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SOLAR 2022: Energy Transition with Economic Justice, Hybrid Event at the University of New Mexico and Online, June 21 - 24

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The theme of this year’s SOLAR 2022 conference is “Energy Transition with Economic Justice,” and focuses on an equitable renewable energy transformation.

For this conference, ASES

Solar Energy and Green Building

0 replies | 1503 views | Posted on: 06/06/2022 | Last updated: 06/06/2022

2025 Michigan Energy Summit, May 8, Grand Rapids, Michigan

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join this webinar at the premier The Michigan Energy Summit! This full-day conference will highlight the Michigan Battle of the Buildings 2024 'Biggest Losers' for their outstanding

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1491 views | Posted on: 03/18/2025 | Last updated: 04/01/2025

Free Webinar: Down to Earth Affordable Housing: Natural & Low Energy Builds, April 16, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

In 2023, Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley (HHGV) received the Green Builder Home of the Year Award Overall Grand Winner. That illustrated how big benefits can come in small packages. Cillian Liam

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1210 views | Posted on: 02/27/2025 | Last updated: 03/11/2025

Green Homes Tour 2025: Encinitas, Scripps Ranch, & 4S Ranch, Encinitas, California, February 22, 2 pm, February 23, 10 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Green Homes Tour is organized by the San Diego Residential Committee. Each year, the San Diego Green Homes Tour brings together hundreds of members of the local community to ce

California Green Building

0 replies | 856 views | Posted on: 02/05/2025 | Last updated: 02/05/2025

Free Online Event: High Performance Buildings - Designing for Utility Costs & Carbon Emissions, February 20, 12 - 2 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

How can we decide what features to upgrade in our building projects? Most project teams use code minimum, manufacturers’ claims, anecdotes, and gut feelings to decide what insulation, HVAC syste

California Green Building

0 replies | 795 views | Posted on: 01/18/2025 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

Free Webinar: 2025 Energy Code Update for the Building Industry, February 12, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The 2025 code cycle takes effect January 1, 2026! This course provides an overview of key changes to Title 24 Part 6 Energy Code, with a focus on architects, builders and others in the construction in

California Green Building

0 replies | 1410 views | Posted on: 12/21/2024 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

Free Webinar: Emerging High Performance Glazing Technologies, December 18, 12 - 1pm EDT

by Hani // Social media manager

Evolving energy standards and architectural trends put greater emphasis on glazing performance now than ever before. This course reflects on traditional glazing systems, limitations, and opportunities

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 743 views | Posted on: 12/02/2024 | Last updated: 12/02/2024

LEED GA Exam Prep Course, December 6, Pittsburgh, PA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) created the LEED Green Associate credential to denote basic knowledge and understanding of green building design and construction. The LEED Green Asso

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 984 views | Posted on: 11/11/2024 | Last updated: 11/11/2024

Free Webinar: Practical Efficient Hot Water Delivery: Structured Plumbing Applied in Retrofit and New Construction, November 12, 9 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The construction community has an opportunity to help reduce residential water use in ways that do not feel like conservation to our customers. In this class, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Perform

California Green Building

0 replies | 866 views | Posted on: 10/22/2024 | Last updated: 10/22/2024

Energy Efficiency Day 2022, October 5

by gracemorrison

Energy Efficiency Day (the first Wednesday in October – Oct. 5, 2022)  is a collaborative effort of dozens of energy efficiency advocacy groups around the United States.  The Energy Ef

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1963 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 08/31/2022

Free GreenCE Webinar: Commercial Restroom Design for Safety, Sustainability, and Savings, September 15, 12 pm ET

by gracemorrison

This course is designed to help you consider what it takes to design restrooms that are sustainable and safe, without breaking the bank.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Articulate the role that co

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1281 views | Posted on: 07/08/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Phius Alliance Webinar: Final Certification Process Common Issues, July 12, 5 pm CT

by gracemorrison

In this webinar, Passive House Institute US will review the certification process for building a passive house. Many people follow the standard without certifying because of the challenges, but this w

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1061 views | Posted on: 07/03/2022 | Last updated: 07/03/2022

Old Home Weatherization: Big-Picture Planning, Online, August 10, 6pm CDT

by gracemorrison

If you live in an older Minnesota house, energy usage might be a top concern for you. Big projects like insulation or new equipment installation can be expensive and require planning. As a homeowner,

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1493 views | Posted on: 06/15/2022 | Last updated: 07/18/2022

ABX Architecture Boston Expo, November 28-29, 2018, Boston, Massachusetts

by YijunW

Learn, network and socialize at the largest annual building industry event in the Northeast. Explore design trends and discover new technologies and products while networking with established colleagu

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1929 views | Posted on: 04/22/2018 | Last updated: 10/17/2018

Webinar: Intro to WELL Building Standard, June 14, 3 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Introduction to the WELL Building Standard provides an overview of the WELL Building Standard ideology, structure, and certification process. The medical basis for the concept categories is introd

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Building,Materials,Construction,Well Building Standard,built environment

0 replies | 1940 views | Posted on: 05/23/2022 | Last updated: 05/23/2022

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour: Carbon Neutral Mixed-Use Building In Hudson Valley, New Paltz, NY, May 13, 1 pm EST

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

For this green building tour, NESEA returns to the Hudson Valley for a tour of Zero Place, an award-winning mixed-use building, poised to bring the town of New Paltz 6 commercial and 46 residenti

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,New York,Carbon neutral,Residential Buildings

0 replies | 2014 views | Posted on: 04/21/2022 | Last updated: 05/20/2022

Car Chargers for Electric Vehicles || SIEMENS eMobility

by Siemens Home Appliances

Siemens is a global technology-based innovation company focused on digitalization, electrification, and automation for manufacturing. A large component of Siemen’s energy and sustainability

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

0 replies | 519 views | Posted on: 04/01/2022 | Last updated: 04/01/2022

Green Buildings and Health: 40 Years of Evidence Summarized by the Team at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

by YijunW

You are in the middle of a global green movement. Have you ever asked yourself why is green building necessary? Maybe you have heard of one expert says one good aspect of green building and the other

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 4839 views | Posted on: 07/08/2018 | Last updated: 02/16/2023

2018 Conservative Clean Energy Summit, September 5, Washington DC

by YijunW

2018 Conservative Clean Energy Summit We are hosting our annual Conservative Clean Energy Summit September 5-7, 2018 in Washington, DC at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. We will once again have a…

Filed under: Washington, DC

0 replies | 1316 views | Posted on: 06/20/2018 | Last updated: 06/24/2018

The Patel College of Global Sustainability's Free Open House, October 5th, Tampa, FL

by YijunW

The Patel College of Global Sustainability is proud to host its Fall 2018 Open House on Friday, October 5, 2018, from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Patel College on the USF Tampa campus. Attendees are inv…

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1366 views | Posted on: 06/11/2018 | Last updated: 06/21/2018

Do we Have the Capital to Fuel the Sustainable Transformation? Implementing the Paris Agreement Would Cost $23 trillion, Estimated by the World Bank

by YijunW

Do we have a global consensus to mitigate climate change? Yes. Have we as a global community agreed on common goals regarding sustainability? Yes. Do we have the money to fuel the sustainable tran…

Filed under: Financial Services

0 replies | 6405 views | Posted on: 06/03/2018 | Last updated: 07/21/2018

Inefficiency is Old School: A Technical Deep Dive Into ZNE School Retrofits, October 30, 1pm, Pasadena, CA

by Connie NBI

Attendees will advance their knowledge of the design process, technology application and approaches used in the Proposition 39 ZNE School Retrofit Pilot Program. The four-hour interactive workshop wil…

Filed under: California

0 replies | 625 views | Posted on: 05/18/2018 | Last updated: 05/18/2018

2018 Conference on Health, Environment and Energy, December 3 - 5, 2018, New Orleans, LA

by YijunW

In December 2018 in New Orleans, ACEEE will host its first Conference on Health, Environment and Energy. This two-day, multi-track event will showcase the groundbreaking research of ACEEE’s new&

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1314 views | Posted on: 05/12/2018 | Last updated: 11/04/2018

2018 NAEM EHS & Sustainability Management Forum, October 24, Louisville, KY

by YijunW

The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) EHS and Sustainability Management Forum is billed as the largest annual gathering for EHS and sustainability decision-makers. The event is …

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1401 views | Posted on: 05/05/2018 | Last updated: 05/05/2018

The 28th International Trade Show for Environmental Equipment, Technology and Services, Pollutec 2018, Nov 27 - 30, Lyon, France

by YijunW

Pollutec 2018 gathers all sectors of the environment in 100,000 sqm: • Waste, Recycling, Water and wastewater, Energy, Instrumentation • Metrology • Automation, Air, Sites and soils, Risks,…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1125 views | Posted on: 04/28/2018 | Last updated: 04/28/2018

 

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