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Building Clean 2019, "How Buying Local & Healthy Strengthens Your Community," November 14, Chicago, IL

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Building Clean 2019 is a summit that looks at the power of procurement in the built environment to bring better health, jobs, and equity to communities.  A top Summit goal is to demonstrate

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1962 views | Posted on: 10/13/2019 | Last updated: 10/13/2019

Free Webinar: Reducing Carbon Emissions from MEP Systems, June 9, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As we move to reduce carbon emissions from our buildings and align with California carbon-reduction goals, we often overlook the impacts and opportunities in mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP)

California Green Building

0 replies | 969 views | Posted on: 04/28/2026 | Last updated: 04/28/2026

Free Webinar: Duct Diagnostics - Evaluation & Troubleshooting for Real-World Systems, May 6, 12 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Duct Diagnostics: Evaluation & Troubleshooting for Real-World Systems is a building scientist–focused webinar that walks professionals through how to identify, evaluate, and troubleshoot com

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 745 views | Posted on: 04/07/2026 | Last updated: 04/07/2026

Earth Week Networking Evening - Commercial Retrofits & Energy Efficiency, April 21, New York, NY

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This Earth Week, join Building Energy Exchange and Energy by 5 for an engaging discussion exploring innovative, high-impact retrofits in commercial real estate! 

Featuring case studies and rea

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 761 views | Posted on: 03/13/2026 | Last updated: 03/13/2026

Free Webinar Hosted by Emu Passive: Passive House Construction Details, April 9, 12 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This presentation offers an in-depth exploration of developing Passive House-level construction details applicable to commercial, residential, and retrofit projects. It is fundamentally stru

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 657 views | Posted on: 02/23/2026 | Last updated: 02/25/2026

Solar & Storage Expo Odisha 2026, March 12, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Solar & Storage Expo Odisha 2026 is the largest solar and storage gathering in the state, which now includes the State Leadership Meet as a co-hosted event, and will feature 300+ conference a

India Green Building

0 replies | 892 views | Posted on: 01/31/2026 | Last updated: 02/04/2026

India Solar Week 2026, February 18, New Delhi

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

India Solar Week is a national, industry-led platform focused on one central question: how India scales solar capacity at speed while managing policy alignment, grid readiness, financing structur

India Green Building

0 replies | 1304 views | Posted on: 01/12/2026 | Last updated: 01/12/2026

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently - Overcoming Heat Pump Objections (Part 1 of 5), 5-part series, February 17, 9 - 10:30 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Heat Pumps are quickly gaining traction as a preferred HVAC and water heating technology. California has a goal for 6 million installed heat pumps by 2030, and state plans indicate that new gas furnac

California Green Building

0 replies | 597 views | Posted on: 12/22/2025 | Last updated: 12/22/2025

Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) Trade Show and Conference, January 27-30, Tampa, Florida

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The C&D World Conference has been renamed the CDRA Conference & Tradeshow to better reflect the strong connection between the event and the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1446 views | Posted on: 11/25/2025 | Last updated: 11/26/2025

Boston, MA—PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training, February 12-14, Newton, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Superinsulation, airtight envelopes, high-performance window installation, site management, component sourcing—passive house construction presents special challenges to builders. The PHIUS CPHB

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 3913 views | Posted on: 12/14/2019 | Last updated: 12/14/2019

Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, December 18, 12pm, Amherst, MA

by Jessica Schultz // Living Building Coordinator

Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd Certified Living Building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts! It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net ze

Filed under: Living Building Challenge

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1886 views | Posted on: 11/22/2019 | Last updated: 11/26/2019

Livecast: 8th Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Women in Clean Energy Symposium, November 14, 9 am - 5 pm CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Eighth Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium is approaching, on November 14. Be a part of the Symposium by watching the live (free!) webcast

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1451 views | Posted on: 11/08/2019 | Last updated: 11/08/2019

Addressing the Climate Crisis: A Moral Obligation & Economic Opportunity, October 30, Providence, RI

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Climate change and the clean energy revolution are opening up opportunities for new careers, for new businesses, and for civic engagement. Hear from a diverse set of presenters working on the front li

Filed under: Events

Related to: Trade Shows and Events ,Information and Resources ,Education

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,clean energy,Economic Opportunities

0 replies | 1127 views | Posted on: 10/26/2019 | Last updated: 10/26/2019

Green Building (and Vertical Forest) of the Week: Bosco Verticale in Milan

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Bosco Verticale, appropriately translated to "Vertical Forest," is a development of two vertical residential towers in Milan, Italy, which represent the cutting edge of green building and urban forest…

Filed under: Green Building of the Week

Keywords: Green Building,Bosco Verticale,Vertical Forest,Urban Forestry

0 replies | 2205 views | Posted on: 12/16/2015 | Last updated: 12/16/2015

Thriving: Growing Green Schools Discussion Panel and PDX Green Schools Conference Kick Off Party, Oct 17, Portland, OR

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Join the Portland Green Schools committee for the last panel discussion in the 2019 panel series “Growing a Green School”. School high performance experts from the field and district staff

Filed under: Education

Related to: Education ,Municipal Initiatives

Keywords: Green Schools,Portland,Student,Oregon,Teachers

0 replies | 1504 views | Posted on: 09/30/2019 | Last updated: 09/30/2019

USGBC Arizona State Conference, October 30, Tempe, Arizona

by USGBC - United States Green Building Council

This year the U.S. Green Building Council will look to the future of sustainable building by exploring resilient design, sustainable cities, health and wellness through biophilic design principles, th

0 replies | 1225 views | Posted on: 09/18/2019 | Last updated: 09/18/2019

Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Techniques, September 20, Montclair, NJ

by AidanAnthony // Intern

With the expanding regulatory push to decrease stormwater volume and improve stormwater quality, increasing attention is being given to the use of green infrastructure stormwater management techniques

Filed under: Events

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

0 replies | 2009 views | Posted on: 08/26/2019 | Last updated: 08/26/2019

USGBC CO Emerging Professionals, First Friday Breakfast - July 8, 8-9 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC CO First Friday Breakfast July 8 - and the first friday of every month, 8-9 am Waffle Brothers 700 E 1st Ave Denver, CO 80203 Join USGBC Colorado Emerging Professionals for breakfast! …

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1059 views | Posted on: 07/07/2016 | Last updated: 07/07/2016

The MA Stretch Code: Reaching For More

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

In 2009, the Stretch Energy Code was added to the Massachusetts building code as an optional appendix for cities and towns to provide a streamlined and cost effective route to achieving approximately …

Massachusetts Renewable Energy Policy Survival Guide

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Clean energy policy in Massachusetts is focused on balancing the state's need for affordable energy with its environmental and economic needs. Decisions on policy are made by our State Representatives…

Filed under: Government Policies

Related to: Government Agencies and Initiatives ,Information and Resources ,Other Green Building

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,Massachusetts,Energy Policy,Green

0 replies | 3052 views | Posted on: 06/13/2016 | Last updated: 02/13/2017

An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World, May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm, Cambridge

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm MIT Pierce Laboratory 33 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge , MA 02139 Harvard Kennedy Sch…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 766 views | Posted on: 05/03/2016 | Last updated: 05/03/2016

Coast to Coast Biofuel-Powered Flight from Rhode Island to California

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Coast to Coast Biofuel Airplane Project will combine the excitement of aviation with the leading edge in renewable energy technology. Using aviation biofuel in a single engine Cessna equipped with…

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 918 views | Posted on: 03/27/2016 | Last updated: 03/27/2016

Is the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Leaking Radioactive Materials, and is this Dangerous?

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Owned by Entergy, New York's Indian Point nuclear plant is apparently leaking tritium, a radioactive substance. Three of the forty Indian Point wells showed an increase in radioactive material, and on…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Nuclear Energy,Indian Point

0 replies | 1646 views | Posted on: 03/06/2016 | Last updated: 03/06/2016

Women In Solar Energy (WISE) convenes multi-city round table discussions

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 16 Venues nationwide: http://www.so

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Services,Plumbing

Keywords: clean energy,New England Women In Energy and the Environment

0 replies | 1747 views | Posted on: 02/19/2016 | Last updated: 02/20/2016

Massachusetts Could be Leader in Making a Fossil Fuel Free United States - The Solutions Project

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

If the world is to prevent a global catastrophe some important things need to happen. Most importantly we need to stop using fossil fuels. All of the known remaining fossil fuel reserves should stay i…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Renewable Energy,Fossil Fuels,The Solutions Project

0 replies | 1853 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016

 

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