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The Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge, for Massachusetts Projects over 20,000 sf, Entries due March 31, 2024

Embodied Carbon

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

Unlike operational carbon emissions, which can be reduced over time with building energy efficiency renovations and renewable energy, embodied carbon emissions from building materials have irreversibly entered the atmosphere as soon as a bu… more...

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0 replies | 1140 views | Posted on: 05/15/2023 | Last updated: 05/15/2023

Healthy Buildings Challenge 2021, Hosted by Greentown Labs, MassCEC, and Saint-Gobain - Apply by September 1

Saint-Gobain,Greentown Labs,MassCEC

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

Between their construction and operation, buildings in the United States account for almost half of the country’s energy usage. At the same time, a recent UC Berkeley study found that nearly half of office building occupants… more...

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0 replies | 1436 views | Posted on: 08/17/2021 | Last updated: 08/18/2021

Parsons Healthy Materials Lab: 6th Annual Healthier Design Innovation Contest! Submission Deadline: Monday May 17, 2021

Design,Parsons Healthy Materials Lab

by Rate It Green Team

Does your work exemplify healthy material innovation and advocacy in design?   Are you a design activist creating innovative design while promoting equity? Are you using healthy materials and addressing climate change? Parsons … more...

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0 replies | 834 views | Posted on: 05/01/2021 | Last updated: 05/01/2021

Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Visit the Virtual Village Online, April 12-14

Architecture,Solar Decathlon,engineering,Design,Building,Construction,Buildings,Emerging Green Building Professionals

by Ashley Freeman

The U.S. Department of Energy is excited to announce the opening of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® Virtual Village on Monday, April 12. The Virtual Village will showcase zero energy homes designed and constr… more...

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0 replies | 1547 views | Posted on: 04/01/2021 | Last updated: 04/02/2021

(postponed - Stay Tuned for New Dates) Michigan Energy Summit, April 21, Grand Rapids, MI

High Performance Building,Energy Ideas Contest,collaboration

by abu417 Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

The Michigan Energy Summit celebrates the 2019 Michigan Battle of the Buildings ‘biggest losers’ and welcomes the 2020 competitors. The full-day event brings leading building owners & operators from across the state in a pee… more...

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0 replies | 739 views | Posted on: 03/15/2020 | Last updated: 03/21/2020

Buildings of Excellence: Greening the Bronx, March 25, New York, NY

Multi-Family Housing,Passive House,Competition

by abu417 Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Join NYSERDA and BE-Ex for our fifth NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Gallery Talk, featuring 425 Grand Concourse, Park Avenue Green, and La Central Building C, three exemplary Passive House buildings and Buildings of Excellence award recipi… more...

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0 replies | 1133 views | Posted on: 03/08/2020 | Last updated: 03/08/2020

2019 USGBC CT Green Building Awards, October 3rd, New Haven, CT

USGBC,Green Building Awards,USGBC CT

by abu417 Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

USGBC Connecticut will be hosting their 2019 Annual Green Building Awards Oct. 3rd in New Haven, in the Springside Community Room, at Common Ground High School, Urban Farm, and Educational Center. The event will be highlighted by keynote… more...

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0 replies | 785 views | Posted on: 09/27/2019 | Last updated: 09/28/2019

Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 Sept, 2019 Ben Guir, Morocco

by AidanAnthony Intern

On November 15, 2016, in the margin of COP22 in Marrakesh, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and sustainable development; the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN); and the U.S. Department of Energy sign… more...

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0 replies | 604 views | Posted on: 08/13/2019 | Last updated: 08/13/2019

2018 Sustainable Design Awards, September 21, 2018

Green Building,San Diego,San Diego Green Building Council,Sustainability,sustainable design

by Aditya

This year the 2018 San Diego Green Building Conference and Expo will be followed by a networking event and the San Diego Sustainable Design Awards. Join us for this exciting opportunity to promote and celebrate our local industry leaders an… more...

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0 replies | 538 views | Posted on: 07/11/2018 | Last updated: 07/11/2018

How to Transition to a Low Carbon Economy by 2030? Enter Masdar's Contest to win a Trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week in January, 2016!

Climate Change,Sustainability,Carbon,Masdar

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

How can we transition to a low carbon economy by 2030? Click on this link, and pen a blog post with YOUR ideas to win a trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability week in January, 2016! http://masdar.ae/en/intiatives/detail/masdars-2016-enga… more...

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0 replies | 1192 views | Posted on: 12/22/2015 | Last updated: 12/22/2015

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