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Virtual Conference: MEGA Navigating the Emerging Energy Environment, November 17-18

by SarahA

Join A&WMA for the 13th MEGA Symposium on the emerging energy environment! 

The A&WMA MEGA Symposium will examine the various perspectives on electric power issues as the ind

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Climate Change,Policy,Air Quality,renewables,Waste,Regulation,Batteries,Electric power industry,Water Quality,Electric Power

0 replies | 1732 views | Posted on: 11/03/2020 | Last updated: 11/03/2020

GreenFin: Where Capital Powers the Clean Economy, October 28-30, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

What is GreenFin?

Corporate sustainability is at a critical juncture in financing decarbonization strategies. The urgent challenge lies in mobilising and deploying the trillions in capital needed t

California Green Building

0 replies | 577 views | Posted on: 09/01/2025 | Last updated: 09/01/2025

Free Webinar: Energy-Efficient Upgrades in Urban Low-Income Multifamily Housing, August 27, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Residents in low-income multifamily housing often struggle to afford energy for essential needs such as heating, cooking, and electronics. Climate change may increase these energy demands, and high en

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 728 views | Posted on: 08/15/2025 | Last updated: 08/15/2025

Green Building Innovation Expo, September 2, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join the Green Building Alliance for the first-ever Green Building Expo! 

Open to the public, the Pittsburgh Green Building Innovation Expo at the LEED-certified Highline building will hi

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 748 views | Posted on: 07/29/2025 | Last updated: 09/17/2025

Free Webinar: Electrification & Home Performance Series: 5 - How Tight is Too Tight?, July 23, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Building electrification replaces fossil fuel systems with electric alternatives. As California shifts to all-electric homes, understanding home performance is essential. Key factors like energy effic

California Green Building

0 replies | 431 views | Posted on: 06/30/2025 | Last updated: 06/30/2025

Free Webinar: Ask the Experts: Heat Pump Water Heater Installations, June 27, 12-1 pm, PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

This will be an open discussion about Heat pump water heater installations with plumbers, builders, architects, and energy consultants. To ask participants to share or send in pictures of good, bad, a

California Green Building

0 replies | 657 views | Posted on: 06/02/2025 | Last updated: 06/12/2025

Free Webinar: Marketing Green Homes: How to Get More Real Estate Listings by Going Green, May 29, 10-11:30am PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

This course will teach real estate agents about the benefits of green homes and how focusing their business on marketing green homes can increase the number of available listings. It will also pr

California Green Building

0 replies | 595 views | Posted on: 05/16/2025 | Last updated: 05/16/2025

Free Webinar: Charging Series - Electric Vehicle Charging On The Go, June 11, 7 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Do you have questions about charging options for electric vehicles (EVs) when you are on the road? Attend the Charging on the Go webinar on June 11!

Green Energy Consumers Alliance will talk about:

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 882 views | Posted on: 05/01/2025 | Last updated: 05/24/2025

Free Webinar: Code Campaigns, Creating a Health, Resilience, and Efficiency Baseline for Illinois (and everywhere), May 8, 12-1 pm CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green Alliance, RMI, and AIA Chicago to learn how strong codes make homes and buildings more resilient, comfortable, affordable to operate, and climate-aligned. In Illinois, over 46% of

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 729 views | Posted on: 04/17/2025 | Last updated: 04/17/2025

Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?"

by Rate It Green Team


Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w

Webinar: Moving Climate Action Forward - Will We Get the Job Done?, January 13, 1-2:15 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation about climate change.

Join Harvard faculty, students, and fellow alumni for a cross-disciplinary conversation

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Environmental Actvitism,Sustainability,Climate Actio

0 replies | 884 views | Posted on: 12/14/2020 | Last updated: 12/16/2020

Webinar: What is the West Michigan Green Affordable Housing Program? December 16, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

For the 6th year in a row the GreenHome Institute is excited to continue their Green Affordable Housing program, this time assisting project all throughout West Michigan and Kalamazoo through 2023.

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Michigan

0 replies | 1026 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 12/04/2020

Free Green Building Webinar by GreenCE: Architectural Vertical Opening Solutions Plus, November 23, 12-1pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Today, we'll discuss vertical operating systems, their construction and operating mechanisms, and their architectural applications and contributions to sustainable initiatives.

Learning Objectives:

Filed under: Doors, Windows and Openings

Keywords: Openings,Vertical Operating Systems

0 replies | 1775 views | Posted on: 11/17/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Webinar: The Village Centre - Multifamily Passive Building in a Cold Climate, 4/13, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Webinar: The Village Centre - Multifamily Passive Building in a Cold Climate Thursday, April 13, 1 - 2 pm PT / 2 - 3 pm MT / 3 - 4 pm CT / 4 - 5 pm ET 1 CPHC CEU (AIA pending) The webinar wil…

Filed under: Webinars

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: PHIUS,Multifamily Housing

0 replies | 1370 views | Posted on: 04/15/2017 | Last updated: 04/24/2017

Webinar: Challenges of Assessing Lifecycle Impacts of Buildings, October 29, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This webinar is a part of Building Technology Office's webinar series on the life cycle of energy. This webinar will discuss the importance of data and measuring lifecycle impacts of buildings, as

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,Buildings,Life Cycle Assessment

0 replies | 1134 views | Posted on: 10/19/2020 | Last updated: 10/19/2020

USGBC MO: Transforming the Built Environment, October 29, 8 am CDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Dig into the Living Building Challenge through an interactive exploration of how this sustainable design framework might be applied to a building within the St. Louis region.

Filed under: Development

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Living Building Challenge,Sustainability,USGBC,built environment

0 replies | 1394 views | Posted on: 09/27/2020 | Last updated: 09/27/2020

EBC Solid Waste Management Webinar: Landfill Post Closure Care, September 29, 9 AM EDT

by SarahA

Under the EPA’s 1991 Subtitle D and state regulations landfill owners must conduct post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities at closed landfills and have financial assurance mechanisms

Filed under: Waste Management and Collection/Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Waste Management,Solid Waste Event,Landfill

0 replies | 1752 views | Posted on: 09/15/2020 | Last updated: 09/15/2020

Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure could Increase under proposed EPA changes, July 19, Washington, DC

by AbbieKnight

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 753 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Free GBRC Seminar: Mobility and Green Buildings, July 26, Houston

by AbbieKnight

People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, an…

Filed under: Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1088 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices

by AbbieKnight

The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies …

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 1248 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017

Solar Power - Texas, June 13-14, Austin

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

With solar booming in the Lone Star state, leading the U.S. in use of renewable energy, increasing your visibility and company in the Texas market is more important than ever.The event will provide an…

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 892 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/07/2017

SEBC Expo & Education on July 27 & 28

by AbbieKnight

Hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) is a two-day (July 27 & 28) Expo and Education Show featuring various networking opportunities, profess…

Filed under: Events

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1097 views | Posted on: 05/26/2017 | Last updated: 05/26/2017

New Research Supports the Business Case for LEED

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently shared research supporting businesses that have LEED certified buildings. Several studies show the impact of LEED and EnergyStar labeled buildings, and…

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: LEED,EnergyStar

0 replies | 2313 views | Posted on: 05/11/2017 | Last updated: 05/11/2017

2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference May 9-10 Theme: "Energy Efficiency in a Changing Environment" Location: Oregon Convention Center - 777 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, …

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1325 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017

Event: Intersolar and ees North America 2017, 7/10 - 7/13, San Francisco, CA

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Intersolar North America, the most attended solar event in North America, takes place each July in San Francisco. The exhibition focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, smart renewable energy and solar…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 2078 views | Posted on: 04/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/10/2017

 

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