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A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Indoor air quality, or IAQ, awareness has been growing in recent years due in some part to the COVID pandemic and increasing outdoor air pollution concerns such as wildfire exhaust/pollution, whic
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Free Webinar: Home Solar: The Time is NOW! March 19, 7-8 pm ET
In this virtual PlugIN talk, Sam Kooharian, Energy Advisor for EnergySage, gives a quick overview of solar power and discusses why now is an optimal time for home solar installation, including he
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Free Webinar: Getting a Handle on Clean Hydrogen, March 5, 11am EST
Using hydrogen as an energy carrier is gaining momentum as successful innovation, industry interest, and federal investment align. Join this webinar to explore the clean hydrogen landscape, learn abou
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Finding Paths Forward: Ideas for When We Disagree in the Green Building Industry
It was energizing to receive quite a few positive responses to Rate It Green’s New Year’s email. Some people were appreciative of our efforts to bring the green building community to
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Measured Home Performance is different from other approaches to saving energy and making money in the home improvement industry. The principal difference is the measured results of home perf
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Whether you’re interested in resiliency and cost savings for a home or simply meeting energy codes for new construction, understanding battery storage is increasingly important for the building
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Thermal energy storage can contribute to both energy savings and load flexibility in buildings and is an effective way to improve your building’s system and loads. Join this webinar to learn mor
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GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, Online, December 6, 9 am - 2 pm ET
Course overview
In GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.
What you&
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Free Hands-ON Training: Off-Grid Solutions with MREA, Custer, Wisconsin, November 10-11
During this 2-Day Hands-on Training, participants will build and commission an Off-Grid/Stationary single or split-phase system that consists of inverter/charger, solar charge controller, power distri
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Join this November for our 2023 New England regional event! This two-day conference will deliver the latest region-specific updates and information to home performance and weatherization professionals
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There has never been a more important time for materials and resources in buildings. From climate change, to habitat destruction, to threats to human and ecological health, the world faces big challen
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LCAs & EPDs: What You Need to Know, Online, March 8, 1 - 5 pm EST
Through this course, you will learn the promise and pitfalls of LCA and EPDs, compare how the Living Building Challenge, Living Product Challenge, LEED and Green Globes address them and examine relate
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USGBC-LA Webinar: Title 24 Solar Mandate: Multifamily Code Compliance, February 16, 2 pm EST
Now that California building code requires solar on single and multifamily new construction, it’s essential that developers, architects, and builders are armed with the best guidance on how to m
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ProGreen EXPO, Feb 13-16, Denver, Colorado
ProGreen EXPO is the only green industry conference in the Rocky Mountain Region of its kind. More than 6,000 green industry professionals gather every year in Denver, Colorado to gain vital knowledge…
If you're like most households in the northeast, you heat with oil or gas and have had your heating system for 10+ years. Replacing your heating system is costly. Planning ahead can save you consi
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Free Webinar: California Landscape Architecture Biodiversity Loss, December 3, 12 pm PST
The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts a series of monthly presentations on the science of climate change and landscape architecture solutions. This month will feature biodi
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Webinar: GreenHomeNYC - Monthly Forum: Heat Pump Conversion, November 17, 6:30 pm
Join this webinar to learn more about heat pumps and energy conversion.
Webinar: Sustainable Product Selection - Performance and Lessons Learned, November 3, 2 pm EDT
The built environment requires high performance, durable, and sustainable materials to meet the ever-increasing demands for health and safety. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of cleaning a
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Please join us at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a living future within higher education inst…
Heat Pump Water Heater Workshop by Passive House California, April 25, 3-6 pm - San Jose
Join Passive House California for a workshop to learn more about Heat Pump Water Heaters: • Why we should be using them? • What brands are out there? • Tips and tricks to installing the…
16th Annual New York State Green Building Conference in Syracuse, April 5-6
The New York State Green Building Conference is a little over two months away, but register online today and save green with early bird registration discounts for one more week! Join for sessions o…
The Fairview: Deep Retrofits in Multi-family Residences - A BEEx Forum - 3/21, Manhattan
Join Building Energy Exchange for a panel discussion showcasing the deep energy retrofit of The Fairview, a large multi-family residence in Forest Hills. A deep energy retrofit may seem daunting du…
This month, Bill Womeldorf will be presenting on "Getting to Zero in MA: Single Family and Multifamily trends." Please note this is a speaker change, but an awesome new topic! Residential Green…
North American Passive House Network Conference 2018, October 17-21, Pittsburgh, PA
NAPHN Annual Conference Join North America’s Passive House community as it convenes in a hotspot of Passive House design construction: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thanks to a strong professional ba…
Energy Efficiency & Asset Management Conference, April 11-12, Merrimack, NH
Knowledge is Power! Know Your Assets and Understand Your Energy Use This two-day conference, offered by NEWEA Energy and Asset Management Committees, will explore asset management, energy efficienc…
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