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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 | 1250 views | Posted on: 07/31/2019 | Last updated: 07/31/2019

Women+ in Green Tour and Service Project (Free), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 18, 9 - 11 am

by Luqman // Marketer

Networking, learning, and volunteering to support health and sustainability for all. This event will take place in-person and has been curated for GBA’s Women+ in Green network. This event off

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other Green Building - Other

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Women in Green,green tours

0 replies | 1169 views | Posted on: 12/09/2022 | Last updated: 12/09/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Where Sustainability Meets Innovation, December 28, 12 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

This course discusses the impact of buildings on the natural environment and offers insight on designing to minimize those impacts through sun control and mastery of the elements. The discussion empha

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Innovation,Natural Environment,Sun Control

0 replies | 1138 views | Posted on: 11/23/2022 | Last updated: 11/23/2022

BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show: Transforming Existing Buildings (Now Online! Note New Dates!) August 12-14, Boston, MA

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

** BuildingEnergy Boston will now take place August 13-14.  Stay tuned for updates! **

BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show is an event designed by and for practitioners in the fields of

Climate Mobilization Act Series: Grades, Codes & Limits, Wednesday Jan 15, NYC

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In 2020 New York City will witness the arrival of publicly posted building energy grades and a new, aggressive stretch code.  How do these new reference points relate to the Local Law 97 car

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 932 views | Posted on: 01/07/2020 | Last updated: 01/07/2020

Passive House Massachusetts, January Meeting, January 14, 5:30pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join PassiveHouse Massachusetts for the first event of 2020 on January 14th, open to all.

5:30pm – Networking Hour
6:30pm – Presentation and Discussion

Passive House Massa


Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1944 views | Posted on: 12/14/2019 | Last updated: 12/14/2019

Green Building United: 2019 Holiday Party, December 19, 6-8pm, Philadelphia, PA

by mkilmartin // Intern

We are bringing our members and friends together to celebrate the successes and impact of the local green building community over the past year!

Enjoy complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvr

Filed under: Fundraising

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Pennsylvania Events,Holiday Party

0 replies | 1080 views | Posted on: 11/27/2019 | Last updated: 11/27/2019

New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE), Annual Meeting of members and Fall Fête, November 21, Boston, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Please join New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) for our Annual Meeting of members and Fall Fête with special recognition of past presidents Beth Barton and Mary Ellen Parava

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1659 views | Posted on: 11/08/2019 | Last updated: 11/08/2019

Building Resistance 19, November 7-8, Cleveland, OH

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

BR19 is the first national gathering of building industry professionals focused exclusively on how to create more resilient buildings and communities. Conference attendees will have opportunities to p

Filed under: Other Green Building

Related to: Education ,Builders/Contractors ,Designers

Keywords: Green Building,Green Design,Conference

0 replies | 839 views | Posted on: 10/26/2019 | Last updated: 10/26/2019

The Developer Live: Risk and Resilience, November 8, London, UK

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

The Risk & Resilience conference will bring together 200 development directors, architects, Local Authority planning and regeneration teams, scientists and sustainability experts to explore how to

Filed under: Advocacy

Related to: Architects ,Builders/Contractors

UK Green Building

Keywords: Architecture,Environmental Actvitism,UK,London

0 replies | 1479 views | Posted on: 10/14/2019 | Last updated: 10/15/2019

2019 Portland Green Building Slam, October 18, Portland, OR

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

The Portland Green Building Slam is a fun, educational event. It features ten fast-paced, mind-blowing talks about remarkable and innovative green building projects. Get ready to be inspired as ten or

Filed under: Education

Related to: Education

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Building,Portland,Oregon,Projects

0 replies | 978 views | Posted on: 09/30/2019 | Last updated: 09/30/2019

GBCSA - 12th Green Building Convention 2019, October 2-4, Cape Town, South Africa

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Hosted by Green Building Council South Africa

BEYOND: SHAPING CITIES OF TOMORROW

  • How will you contribute to shaping the cities of tomorrow?
  • What kind of environment do we want our children

0 replies | 894 views | Posted on: 09/18/2019 | Last updated: 09/18/2019

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour: ZNE Modular + Passive New Construction + DER : September 20, Burlington, VT

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Attendees of this September event will have the opportunity to tour two very different projects: a newly constructed net-zero modular small house, designed to address housing needs in the wake of extr

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1684 views | Posted on: 08/26/2019 | Last updated: 08/26/2019

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 | 1309 views | Posted on: 10/28/2015 | Last updated: 10/28/2015

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 | 990 views | Posted on: 07/22/2019 | Last updated: 07/22/2019

JULY 18th: USDA NRCS Summer Farm Tour Series

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Join the USDA NRCS to visit three successful Rhode Island farm businesses with a focus on Farm Energy Programs. Topics will include: •Applying to USDA NRCS for funding and technical assistanc…

JULY 11th, New Hampshire: Free Workshop: Heat Pumps and Energy Audits

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Now that summer is here, the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association would like to help you explore ways to stay comfortable year-round. Join them in their NH showroom on Monday, July 11th at 5:3…

June 30th: Making the Business Case for A New England Food Vision: Creating Conditions that Support Diverse Food-Related Enterprises @ SBN Boardroom

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

WHEN: June 30, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm WHERE: SBN Boardroom, 99 Bishop Allen Dr #100, Cambridge,MA 02139, USA COST: Free! CONTACT: Food Solutions New England: http://www.foodsolutionsne.or

Break Free From Fossil Fuels, Albany, May 14th (Training Starts May 13)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Break Free From Fossil Fuels is a two-week global wave of escalated action to keep coal, oil + gas in the ground. "In Albany, on May 14th, 2016, thousands of people will stand in the way of the fos…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Fossil Fuels

0 replies | 626 views | Posted on: 05/04/2016 | Last updated: 05/04/2016

Screening & Panel Discussion of "The Burden" - March 29, 6;30 - 9:30 PM - E2 Rocky Mountains, Denver

by alicia2390 // Admin

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 (6:30 - 9:30 PM MDT) EcoSalon Screening & Panel Discussion of "The Burden" Sie Film Society, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO Please join E2 Rocky Mountains Chapter members,…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Alternative Energy,Military

0 replies | 1322 views | Posted on: 03/28/2016 | Last updated: 03/28/2016

WEBINAR March 8: Affordable Multifamily Passive Buildings Support Project – Overview and Nationwide examples

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Affordable Multifamily Passive Buildings Support Project March 8 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST 1 CPHC CEU + 1 AIA HSW Presenter: Katrin Klingenberg, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Passive Hous…

Filed under: Webinars

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Passive House Institue US

0 replies | 1085 views | Posted on: 03/08/2016 | Last updated: 03/08/2016

Women In Solar Energy (WISE) convenes multi-city round table discussions, February 23, 2016

by Stella Ng'oma // Green building enthusiast

Women In Solar Energy (WISE) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Multi-City round table discussions to advance women in every local market. Date: February 23, 2016 Venues : Sweetwater Social in New Y…

Filed under: New York

Related to: Modular Homes,Safety,Solar Energy

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Cleantech,Cleanenergy

0 replies | 1218 views | Posted on: 02/19/2016 | Last updated: 02/20/2016

To Reach the Global Lighting Goal we have to educate people about LEDs

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

The Global Lighting Challenge is a race to install 10 billion high-efficiency light bulbs and fixtures. The goal of the campaign is to reach a cumulative global sale of 10 billion high efficiency, hig…

Filed under: LED Lighting

Keywords: LED,Global Lighting Challenge

0 replies | 1439 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016

How to Transition to a Low Carbon Economy by 2030? Enter Masdar's Contest to win a Trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week in January, 2016!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

How can we transition to a low carbon economy by 2030? Click on this link, and pen a blog post with YOUR ideas to win a trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability week in January, 2016! http://masdar.a

Filed under: Contests and Votes

Keywords: Climate Change,Sustainability,Carbon,Masdar

0 replies | 1437 views | Posted on: 12/22/2015 | Last updated: 12/22/2015

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 | 1012 views | Posted on: 11/22/2015 | Last updated: 11/23/2015

 

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