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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 | 1070 views | Posted on: 07/22/2019 | Last updated: 07/22/2019

IAQ & Energy 2025, December 9, Portland, Maine

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

IAQ & Energy 2025 includes all the components to design, construct, operate and repair healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor spaces, for the health and well-being of building occupants.

0 replies | 163 views | Posted on: 10/23/2025 | Last updated: 10/23/2025

National Comfort Institute (NCI) Hydronics Overview, 2-Day Workshop, November 4-5, Anaheim, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

First-timers and seasoned professionals who attend this course will gain a firm understanding of the most current hydronic testing and balancing practices. This NCI-exclusive two-day course is a perfe

California Green Building

0 replies | 234 views | Posted on: 10/03/2025 | Last updated: 10/05/2025

HEW2025 - Heating Electrification Workshop - October 20-22, Princeton, New Jersey

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have committed to widespread adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030. These aggressive goals aim to stabilize energy costs, improve health, and cut cli

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

0 replies | 969 views | Posted on: 09/11/2025 | Last updated: 09/11/2025

Illinois Solar AND Storage Tour, September 25, Chicago, Illinois

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The Solar AND Storage Tour is a series of FREE events that feature homes, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the state that have installed both solar and storage on their property. Many s

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1103 views | Posted on: 08/25/2025 | Last updated: 08/25/2025

Periodic Testing and Balancing for Existing Buildings, Online, August 20, 2 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Discover how regular TAB practices can maintain system efficiency, enhance indoor environmental quality, and reduce operational costs in existing buildings.

Learning Objectives -

  1. Understand t

0 replies | 754 views | Posted on: 08/05/2025 | Last updated: 08/07/2025

Green Building United Coffee Chat: Brewing Climate Solutions in the Built Environment with Carbon Reform, August 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Join for a morning at Carbon Reform HQ, where the Green Building United team will dive into how breakthrough technology is tackling energy efficiency and indoor air quality for more sus

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 469 views | Posted on: 07/17/2025 | Last updated: 07/18/2025

Encuentro Square: Designing for Health, Equity, and Affordability, July 10 virtual at 12 pm CT, and in person July 11, 1-3 pm, Chicago, Illinois

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green to learn how the project team at Encuentro Square successfully delivered sustainable, affordable housing with a special focus on resident health and wellbeing in Chicago&

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 591 views | Posted on: 06/18/2025 | Last updated: 06/18/2025

Financing the Future: How NYC is Investing in Climate Progress, June 26, 5:30-8 pm, Manhattan, New York

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

With climate action in the spotlight and political uncertainty shaping priorities, getting funding for clean energy and sustainability projects is both more urgent and more complicated than ever. This

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 899 views | Posted on: 05/21/2025 | Last updated: 05/21/2025

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 | 1067 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 | 956 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 | 1742 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 | 1398 views | Posted on: 07/31/2019 | Last updated: 07/31/2019

The 8th Annual Boston GreenFest is this weekend! August 21st-23rd, Boston City Hall Plaza - FREE!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston GreenFest is the region's largest multicultural environmental music festival. Boston GreenFest is a celebration of life and possibility, providing you with ideas and experiences that can shape …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Boston GreenFest

0 replies | 1219 views | Posted on: 08/20/2015 | Last updated: 08/20/2015

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 | 1855 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 | 1896 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/20/2019

Speaker Series at Night: Constructing a Green, Global Future, June 25, 5:00-7:00pm, Austin, TX

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Kicking off Global Week, ABoR is hosting a special evening edition of our Speaker Series. Join us for cocktails as we discuss innovative green building programs that are making sustainability the

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability

0 replies | 1499 views | Posted on: 06/06/2019 | Last updated: 06/06/2019

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 | 1174 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 | 1362 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 | 1613 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 | 1706 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 | 1123 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 | 1383 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 | 1458 views | Posted on: 10/06/2015 | Last updated: 10/06/2015

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 | 1859 views | Posted on: 09/10/2015 | Last updated: 09/10/2015

 

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