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Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, January 13, 3-5 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

In this course, we will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passive House

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: LEED,Passive House,built environment,Passive Building

0 replies | 2487 views | Posted on: 12/22/2021 | Last updated: 12/22/2021

Free Webinar: The Clean Energy Equity Investment Gap, January 13, 10 - 11 am ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Meeting global climate and development goals will require a rapid and sustained scale-up of clean energy infrastructure investment in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). These countries

0 replies | 199 views | Posted on: 12/11/2025 | Last updated: 12/11/2025

Informational Webinar - 2026 LEED for Cities Certification Cohort Overview/Introduction, January 14, 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join LEED for Cities and Communities for the 2nd informational webinar for those interested in applying to the 2026 LEED for Cities Certification Cohort.

This webinar will provide an overview

0 replies | 284 views | Posted on: 11/13/2025 | Last updated: 11/20/2025

Free Webinar: Energy Upgrade Workshop - Holiday Edition, December 11, 6:30 to 7:30 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County for this 1-hour workshop where you'll learn energy-, water-, and cost-saving strategies at home. Presentation will include additional tips applicable to

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 366 views | Posted on: 10/20/2025 | Last updated: 10/22/2025

6th EV Charge India Confex 2025, November 14, New Delhi, India

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The 6th Edition of EV Charge India Confex 2025 marks a bold new chapter in India’s clean mobility journey. Evolving from a focused knowledge-sharing forum, it has now grown into a comprehen

India Green Building

0 replies | 1029 views | Posted on: 09/29/2025 | Last updated: 09/30/2025

Free Webinar: Transforming Real Estate Appraisal: Mastering UAD 3.6 Green, September 24, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Starting Sept 2025, appraisers must now evaluate home energy efficiency, green certifications, and solar as part of the new Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 and its new opportunities and requirements. Part

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1299 views | Posted on: 09/09/2025 | Last updated: 09/09/2025

IWBI Healthy Building Policy Summit, September 29, Washington, DC

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This fall, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is proud to host its second annual Healthy Building Policy Summit in Washington, DC, building on the momentum of last year’s groundbre

0 replies | 1969 views | Posted on: 08/22/2025 | Last updated: 08/24/2025

Free Webinar - Affordable Housing Electrification 101: Policy, Programs, and Technology, August 14, 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 | 465 views | Posted on: 08/04/2025 | Last updated: 08/04/2025

NESEA Pro Tour: Transforming & Expanding an Existing Building on the Dartmouth College Campus, August 1, 1-5 pm, New Hampshire

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of a high-performance, 55,000 square foot building on the Dartmouth College campus that combined a major addition with targeted renovation to house the newly created Irving I

New Hampshire Green Building

0 replies | 618 views | Posted on: 07/10/2025 | Last updated: 07/17/2025

Webinar: Design Considerations for Heat Pumps, May 20, 11 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

As the need to decarbonize the buildings that we live and work in becomes critical, heat pumps (HPs) are going to play a central role in this effort. This webinar will discuss design consideratio

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California Green Building

Keywords: Design,Single Family Homes,Multifamily Housing,San Diego,Heat Pumps

0 replies | 1665 views | Posted on: 04/28/2022 | Last updated: 05/04/2022

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour, Midrise CLT Passive House in Boston, April 29, 1-5 pm

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

This April Pro Tour will showcase a 7-story mass timber CLT building, currently under construction. Attendees will learn about both the technical details of the project and about the highly collaborat

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1734 views | Posted on: 04/09/2022 | Last updated: 05/20/2022

Embodied Carbon and Materials Selection, USGBC Decarbonization Webinar Series, March 16, 12 pm PT / 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Embodied carbon in a building represents a 25%-28% opportunity to address CO2 emissions and will become an increasingly key component of decarbonizing buildings. Join us for a webinar on March 16th to

California Green Building

0 replies | 1529 views | Posted on: 02/27/2022 | Last updated: 02/27/2022

2022 RESNET Conference, February 21-23

by samanthaklein // Intern

The #RESNET2022 Conference will be a two-part event: an in-person gathering that will be re-imagined, exclusive, and exciting at the Hilton in Austin, TX February 21-23, 2022, and an online

Filed under: Energy

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Energy,networking,RESNET

0 replies | 1073 views | Posted on: 01/20/2022 | Last updated: 01/20/2022

Three Day Cordwood Masonry Course at Earthwood Building School, May 25 - 27, West Chazy, New York

by Oyin

Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, explanatory tours, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall), roundhouses, and cordwood a…

Filed under: Education

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1730 views | Posted on: 11/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/02/2018

Webinar: Carbon and Energy Roundtable, December 16, 9 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join the BE+ Carbon and Energy Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to carbon and energy in buildings.

Th

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,Schools,built environment

0 replies | 1441 views | Posted on: 12/04/2021 | Last updated: 12/04/2021

Free Webinar: Home Electrification Series: Electric Cooking, December 21, 7 - 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In the fifth session of our Home Electrification Series, we’ll review options for electric cooking and range hoods. We’ll look at induction stoves as well as electric resistance ranges, an

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Electrification,Studio for High Performance Design and Construction (SHPDC),Home Electrification

0 replies | 1494 views | Posted on: 11/13/2021 | Last updated: 11/13/2021

Smart City Expo Miami, a Hybrid Event in Miami and Online, December 8 - 10

by Smart Cities Americas

SMART CITY EXPO MIAMI celebrates its second annual edition in a hybrid format both live streaming and in-person at the landmark James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami. Smart City Expo Miam

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Smart Cities,Miami

0 replies | 3453 views | Posted on: 10/12/2021 | Last updated: 10/12/2021

Introduction to Passive House Multi-Family Building May 9, 9 am - 5 pm, Newton, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

For many teams, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not unco…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Studio for High Performance Design and Construction

0 replies | 827 views | Posted on: 05/02/2018 | Last updated: 05/02/2018

Green Maritime Forum's Maritime 2020, 19 June 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark

by YijunW

Maritime2020 is a unique international platform dedicated to tackling the biggest challenges the industry is going to face when new IMO regulations come into action. The event gathers top-level execut…

0 replies | 1009 views | Posted on: 04/24/2018 | Last updated: 04/24/2018

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - Storm-Ready, NZE Single-Family Home, Harvard, MA- June 1st

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

Site Details Units: 1 single family home Square Footage: 2,000 Type of construction: New - still under construction HERS pending: -10 to 10 17.08kW photovoltaic system Surplus energy stored for …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Homes Tour,Battery-Powered

0 replies | 1331 views | Posted on: 04/12/2018 | Last updated: 11/08/2019

Ventilation for High Performance Commercial Buildings workshop -Burlington, Massachusetts -Thursday, April 12

by AbbieKnight

Presented byVentacity SystemsParticipants will learn: • What are high performance buildings and high performance ventilation• Why efficiency matters: HRVs, ERVs, Cross-Flow, Wheels• Best practic…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Training event,Ventilation Systems

0 replies | 1429 views | Posted on: 03/14/2018 | Last updated: 03/15/2018

15th Annual Land & Water Conservation Summit, March 10, 7:45am - 4pm, Kingston, RI

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The 15th Annual Land & Water Conservation Summit Working Together to Protect our Communities Join your peers from land trusts, watershed organizations, conservation commissions and other cons…

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 1324 views | Posted on: 02/28/2018 | Last updated: 02/28/2018

GreenBiz 18 Virtual - Free Online Event! February 6 - 8

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join more than 30 presenters and thousands of sustainable business professionals for a 3-day virtual livestream. Watch nearly 30 inspiring mainstage sessions on the future of sustainable business …

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Greenbiz

0 replies | 3722 views | Posted on: 02/01/2018 | Last updated: 02/01/2018

Sustainability in Packaging 2018, March 12-14, Chicago, Illinois

by Oyin

Smithers Pira is excited to announce the return of the Sustainability in Packaging Conference, featuring speakers representing the entire packaging supply chain, including many of the biggest and most…

Filed under: Events

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Supply Chain,Sustainable Packaging

0 replies | 2248 views | Posted on: 11/11/2017 | Last updated: 02/07/2018

 

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