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Online: Intersectional Environmentalism Series: Affordable Housing in California, March 31, 12 -1:30pm PDT

by Ashley Freeman

The buildings we create affect the communities and the environment they rest within. Join us on March 31st to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the golden state, the third event in our Intersec

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Related to: Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,LEED,Multi-Family Housing,USBGC Northern California

0 replies | 1218 views | Posted on: 03/15/2021 | Last updated: 03/15/2021

Free Webinar - Powering Progress: All-Electric Design Incentives with Clean Energy Homes

by cleanenergyhomes

Secure a strategic advantage in California’s development landscape by embracing the future of affordable multifamily building electrification. Join the Clean Energy Homes team for an upcoming we

Building Equity Affordable Housing: Understanding Local and Global Approaches, April 3, 6:30 - 8 pm pm, Hybrid Event Online and in Waitsfield, Vermont

by Hani // Social media manager

Spring 2024 Speaker Series: Building Equity
Affordable Housing: Understanding Local and Global Approaches with Anya Brickman Raredon

Drawing from her experience in over 20 countries, Anya Brickman


0 replies | 904 views | Posted on: 03/11/2024 | Last updated: 03/11/2024

Building with Purpose: Selecting Green Materials, Online Lunchtime Series, (6) 1-hour sessions March 7 to April 11

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This multi-session series highlights concepts and trends in green material selection and reviews tools available to find healthier, lower-carbon products that are better for the environment and better

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 856 views | Posted on: 02/21/2024 | Last updated: 02/21/2024

Free Webinar: Comparison of Energy Standards Code to Passive House: A Report, February 21, 12–1pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

Investigating the ability of 12 building standards to deliver resilient, healthy, and efficient buildings.

The different industries are rapidly converging towards a single energy vector - electrici

Filed under: Webinars

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 864 views | Posted on: 02/01/2024 | Last updated: 02/02/2024

Building Tour & Happy Hour at Workscape, January 30, 4-6pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by Hani // Social media manager

Advanced registration is required!  Additional event details will be shared with registered participants prior to the event.  If you have not received a confirmation email within one hour of

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 747 views | Posted on: 01/12/2024 | Last updated: 01/12/2024

Solar Decathlon Professionals Training, Offered by USGBC in Collaboration with the US Department of Energy, Online Sessions, January 18 - March 21

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, USGBC is again offering the live Solar Decathlon Professional Training from January through March 2024. The Solar Decathlon Professi

0 replies | 1112 views | Posted on: 12/18/2023 | Last updated: 12/18/2023

Virtual Course: E202 Advanced HOT2000 Energy Modeling for New & Existing Homes, January 8, 9 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Energy modelling software is used to analyze and optimize the energy characteristics of buildings. HOT2000 is an energy modelling software developed and maintained by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,HVAC,Building Codes,Residential Real Estate,Energy Modeling,Canada

0 replies | 1477 views | Posted on: 11/24/2023 | Last updated: 11/24/2023

Free Webinar: Plant Talk Episode #12: Your Landscape Questions Answered, December 5, 11:30am-1pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Do you have a burning question you’ve always wanted to ask a landscape design or maintenance expert?

Do you have a question about a specific plant or landscape challenge where nothing seems t

California Green Building

0 replies | 1013 views | Posted on: 11/10/2023 | Last updated: 11/10/2023

Green Building Home Tour/Open House with Unity Homes, November 4, 12 - 3pm, Tiverton, Rhode Island (free)

by Hani // Social media manager

Unity Homes invite you to join there on November 4th for an open house of a finished Unity Xyla in beautiful Tiverton, Rhode Island on the banks of the Sakonnet River.

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath X

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 1111 views | Posted on: 10/18/2023 | Last updated: 10/18/2023

Free Webinar: Save Energy Dollars with Heat Recovery, May 6, 9 am CST

by samanthaklein // Intern

All equipment that uses electric, motor-driven compressors or gas burners produces a lot of waste heat. Many commercial and industrial facilities waste an extraordinary amount of heat up the stack. Th

Filed under: Energy

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Heat Pumps,Electric Bills

0 replies | 1301 views | Posted on: 04/27/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Online: USGBC Missouri Gateway Chapter, Annual Green Building Showcase, May 11, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

by Ashley Freeman

Annual Green Building Showcase

Join on Zoom, for the annual Green Building Showcase to learn about four local projects. We will explore the designs and sustainable attributes of these pro

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Showcase,USGBC Missouri Gateway

0 replies | 1767 views | Posted on: 04/13/2021 | Last updated: 04/13/2021

BuildingEnergy Boston, Presented by NESEA, Online, May 5 - 7

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 indust

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,NESEA,Sustainability,Northeast Solar Energy Association - NESEA,BuildingEnergy Boston

0 replies | 3531 views | Posted on: 03/30/2021 | Last updated: 04/08/2021

Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure could Increase under proposed EPA changes, July 19, Washington, DC

by AbbieKnight

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 858 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Blueprint: Quick Sustainability Wins in Existing Buildings, March 19, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar to identify low-cost, high-value sustainability opportunities in existing buildings and across portfolios.

 

Building on the leading sustainability work that Greenprint me

Filed under: Builders/Contractors - Commercial

Keywords: Green Building,Webinar,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 1748 views | Posted on: 02/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/01/2021

Webinar: Breakthroughs Inspired by Buildings, From Talk to Action to Outcomes, February 18, 10 am PT / 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Decarbonizing buildings in Canada and beyond is essential to a low carbon future. Residential and commercial energy retrofits and carbon-proofing new builds has enormous potential to reduce emissions,

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Canada,Decarbonization

0 replies | 1292 views | Posted on: 02/11/2021 | Last updated: 02/11/2021

Virtual Pro Green Building Tour: Campus Built for Living Building Challenge Certification, January 29, 12:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

by SarahA

Join NESEA for the first virtual Pro Tour of 2021, hosted by Kaplan Thompson Architects and featuring a recently completed non-profit campus built for Living Building Challenge certification. The proj

Filed under: Green Schools

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Certification,Living Building Challenge,Solar,Building Design and Construction,Mechanical System

0 replies | 1445 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/12/2021

Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?"

by Rate It Green Team


Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w

2017 Local Energy Solutions Conference, October 28th, Concord, New Hampshire

by Oyin

The Local Energy Solutions (LES) Conference is held annually in the fall and is co-coordinated by NHSEA and the Local Energy Solutions Workgroup. The conference brings together: ​​ State and reg…

Filed under: Events

New Hampshire Green Building

0 replies | 1120 views | Posted on: 10/10/2017 | Last updated: 10/12/2017

Webinar - Biomimicry - Leveraging Nature's Genius in Design, Thursday October 12, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

by Oyin

In this one hour presentation, we will explore biomimicry and how various industries have used it for innovative solutions. Course participants will learn strategies to incorporate biomimicry thin…

Filed under: Education

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 2471 views | Posted on: 10/06/2017 | Last updated: 10/06/2017

Greenbuild India Expo Bombay Exhibition Center (NESCO) Mumbai, India, Nov. 2-5

by Oyin

Greenbuild India is presented by U.S. Green Building Council and ABEC Exhibitions & Conferences PVT. LTD, with support from its 2017 media partners and company sponsors. In addition to the pre-con…

Filed under: Events

India Green Building

0 replies | 1995 views | Posted on: 09/25/2017 | Last updated: 09/25/2017

Buildings 2.0 Conference, UI Labs, Chicago, September 19

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

A full-day inside look into "smart buildings" featuring keynotes from WeWork, Microsoft, SOM, DPR, Certain Measures and more. We're talking about how A.I., machine learning, IoT, and other emerging…

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1266 views | Posted on: 09/17/2017 | Last updated: 09/17/2017

Lunch & Learn: Natural Gas for Sustainable Design, September 13 in Chattanooga TN

by AbbieKnight

Free for Members to Attend / $15 Non-Members: RSVP HERE! Join green|spaces for our monthly lunch & learn. September is presented by Chattanooga Gas - Natural Gas for Sustainable Design. At the e…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 696 views | Posted on: 08/17/2017 | Last updated: 08/17/2017

Stonington Passive House Construction Site Visit Monday, July 31, 2017, 5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Wyeth Architects llc will host a construction site visit of their single-family project slated for Passive House, LEED, and Energy Star certifications. This event is free, though a limited number o…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 1799 views | Posted on: 07/28/2017 | Last updated: 07/28/2017

USGBC CO Roaring Fork Rocky Mountain Institute Presentation & Tour, July 21, Basalt

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join an event hosted by USGBC Colorado Roaring Fork Branch and AIA Colorado West. At this event, attendees will tour the new Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) building in Basalt, Colorado. Following t…

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1028 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

 

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