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VIDEO: Solaria Lighting - Unique Designs Handmade in Nashville, Tennessee
Matt Hoots had the opportunity to talk with Josh Walters at the 2020 Atlanta Build Expo to learn about Solaria Lighting and their really creative light fixtures. Most of Solaria's
In this video, Mark Dover of Georgia Lightscapes explains how converting to LED lighting can reduce maintenance costs and lower HVAC energy usage, cutting lighting bills in half.
VIDEO: Introducing Wooster Products Inc's VOC Free Walk-A-Sured Anti-Slip Coating
In this video, Ryan from Wooster Products Inc. introduces Matt Hoots to the NO VOC Walk-A-Sured clear anti-slip epoxy coating. The idea of Walk-A-Sured is to provide an anti
Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heaters by Rheem - 3x More Energy Efficient (Video)
Join Matt Hoots and Alan from Rheem for an introduction to Rheem's Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters. These water heaters are hybird as the combine a heat pump with traditional w
Learning About Rockwool's Versatility with Matt Hoots at the International Builders Show (Video)
Did you know that Rockwool is actually made out of volcanically derived rock - basalt from the earth’s crust and recycled steel slag?
Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc.
Imagine a coating that can lower your operating costs by protecting against heat transfer and erosion. In this video, Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. interviews Tommy Sharp with Rate It
An Introduction to Thermal Temperature Screening with C3 Communications (Video)
Have you been scanned yet to take your temperature? Have you been wondering how these systems work? What happens to the data? Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. and Darrius Key of C3 Co
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Global GreenTag International, the green product certification scheme from ‘Downunder,’ has just increased it benefits to building industries globally, receiving news that leading bui
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Check out these recently posted positions with Earth Advantage:
Senior Business Development Manager - Green Real Estate Services
Under the direction of the senior management team, the Sr. Busine
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Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), recently released the “2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.&rd
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The National Stewardship Action Council - Board Member Position Available
The National Stewarship Action Council (NSAC) is looking for new board members to serve two-year terms to help this small but very impactful NGO. NSAC is proactively looking for Bl
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Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) - Board of Directors Position Available
Each year, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) Membership elects individuals to serve on their Board of Directors. This year, they are adding an open application period to the pr
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What green cleaning products do you use in your house?
The CDC came out with a report for 2020 Q1 showing that poison control calls were uo by 20% for cleaners and dissinfectants. We all know that bleach can kill about anything including us. W
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Looking to upgrade Microsoft Dynamics GP or Great Plains? Nevas Technologies has been helping organizations across the globe that have outgrown their current accounting software or struggling with the
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R56 Communication Site Installer
The R56 Communication Site Installer is the trained professional who would be involved in the set-up, supervision, routing, distributing, and switching as required by the telephone and dialing equipme
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Will electric vehicles batteries be a new source of waste?
As we know, batteries waste are one of the most polluting elements for the environment and for human health. We think that electric vehicles will be a new way to pollute less, but what's the actua
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Making Green Sustainable... Again
I've been a builder since the 90s and a green builder for close to 20 years now. I enjoyed a nice increase in business in the early 2000s during that green bubble before the crash in 2008.&n
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Sustainable small houses? Which are the best choices?
Hello RateITGreen community, I plan to build a small house and I wonder which are the most sustainable and eco-friendly methods? As I can see here there are various ways to do it, but I wonder if some
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The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced that through 2020, the organization is lowering the cost of registration to pursue the WELL AP credential by over 50 percent, to $299. S
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Stephanie Horowitz, Managing Director at ZeroEnergy Design, a Rate It Green Member, was recently interviewed for an article by Elizabeth Stamp of Architectural Digest: “How the Architecture Indu
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Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc. has created a video explaining some of the most important factors we should consider in managing cleaning, disinfecting and general safety as we spend more ti
"Owners and managers of multifamily housing properties face the same challenges that all business owners face from the Covid-19 virus—“How do I insure I can keep my business running?&
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Sawhorse, Inc. has shared A Common Sense List of Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with COVID-19
Check out Sawhorse Inc's, "A Common Sense List of Dos and Don'ts for dealing with COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality in Your Homes and Workplace."
In this article, Matt H
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Maine Indoor Air Quality Council has put together a "Compilation of Resources for Management of the Indoor Environment During the COVID-19 Epidemic:"
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Global GreenTag Launches the World’s First Modern Slavery Transparency Declaration
“The time has come for Modern Slavery to be removed from history,”
-Mary-Lou Kelly, Global GreenTag, Managing Director
The Global GreenTag Modern Slavery Tran
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