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(Postponed) NEWIEE's 10th Annual Awards Gala, April 30th, 6 - 9 pm, Boston, MA

by Veer Mudambi // Journalist - Writing Green

"All of us at NEWIEE were very much looking forward to our 10th Annual Awards Gala that was planned for April 30th, and we regret that the current circumstances in which we find ourselves ma

Filed under: Fundraising

0 replies | 1164 views | Posted on: 02/21/2020 | Last updated: 03/27/2020

Free Webinar: Balanced Ventilation for Better Health, Comfort, and Energy Efficiency, May 9, 9am-1pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

More buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed air quality system is a must. In this class we will look at performanc

California Green Building

0 replies | 799 views | Posted on: 04/17/2024 | Last updated: 04/18/2024

8th Annual Sustainability Symposium, Green Builder Media, April 17-18,12 - 3 pm, Free & Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend Green Builder Media's eighth annual Sustainability Symposium 2024: Existential Solutions, held virtually on April 17 & 18.   Day 1 will focus on innovative solutions that will

0 replies | 678 views | Posted on: 04/02/2024 | Last updated: 04/02/2024

Southface Institute: GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green (Hands-On), April 2, 9am-1pm, Atlanta, Georgia

by Hani // Social media manager

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green

Southface is excited to partner with 2M Design Consultants to offer the GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Course. Participants will learn how to see buildings

Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices

0 replies | 680 views | Posted on: 03/09/2024 | Last updated: 03/09/2024

A Sustainable Built Environment through Systems Change: Part 3 - Where have we got to? March 7, 10 am - 4 pm, London

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

UKGBC is calling on stakeholders across the built environment to engage in a new systems change programme to enable the transformation to a net zero, climate resilience and regenerative built environm

UK Green Building

0 replies | 700 views | Posted on: 02/21/2024 | Last updated: 02/21/2024

Free Webinar: Practical Ways to Address Embodied Carbon, February 20, 10-11:15 am

by Hani // Social media manager

Embodied Carbon, the term that identifies the collective impacts of extracting, manufacturing and transporting building materials, is appearing on everything from requests for proposals to the next ro

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 677 views | Posted on: 01/31/2024 | Last updated: 02/01/2024

Webinar + Building Tour: Pushing Passive: Affordable Housing Forges the Way for High Performance, January 25, 12-1pm CT, Chicago, Illinois

by Hani // Social media manager

The Conservatory Apartments will be completed in February 2024. Once it is fully certified, it will be the largest Phius Certified Multi-Unit building in the city. Embracing both the then new 2019 Bui

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 563 views | Posted on: 01/10/2024 | Last updated: 01/11/2024

AHR Expo, January 22 - 24, Chicago, Illinois

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The AHR Expo brings together manufacturers & suppliers of all sizes & specialties to share ideas and showcase the future of HVACR technology. It’s the industry’s best place for OEM

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1139 views | Posted on: 12/16/2023 | Last updated: 12/16/2023

Free Virtual Green Marketing Roundtable, Green Brand Building, with SCE & Franklin Energy, January 8, 10 am - 12 pm PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

"Green Eileen" will host a series of Green Real Estate Marketing Roundtables, with surprise energy-efficiency guests joining for some sessions. She will guide Real Estate Professionals throu

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Business Development,Energy Efficiency,Real Estate,Marketing

0 replies | 1283 views | Posted on: 11/24/2023 | Last updated: 11/26/2023

Greener New York City Spotlight Online Networking and Panel, July 15 7-8:30 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

In 2019, New York City passed its own city-wide version of the Green New Deal. The plan includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, setting new goals for new developments and existing i

Filed under: Environmental Activism

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Development,Online Business Networking,Environmental Goals

0 replies | 1237 views | Posted on: 04/23/2020 | Last updated: 04/23/2020

Free Webinar, Hosted By Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), Marketing to a Changed Market, April 14, 2 pm CST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The COVID-19 crisis is driving Americans to re-evaluate their needs and wants in a home. That will likely be good news for the high performance home community. Suzanne Shelton, CEO of Shelton Group, w

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1536 views | Posted on: 04/09/2020 | Last updated: 04/09/2020

Webinar - LEED Zero Energy & LEED Zero Carbon Workshop, Presented by Illinois Green Alliance, April 20, 1-4 pm

by mkilmartin // Intern

How do you take LEED and your high performing building to the next level to mitigate the impacts of climate change?

This new workshop shows you how LEED Zero supports the goals of LEED an

Filed under: Education

Green Building Advocacy

0 replies | 2540 views | Posted on: 03/21/2020 | Last updated: 03/23/2020

(New Dates!) 2020 NY GEO: Electrify! With Heat Pumps, September 9 & 10, Albany, NY

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

Whether you’re interested in heat pumps for your home, your business or as a career, this is the place for you! NY-GEO has been named to the City & State's Energy & Environment Power

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Geothermal Energy ,Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC),Energy Management

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Upstate New York,Heat Pumps

0 replies | 1467 views | Posted on: 03/08/2020 | Last updated: 03/20/2020

Report Shows California's Push for Clean Energy is on the Right Path

by JackSawyer // Student

The California Green Innovation Index has come out with a report that supplies outstanding statistics to support California's progress on its renewable energy goals. The report examined California's e…

Filed under: Industry Research Organizations

California Green Building

Keywords: clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Wind energy,Solar Energy,California,report,biomass,state,data,statistics

0 replies | 3209 views | Posted on: 07/04/2016 | Last updated: 07/04/2016

Connecticut Passive House Green Building Tour, February 5, East Haven, CT

by mkilmartin // Intern

WinnDevelopment is in the process of redeveloping the long vacant East Haven High School building into 70 new mixed income, elderly apartments. Originally constructed in 1936, The Tyler, financed in l

Filed under: Green Facilities

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 959 views | Posted on: 01/31/2020 | Last updated: 01/31/2020

RIEEA Annual Summit 2020: Effective Practices for Climate Change Communication and Education, February 8, Providence, RI

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

The RIEEA Summit includes breakfast, breakout sessions led by a variety of respected leaders, RIEEA’s Annual business meeting, a raffle to support professional development scholarships, and a ke

Filed under: Education

Related to: Education

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,RIEEA,Communication

0 replies | 1581 views | Posted on: 01/21/2020 | Last updated: 01/21/2020

Turf Removal Class, February 22, Torrance, CA

by mkilmartin // Intern

Learn how to remove your turf and succesully convert your landscape into a sustainable drought-tolerant garden. The class will help you understand and meet rebate program requirements.

Filed under: Education

California Green Building

Keywords: Gardening,Training Green Building,California Events,Green Landscaping

0 replies | 1754 views | Posted on: 12/24/2019 | Last updated: 01/02/2020

Green Building Alliance - HQ LEED Platinum Tour, December 20th, 5-6 pm, Pittsburgh

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Alliance - LEED Platinum Office Tour December 20th, 5-6 pm, Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance 33 Terminal Way, Suite 331 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Come check out the many green fea…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 12/07/2016 | Last updated: 12/07/2016

Terrific Opportunity: Learn about "Women in Clean Energy" Training - November 17, December 1, 10 a - Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Successful Women In Clean Energy: Clean Energy Sector Training $ Paid Fellowship $ Opportunity for Permanent Employment Information Sessions 11/17/2016 10 a.m. ~ 11 a.m. Martin Luther King Jr…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech,Green Jobs,Women in Green Building

0 replies | 1160 views | Posted on: 11/15/2016 | Last updated: 11/15/2016

Deep Energy Retrofit Workshop - Saturday, November 5, 10 am - 12 pm, Boston Building Resources, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Deep Energy Retrofits Saturday, November 5, 2016 10 am - 12 pm Boston Building Resources 100 Terrace Street Roxbury Crossing, Boston A deep energy retrofit (DER) is a whole-building analysi…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Deep Energy Retrofits

0 replies | 1229 views | Posted on: 11/02/2016 | Last updated: 11/03/2016

The Key to Buildings in a Circular Economy - Open Mic Session (Online), November 11, 9-10 am EST (14-15 GMT, London)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Key to Buildings in a Circular Economy - Open Mic Session (Online) November 11, 9-10 am EST (14-15 GMT, London) Green buildings, despite their more environmentally friendly design, will suffer…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Building,Circular Economy,Cradle to Cradle

0 replies | 861 views | Posted on: 10/27/2016 | Last updated: 10/27/2016

Help Build What’s Next - California - Workshop Series for Sustainable Building Leadership, November 16, 1:30-4:30 pm, San Franciso

by JackSawyer // Student

Help Build What’s Next - California November 16, 1:30-4:30 google 345 Spear St San Francisco, CA 94105 Are you a Sustainable Building Leader, or... Do you Want to be? Check out this pr…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Healthy Building,Sustainability,google,cradle2cradle,BuildingGreen

0 replies | 1291 views | Posted on: 09/27/2016 | Last updated: 09/27/2016

Webinar: Biting the Hands that Feed Us: September 28, 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Biting the Hands that Feed Us September 28, 2016 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM EDT Environmental regulations, for the most part, have lead to healthier lives and better environmental conditions. Food wa…

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 597 views | Posted on: 09/02/2016 | Last updated: 09/02/2016

Clinton looks to California Regulators for Green Fuel Standards

by JackSawyer // Student

Hillary Clinton is looking to find new ways to revamp the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a regulation that was created in 2005 to try and promote renewable energy fuels, in order to do this she has so…

Filed under: Government Agencies and Initiatives

California Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,Energy Policy,California,Hillary Clinton

0 replies | 1934 views | Posted on: 08/08/2016 | Last updated: 08/08/2016

July 28th: Green Your Workplace: Sustainable Practices For Businesses

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Are you a business owner looking to save money on utility and fuel bills? Or are you an employee of a local business or organization interested in working with your fellow employees to be more sustain…

 

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