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Webinar: World Green Building Week - The Road to COP26, September 22, 11 am BST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join UKGBC during World Green Building Week, for which the theme is “Act on Climate”. We are choosing to use this moment as a milestone on the Road to COP26, to shine a spotlight on the le

Filed under: Government Policies

UK Green Building

Keywords: Policy,Net zero,built environment

0 replies | 1350 views | Posted on: 09/04/2020 | Last updated: 09/04/2020

Free Webinar: Leading Campus Decarbonization Efforts, January 14, 3 - 4 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join this free, engaging session featuring a dynamic panel of experts from diverse higher education institutions HEIs—spanning private and public, large and small campuses—who are driving

0 replies | 114 views | Posted on: 12/11/2025 | Last updated: 12/11/2025

The Post-IRA Reality Check: Financing Clean Energy Without Federal Backing, Online, December 5, 12 - 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

With federal incentives in flux, how can companies sustain clean energy growth? This second session of the Women in Cleantech Sustainability Industry Roundtable series focuses on financing innovation,

California Green Building

0 replies | 388 views | Posted on: 11/14/2025 | Last updated: 11/14/2025

Free Webinar: Energy Storage Systems for Backup Power, December 12, 12 - 2 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

While there are economic incentives for grid-interactive customers who combine PV generation with energy storage, customers when polled, said that their primary motivation for using PV and batteries s

California Green Building

0 replies | 458 views | Posted on: 10/21/2025 | Last updated: 10/21/2025

RAiNA conference, November 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

If you’re passionate about the future of sustainable architecture and resilient construction, the RAiNA Conference 2025: Rainscreen Proficiency – The Parts, Precision and Performance is a

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 398 views | Posted on: 10/03/2025 | Last updated: 10/06/2025

Housing’s Future is Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable, Online, November 13, 3-4 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This panel brings together housing developers who are rethinking and reimaging housing from the construction process to design, from materials to operations, so that more people can afford comfortable

0 replies | 1449 views | Posted on: 09/09/2025 | Last updated: 09/09/2025

Design Your Own Tiny House, Online Course, October 7 - November 25, Tuesdays, 7-9 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Tiny House Design offers ideas and strategies to help you envision and design an enriching small home. Yestermorrow will tour tiny houses (virtually or in person, depending on the course format), spar

0 replies | 1795 views | Posted on: 08/23/2025 | Last updated: 09/08/2025

Free Webinar: Affordable Housing Electrification 201: Planning, Operations, and Maintenance, August 21, 11 am to 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join California Housing Partnership this August for their Annual Electrification Training Series for rehab and new construction developments. This year they are offering two deep dive sessio

California Green Building

0 replies | 529 views | Posted on: 08/04/2025 | Last updated: 08/04/2025

Webinar: Plug In, Turn On, and Cook Up -- Electric Kitchens, December 10, 2 pm CST

by samanthaklein // Intern

A myth-busting live cooking and tech tour with Electric Kitchens Super-Fan Chef Rachelle Boucher, co-founder of Kitchens to Life.

There tends to be confusion about all-electric building codes and c

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Electric

0 replies | 1199 views | Posted on: 11/27/2020 | Last updated: 11/27/2020

Women in Green: Leading Through Adversity, Online, November 19, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

by Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts)

Women are driving the sustainability of the built environment. We are tasked with the most important mission of all: healing the earth.

This event is for professionals to network and connect with l

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1060 views | Posted on: 11/11/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Free Webinar: Rheem Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater 101, November 17, 10:30 - 11 am, EST

by Rheem Manufacturing, Water Heating Division

The newest Rheem® Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater is easy to sell, install and service. It’s the most efficient water heater available, offering free cooling as a side benefit of wherever it

Filed under: Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Water Heaters,Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters,Plumbing,Green Plumbing

0 replies | 1186 views | Posted on: 10/25/2020 | Last updated: 10/25/2020

Free Webinar: Designing Waste, Presented by Harvard Business School, October 30, 11 - 11:30 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Can waste become the raw material for a better designed, less exploitative, more beautiful world? The waste generated in designing and making products and building cities has often been an afterthough

Filed under: Webinars

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Design,Waste,Building Materials

0 replies | 1304 views | Posted on: 10/11/2020 | Last updated: 10/11/2020

Webinar: How LEED V4.1 Addresses Climate Change, October 8, 11am - 12:30pm EDT

by MVillere

1.5 AIA LU + 1 GBCI CE

How well does LEED address the causes and appropriate responses to climate change? The answer to this question is a critical consideration as organizations and governments de

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Climate Change,LEED,LEED v4.1

0 replies | 1821 views | Posted on: 09/23/2020 | Last updated: 09/23/2020

Environmental Leadership Seminar - Rhode Island Environmental Education Association March 13, 6-8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Environmental Leadership Seminar Rhode Island Environmental Education Association March 13, 6-8 pm A Conversation Among Pre-Service, In-Service, and Informal Educators What does environment…

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Environment,RIEEA

0 replies | 1039 views | Posted on: 03/07/2017 | Last updated: 03/07/2017

Webinar: Energy Management and Technology: Fundamentals and Beyond by Focus on Energy webinar series, September 9-10

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The goal of this course is to provide the student with a clear understanding of energy terminology, supply and trend costs, and how to effectively read and analyze utility bills. The course continues

Keywords: Energy Management,Technology

0 replies | 1218 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020

Webinar: Black Women in Architecture: Riding the Vortex August 12, 8:00-9:30 pm Eastern Time

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

0.4%

That is the percentage of architects who are Black women. There are ~ 500 licensed Black women architects in the entire country.

You are invited to an incredibly unique storytelling present

Filed under: Architects

Keywords: Architecture,Women,Equity,Diversity,Black

0 replies | 2476 views | Posted on: 08/04/2020 | Last updated: 08/04/2020

An Introduction to Thermal Temperature Screening with C3 Communications (Video)

by Rate It Green Team

Have you been scanned yet to take your temperature?  Have you been wondering how these systems work? What happens to the data?  Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. and Darrius Key of C3 Co

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: business,Healthy Building,Economy,Health,Facilities Management,Coronavirus,Facilities,COVID19

0 replies | 3577 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

Climate Week NYC 2017, September 18-24

by AbbieKnight

The Climate Week NYC 2017 Affiliate Events program is now open for registrations. Annually, businesses, NGOs, civil society groups, academic institutions and others are offered the opportunity to part…

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change

0 replies | 1064 views | Posted on: 05/31/2017 | Last updated: 05/31/2017

The Future of the Grid May 24th 6-9pm

by Matt Z. // Student

The energy industry is dramatically changing! In the face of expanding customer expectations, as today we use more electronic devices than ever, the demand for power continues to grow rapidly. With…

Filed under: Energy

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Smart Grid,Electrical System

0 replies | 1691 views | Posted on: 05/22/2017 | Last updated: 05/23/2017

Free Green Building Tour - Hotchkiss School LEED Certified Buildings , May 10, 5:30 pm, Lakeville

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join CTGBC's Green Schools Committee and Centerbrook Architects for a FREE event tour of multiple LEED certified buildings at The Hotchkiss School's scenic Lakeville, CT campus. Among sustainable p…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,LEED,Green Schools,biomass,Carbon Neutrality

0 replies | 1822 views | Posted on: 05/04/2017 | Last updated: 05/04/2017

New blog post - city surgeons

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

I hope you'll check out the latest blog on www.usgbc-la.org/blog on engaging the right stakeholders for project planning and implementation.

Filed under: Resilience

0 replies | 876 views | Posted on: 04/20/2017 | Last updated: 04/20/2017

Event: Rooftop units: strategies to reduce utility costs, 4/19, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Fond du Lac, WI

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Packaged rooftop units are used in more than 50 percent of all commercial buildings. With a focus on small- to medium-sized businesses, we’ll investigate how much they cost to operate. For example, …

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 862 views | Posted on: 04/06/2017 | Last updated: 04/06/2017

Webinar: Biophillic Cities, Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning, May 9.1:15-2:45 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Biophillic Cities, Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning The "greening" of cities can focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy …

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 706 views | Posted on: 04/04/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

BEEx Training Event: Green Light- Lighting Retrofits- Strategies & Applications (4/28 @ 1:30-3:00 pm @ 31 Chambers St., NYC)

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange once again for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls te…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 902 views | Posted on: 03/24/2017 | Last updated: 03/24/2017

Energize Denver: Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Training USGBC Colorado, March 22, 11 am - 2 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Energize Denver: Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Training - March 22 11 am - 2 pm USGBC Colorado Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, Conference Room 4F6 201 West Colfax Avenue Denver , …

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Energy Star

0 replies | 1065 views | Posted on: 03/12/2017 | Last updated: 03/12/2017

 

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