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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 | 1135 views | Posted on: 07/22/2019 | Last updated: 07/22/2019

Green Schools Conference, February 17-19, San Diego, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The 16th annual Green Schools Conference (GSC) will be held February 17-19, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Marina and Spa in San Diego, California.

Each year, the GSC brings together a natio

California Green Building

0 replies | 366 views | Posted on: 11/22/2025 | Last updated: 11/22/2025

Super Insulation for Zero-Energy Buildings, Three Online Sessions, January 5-19, 6 - 8 pm

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This course covers the fundamentals for designing and building zero-energy homes by covering key principles of building science and energy performance. Topics include life safety, healthy home fundame

0 replies | 257 views | Posted on: 11/07/2025 | Last updated: 12/03/2025

Free Webinar: Why Passive House?, November 14, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

You’ve heard the buzz around Passive House, but you’re not sure why all the fuss? Is it really that different? 

PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson unpacks the logic, the principle

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 437 views | Posted on: 10/08/2025 | Last updated: 11/13/2025

Pro Tour: Under Construction Community-Centered Educational Facility in Boston, November 7, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join NESEA in Boston for an exceptional case study of how sustainability, equity, and innovation intersect in the built environment. We will be touring this new 68,000-square-foot campus in Roxbury&rs

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1685 views | Posted on: 09/16/2025 | Last updated: 09/19/2025

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 | 1225 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 | 1861 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 | 952 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 | 1650 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 | 1119 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 | 989 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 | 1787 views | Posted on: 08/26/2019 | Last updated: 08/26/2019

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 | 1484 views | Posted on: 07/31/2019 | Last updated: 07/31/2019

TONIGHT 9/10 - Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 7 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 7pm Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music Admission: Sliding Scale- Pay what you can Can't attend -…

Filed under: Climate Change

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Environment,Renewable Energy,Bill McKibben,Naomi Klein

0 replies | 1935 views | Posted on: 09/10/2015 | Last updated: 09/10/2015

aashe Webinar: Exciting and Effective Community – Higher Education Collaborations, August 14

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Universities are looking for new ways to benefit their local communities. Communities are looking for smart solutions to constantly changing problems. Both strive to become more resilient, sustainable

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1883 views | Posted on: 06/30/2019 | Last updated: 07/07/2019

2019 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 1-2, Philadelphia, PA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades.

At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Community,Housing

0 replies | 1955 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/20/2019

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 | 743 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 | 1463 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 | 1223 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 | 1426 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 | 1717 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 | 1784 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 | 1177 views | Posted on: 11/22/2015 | Last updated: 11/23/2015

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 | 1452 views | Posted on: 10/28/2015 | Last updated: 10/28/2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: October 8. "OFF + ON The Climate Movement and The Road to Paris"

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

"Off + On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris". This Thursday, October 8th First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: Doors open at 7:00 …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Boston Area Solar Energy Association,Solar Energy

0 replies | 1504 views | Posted on: 10/06/2015 | Last updated: 10/06/2015

 

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