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VIDEO: Getting to Know ThermaCote, a Lightweight, Waterproof, High-performance Ceramic Insulating Coating/Weather Barrier

by Rate It Green Team


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

Filed under: Thermal and Moisture Protection

Related to: Painting Interior

Keywords: coatings,Thermacote,Coating,Waterproofing

1 replies | 6461 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 02/02/2023

High Performance Residential Vapor Barriers - StegoHome and the #1920sMakeoverATL Renovation

by Rate It Green Team

 
For the #1920sMakeoverATL home, Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc shares a great example of how designing the foundation right and using sustainable, durable, and quality product

Filed under: Concrete Accessories

Keywords: Passive House,ROCKWOOL,Vapor Barriers,Clean Vapor,Slab,StegoHome,Stego Industries,Foundation Layers,Mastic

1 replies | 2045 views | Posted on: 11/28/2022 | Last updated: 02/27/2023

Whole House Humidity Control ALL Year Long || Aprilaire

by samanthaklein // Intern

 

Maintaining a healthy home is essential for your family’s well-being. In doing so, it is important to take steps to sustain indoor air quality. Humidity, of all IAQ metrics, h

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: HVAC,Ventilation,Humidity,AprilAire

1 replies | 1890 views | Posted on: 06/17/2022 | Last updated: 06/30/2022

Electric Vehicles need to be powered by Solar (not Coal) to be green

by SawHorse, Inc.


Electric Vehicles are NOT sustainable.

The argument that Electric Vehicles are not sustainable is only partly true.   Depending on where you live, they can be powered by electr


Filed under: Solar Energy

1 replies | 4461 views | Posted on: 03/19/2022 | Last updated: 06/27/2022

One Family's Radon Story - Testing and Continuous Monitoring are Key

by Rate It Green Team


What is invisible, dangerous, and can occur in both old and new homes, that we also need special equipment to detect?  In this video, Christopher Matos-Rogers of the Matos-Rogers Group

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Radon

1 replies | 3415 views | Posted on: 10/12/2021 | Last updated: 04/03/2023

Speed Mentoring – Pivoting into a Sustainable Career, August 15, 6-7:30 pm PDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

The USGBC NCC Rising Leaders recognize the importance of mentorship in fostering successful careers of emerging professionals. We want to give our community the opportunity to connect with established

Filed under: Education

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Sustainable Careers,Speed Mentoring

1 replies | 1346 views | Posted on: 07/28/2021 | Last updated: 11/05/2021

USGBC Middle Atlantic New England region presents: Women in Green 2021, May 26, 10:30 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Steadfast and strongDurability and strength. For the Women in Green community, these words are deeply resonant and capture how women have adapted and endured in an unthinkable year. So, it&rsqu

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Equality,Environmental Activism,Women

1 replies | 892 views | Posted on: 04/19/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Free Virtual Green Building and Energy Tour: 21 Acres, May 15, 2 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join 21 Acres for a Green Building Energy Tour, held every third Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Get a behind the scenes look at the tools and technologies that 21 Acres' LEED Platinum-ce

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: LEED,Green Building Tour,Technology,21 Acres,virtual tour

1 replies | 1626 views | Posted on: 04/19/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Webinar: The Future of Cars is Electric, April 27, 6 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV)? Maybe you’ve been hearing all of the news about car manufacturers phasing out gas-powered vehicles and you’re wondering if an EV could be fo

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Keywords: Electric Vehicles,cars,vehicles

1 replies | 719 views | Posted on: 04/10/2021 | Last updated: 04/16/2021

Online: Green & Efficient Buildings Are Better - Info Session, March 25, 6PM CDT

by Ashley Freeman

Join to learn more about how you can increase your building’s energy efficiency and save money.  Congregations, non-profits and small businesses, this event is perfect for yo

Related to: Other

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Building Efficiency,USGBC Missouri

1 replies | 825 views | Posted on: 03/17/2021 | Last updated: 03/23/2021

Stone and Brick Veneers from Eldorado Stone and Cultured Stone - Lighter and Easy to Install (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Green Builder Matt Hoots brings you “live"* to the expo floor in this multi-part interview with Allie Roqueta, Marketing Brand Manager at Boral Stone Division, from&nbs

Filed under: Other

Keywords: Walls,Stone Veneer,Cementitious Stone,Manufactured Stone,Thin Brick,Stone,Brick

1 replies | 4170 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020 | Last updated: 01/13/2023

A Look at How ERVs Work with Panasonic, How 80% Efficiency Might Work in Practice

by Rate It Green Team

In this video, Matt Hoots interviews Ken Nelson with Panasonic at the International Builders/Kitchen and Bath Show.  Ken explains how ERVs work using a core exchanger, or enthalpic core

Filed under: Fans

Keywords: Ventilation,Panasonic,ERVs,Energy Recovery Ventilators

1 replies | 8481 views | Posted on: 08/17/2020 | Last updated: 04/04/2024

Get a Free Rain Barrel as a Syracuse Resident

by Chelsea W. // Student

Calling all residents of Syracuse, NY! Thanks to a generous grant through the Save the Rain Program, every homeowner in the City of Syracuse is entitled to a free Rain Barrel. A rain barrel is, as…

Filed under: Municipal Initiatives

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York,Syracuse

1 replies | 1948 views | Posted on: 06/16/2015 | Last updated: 06/16/2015

Intersolar North America, July 9 -12, San Francisco, California

by Oyin

North America’s most attended solar event and premier networking platform focus on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, smart renewable energy and solar thermal technologies. Sinc…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

1 replies | 792 views | Posted on: 10/28/2017 | Last updated: 06/22/2018

Monocrystalline Solar Cells | What are they?

by Theresa // Renewables Lover

Silicon: When constructing new monocrystalline solar cells, companies choose to build the individual photovoltaic cells out of a common element known as silicon, found in large quantities in the ea…

Filed under: Solar PV Training

Solar Energy and Green Building

1 replies | 1081 views | Posted on: 10/21/2017 | Last updated: 12/04/2017

Social Enterprise Institute

by PatPrince317 // Lifelong Learner and Green Energy Aficionado

Came across this website the other day. There is all sorts of information on starting a social enterprise, which basically means a business with a focus on sustainability and social justice but ran li…

Filed under: Information and Resources

1 replies | 3799 views | Posted on: 09/06/2017 | Last updated: 09/07/2017

Sign with Clean Water Action to Help Stop the Rollback of the Clean Water Rule

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This is one of those petitions it's easy to sign. Clean water is a bipartisan issue. "The Trump administration has proposed rolling-back critical protections for streams and wetlands. This dan…

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Clean Water Action,Clean Water

1 replies | 1378 views | Posted on: 08/03/2017 | Last updated: 08/03/2017

Stewardship Mapping - find out what services are available in your community

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

I hope you'll check out the latest usgbc-la post (www.usgbc-la.org/blog) on stewardship mapping. The blog welcomes submissions from anyone in the field of sustainability. This blog shares some initial…

Filed under: Resilience

California Green Building

1 replies | 695 views | Posted on: 05/18/2017 | Last updated: 06/06/2017

USGBC-LA's latest blog post: Snapshots on Sustainability

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

This week the topic is resilience. I hope you will check it out: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-defining-resilience/

Filed under: Advocacy

California Green Building

1 replies | 1014 views | Posted on: 04/13/2017 | Last updated: 04/14/2017

Cleantech Open 2017 Boston Kickoff Party - Tuesday March 21, 5:30-8:30pm, Greentown Labs, Somerville (New Date, due to 3/15 Blizzard!)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Cleantech Open 2017 Boston Kickoff Party Tuesday, March 21, 5:30-8:30pm Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville , MA 02143 Join Cleantech Open Northeast for a night of cleantech community ne…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech Open Northeast,Greentown Labs

1 replies | 631 views | Posted on: 03/12/2017 | Last updated: 03/15/2017

New Federal Rules To Hinder California's Clean Energy Goals

by JackSawyer // Student

The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) is a "strategy that will help conserve desert lands and plan for a clean energy future. It will provide permanent protection to the desert’s pub…

Filed under: Government Policies

Keywords: clean energy,Solar,Wind energy,California,Nature Conservation,Desert,Regulations,Federal

1 replies | 1374 views | Posted on: 07/03/2016 | Last updated: 07/05/2016

USGBC MA Green Building Showcase - Thursday September 22, 2016 5:30- 8 pm - Save the Date!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC MA Green Building Showcase Thursday September 22, 2016 5:30- 8 pm Location: Boston Properties 888 Boylston Street Boston, MA Join the USGBC Massachusetts at the 2016 Green Building Sh…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

1 replies | 771 views | Posted on: 06/18/2016 | Last updated: 09/19/2016

Batteries Vs. Fuel Cells

by JackSawyer // Student

Although many believe that battery electric vehicles have overshadowed fuel cells and for good reason, as they appear to be both more efficient and better for the environment, results are coming out t…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Electric Vehicles,hydrogen,cars,politics,tests,media

1 replies | 2525 views | Posted on: 05/28/2016 | Last updated: 10/08/2017

MIT ClimateCoLab's Crowds & Climate Conference: Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Along with the MIT Solve Opening Convocation Monday, October 5, 2015, 1-6:30 pm …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,MIT Climate CoLab

1 replies | 1537 views | Posted on: 09/09/2015 | Last updated: 09/21/2015

 

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