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Southeast Building Conference- July 15-16

by Ashley Freeman

The Southeast Building Conference (SEBC), hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), is the largest building industry trade show in the Southeast. The SEBC featured two days of&

Filed under: Events

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1451 views | Posted on: 06/21/2021 | Last updated: 06/22/2021

Free Webinar, Fall 2024 Resiliency Academy Session 1 — The Latest on Climate in the Mid-Atlantic, September 5, 1-2:30 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As our climate is changing, we are experiencing more extreme events, such as heat waves and storms, which are impacting the way our communities need to plan. The first session of the Fall Resiliency A

0 replies | 775 views | Posted on: 08/13/2024 | Last updated: 08/14/2024

Webinar: Health In the Built Environment: Transit, Mobility & Public Health, August 6, 9-10:30 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Access to reliable transportation is critical to economic mobility and to public health and wellbeing. In Pittsburgh, a quarter of households do not have access to a car, and according to a recent stu

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 639 views | Posted on: 07/24/2024 | Last updated: 07/24/2024

Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Clients Happy, July 11, 5:30-7:30 pm MT, Free Hybrid Event Online and in Lafayette, Colorado

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Don't Get Tripped Up By Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Your Clients Happy.  Join Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG) for a presentation and Q+A session featuring four heat pump experts

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1369 views | Posted on: 06/26/2024 | Last updated: 06/26/2024

Building Electrification Fundamentals Part 3 of a 4 Part Series: - Intro to BE Technologies, July 25, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The clean energy economy is upon us but what does that mean to you? Learn about the technologies utilized to turn your building into an efficient, clean and healthy space to live and work. This period

California Green Building

0 replies | 984 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 06/07/2024

Advancing Sustainable Data Centers, June 13, 9 am - 3 pm, Leesburg, Virginia

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

GBI's Advancing Sustainable Data Centers Seminar will bring together data center designers, owners, and operators to share innovative strategies to improve the sustainability and resilience of dat

0 replies | 980 views | Posted on: 05/23/2024 | Last updated: 05/23/2024

2024 ULI Asia Pacific Summit, May 27-30, Tokyo, Japan

by Hani // Social media manager

Where ULI Members come together to shape the built environment

ULI Asia Pacific Summit is a signature real estate event that yearly attracts over 700 decision makers from across Asia Pacific and be

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 809 views | Posted on: 05/03/2024 | Last updated: 05/03/2024

2024 Environmental League of Massachusetts Earth Night, May 9, Boston, Massachusetts

by Hani // Social media manager

ELM invites you to join them for our 2024 Earth Night celebration on May 9 at Fenway Park’s 521 Overlook. 

Building on their most successful 2023 Earth Night, ELM looks forward to g

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 825 views | Posted on: 04/17/2024 | Last updated: 04/18/2024

HomebuildersCAN Official Launch, Attend Online (free), April 3, 11 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for the official launch of the HomebuildersCAN program, a community of practice to educate and encourage builders to reduce the embodied carbon emissions assoc

0 replies | 373 views | Posted on: 04/01/2024 | Last updated: 04/01/2024

American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour, October 2 - 3

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

ASES National Solar Tour is the largest grassroots solar, renewable energy, and sustainable living event in the nation.

Join in October 2-3, 2021 as hundreds of people across the nation s

Keywords: National Solar Tour,American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

0 replies | 813 views | Posted on: 10/01/2021 | Last updated: 10/01/2021

Virtual: Tiny House Global Conference / Community Event: September 30-October 2

by samanthaklein // Intern

An immersive Online Global Tiny House Conference designed to bring the tiny home community together - join tiny home enthusiasts, builders, leaders, teachers, professionals, and Tiny House TV show hos

Filed under: Tiny Houses

Tiny Houses

Keywords: Sustainable Communities,Tiny Houses

0 replies | 2474 views | Posted on: 09/05/2021 | Last updated: 09/05/2021

The Value of Installing EV Charging at Apartments and Condos, Online, August 24, 3 - 4pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Although only 2% of new cars in the US are electric, EV adoption is ready to explode. The next wave of EV adopters will include condo and apartment dwellers, who will be looking for residences where c

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: EVs,Green Energy Consumers Alliance

0 replies | 1649 views | Posted on: 08/16/2021 | Last updated: 08/16/2021

Free Webinar: Reconfiguring Future Urban Infrastructures Webinar Series, July 22, 9 - 10:30pm BST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The COVID-19 crisis has put urban infrastructure under the spotlight. New questions on the ways we build (and build back) infrastructure in cities are now front and centre globally. Faced with a combi

UK Green Building

0 replies | 674 views | Posted on: 07/16/2021 | Last updated: 07/16/2021

Western Massachusetts Green Night, Community Shared Solar: Making “Solar for All” a Reality, October 11th, MA

by Oyin

85% of Massachusetts households don’t have a viable roof for solar or are financially unable to install solar on their own property. In Westhampton, Clarksburg, Hinsdale, Pittsfield, Cloverdale, Hol…

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Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 747 views | Posted on: 10/06/2017 | Last updated: 10/06/2017

Energy Efficiency Solutions for Multifamily Properties, An Online Discussion Hosted by Energize Connecticut, June 17, 10 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Eversource and Avangrid invite you to an open discussion on energy efficiency solutions for multifamily properties

Energy efficiency at multifamily properties makes good business sense.

When mul

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Multifamily

0 replies | 1019 views | Posted on: 06/09/2021 | Last updated: 06/09/2021

VERGE Electrify - Free Online Event, Hosted by GreenBiz, May 25-26

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Rapid electrification is critical to reach deep decarbonization and solve the climate crisis. VERGE Electrify, a new online event from the VERGE conference and forum series, focuses on how markets, te

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1329 views | Posted on: 05/19/2021 | Last updated: 05/19/2021

Leaf Blower Bans and other Noise Pollution Limits On the Rise

by EcoQuiet Lawn Care

A somewhat unexpected result of the 2020 COVID19 pandemic seems to be increased interest in gas-powered leaf blower and related bans. The virus of course caused many people to stay home and kept

Filed under: Landscaping and Land Management

Keywords: Landscaping,Electric Lawn and Garden Equipment,Lawns,Electric Landscaping,Electric Lawn Care,Lawn and Garden,Leaf Blowers,Lawn Mowers

0 replies | 14725 views | Posted on: 04/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Ceres Conference 2018, April 24 - 26, Boston, MA

by Oyin

The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability is a resource to help companies re-engineer themselves for success in a world beset with unprecedented environmental and social challenges that threaten the econom…

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Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1613 views | Posted on: 11/04/2017 | Last updated: 03/14/2018

Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2018, Jun 7- 8, New York City

by Oyin

This challenging two-day training offered by CSE aims to give you all the latest practical tools and resources required to implement or upscale corporate sustainability in order to drive your initiati…

Filed under: Education

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1614 views | Posted on: 10/30/2017 | Last updated: 02/07/2018

Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Jun 12 - 14, Honolulu, Hawaii

by Oyin

In 2015, Hawaii became the first U.S. state to mandate 100% renewable energy in the electricity sector by 2045. Fulfilling this bold mandate will require enacting high-impact solutions now with unpr…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 819 views | Posted on: 10/27/2017 | Last updated: 10/27/2017

Certificate in Building Science and Net Zero Design, Jan 29 - Feb 23, Waitsfield, VT

by Oyin

Prerequisite: basic building literacy or enrollment in Yestermorrow’s two-day Anatomy of a House workshop, occurring immediately prior to the Certificate program. Net Zero buildings are carbon …

Filed under: Education

0 replies | 1492 views | Posted on: 10/22/2017 | Last updated: 12/03/2017

2017 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards, Nov 9, Dallas, TX

by Oyin

The sixth annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards, hosted by the Memnosyne Institute, will honor sustainable leaders in the nonprofit, municipal and business sectors of North Texas. …

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Texas Green Building

0 replies | 706 views | Posted on: 10/20/2017 | Last updated: 10/20/2017

STEP Into the Sun: Solar Training for Design Professionals by Building Codes Assistance Project, Dec 14, Boston

by Oyin

This training is specially designed for architects and engineers by the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) and the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Ene…

Filed under: Education

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1083 views | Posted on: 10/17/2017 | Last updated: 10/17/2017

Orange Button Program Update, October 19,11:00 AM PST/ 2:00 PM EST, Webinar

by Oyin

Get Caught Up on the Orange ButtonSM Initiative (originally named Solar Bankability Data to Advance Transactions and Access). In this solar industry focused webinar, program leaders will provide an…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 724 views | Posted on: 10/15/2017 | Last updated: 10/15/2017

Up-cycled Crafting: Turn Your Old Cabinet Doors into Fun Chalkboards - Springfield MA, Oct 18, 5:30-7 PM

by Amy

Have you wondered what you can do with old cabinet doors? Or have you been wanting a fun chalkboard for your home or office? Then come on down for this workshop and go home with your own personalized …

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: Upcycling

0 replies | 984 views | Posted on: 10/10/2017 | Last updated: 10/10/2017

 

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