications for the various green construction methods
… more...5 replies | 1338 views | Posted on: 03/14/2019
Please help my Mother-In-Law with a simple Intro to MDF products :)
Posted by: Allison Friedman
My mother-in-law is building a new home, and she wants an introduction to the difference between MDF and "real… more...
4 replies | 3098 views | Posted on: 05/06/2015
How do you determine how "green" a cabinet is?
Posted by: Jonathan Cabinet Representative
When looking at purchasing cabinetry for you home or business, what do you look for? I look for domestically … more...
4 replies | 2483 views | Posted on: 06/04/2015
Green Building Myth Busting: Nope, You're Not Allergic to Wool (Video)
Posted by: Rate It Green Team
Matt Hoots is always ready to bust a myth. Recently, he was talking with Daman Dillon and Kristine
4 replies | 4167 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020
NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston Conference & Expo - March 7-9, Boston
Posted by: Allison Friedman
New England Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) BuildingEnergy Boston Conference & Expo March 7-9, Boston… more...
3 replies | 1532 views | Posted on: 01/06/2017
Can heat pump water heaters extend the life of your EV?
Posted by: Christopher Matos-Rogers
In a recent weekly room on Clubhouse, we were busting performance myths about all-electric homes. N
… more...3 replies | 6245 views | Posted on: 10/09/2021
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A place to discuss local green building issues and events with your colleagues from Massachusetts. Feel free … more...
53 members | 967 discussions
Join this group to share information, news and events about making green and healthy buildings more affordable… more...
19 members | 64 discussions
This is a group for students and professionals who are new to green building. Use this space to connect with o… more...
18 members | 23 discussions
Come here to interact with others from New York State! Discuss local green building issues and events with you… more...
15 members | 450 discussions
There is so much green building going on in Florida, we needed a group to cover it all! This group is a place … more...
14 members | 115 discussions
This is a place to discuss California green building issues and events. Please post your news, events, questio… more...
13 members | 395 discussions
Connecticut Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and comments. There's a lot goi… more...
13 members | 83 discussions
Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group
Colorado is the perfect environment to build high performance building that are cost effective and comfortable… more...
12 members | 128 discussions
We are on the edge of incredible technologies. Quantum physics will soon allow molecular surgery that will p… more...
11 members | 43 discussions
Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices
Georgia is home to some of the top sustainable green building talent in the nation. Within this group we will… more...
11 members | 18 discussions
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