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USGBC Florida: Sustainable Hospitality Summit, September 20, Orlando

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

Convening industry experts will focus on hospitality footprint: reducing carbon emissions and waste, curating wellness experiences, crafting healthy communities, and prioritizing human capital.

Thi

Filed under: Florida

Related to: Hotels

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Florida,USGBC Florida,Hotel,Green Hotels

0 replies | 1753 views | Posted on: 09/05/2019 | Last updated: 09/11/2019

USGBC Virtual Summit: Product Solutions Summit + Showcase, August 9-10

by Hani // Social media manager

Join USGBC and 300+ of your colleagues for the 2nd annual Product Solutions Summit + Showcase! Together USGBC will explore noteworthy sustainable products that reduce negative impacts and increase LEE

0 replies | 927 views | Posted on: 07/08/2023 | Last updated: 07/09/2023

GPRO Construction Management – 2 Day Virtual Training + Exam, USGBC-LA, July 19 & 21

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new

California Green Building

0 replies | 1803 views | Posted on: 06/21/2023 | Last updated: 06/21/2023

USGBC's ENC Region Webinar, Leadership Awards Celebration, June 22, 4-5:30pm CDT

by himj // Student Of Green Building

USGBC’s East North Central Region recognizes the best #LEED projects in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio through its Leadership Awards Celebration. This FUN, VIRTUAL EVENT fea

Emerging Green Professionals

0 replies | 989 views | Posted on: 06/05/2023 | Last updated: 06/05/2023

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial, Urban Green Council, Online June 20

by lc // Associate, Education O&D at Urban Green Council

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC and create more energy-efficient buil

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1254 views | Posted on: 05/18/2023 | Last updated: 05/22/2023

Free Webinar, Green Infrastructure: How can we build a sustainable future? 16 May, 2-3:30pm BST

by himj // Student Of Green Building

Due to our growing population and increased urbanization, it is estimated that globally we build the equivalent of a city the size of Paris every single week!

At present, the building and construct

Filed under: Webinars

UK Green Building

0 replies | 1568 views | Posted on: 04/30/2023 | Last updated: 05/01/2023

WasteBuild Zero 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 11 -12

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

WasteBuild Zero is a 2-day event that unites the built environment to showcase the latest materials, techniques, solutions and innovators that are helping to deliver low carbon and circular constructi

0 replies | 777 views | Posted on: 04/14/2023 | Last updated: 04/14/2023

Virtual ESG Event: Building an Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Framework, April 18, 1-4 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Sustainability has become a household word and used very freely in today’s business world. What does it mean for your company? Do you have Environmental, social, governance (ESG) policies that h

0 replies | 1425 views | Posted on: 03/25/2023 | Last updated: 03/25/2023

Spring'23: Light & Equity: A New Haven Walking Tour Presented by CTGBC, April 7, 4:30- 6 pm, Connecticut

by Hani // Social media manager

The evening stroll around downtown New Haven to see a wide range of outdoor lighting and become knowledgeable observers of lighting quality and equity.

Thoughtfully designed and regularly maintaine

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 1008 views | Posted on: 03/11/2023 | Last updated: 03/12/2023

Free PG&E Online Course: RCx101: Identifying and Assessing Common Retro-Cx Opportunities, March 7, 8:30am-4:30pm

by Hani // Social media manager

In this class they will focus on practical tools and techniques that can be used to identify and assess retrocommissioning opportunities in existing buildings. These techniques can also be applied to

California Green Building

0 replies | 1107 views | Posted on: 02/22/2023 | Last updated: 02/24/2023

Green Veterans Listen. Lead. Share. – A Conversation about Clean Energy, October 22, 6-8 pm, Chicago, IL

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Green Veterans and Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition for a discussion highlighting the Clean Energy Jobs Act and what is being done to create a cleaner future!

Green Veterans seeks to educate fell

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Veterans

0 replies | 979 views | Posted on: 10/18/2019 | Last updated: 10/18/2019

Healthy Schools Summit October 25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What does it take to create a healthy school for every child?

Join Healthy Schools PA for the 4th Annual Healthy Schools Summit as we learn, collaborate, and commit ourselves to create healthier, g

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Healthy Schools

0 replies | 1854 views | Posted on: 10/04/2019 | Last updated: 10/04/2019

BEEx Presentation: 80 Flatbush: Passive School, Active Towers, October 2, New York, New York

by AbbieKnight

Join the Building Energy Exchange for a presentation and discussion of the highly anticipated 80 Flatbush project in Brooklyn. Featuring 200 units of affordable housing, two schools, and two towers, o

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,building energy exchange

0 replies | 1313 views | Posted on: 09/24/2019 | Last updated: 09/25/2019

Fort Collins Companies Spearhead Net Zero Water Management Tool

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Five Fort Collins companies led by sustainability engineering and planning firm Brendle Group have spearheaded the Net Zero Water (NZW) Initiative and have created the Net Zero Water (NZW) toolkit to …

Filed under: Water Collection/Management; Rain & Stormwater

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Water,Net Zero Water Management,Fort Collins

0 replies | 2462 views | Posted on: 09/16/2015 | Last updated: 09/16/2015

High Performance Buildings Workshop Series with Peter Yost, - September 5, October 3rd, and November 13th - Newton, MA

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Workshop 1: How (Older) Buildings Work
September 5th | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
High performance new building design, spec, and construction is a piece of cake compared to moving existing buildings into high

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1695 views | Posted on: 08/06/2019 | Last updated: 08/12/2019

9 Keys to Avoiding Sick Building Syndrome (Study)

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health have compiled a guide for improved health in commercial buildings; they seek to address the causes of “Sick Building Syndrome&r

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 13141 views | Posted on: 07/23/2019 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Straw Bale Load Bearing Workshop, August 18-24, Temecula, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

This workshop will be held on a large 20 acre lot with mountains on both sides and lots of room for camping and relaxation.  The project is a LOAD BEARING 1,500 sq ft straw bale ho

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Green Homes

0 replies | 2060 views | Posted on: 07/09/2019 | Last updated: 07/09/2019

CALGreen and Energy Code Seminar, July 19, 10:00-4:00pm, Irvine, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

California Energy Code 2019: Challenges and Mandatory Changes

This three-hour session will bring you up to date on changes to the Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) for residential and non-residen

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Solar,Energy Codes,Carbon Reduction,Green Building Standards

0 replies | 2031 views | Posted on: 06/19/2019 | Last updated: 06/19/2019

Post Doctoral Fellow: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation - Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities in Cambridge, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Post Doctoral Fellow: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities in Cambridge, MA Friday, March 11th, 2016 The Harvard Center f…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 818 views | Posted on: 04/12/2016 | Last updated: 04/12/2016

Fraunhofer TechBridge Launches SunRISE TechBridge Challenge - Entries due by March 16

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Fraunhofer TechBridge, in partnership with Royal DSM and Greentown Labs, has launched the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge, a competition to reduce the levelized cost of energy for solar photovoltaics thr…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 885 views | Posted on: 03/11/2016 | Last updated: 03/11/2016

Introducing the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), March 15 8:30 -10:00 am, @USGBC MA, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Blueprint: Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) March 15 8:30 -10:00 AM 50 Milk St 5th Floor, "Meridian" Room 02109 Boston, 02109-02109 Join the USGBC MA for a …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark - GRESB

0 replies | 1043 views | Posted on: 02/21/2016 | Last updated: 02/21/2016

Energy Sprout - A Big Idea Contest for Sustainable Energy - Entries due May 3, 2016

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund and Sustainable Energy Fund present: Energy Sprout A statewide sustainable energy design competition. The competition focuses on two broad categories: …

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Pennsylvania,Energy Ideas Contest

0 replies | 1300 views | Posted on: 02/05/2016 | Last updated: 02/05/2016

What's up with the Massachusetts Stretch Green Building Code? Meeting at the BBRS TOMORROW 1/12 at 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

NOTICE OF MEETING In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards will be held on: January 12, 2016…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Building Codes,Stretch Code,Board of Building Regulations and Standards,Mass DOER,Mass EEA

0 replies | 1330 views | Posted on: 01/11/2016 | Last updated: 01/11/2016

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12 - Mass. Solar Policy Update

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Nov. 12th Mass. Solar Policy Update First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Doors open at 7p.m. Pr…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: BASEA

0 replies | 1269 views | Posted on: 11/03/2015 | Last updated: 11/03/2015

15th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium Clean Energy Frontiers: From Lab to Market

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

This event is being held on November 9 @ 4:00 pm - November 10 @ 5:30 pm at Crowne Plaza Hotel | 701 E. Genessee St., Syracuse, NY The number of new marketing opportunities in clean energy solution…

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1190 views | Posted on: 10/09/2015 | Last updated: 10/09/2015

 

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