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Curating Tomorrow: Exploring Sustainable Futures For People and Places, Melbourne, Australia, September 14

by gracemorrison

Join in Melbourne to discuss how to reimagine all aspects of the corporate real estate sector.

​The corporate real estate sector is undergoing significant change, but with that comes opportunity.

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 710 views | Posted on: 07/07/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Free Webinar: Powering Your Home with Solar Energy, June 10, 7-8:30 pm CT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:
 

  • How solar energy works in Illinois
  • The benefits and challenges of residential solar en

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 793 views | Posted on: 05/06/2025 | Last updated: 05/08/2025

Critical Mass: Scaling Passive House at Bunker Hill, In-person and Online (Hybrid Event), May 13, 5:30-7 pm, Boston, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As part of "All-in!" theme for 2025, Passive House Massachusetts enthusiastically bring you some of the Bunker Hill team members for a panel presentaiton by Andrew Steingiser (RDH)

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 705 views | Posted on: 04/23/2025 | Last updated: 04/23/2025

Green Building Alliance's Emerald Evening Gala, May 8, 5:30-9:30 pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

GBA's beloved annual fundraising event is back! Green Building Alliance invite you to join them on the sprawling green roof of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center as we gather for network

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1077 views | Posted on: 03/27/2025 | Last updated: 04/03/2025

Free Webinar: Resources for High-Efficiency Electrification Technology Training, March 27, 12 - 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

New Buildings Institute (NBI) invite you to join them for an exciting webinar marking the end of the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) project funded b

California Green Building

0 replies | 418 views | Posted on: 03/17/2025 | Last updated: 03/17/2025

Free Webinar: Marine Materials - Designing the Future, March 25, 12 to 1:30 PM

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

When our oceans are healthy our world is healthy. Oceans play a critical role in regulating our climate and weather patterns, and provide a wide range of food and medicinal ingredients,

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 671 views | Posted on: 02/20/2025 | Last updated: 02/20/2025

NABCEP CE Conference, March 24-27, Reno, Nevada - The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The advanced-level content presented at the annual NABCEP CE Conference is geared toward PV industry professionals who have experience with PV installation, solar+storage, technical sales, design, O&a

0 replies | 631 views | Posted on: 01/28/2025 | Last updated: 02/27/2025

Free Webinar: The Latest Technology in Air Tightness Testing, January 15, 3:30-5 ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Building diagnostic tools continue to improve with new advances in technology. Join NEHERS (Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance) for this webinar to learn how the newest generation of to

0 replies | 401 views | Posted on: 01/08/2025 | Last updated: 01/08/2025

Phius Project Certification Workshop, Online, January 15, 1-5 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Project Certification Workshop offers best practices and useful tips for the Phius project certification process.

 

About Phius:

Phius is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committe

0 replies | 620 views | Posted on: 12/17/2024 | Last updated: 12/17/2024

Energy Analysis, Online Training presented by cove.tool, Hosted by Built Environment Plus, October 11, 3-5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Research highlights the benefit of running a whole building energy analysis in a wide array of areas including reducing costs, improving a project’s marketability, and fighting climate change. I

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1063 views | Posted on: 09/30/2022 | Last updated: 10/03/2022

Green Living Festival: Missouri Botanical Garden, September 17

by samanthaklein // Intern

Entrance to the Green Living Festival is included with regular entry to the Missouri Botanical Garden. FREE for Garden Members. FREE St. Louis City and County resident admission till noon.

12:30 p.

Filed under: Events

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Community Events,Community Garden,Missouri

0 replies | 902 views | Posted on: 09/06/2022 | Last updated: 09/06/2022

Introduction to Passive House Trades, Online, October 25, 1 - 5 pm

by gracemorrison

The Introduction to Passive House Trades will broadly cover the following topics:

  • Passive House basics
  • Typical construction types
  • Windows and installation
  • Air barriers and insulation 

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1856 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/29/2022

2022 MIT Sustainability Conference, Cambridge, MA, September 20-21

by gracemorrison

Sustainability in the face of increasing climate change risk: What, practically speaking, does that mean for the corporate world?  For manufacturing, chemical, materials and process companies, it

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 1257 views | Posted on: 07/20/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

The CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS), 'Transforming Tomorrow's Cities with Clean Environment Solutions', July 8 - 12, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

by YijunW

Themed 'Transforming Tomorrow's Cities with Clean Environment Solutions', the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) 2018 is a global platform for industry and government leaders to share practical, repl…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 796 views | Posted on: 05/11/2018 | Last updated: 05/11/2018

Online Workshop: EcoDistricts -- A New Model of Urban Re-Generation, July 19, 1 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This workshop will provide a framework to transform existing neighborhoods through the lens of Equity, Resilience and Climate Change and a process to create a roadmap and structure for communities to

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Communities,Urban Resilience,Urban Planning,Cities,Urban Development,Equitable Development,EcoDistricts Protocol

0 replies | 1648 views | Posted on: 06/24/2022 | Last updated: 06/27/2022

Breathe Easy: Indoor Air Quality in Education Spaces, July 28, 11AM

by gracemorrison

Students spend most of their day inside at schools, and good indoor air quality is proven to improve student performance, respiratory health, attendance, and overall wellness. With an increased focus

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 967 views | Posted on: 06/09/2022 | Last updated: 06/29/2022

War on Ukraine’s Impact on Green Energy: Progression or Digression?

by gracemorrison

We are all witness to the degradation of our environment caused by fossil fuel emissions. We can perceive rising extreme weather occurrences and changing weather and natural resource health patterns,

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Climate Change,clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Fossil Fuels,Green Energy,energy independence,Ukraine,Gas Prices,War

0 replies | 3602 views | Posted on: 05/31/2022 | Last updated: 03/31/2023

Live Online Demo: Everything to do with Walls for Higher Performance, May 25, 12 - 2 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

During this session, your hosts at GreenHome Institute will discuss the five control layers in the wall assemblies from where we were to where we are going, including heat transfer, moisture

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1000 views | Posted on: 05/17/2022 | Last updated: 05/17/2022

Online: USGBC New Member Volunteer Orientation, 3 - 4:15 PM, August 14

by Eileen Flynn // Student

USGBC is all in to get everyone in a green building in this generation and volunteers are a key part of accomplishing this big goal. Volunteers were at the core of USGBC’s foundation in 1993, and co…

Filed under: Events

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Online Course,LEED Building

0 replies | 1347 views | Posted on: 07/25/2018 | Last updated: 07/25/2018

Solar Conference, Aug 5-8, Boulder, Colorado

by YijunW

The Solar Conference moving north to Boulder, a city with a progressive sustainable energy vision, to continue the conversation on maximizing renewable energy, and to forge pathways for communities in…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1220 views | Posted on: 07/16/2018 | Last updated: 07/16/2018

Zone Greener: Facilitating Solar Adoption: July 10th in NYC

by AbbieKnight

In 2012, the City of New York adopted a package of amendments to the NYC Zoning Resolution, collectively called Zone Green, to facilitate more sustainable and energy-efficient design. Zone Green addre…

Filed under: New York

Related to: Other

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Solar,Greener,Energy Efficient Design

0 replies | 1192 views | Posted on: 06/27/2018 | Last updated: 06/27/2018

USGBC-NCR Green Affordable Multifamily Construction Educational Panel, July 31, Washington D.C.

by Eileen Flynn // Student

USGBC National Capital Chapter is excited to invite you to the Green Affordable Multifamily educational panel. As density in the built environment continues, growing concerns about gentrification a…

Filed under: Events

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Affordable Housing

0 replies | 1042 views | Posted on: 06/14/2018 | Last updated: 06/27/2018

Net Zero Roundtable Discussion- Boston, MA on June 20th, 7-9pm

by AbbieKnight

What does the community of the future look like? Probably net zero, or even net positive. What does that mean? It means a community that makes as much (or more) renewable energy as it uses. It’s not…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Net Positive,Net zero

0 replies | 1215 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

The Green Building Convention, 3-5 October, Cape Town, South Africa

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The Green Building Convention is a definitive event on the sustainability calendar and will take place in Cape Town in 2018. This year the convention's theme is: THE RACE TO ZERO. The event will…

Filed under: Events

Solar Energy and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability,Net zero

0 replies | 1225 views | Posted on: 05/29/2018 | Last updated: 05/29/2018

APEC-ASEAN Conference on Green Building, September 11-13, Singapore

by YijunW

On September 11-13, 2011, the Republic of Singapore is hosting a joint Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and Association of Southeast Asian Nations conference on Green Building entitled “Green Bui…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 05/17/2018 | Last updated: 05/17/2018

 

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