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NESEA Green Building Pro Tour: Award Winning Net-Zero Home & Teaching Tool, Friday, August 18, Watertown

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Pro Tour: Award Winning Net-Zero Home & Teaching Tool Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday, August 18 Watertown, Connecticut CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and …

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Tour,USGBC,HERS Rating

0 replies | 1082 views | Posted on: 03/08/2017 | Last updated: 05/02/2017

Dodge Data & Analytics and NAHB Publish 2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief

by AbbieKnight

Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), recently released the “2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.&rd

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

Keywords: SmartMarket,Dodge Data and Analytics,National Association of Home Builders (NAHB),NAHB

0 replies | 1460 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

Webinar: Exploring Climate Solutions (CT focused), June 30, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

In this webinar, Ross Spiegel, Architect and Specifications Coordinator at The S/L/A/M Collaborative, will provide an overview of green building rating systems and their impact on sustainability, ener

Filed under: Webinars

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Sustainability,Resiliency,Connecticut

0 replies | 1100 views | Posted on: 06/09/2020 | Last updated: 06/09/2020

Webinar: The Importance of Effective Handwashing and Its Impact on Global Health, June 12, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Designing public handwashing solutions that are code compliant, with reliable performance and efficiencies in water and energy use, can present several challenges to both the architect and plumbing en

Filed under: Plumbing

Related to: Plumbing

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Water Efficiency,Handwashing

0 replies | 1290 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/28/2020

RecyclingWorks Free Webinar: Construction Material Recycling, Best Management Practices, May 21, 10 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend this free webinar to learn how collecting construction & demolition (C&D) materials on-site for reuse and recycling can reduce disposal costs and conserve valuable resources.

Filed under: Waste Management/Recycling/Collection - Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Demolition,Sustainable Demolition,Construction Material Recycling

0 replies | 1509 views | Posted on: 05/15/2020 | Last updated: 05/15/2020

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Online Course, June 4, 9-2 pm

by Richard Minasian // Student

In this GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green online course, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

GPRO Fundament

Filed under: Online Courses

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Architecture,Real Estate,Construction,engineering,High-performance building

0 replies | 1591 views | Posted on: 05/01/2020 | Last updated: 05/01/2020

Webinar - Introduction to LEED v4 and v4.1, USGBC FL, April 30, 9-10:30 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join USGBC Florida for a 101 introductory class on LEED v4 with project examples, an explanation of where LEED is headed in the future, and how how credit substitutions for v4.1 are allowed for B

0 replies | 1531 views | Posted on: 04/17/2020 | Last updated: 04/17/2020

EV Charge Expo 2020, June 19 (new Date!), New Delhi, India

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

The purpose of EV Charge 2020 is to highlight plans, grid implications, technologies and solutions to build an efficient and viable EV charging infrastructure in India. The conference will bring toget

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Related to: Electric Vehicles,Energy

India Green Building

Keywords: Electric Vehicles,Charging stations,India

0 replies | 1842 views | Posted on: 03/15/2020 | Last updated: 03/24/2020

Environmental Industry Summit 2020, March 18-20, Coronado, CA

by AbbieKnight

San Diego is the site for Environmental Industry Summit XVIII, a national three-day conference and networking event bringing together senior executives in the environmental industry.

With an ideal

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Social Networking,Environmental Industry,market dynamics

0 replies | 1284 views | Posted on: 03/02/2020 | Last updated: 03/02/2020

Providence Green Drinks, February 20, Providence, RI

by AbbieKnight

Join on Thursday, February 20 as social change organization Capital Good Fund speaks about impact investing and the importance of financial literacy in underserved and underbanked communitie

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,Social Networking,Inequality

0 replies | 1499 views | Posted on: 02/05/2020 | Last updated: 02/05/2020

BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show: Transforming Existing Buildings (Now Online! Note New Dates!) August 12-14, Boston, MA

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

** BuildingEnergy Boston will now take place August 13-14.  Stay tuned for updates! **

BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show is an event designed by and for practitioners in the fields of

Deep Energy Retrofits Initiative by Environmental Health Watch, Ohio

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

How low can you go? Imagine reducing the energy use in your home by 70-90%. It is possible– and can be economically feasible– without using renewable energy. Super-insulation and Passive House pri…

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Savings,Deep Energy Retrofits,Green Initiative

0 replies | 5563 views | Posted on: 03/15/2017 | Last updated: 03/15/2017

July 30th: USGBC Colorado presents Sustainability Brewery Tour

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

What's better than a beer with friends on a Saturday? Not much, but how about a beer brewed sustainably? Join USGBC Emerging Professionals for a tour of Breckenridge Brewery's new facilities in Lit…

Event: Universal Design Conference NYC 2017, 3/9, 8:00am - 5:00pm, New York

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Universal Design Conference NYC 2017 Thursday, March 9, 8:00am - 5:00pm Location: AIA New York 536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NY 10012 It is our great pleasure to welcome you on behalf of Univ…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Universal Design,AIA NYC

0 replies | 1091 views | Posted on: 02/24/2017 | Last updated: 02/24/2017

Wind turbines in US Great Plains states produced more than half the Region’s Power, for the first time

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Wind turbines across the Great Plains states produced, for the first time, more than half the region’s electricity. The power grid that supplies a corridor stretching from Montana to the Texas Panha…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Wind energy,Renewable Energy

0 replies | 3488 views | Posted on: 02/15/2017 | Last updated: 02/15/2017

Event: Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin, February 28, 2017 9am - 10am EST

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin February 28, 9am - 10am EST NYU School of Law Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, Furman Hall 245 Sullivan Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 1…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,Greenwashing

0 replies | 1043 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

SolarEdge Webinar: SolarEdge's HD-Wave: A New Era for PV Inverters, February 16 (10-11 am PST)

by aahassonjee

SolarEdge Webinar: SolarEdge's HD-Wave: A New Era for PV Inverters, February 16 (10-11 am PST/1-2 pm EST) Registration: http://bit.ly/2jVR9kO About SolarEdge: SolarEdge’s mission is to bec…

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 735 views | Posted on: 01/21/2017 | Last updated: 01/23/2017

Wow, Check out this Sea Change Map of Boston in 2050 and 2100

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

See what happens in 2050 and in 2100 generally, and with a major flood event. We've got some climatechange mitigation work to do. http://seachange.sasaki.com/ Thanks Mike Duclos for point…

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Boston,Flooding

0 replies | 5116 views | Posted on: 12/15/2016 | Last updated: 12/15/2016

GTM Webinar: The Road to Seamless DER Integration and Stops Along the Way (12/6 @ 2pmEST)

by aahassonjee

The road to seamless distributed energy resources (DERs) integration will follow different courses, but the state of disruption is a stop ahead for all utilities. DERs challenge traditional approaches…

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: DERs

0 replies | 539 views | Posted on: 11/30/2016 | Last updated: 11/30/2016

Green Building Advocacy/Policy Roundtable - USGBCMA, Thursday, November 10, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Advocacy/Policy Roundtable - USGBCMA Thursday, November 10 5:30 – 7pm 50 Milk Street 15th Floor " Aristotle" Room Boston, MA 02210 Legislation and policy drives our indust…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 485 views | Posted on: 11/07/2016 | Last updated: 11/07/2016

Window and Wall Codes, Techniques and Technologies - SeventhWave - Wednesday, December 7, 8 am - 12 noon, Onalaska

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

SeventhWave Window and Wall Codes, Techniques and Technologies Wednesday, December 7 Onalaska, WI 8 am–noon | $49 Through lecture, demonstration and hands-on training; you’ll explore how…

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Codes

0 replies | 832 views | Posted on: 11/02/2016 | Last updated: 11/02/2016

UGC Energy Code Training for Architects & Engineers

by aahassonjee

The Urban Green Council in NYC is offering a host energy code training courses on the new NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code requirements. The courses brief attendees on new code language, requ…

Filed under: Training and Development Programs, Workshops

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 10/15/2016 | Last updated: 10/16/2016

Film Screenings and Discussion: Facing the Surge - Sept 19 in Providence and Sept 20 in Newport

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Film Tour Highlighting Sea Level Rise September 19 in Providence and September 20 in Newport You are Invited to the Screenings and Discussion! The RI Chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby is bringin…

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 1106 views | Posted on: 09/14/2016 | Last updated: 09/14/2016

Stormwater Runoff walking tour of North Scituate Village Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 6:30 PM

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Educational walking tour of North Scituate Village Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 6:30 PM Meet At the Gazebo across the street from the North Scituate Library 606 West Greenville Road, North Scit…

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 756 views | Posted on: 08/30/2016 | Last updated: 08/30/2016

 

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