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Building Clean 2019, "How Buying Local & Healthy Strengthens Your Community," November 14, Chicago, IL

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Building Clean 2019 is a summit that looks at the power of procurement in the built environment to bring better health, jobs, and equity to communities.  A top Summit goal is to demonstrate

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1729 views | Posted on: 10/13/2019 | Last updated: 10/13/2019

Free Better Buildings Webinar: Buying Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity More Rapidly and Effectively, October 30, 12 pm - 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This webinar is part of the three-part Supplier Accelerator webinar series produced by the General Services Administration (GSA) in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quali

0 replies | 620 views | Posted on: 10/09/2024 | Last updated: 10/09/2024

Free Webinar: Wildfire Defense Certificate Training for Landscape Professionals, October 17, 5-7:30pm PDT

by Hani // Social media manager

The USGBC-CA Wildfire Defense Certificate Training Program was developed to educate construction professionals and landscapers on how to best harden homes and landscapes to fires through the use of ma

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 1182 views | Posted on: 09/14/2024 | Last updated: 09/14/2024

Free Webinar and Series: Fundamentals of Lighting (IES) - Mod 1: Introduction to Light and Lighting, September 18, 5:30-8 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The newly revised IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Fundamentals of Lighting series is a great technical introduction for those entering lighting and related fields, including designers, salespeo

California Green Building

0 replies | 864 views | Posted on: 08/23/2024 | Last updated: 08/28/2024

Free Webinar: Automated Geodesic Homes = Regenerative Living with the World's First Ceramic Dome, August 28, 12-1 pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

What is the future of Geodesic housing, ranging from tiny homes to multifamily development? Is this a more sustainable way to build? 

Morgan Bierschenk is a geodesic dome and bioceramic materi

Filed under: Webinars

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 864 views | Posted on: 08/03/2024 | Last updated: 08/05/2024

Making the Pitch: Selling High Performance Design, July 31, 1:30-4:30 pm, Hybrid Event Online and in Chicago, IL

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green for a hybrid workshop that focuses on the language and resources that can be successfully leveraged to sell the concepts of high-performance design to a client.  

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 717 views | Posted on: 07/16/2024 | Last updated: 07/16/2024

State of the Green Building Industry, Networking Evening, June 25, 6-7:30 pm, New York, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This summer, Building Energy Exchange is hosting a networking evening to connect emerging professionals with industry thought leaders and leading building technology innovators.

Hear from a few of

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 605 views | Posted on: 06/12/2024 | Last updated: 06/12/2024

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association: MREA's Energy Fair & Demo Day, June 21 & 22, Custer, Wisconsin

by Hani // Social media manager

The MREA Industry Demo Day is a brand new and unique event where participants can engage in hands-on demonstrations, join networking and educational sessions, and explore cutting-edge clean energy tec

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 576 views | Posted on: 05/31/2024 | Last updated: 06/01/2024

Free Online Training: Zero Net Energy for Builders, June 11, 2:30 - 4 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

For the contractors and trades involved in residential and small commercial projects, Zero Net Energy (ZNE) is on the rise, to meet the energy code as well as client expectations. In this introductory

California Green Building

0 replies | 798 views | Posted on: 05/15/2024 | Last updated: 05/15/2024

Boston, MA—PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training, February 12-14, Newton, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Superinsulation, airtight envelopes, high-performance window installation, site management, component sourcing—passive house construction presents special challenges to builders. The PHIUS CPHB

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 3510 views | Posted on: 12/14/2019 | Last updated: 12/14/2019

Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, December 18, 12pm, Amherst, MA

by Jessica Schultz // Living Building Coordinator

Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd Certified Living Building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts! It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net ze

Filed under: Living Building Challenge

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1558 views | Posted on: 11/22/2019 | Last updated: 11/26/2019

Livecast: 8th Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Women in Clean Energy Symposium, November 14, 9 am - 5 pm CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Eighth Annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium is approaching, on November 14. Be a part of the Symposium by watching the live (free!) webcast

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1317 views | Posted on: 11/08/2019 | Last updated: 11/08/2019

Addressing the Climate Crisis: A Moral Obligation & Economic Opportunity, October 30, Providence, RI

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

Climate change and the clean energy revolution are opening up opportunities for new careers, for new businesses, and for civic engagement. Hear from a diverse set of presenters working on the front li

Filed under: Events

Related to: Trade Shows and Events ,Information and Resources ,Education

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,clean energy,Economic Opportunities

0 replies | 858 views | Posted on: 10/26/2019 | Last updated: 10/26/2019

Green Building (and Vertical Forest) of the Week: Bosco Verticale in Milan

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Bosco Verticale, appropriately translated to "Vertical Forest," is a development of two vertical residential towers in Milan, Italy, which represent the cutting edge of green building and urban forest…

Filed under: Green Building of the Week

Keywords: Green Building,Bosco Verticale,Vertical Forest,Urban Forestry

0 replies | 2018 views | Posted on: 12/16/2015 | Last updated: 12/16/2015

Thriving: Growing Green Schools Discussion Panel and PDX Green Schools Conference Kick Off Party, Oct 17, Portland, OR

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

Join the Portland Green Schools committee for the last panel discussion in the 2019 panel series “Growing a Green School”. School high performance experts from the field and district staff

Filed under: Education

Related to: Education ,Municipal Initiatives

Keywords: Green Schools,Portland,Student,Oregon,Teachers

0 replies | 1292 views | Posted on: 09/30/2019 | Last updated: 09/30/2019

USGBC Arizona State Conference, October 30, Tempe, Arizona

by USGBC - United States Green Building Council

This year the U.S. Green Building Council will look to the future of sustainable building by exploring resilient design, sustainable cities, health and wellness through biophilic design principles, th

0 replies | 1080 views | Posted on: 09/18/2019 | Last updated: 09/18/2019

Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Techniques, September 20, Montclair, NJ

by AidanAnthony // Intern

With the expanding regulatory push to decrease stormwater volume and improve stormwater quality, increasing attention is being given to the use of green infrastructure stormwater management techniques

Filed under: Events

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

0 replies | 1793 views | Posted on: 08/26/2019 | Last updated: 08/26/2019

USGBC CO Emerging Professionals, First Friday Breakfast - July 8, 8-9 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC CO First Friday Breakfast July 8 - and the first friday of every month, 8-9 am Waffle Brothers 700 E 1st Ave Denver, CO 80203 Join USGBC Colorado Emerging Professionals for breakfast! …

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 893 views | Posted on: 07/07/2016 | Last updated: 07/07/2016

The MA Stretch Code: Reaching For More

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

In 2009, the Stretch Energy Code was added to the Massachusetts building code as an optional appendix for cities and towns to provide a streamlined and cost effective route to achieving approximately …

Massachusetts Renewable Energy Policy Survival Guide

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Clean energy policy in Massachusetts is focused on balancing the state's need for affordable energy with its environmental and economic needs. Decisions on policy are made by our State Representatives…

Filed under: Government Policies

Related to: Government Agencies and Initiatives ,Information and Resources ,Other Green Building

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,Massachusetts,Energy Policy,Green

0 replies | 2778 views | Posted on: 06/13/2016 | Last updated: 02/13/2017

An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World, May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm, Cambridge

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

An Economist's Take on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement and the Post-2020 World May 5, 4:45 - 5:45 pm MIT Pierce Laboratory 33 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge , MA 02139 Harvard Kennedy Sch…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 598 views | Posted on: 05/03/2016 | Last updated: 05/03/2016

Coast to Coast Biofuel-Powered Flight from Rhode Island to California

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Coast to Coast Biofuel Airplane Project will combine the excitement of aviation with the leading edge in renewable energy technology. Using aviation biofuel in a single engine Cessna equipped with…

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 814 views | Posted on: 03/27/2016 | Last updated: 03/27/2016

Is the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Leaking Radioactive Materials, and is this Dangerous?

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Owned by Entergy, New York's Indian Point nuclear plant is apparently leaking tritium, a radioactive substance. Three of the forty Indian Point wells showed an increase in radioactive material, and on…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Nuclear Energy,Indian Point

0 replies | 1345 views | Posted on: 03/06/2016 | Last updated: 03/06/2016

Women In Solar Energy (WISE) convenes multi-city round table discussions

by Stella Ng'oma // Green building enthusiast

Women In Solar Energy (WISE) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Multi-City round table discussions to advance women in every local market. Date: February 23, 2016 16 Venues nationwide: http://www.so

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Services,Plumbing

Keywords: clean energy,New England Women In Energy and the Environment

0 replies | 1567 views | Posted on: 02/19/2016 | Last updated: 02/20/2016

Massachusetts Could be Leader in Making a Fossil Fuel Free United States - The Solutions Project

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

If the world is to prevent a global catastrophe some important things need to happen. Most importantly we need to stop using fossil fuels. All of the known remaining fossil fuel reserves should stay i…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Renewable Energy,Fossil Fuels,The Solutions Project

0 replies | 1638 views | Posted on: 02/01/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016

 

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