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Speaker Series at Night: Constructing a Green, Global Future, June 25, 5:00-7:00pm, Austin, TX

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Kicking off Global Week, ABoR is hosting a special evening edition of our Speaker Series. Join us for cocktails as we discuss innovative green building programs that are making sustainability the

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability

0 replies | 1547 views | Posted on: 06/06/2019 | Last updated: 06/06/2019

Online 2-part Series: Electrify Efficiently: The Homeowner’s Perspective, March 11 & 25, 12 - 1:30 PM

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Presented by Electrify My Home, this two-part mini-series focuses on the critical shift towards building electrification. Participants will explore the benefits of transitioning to all-electric homes,

California Green Building

0 replies | 1031 views | Posted on: 02/05/2025 | Last updated: 02/05/2025

Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, March 26, 9 am - 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner due to increased use of renewable's for generation along with a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting installs in new homes, electricity becomes

California Green Building

0 replies | 888 views | Posted on: 01/18/2025 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

Roundtable Discussion: Exploring Engineered Wood, Online, January 22, 12 - 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join USGBC California for an engaging roundtable discussion exploring the growing role of engineered wood in the construction, design, and engineering industries.

This event will delve into th

California Green Building

0 replies | 711 views | Posted on: 12/31/2024 | Last updated: 01/01/2025

Online Training: Specifying Your Building Envelope to Meet the New Massachusetts Energy Code, January 9, 3 - 5 pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

The MA energy code is complex and has presented challenges for many project teams. This session will cover some common project types and focus on what you need to do early in the project to successful

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 735 views | Posted on: 12/04/2024 | Last updated: 12/05/2024

Free Online Training, Air Sealing New and Retrofit Construction, December 4, 9 - 11:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Designing and constructing airtight houses and buildings allows for projects that need less heating and cooling. As a result, it is less costly to attain zero carbon as proper air sealing saves energy

California Green Building

0 replies | 693 views | Posted on: 11/13/2024 | Last updated: 11/16/2024

Free Online Course: Health and Resilience of Clean Energy Homes, November 13, 9 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Homeowner interest in our capacity to control indoor air quality and increase resilience has skyrocketed. Ventilation has been elevated from bathrooms to main living areas, from a few seconds of exhau

California Green Building

0 replies | 823 views | Posted on: 10/23/2024 | Last updated: 10/23/2024

Free Webinar: “Net Zero” for Local Governments: Braiding Technologies to Deliver Efficient, Renewable Buildings, October 23, 11am -12 pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

Many are familiar with the concept of braiding complementary funding sources to achieve local clean energy projects. This webinar will extend the metaphor to the physical realm: That is, braiding vari

Filed under: Webinars

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 716 views | Posted on: 09/29/2024 | Last updated: 09/30/2024

2025 Energy Efficiency as a Resource Conference, Hosted by American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), October 7- 9, Denver, Colorado

by Hani // Social media manager

The 13th biennial Energy Efficiency as a Resource conference will focus on policies and programs to reduce energy waste as we build the utility system of the future. This event will explore how effici

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1569 views | Posted on: 09/05/2024 | Last updated: 08/01/2025

Green Drinks Fort Collins: Building Energy Challenge, August 28, 6:00-8:00pm, Fort Collins, CO

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Green Drinks Fort Collins was created in January 2007 as a way to bring together green-minded locals and provide a venue to socialize, and make connections with others in the community who care a

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Energy

0 replies | 1479 views | Posted on: 07/31/2019 | Last updated: 07/31/2019

Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA (Event also posted in the CA Group)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

(This event is posted on the Green Building Calendar and also in Rate It Green's California Group.) 

Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA:
https://www.rateitgreen

Tiny Houses

Keywords: Tiny Houses,Tiny Homes,Simple Living

0 replies | 1135 views | Posted on: 07/22/2019 | Last updated: 07/22/2019

aashe Webinar: Exciting and Effective Community – Higher Education Collaborations, August 14

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Universities are looking for new ways to benefit their local communities. Communities are looking for smart solutions to constantly changing problems. Both strive to become more resilient, sustainable

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1882 views | Posted on: 06/30/2019 | Last updated: 07/07/2019

2019 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 1-2, Philadelphia, PA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades.

At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Community,Housing

0 replies | 1953 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/20/2019

Webinar: Creating Knowledge Workers for the Greener Product Marketplace; Making Scalable Solutions Sustainable: 5/28 2 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Thu, May 28, 2015 2 - 3 PM EDT Modeling product concepts is the start of a journey to scaling production. Environmental performance can be included every step of the way. Learn from educators with …

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Sustainable Products,Green Products

0 replies | 1543 views | Posted on: 05/27/2015 | Last updated: 05/27/2015

Sustainable Buildings Forum, June 4, 7:30-11:30am, Madison, WI

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Many firms have at least one or two showcase projects that have reached aspirational sustainable design goals. The challenge is to maintain this level of performance across a portfolio and move your b

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1585 views | Posted on: 05/24/2019 | Last updated: 05/24/2019

Next Generation Water Summit, June 12-14, Santa Fe, NM

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

The 3rd annual Next Generation Water Summit will be held on June 12-June 14, 2019. The Summit focuses on water conservation and water reuse in the arid Southwest. It brings together builders, des

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Climate Change,Water Conservation,water reuse

0 replies | 1447 views | Posted on: 04/29/2019 | Last updated: 04/29/2019

mindful Materials – An Industry Commitment to Material Health, April 23, 7:30 - 10am, Toronto, Canada

by mindful MATERIALS

Every architect, designer and contractor looking for healthy, sustainable materials knows how challenging it can be. Finding products with the right documentation for LEEDv4.1 or WELL, assessing embod

Filed under: Product Labeling/Transparency

0 replies | 1259 views | Posted on: 04/04/2019 | Last updated: 04/05/2019

Massachusetts Water Forum & Youth Summit, March 19 (World Water Day), The State House, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

No One Left Behind:
Water Resilience through Innovation

The 7th Annual Massachusetts Water Forum and Youth Summit is hosted by the Foundation for a Green Future along with Renewable Now Network an


Filed under: Water

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 2017 views | Posted on: 03/08/2019 | Last updated: 03/08/2019

Building Code Update II - An Overview of Key Changes, Tuesday 12/8 12-1:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

December Brown Bag: Building Code Update Part II - An Overview of Key Changes Tuesday, 12/8/2015 12-1:30 pm Boulder County Courthouse Annex (Caribou Room-2nd Floor) 2045 13th St. Boulder, C…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Codes

0 replies | 1174 views | Posted on: 11/22/2015 | Last updated: 11/23/2015

Flux and Partners debut the Quartz Project Open Database to help Decisonmakers Select Lower-Impact and Lower Toxicity Materials

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

There continues to be exciting collaboration around health and green building. This week at Greenbiz' VERGE Conference Flux, the Healthy Building Network, Google and Thinkstep launched the Quartz Proj…

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Related to: Other Cleaning Products

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Healthy Building Materials,The Quartz Common Product Database,Toxicity

0 replies | 1451 views | Posted on: 10/28/2015 | Last updated: 10/28/2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: October 8. "OFF + ON The Climate Movement and The Road to Paris"

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

"Off + On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris". This Thursday, October 8th First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: Doors open at 7:00 …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Boston Area Solar Energy Association,Solar Energy

0 replies | 1502 views | Posted on: 10/06/2015 | Last updated: 10/06/2015

TONIGHT 9/10 - Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 7 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 7pm Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music Admission: Sliding Scale- Pay what you can Can't attend -…

Filed under: Climate Change

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Environment,Renewable Energy,Bill McKibben,Naomi Klein

0 replies | 1932 views | Posted on: 09/10/2015 | Last updated: 09/10/2015

The 8th Annual Boston GreenFest is this weekend! August 21st-23rd, Boston City Hall Plaza - FREE!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston GreenFest is the region's largest multicultural environmental music festival. Boston GreenFest is a celebration of life and possibility, providing you with ideas and experiences that can shape …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Boston GreenFest

0 replies | 1271 views | Posted on: 08/20/2015 | Last updated: 08/20/2015

5th Annual Berkshire East Wind Festival! August 9, Charlemont, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What: The 5th Annual Berkshire East Wind Festival! Where: Berkshire East Mountain Resort in Charlemont, MA When: Sunday, August 9th at 12:00 PM Are you interested in learning more about the renew…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Wind

0 replies | 2187 views | Posted on: 07/16/2015 | Last updated: 07/16/2015

USGBC Introduces PEER: Energy Efficiency and Environment

by Chelsea W. // Student

The predominant green building governmental organization in the US has introduced a new way for consumers to see where their electricity for their building is coming from. Although they can't identify…

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Certifications/Labels and Transparency ,Government Agencies and Initiatives

Keywords: clean energy

0 replies | 1589 views | Posted on: 06/22/2015 | Last updated: 06/22/2015

 

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