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2021 National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource, Virtual Event, Oct. 19-21 and 26-27
Energy efficiency’s role in a transforming utility industry has never been more essential. More and more utilities have set ambitious corporate carbon reduction goals. Policymakers are expanding
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2025 High Performance Home Builder Summit, September 17-19, St Paul, Minnesota
EEBA's High Performance Home Builder Summit will focus on providing the tools and networking that builders, raters, analysts, and architects need to take high-performance, healthy, resilient homes
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2025 Best of Brooklyn Real Estate Showcase October 28, 5 - 9 pm, Brooklyn NY
Join Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce on October 28th for the 2025 Best of Brooklyn Real Estate Showcase at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The showcase will highlight new developments across
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Home Energy Rater System (HERS) Rater Training, Online, July 21 - August 6, 8:30 am -12:30 pm ET
With Southface Institute, attendees can become a certified RESNET Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater, one of the highest residential energy credentials that can be earned by an individual. Led in
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As the 2022 energy code wraps up its final year, and the 2025 code emerges, the trends of building electrification, healthier indoor air quality, and improved resiliency continue to permeate the
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Free Webinar: Financials of Solar & Storage (Battery), June 6, 10-12 pm PT
Evaluating the financials of solar projects with and without battery storage can be complex. This class will give attendees the ability to evaluate solar decisions for their projects with the same fin
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AIA Conference on Architecture & Design, June 4–7, Boston, Massachusetts
AIA25 is more than just a conference; it’s an invitation to inspiration. Anchored by four days of immersive learning, inspiring keynotes, architect-led tours, networking events, and the industry
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Free Webinar: Sustainable Transformations: Deep Energy Exterior Retrofits, May 1, 4pm ET
Working towards a low-carbon built environment demands that we address our existing structures.
There is an abundance of existing buildings – and particularly existing housing – that ar
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Green Building United 2025 Sustainability Symposium, May 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Celebrate 15 years of sustainable innovation at Green Building United’s Annual Sustainability Symposium! This full-day event brings together leaders and advocates to explore cutting-edge solutio
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A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Electrification
As an open green building resource and member community, Rate It Green is excited to host and promote all the content possible on electrification (and that's a lot) and other important and re
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Free Green Building Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, December 21, 12 -1 pm
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. We will also consider features that
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Built Environment Virtual Discussion Series: California’s Landscape, November 30, 11:30 am PST
With an increasingly urgent need to adapt to our changing climate, the built environment offers unique opportunities for programs and new practices that can protect and improve human health. In order
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The Ghost of 1953 - An Installation Story
It appeared to be a typical installation—or so it seemed. The bright and crisp fall morning of Santa Monica, California, boasted the fragrant perfume of night blooming jasmine coalesced with oce
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Green-Schools Conference & Expo 2018, May 3 - 4, Denver, Colorado
Advancing Sustainable Schools for all The Green Schools Conference & Expo is a national event to bring together all the players involved in making green schools a reality: people who lead, operate,…
Webinar: Michigan's EGLE, Energy Efficiency Programs and Funding, October 6, 11 am EDT
Hear from EGLE's Energy Services staff about energy efficiency initiatives happening in communities throughout Michigan. Also, learn about EGLE's current energy efficiency programs and fu
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BuiltGreen Conference, 2021, Equitable Futures, September 16, Lynwood, WA
The Built Green Conference has been occurring annually for over a decade, with the aim of providing valuable and cutting-edge information on green building and sustainability.
After over a year of
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The Long-Term Liability of Subjective Standards in Vapor Intrusion, Tuesday, August 24, 12-1 pm EDT
Tom Hatton, CEO of Clean Vapor - The Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Company - will discuss how the disparity and complete absence of standards from state to state, has created a significant undefined
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Materials Transparency in the Built Environment, March 13, 6-8 pm, Urban Green Council, NYC
There is a growing interest in understanding more about the materials that go into the spaces that we occupy—where did the materials come from? Where do they go when they are no longer needed? How d…
What can I do to protect our environment in 2018? How do I keep up the fight for climate justice? How can my town or city still make progress? If you're asking these questions, you're not alone. Al…
Living Building Tour, Hitchcock Center for the Environment, December 20, Amherst, Massachusetts
Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sourced non…
Annual Golf Tournament 2018 - Maine Indoor Air Quality Council, June 5, Poland, Maine
Join the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council for an afternoon of fun and the great Maine outdoors—all to support their mission “to create healthy, productive, and environmentally sustainable indoor e…
The North East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) represents premier roofing professionals. Our territory is made up of the northeast region including: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Ham…
RESNET Hybrid HERS Rater Training (with Classroom Component), Jan 22 - Feb 16, Springfield, MA
The Alliance is pleased to offer high quality HERS rater training classes in the Northeast, approximately 2-3 times per year. Our hybrid HERS rater training classes include an online and a classroom t…
2018 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, April 30–May 3, Long Beach, California
2018 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s leading conference and expo showcasing the real-world application of the latest transportation technologies, drive trains, and clean fu…
The Lignofuels 2018 Conference, 7 - 8 Feb, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Already on its 10th edition, this two day conference will bring together key lignofuels stakeholders to join our forum discussions and networking, including leaders from advanced generation biofuels c…
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