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Water Conservation Showcase 2020 (Day 4), August 25, 9 am - 1:20 pm PST

by Allan Robles // Enabling Building Portfolio Sustainability

The Water Conservation Showcase is a free event and is organized through the combined efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California, East Bay Municipal Utility District, the San Franc

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 895 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/29/2020

Building Electrification Fundamentals, Free 2-Part Webinar Series, December 3 & 5

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Have you ever wondered how electric technologies may impact you, your home, or your workplace? Or wondered what impacts they may have on your energy consumption, costs, or even the environment? If so,

California Green Building

0 replies | 597 views | Posted on: 11/12/2024 | Last updated: 11/12/2024

Free Webinar: Home Energy Series for Homeowners: Solar & Storage, November 12, 4-6 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Solar energy is here now, and this session will make solar energy feel less daunting so you can design the correct solar system, have an actionable strategy, hire the right contractors, and be the her

California Green Building

0 replies | 555 views | Posted on: 10/22/2024 | Last updated: 10/22/2024

Verge 24, October 29-31, San Jose, California

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join more than 6,000 leaders from across functions, industries and sectors to discover what it takes to deploy climate tech at scale. More than 500 trail-blazing speakers will explore emerging tr

California Green Building

0 replies | 558 views | Posted on: 09/26/2024 | Last updated: 09/26/2024

Building Tour of Four All-electric Buildings to Reduce Carbon Footprints, October 3, 2-4:30 pm, San Luis Obispo California

by Hani // Social media manager

On this tour, you’ll have an inside look at all-electric green buildings that are energy efficient and powered completely or in part with renewable energy, reducing their carbon footprints. The

California Green Building

0 replies | 512 views | Posted on: 09/04/2024 | Last updated: 09/04/2024

Women in Green Breakfast, September 12, 7:30-8:30 am, Los Angeles, California

by Hani // Social media manager

Join us for our annual community gathering where we’ll enjoy a morning breakfast spread (caffeine included!), networking, an engaging panel discussion, and audience Q&A. We can’t wait

California Green Building

0 replies | 491 views | Posted on: 08/16/2024 | Last updated: 08/16/2024

Free Webinar: Embodied Carbon + Electrification – Full path to Decarbonization, August 14, 10-11 PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In this webinar, we'll delve into the intricate relationship between electrification and embodied carbon, exploring how factors such as refrigerants, insulation, and thermal storage are pivotal to

0 replies | 1548 views | Posted on: 07/26/2024 | Last updated: 07/26/2024

Free Webinar: Global Heat Pump Best Practices: Strengthening the Global Heat Pump Policy Tool-Kit, July 10, 8-10 am GMT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The need for smart and innovative solutions to heating, like heat pumps is becoming urgent in the wake of the climate crisis. By participating, you can help drive global adoption of this efficient, co

0 replies | 530 views | Posted on: 06/28/2024 | Last updated: 06/28/2024

Free Webinar: There's a Heat Pump for that: Multifamily Decarbonization Solutions, July 16, 11 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Decarbonizing heating systems in multifamily buildings can seem insurmountable without the right information. Discover how to evaluate the efficacy of heat pumps and other decarbonized heating solutio

0 replies | 730 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 06/07/2024

Greentown Labs EnergyBar: Pride Month Celebration, June 6, 5:30-7 pm, Somerville, Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In collaboration with Out in Climate and Saint-Gobain, Greentown Labs invites entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, students, and other climate champions to celebrate a

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 387 views | Posted on: 05/24/2024 | Last updated: 05/24/2024

FREE Webinar: Green Business - Best Management Practices for Businesses, July 22, 12:30 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar to learn what UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is doing to assist businesses with going green. This course is designed to introduce businesses with best management practices for imp

Filed under: Webinars

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: business,Energy Efficiency,Recycling,Green Business,Solid Waste

0 replies | 963 views | Posted on: 07/09/2020 | Last updated: 07/09/2020

Webinar: sustainABLE: On Schools, July 14, 1-2pm

by AbbieKnight

sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring USGBC's four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity in relationship to current events and the ability

Filed under: Green Schools

Keywords: Resilience,Sustainable Schools,healthier Schools

0 replies | 1395 views | Posted on: 06/22/2020 | Last updated: 06/22/2020

Webinar: Virtual Women in Green Leadership Panel, June 25, 10 AM

by AbbieKnight

Women in Green is a worldwide leadership platform creating space for women who are shifting the narrative on empowerment, access and impact in the clean energy economy.  As old paradigms are challen

Filed under: Webinars

Emerging Green Professionals

Keywords: Emerging Professionals,Women in Green,Women in green leadership

0 replies | 1064 views | Posted on: 06/08/2020 | Last updated: 06/08/2020

IES/BEeX Light and Health Forum (Nov.22/6-9pm/31 Chambers St, NY)

by aahassonjee

Join the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) as Jane Slade, specification sales manager from RAB Lighting, discusses the components of the retina that impact both the visual and circadian systems. …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 588 views | Posted on: 11/03/2016 | Last updated: 11/03/2016

FREE Webinar: Learn More About the Green Advantage Certification (GACA), May 21, 1-1:30 PM PST

by Richard Minasian // Student

Everyone knows it takes a qualified team to build a high performance, healthy building. Yet so many green building teams are not equipped with the knowledge and tools to truly deliver buildings that p

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Healthy Building,Green Advantage Certification,Green Advantage Certified Professional,Green Advantage Certified Associate

0 replies | 1298 views | Posted on: 05/14/2020 | Last updated: 05/14/2020

USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Getting to LEED Zero Energy and LEED Zero Carbon, May 20, 1 - 5pm

by USGBC - United States Green Building Council

Join us for Getting to LEED Zero Energy and LEED Zero Carbon, hosted by Huntington, New York

GBCI Credit: 3 CE hours (LEED-specific BD+C and O+M)

Intermediate level (Note: This workshop is for t

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 892 views | Posted on: 04/27/2020 | Last updated: 04/30/2020

This Week on the Healthy Indoors Show (free) - Cleaning/Decontaminating Buildings for COVID-19, Thursday, 4/16, 1 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This week the Healthy Indoors Show revisits the topic of what is being done to address properties with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases. What are the cognizant authorities recommending

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Healthy Buildings,Indoor Air Quality,Covid-19

0 replies | 1122 views | Posted on: 04/14/2020 | Last updated: 04/14/2020

Video: Common Sense Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality in Your Homes and Workplace

by Rate It Green Team


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

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Health,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19,Homes

0 replies | 4914 views | Posted on: 03/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building, Friday June 16, 5:45 pm, Farmington

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Pro Tour - New York's First CLT Building Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday May 26, 5:45 pm Farmington, NY CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and certificates of …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building Tour,CLT - Cross Laminated Timber

0 replies | 913 views | Posted on: 03/08/2017 | Last updated: 05/24/2017

Event: Triangle: Bi-Monthly Luncheon Series Focus on LEED V4, 3/21, 11:30am - 1:30pm, Raleigh, NC

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

TRIANGLE: Bi-Monthly Luncheon Series Focus on LEED V4 by USGBC North Carolina Tuesday, March 21, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST Location: Hyatt Place Raleigh West 710 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh…

Filed under: LEED (USGBC)

Keywords: LEED V4,USGBC North Carolina

0 replies | 974 views | Posted on: 02/22/2017 | Last updated: 02/22/2017

Event: Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE), April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT.

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE) April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT. This unique event is a joint effort by the CTGBC, Yale University School of Forestry and Office of S…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: USGBCMA,NESSBE

0 replies | 764 views | Posted on: 02/14/2017 | Last updated: 02/14/2017

Become part of the solution! Pledge Zero Waste!

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Zero Waste Pledge: About a third of New Yorkers' waste can be recycled through the City’s curbside recycling program; another third can be recovered through the City’s organics programs; and an…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Zero Waste Pledge,Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

0 replies | 1388 views | Posted on: 02/01/2017 | Last updated: 02/01/2017

Join with the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group and Hundreds of Others to Reject Climate Denial Appointees

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join hundreds of architects and supporters of green building practices and policies. Sign on to a letter written by the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group. "Mr. Pruitt’s hearing too…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: EPA,Health,Pollution,Water,Scott Pruitt,Climate Denial,Rick Perry,Air

0 replies | 1590 views | Posted on: 01/19/2017 | Last updated: 02/09/2017

Smart Green Summit & Awards, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m, Mumbai

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Smart Green Summit & Awards Hosted by Saint-Gobzin in partnership with The Financial Times Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Leela Andheri Kurla Road Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra …

Filed under: India

India Green Building

Keywords: India Green Building

0 replies | 1034 views | Posted on: 12/10/2016 | Last updated: 12/10/2016

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference, March 1-3, Wisconsin Dells

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference March 1-3 Kalahari Resort and Convention Center 1305 Kalahari Drive Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Connect technical strategies for building and remode…

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: BetterBuildings,Wisconsin Green Building

0 replies | 752 views | Posted on: 11/29/2016 | Last updated: 02/16/2017

 

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