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Greentown Labs Climatetech Career Fair, Online, September 16, 5:30 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

During this webinar, you will learn about career opportunities within the community of climatetech startups. Greentown startups are not only developing climatetech solutions—they’re b

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,Green Careers,Greentown Labs

0 replies | 2183 views | Posted on: 09/05/2021 | Last updated: 09/13/2022

Top Factors for Selecting New Windows

by Rate It Green Team


How do you decide what windows you need?  Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. shares some top considerations, but first he reminds us that every client, every job, every building, an

Filed under: Doors, Windows and Openings

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Windows,Home Building,New windows

0 replies | 4319 views | Posted on: 10/31/2023 | Last updated: 08/21/2024

RE+ Midwest, November 14-15, Chicago, Illinois

by Hani // Social media manager

RE+ Midwest is the largest forum for professionals dedicated to the integration of solar, storage, and additional renewable energy assets like wind energy and electric vehicle infrastructure in t

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 645 views | Posted on: 10/18/2023 | Last updated: 10/18/2023

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: California’s Electrification Transition and What it Means for Your Home, October 16, 9am-12pm

by Hani // Social media manager

On the average Californians consume less water than the residents of other states. Even so there is a need for us to conserve even more water. The construction community has an opportunity to further

California Green Building

0 replies | 520 views | Posted on: 09/29/2023 | Last updated: 09/29/2023

Free CE Webinar: Multifamily Electrification: Change is Coming Fast, October 4, 12-1 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

As the planet warms—with ever-worsening heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires—there is growing awareness of the need to curb climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. This is why, in a fe

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1063 views | Posted on: 09/14/2023 | Last updated: 09/14/2023

Free Webinar: Incorporating Climate-Change Responsive Design, September 20, 2 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

As climate change makes Green Builder Media environment less hospitable and more unpredictable, it is crucial to design homes & buildings that can respond to the change and stand up to the ever-gr

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1490 views | Posted on: 08/25/2023 | Last updated: 08/25/2023

Balboa Park Tour of LEED Certified Buildings, August 23, 9 am - 12 pm, San Diego, CA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Did you know that Balboa Park has 10 LEED certified buildings? The San Diego Green Building Council's Green Assistance Program played a pivotal role in helping secure these certification over the

California Green Building

0 replies | 1052 views | Posted on: 08/03/2023 | Last updated: 08/03/2023

Free Better Buildings Webinar: The Next Big Thing: HVAC Control Technology for Small to Medium Commercial Buildings, August 17, 11 am EDT

by Hani // Social media manager

Most commercial buildings in the U.S. are small- to medium-sized and have packaged HVAC Rooftop Unit (RTU) equipment. In the past decade, control technology options for RTUs have expanded significantl

0 replies | 813 views | Posted on: 07/13/2023 | Last updated: 07/13/2023

Online Workshop: Design Charrettes: A Tool to Manage Cost, Optimize Synthesis, and Achieve Excellence, July 11, 1-5pm ET

by himj // Student Of Green Building

The demands for high-performance, net zero, resilient design are growing. A key element to meeting these demands in the collaborative design process is the design “charrette” or workshop.

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 932 views | Posted on: 06/23/2023 | Last updated: 06/23/2023

Gas to Grass: Balancing Embodied and Operational Carbon through Passive Strawbale, December 7, 6 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Embodied Carbon on your mind and in your project? Join Abby Meuser-Herr and Elizabeth Turner for a webinar to explore the trade-offs between a focus on embodied vs. operational carbon and understand t

Keywords: Strawbale

0 replies | 1461 views | Posted on: 11/27/2021 | Last updated: 11/27/2021

Women in Cleantech & Sustainability, 10 Year Anniversary Virtual Summit, November 10, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Help ignite this decade of critical climate action at Women in Cleantech & Sustainability's 10th Anniversary Virtual Summit. Join leaders, young activists and our community to vision in t

0 replies | 1116 views | Posted on: 11/05/2021 | Last updated: 11/05/2021

November 11: Climate Urbanism - Strategies for Just Transitions, November 11, 9:30 EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Urban Studies Foundation (USF) in recent years. The talks will showcase five short interventions that cover several of this year's COP26 Presidency campaigns, with a key focus on Cities

Filed under: Urban Planning

Keywords: Social Equity,Urban Resilience,Urban Planning,Energy Transition

0 replies | 2507 views | Posted on: 10/17/2021 | Last updated: 10/17/2021

Whole House Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) Explained, by Panasonic

by Rate It Green Team



We’d like to thank Ken Nelson at Panasonic for his terrific video explanation of how ERVs work and for introducing us to the features and benefits of the Intelli-Balance 200 as

Filed under: Energy Recovery and Heat Recovery Ventilation

Keywords: HVAC,Ventilation Systems,Ventilation,Humidity,ERVs,Whole House Ventilation Systems,ERV,Panasonic

0 replies | 26266 views | Posted on: 09/29/2021 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Brazil - Net Zero Evolution

by Suelen Ribeiro // Architect/ LEED GA

The first initiative to promote energy efficiency in Brazil was in 2001 when the government created a law, which improved the national program to save energy. In 2003 that program launch a plan for en…

Brasil Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Netzero,Brazil,Evolution

0 replies | 2639 views | Posted on: 10/16/2017 | Last updated: 10/16/2017

Humidity, Hardwood and Homes: Protect the Air you Breathe and the Floor under your Feet, August 26, 12-1 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Builders, flooring professionals and HVAC contractors: sign up to learn about how healthy air and humidity control are essential to protecting your work.

Matt Hoots, President of SawHorse Builders

Free Webinar: Your Guide to Heat Pumps For Your Home, July 27, 1 pm BST / 6 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Is your furnace or boiler on its last leg? Consider switching to a residential air source heat pump! An air-source heat pump uses electricity to heat and cool your home.

It’s a high efficienc

Filed under: Heating, Venting and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

UK Green Building

Keywords: HVAC,UK,Electric,Heat Pump

0 replies | 1580 views | Posted on: 07/01/2021 | Last updated: 07/01/2021

Passive House Builder & Contractor Workshop, Online, July 1, 2-4 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Designed for builders, contractors, project managers, subs, and trades, this session explores the construction challenges unique to Passive House projects and shares lessons learned from recent projec

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Passive House Massachusetts

0 replies | 1796 views | Posted on: 06/15/2021 | Last updated: 06/15/2021

Free Eversource Code Training: Whole House Mechanical Ventilation Options, June 15, 1-3 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Homes are being built tighter and tighter with each passing energy code cycle which in turn requires mechanical ventilation be placed into the homes to decrease air born pollutants and moisture concer

Filed under: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Energy Codes,ASHRAE,Ventilation,Whole House Ventilation Systems

0 replies | 1513 views | Posted on: 06/02/2021 | Last updated: 06/02/2021

Sustainability Social at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Saturday Dec 2, 1-3pm, Easthampton

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton Join Northeast Solar, the Center for EcoTechnology, HeatSmart Northampton, and Mass Audubon for a Sustainability Social at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary. Jo…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 902 views | Posted on: 11/30/2017 | Last updated: 11/30/2017

Central Valley Facilities Expo, March 14-15, Modesto, CA

by Oyin

Central Valley Facilities Expo meets the facilities engineering, maintenance, and energy management needs of attendees from a wide variety of industries including food processing, government, healthca…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1305 views | Posted on: 11/05/2017 | Last updated: 11/05/2017

EcoDistricts Incubator, May 9 - 11, Portland, OR

by Oyin

EcoDistricts Incubator is a three-day project team intensive designed to accelerate EcoDistrict-modeled, district-scale urban regeneration projects across communities throughout the world. 2018 marks …

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 768 views | Posted on: 11/02/2017 | Last updated: 11/02/2017

Support Senate Bill 2056 - To Create an Option for MA Residents to Donate a % of Tax Returns to the Least Developed Countries Fund

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

From the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University: On October 31st, the Massachusetts Joint Revenue Committee will host a hearing on Senate Bill 2056 (S.2056) - a bill that would crea…

Filed under: Advocacy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change

0 replies | 1075 views | Posted on: 10/29/2017 | Last updated: 10/29/2017

Cleantech Forum, January 22-24, San Francisco

by Oyin

Now in its 16th year, Cleantech Forum San Francisco 2018 will once again be a gathering of the global cleantech innovation community and offers a comprehensive, three-day program along with exclusive …

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1796 views | Posted on: 10/27/2017 | Last updated: 10/27/2017

MiaGreen Expo & Conference, March 14 - 15, Miami

by Oyin

The MiaGreen Expo & Conference presents its 9th edition with a special program on "Where ENERGY becomes POWER & PROFIT", combining a major trade show with front edge extensive educational and networki…

Filed under: Events

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1447 views | Posted on: 10/22/2017 | Last updated: 10/22/2017

Energy Day, Nov 21, Berlin, Germany

by Oyin

European energy and climate policy in the new global context Europe has set its own ambitious targets for energy and climate change, pushed ahead with the expansion of the energy market, and has se…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1044 views | Posted on: 10/19/2017 | Last updated: 10/19/2017

 

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