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Webinar: Building a Springboard for Low Carbon House Developers, June 18, 11am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

All buildings need to be zero carbon by 2050 – so why aren’t small developers building more ‘eco-homes’ and pushing low carbon options?

The Government’s consultation o

Filed under: Building Development - Residential

Related to: Development,Architects ,Real Estate

UK Green Building

Keywords: Low Carbon Development,Net Zero Buildings

0 replies | 1410 views | Posted on: 06/02/2020 | Last updated: 06/02/2020

Free Webinar: Is a Used EV Right For You?, February 11, 12 pm

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Used electric vehicles (EVs) provide all the benefits of driving on electricity - lower maintenance costs, lower fuel costs, and better driving experience - at a more affordable upfront price. Every y

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 397 views | Posted on: 01/20/2026 | Last updated: 01/20/2026

Free Webinar: Navigating the Energy Code, January 22, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

If you’re new to the energy code (Title 24 Part 6) and looking for a place to start, or just wanting a refresher, this is the class for you! Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) will brea

California Green Building

0 replies | 455 views | Posted on: 12/30/2025 | Last updated: 12/30/2025

Living Future 2026, April 14-17, Seattle, Washington

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Living Future has spent two decades pushing boundaries and lifting standards. With the 20th anniversary on the horizon, it's time to reflect on the Living Future journey and lo

0 replies | 980 views | Posted on: 12/09/2025 | Last updated: 12/09/2025

Free Webinar: Emerging AI Tools for Advancing Building Design and Operations, December 10, 9:30 – 11:15 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As buildings account for a significant portion of global energy consumption and carbon emissions, emerging AI tools offer new methods to drive sustainability and efficiency. Experts from professional

California Green Building

0 replies | 642 views | Posted on: 11/12/2025 | Last updated: 11/12/2025

Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verification Training, December 1, Online Course, 9 am - 1 pm

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This three-day online course is designed to introduce the skills necessary to become a Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier, certified to perform the diagnostic testing required for ne

Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices

0 replies | 683 views | Posted on: 10/15/2025 | Last updated: 10/15/2025

Free Webinar: Commercial Heat Pump Water Heating - Engineering Deep Dive (2 Part Series), October 21, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This two-day intermediate series explores how to successfully design and engineer a commercial heat pump water heating (HPWH) system. It explains how commercial HPWH systems can meet the requirements

California Green Building

0 replies | 617 views | Posted on: 09/29/2025 | Last updated: 09/29/2025

Free Webinar: Energy Efficiency and IAQ - When and What to Monitor in a Home, September 24, 12 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As homes become more energy efficient through air sealing, insulation, and HVAC upgrades, ensuring healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) becomes more important. This webinar will explore how energy efficie

California Green Building

0 replies | 1570 views | Posted on: 09/02/2025 | Last updated: 09/02/2025

Technology and sustainability of living in contemporary global cities, Online, September 23, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The Climate Week NYC roundtable aims to address the concrete challenges of large modern cities, where millions of people strive to live sustainably. Energy consumption, urban mobility, waste managemen

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1287 views | Posted on: 08/15/2025 | Last updated: 08/18/2025

RE+ 25, September 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to meet the power demands of the future. What began as Solar Power International (SPI) has evolved into RE+, uniting an extensive alliance of renewa

0 replies | 1312 views | Posted on: 07/29/2025 | Last updated: 08/01/2025

Webinar: How Monitoring-Based Commissioning Changes the Cx Business Model, September 10, 2 pm EDT

by EnergyManagementAssociation // Non profit association

In the context of deploying automated fault detection on a university campus to deliver Monitoring-Based Commissioning services, this presentation discusses how MBCx changes the business model for Cx

Filed under: Building Automation and Control

Keywords: Building Commissioning,building automation,retrocommissioning,monitor-based commissioning

0 replies | 1322 views | Posted on: 07/30/2020 | Last updated: 07/30/2020

Free EMA Webinar: Utilizing Digital Twins of Operational Data, Thursday, July 23, 11:00 am Eastern

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The goal of the digital data twin is to provide managers and operators with access to any and all operational data at any time. It provides a unified, seamless replicated data environment enabling div

Filed under: Facilities Management

Keywords: Smart Buildings,Energy Management,Energy Systems,Smart Building,Data Management

0 replies | 1405 views | Posted on: 07/15/2020 | Last updated: 07/15/2020

TRUE Zero Waste and Circular Economy Training Series: Zero Waste Purchasing and Upstream Management, August 6, 9:30 am, Los Angeles CA

by samanthaklein // Intern

This Session will cover:

  • Challenges of moving a zero waste vision upstream

  • Create Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP) policy 

  • Identify EPP items in purchasing cata

Filed under: Waste Management and Collection/Recycling

Related to: Other,Waste Management and Collection/Recycling

California Green Building

Keywords: Circular Economy,Waste Management,Zero Waste

0 replies | 1745 views | Posted on: 06/30/2020 | Last updated: 06/30/2020

Why Parks and Green Space will make Boston Climate-Smart- November 15, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Why Parks and Green Space will make Boston Climate-Smart November 15, 2016, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium 1 Central Wharf Boston, Massachusetts You’re i…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Greenspace,Parks

0 replies | 930 views | Posted on: 11/08/2016 | Last updated: 11/08/2016

International Webinar on Pediatrics and Neonatology

by Alekya Kent

Magnus group is privileged to invite you for webinar entitled International Webinar on Pediatrics and Neonatology “Pediatrics Virtual 2020” which is held during July 15-16, 2020” aro

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 739 views | Posted on: 05/23/2020 | Last updated: 05/23/2020

USGBC Virtual Technical Workshop: A Roadmap to Holistic Building Decarbonization, April 30, 1-2:30pm

by MVillere

Join us for the USGBC Virtual Technical Workshop: A Roadmap to Holistic Building Decarbonization

GBCI Credit: 1.0 CE hours

Basic level (Note: This workshop is for those already familiar and expe

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1268 views | Posted on: 04/22/2020 | Last updated: 04/22/2020

IMPACT Sustainable Development Conference - Virtual Summit, Half-Day, May 5, 1-5 pm

by AbbieKnight

To protect the health and well-being of our communities and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the in -person IMPACT Conference has been postponed until 2021.  However, USGBC will present the V

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Materials, carbon and the circular economy,Our health,Post-occupancy

0 replies | 1803 views | Posted on: 04/07/2020 | Last updated: 04/11/2020

Webinar: Smart Building Analytics - Running at the Peak of Efficiency, March 23, 12:30-2 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Webinar: Smart Building Analytics - Running at the Peak of Efficiency Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:30am - 11:00am PST 12:30 - 2:00 pm EST Hosted by Realcomm Organizations go to great lengt…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Smart Buildings,Building Data

0 replies | 1590 views | Posted on: 03/23/2017 | Last updated: 03/23/2017

Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show: March 12-15

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show (SERC): March 12-15 Dates: Conference: March 12-15 Trade Show: March 12-14 Location: Hilton San Destin Golf Resort & Spa, Destin, FL Attend the …

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Sustainability,Recycling

0 replies | 1152 views | Posted on: 03/11/2017 | Last updated: 03/11/2017

Feasibility of Implementing Passivhaus Standard for Tall Residential Buildings

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Highly energy-efficient and resilient buildings are crucial to the success of cities. As populations grow and cities become larger and denser, problems related to energy inefficiency are magnified and…

Filed under: Passive House

Keywords: Passive House,Residential Buildings

0 replies | 4389 views | Posted on: 03/02/2017 | Last updated: 03/02/2017

Webinar: Climate Justice - Local, Tribal, Global and Generational, 2/27, 1:00 - 2:45pm EST

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Climate Justice: Local, Tribal, Global and Generational Monday, February 27, 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm EST This year, 2017, is the American Public Health Association's "Year of Climate Change". Please h…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Climate change and Health,Climate Justice

0 replies | 1903 views | Posted on: 02/17/2017 | Last updated: 02/17/2017

Join the BE-Ex's Daylight Hour Social Media Campaign!

by aahassonjee

Check out Daylight Hour, a social media campaign run by the Building Energy Exchange to raise awareness about utilizing natural light in day-lit offices. This is an annual hour-long campaign happening…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: building energy exchange,daylight hour

0 replies | 2146 views | Posted on: 02/08/2017 | Last updated: 09/06/2017

AIA Conference on Architecture, April 27–29, 2017, Building a Better Tomorrow, Orlando

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

AIA Conference on Architecture Building a Better Tomorrow April 27–29, 2017 Orange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819 Building a better tomorrow takes crea…

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: AIA,American Institute of Architects

0 replies | 992 views | Posted on: 01/27/2017 | Last updated: 01/27/2017

Tesla Gigafactory: What it means for solar energy?

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

Tesla's Gigafactory out in Nevada has been creating a stir in the news recently, and with good reason. Their goal? Running the battery production facility with zero fossil fuel consumption. In ord…

Filed under: Solar Energy

Keywords: Renewable Energy,Solar Energy

0 replies | 5138 views | Posted on: 01/11/2017 | Last updated: 01/11/2017

475 WEBINAR – Intelligent Daylighting: Design Without Sacrificing Performance (12/15 @ 1 pm EST)

by aahassonjee

In this presentation 475 High Performance Building Supply will cover focused solutions for windows and roof daylighting, and lay out design considerations commercial or residential, flat or pitched ro…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 726 views | Posted on: 12/07/2016 | Last updated: 12/07/2016

 

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