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Improving Indoor Air Quality with Product Testing - Allergy Standards Ltd.

by samanthaklein // Intern

 

Indoor air quality and allergy awareness were already growing as critical health and environmental concerns before the COVID-19 pandemic made these topics even more prevalent. 

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Linked to: Product Certications HVAC - Protecting Healthy Buildings with Pure Air Optimization

Keywords: Certification,Indoor Air Quality,Covid-19,VOCs,Health,Air Quality,IAQ,Allergies

0 replies | 8205 views | Posted on: 01/08/2022 | Last updated: 03/29/2022

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Electrification Opportunities for Plumbers, June 25, 2-3:30 pm PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Electrification is taking form in California - gas water heaters are being based out in the Bay Area by 2027, and over 70 municipalities have policies phasing out gas appliances. The massive transitio

California Green Building

0 replies | 143 views | Posted on: 05/07/2025 | Last updated: 05/08/2025

RE+ Texas, May 13-14, Houston, Texas

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

RE+ Texas attendees are currently doing business in Texas or are looking to grow their business in the state. Attendees participate in in-depth and forward-looking discussions on policy, regulatory, a

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 724 views | Posted on: 04/25/2025 | Last updated: 04/26/2025

Free Webinar: Addressing Workforce Shortages: How Can the Construction Industry Attract More Workers? May 8, 1-2 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Only 7% of U.S. students and jobseekers actively seek work in the construction industry, according to a new study conducted by Dodge Construction Network.

Despite this, the study also reveals there

0 replies | 759 views | Posted on: 03/28/2025 | Last updated: 03/28/2025

Free Webinar: Transitioning from Heating Oil to Heat Pumps, April 24, 12 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Replacing faulty heating equipment (including your oil tank) is not something you want to put off planning for until an emergency in the middle of winter. This webinar will help you think ahead and sa

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 669 views | Posted on: 03/18/2025 | Last updated: 03/28/2025

Free Webinar: Designing for Fire Resilience, March 14, 11:30 am – 4 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

We know that climate change threatens us with frequent and devastating fires, so how do we create fire-resilient buildings that don’t make the climate problem worse? How do we build safer buildi

California Green Building

0 replies | 622 views | Posted on: 02/24/2025 | Last updated: 02/24/2025

Free Event: Cracking the Code – An Update on Passive House and Codes in Massachusetts, Online and in Boston, Massachusetts, February 11, 5:30-7 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This session will explore how passive house adoption is transforming the design and construction industry in Massachusetts—and how you can stay ahead in this rapidly evolving landscape.

Join&

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 423 views | Posted on: 01/31/2025 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

NESEA's BuildingEnergy, March 20-21, Boston, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference and trade show designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy, bringing&nbs

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 828 views | Posted on: 01/11/2025 | Last updated: 02/09/2025

Free Webinar: Ventilation and HRV – All-Electric Design and Construction Series, January 23, 12-1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

All-Electric Design & Construction Series

On the path to Zero Net Carbon Design, building electrification is the key to reducing operational carbon. In this course, they’ll share the nuts

California Green Building

0 replies | 777 views | Posted on: 12/20/2024 | Last updated: 12/23/2024

Free Webinar: Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure for Multifamily and Commercial Properties (Intermediate), December 19, 12 - 2pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This electric vehicle training (EV) webinar will help you gain a deeper appreciation for how to design EV charging infrastructure projects and evaluate what charging equipment makes the most sense for

California Green Building

0 replies | 820 views | Posted on: 11/27/2024 | Last updated: 12/09/2024

Understanding Circular Economy: A Global GreenTag International Conversation, March 30th, 3 pm AEDT

by Global GreenTag International Pty Ltd & Global GreenTag LLC (USA)

The next Global GreenTag International Conversations' segment on Wednesday, March 30th is featuring Meryl Sukumar, a Sustainability Consultant and Mentor who will engage in an interesting conversa

0 replies | 694 views | Posted on: 03/25/2022 | Last updated: 03/25/2022

Colorado Passive House Happy Hour & Mini Expo - Winter/Spring 2022, March 18, 3-6 pm, Arvada, CO

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What started as a casual get together of friends and colleagues in a relatively small niche of the construction industry, has turned into one of the premier events for Passive House and building scien

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 731 views | Posted on: 03/08/2022 | Last updated: 03/08/2022

Free Webinar: Desert-Friendly Landscapes for Beginners, February 16, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Are you new to the Valley or have a newfound interest in desert plants?

Discover common misconceptions associated with desert gardening and the fundamentals for watering, fertilizing, and pruning.

Filed under: Landscaping

California Green Building

0 replies | 1108 views | Posted on: 02/07/2022 | Last updated: 02/09/2022

Central Valley Facilities Expo, March 14-15, Modesto, CA

by Oyin

Central Valley Facilities Expo meets the facilities engineering, maintenance, and energy management needs of attendees from a wide variety of industries including food processing, government, healthca…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1207 views | Posted on: 11/05/2017 | Last updated: 11/05/2017

Women in Green 2021: What’s your Superpower? Online, Presented by BuiltEnvironmentPlus, December 15, 8-10 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 Women are driving the sustainability of the built environment. We are tasked with the most important mission of all: healing the earth. The Women in Green Roundtable creates opportunities for wo

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Women in Green

0 replies | 928 views | Posted on: 12/10/2021 | Last updated: 12/10/2021

Gas to Grass: Balancing Embodied and Operational Carbon through Passive Strawbale, December 7, 6 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Embodied Carbon on your mind and in your project? Join Abby Meuser-Herr and Elizabeth Turner for a webinar to explore the trade-offs between a focus on embodied vs. operational carbon and understand t

Keywords: Strawbale

0 replies | 1358 views | Posted on: 11/27/2021 | Last updated: 11/27/2021

Women in Cleantech & Sustainability, 10 Year Anniversary Virtual Summit, November 10, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Help ignite this decade of critical climate action at Women in Cleantech & Sustainability's 10th Anniversary Virtual Summit. Join leaders, young activists and our community to vision in t

0 replies | 1041 views | Posted on: 11/05/2021 | Last updated: 11/05/2021

November 11: Climate Urbanism - Strategies for Just Transitions, November 11, 9:30 EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Urban Studies Foundation (USF) in recent years. The talks will showcase five short interventions that cover several of this year's COP26 Presidency campaigns, with a key focus on Cities

Filed under: Urban Planning

Keywords: Social Equity,Urban Resilience,Urban Planning,Energy Transition

0 replies | 2241 views | Posted on: 10/17/2021 | Last updated: 10/17/2021

26th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, May 14 - 18, Copenhagen, Denmark

by YijunW

The EUBCE combines one of the largest biomass science and technology conferences with a high quality industry exhibition, attracting biomass professionals from around the globe.

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 746 views | Posted on: 04/26/2018 | Last updated: 04/28/2018

The State of Clean Energy Innovation and Opportunities for Growth on the North Shore, April 25, Peabody, MA

by YijunW

In celebration of Earth Day, the North Shore Technology Council and its Sustainability Forum subgroup is hosting a special Earth Day-themed program for the April Business Breakfast. Steve Pike, CEO of…

Filed under: Environment

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 885 views | Posted on: 04/13/2018 | Last updated: 04/13/2018

BuildingsNY, May 8-9, NYC

by AbbieKnight

BuildingsNY announced its official collaboration with the International Facility Management Association, New York City Chapter (IFMA NYC) to provide education and professional development for facility…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Emerging Green Professionals

0 replies | 1194 views | Posted on: 04/03/2018 | Last updated: 04/03/2018

Passive House: Barriers And Pathways to Scale on March 29, 6-8 pm, NY, NY

by AbbieKnight

From a design perspective, it is feasible to implement Passive House in NYC's high rise buildings. So what is stopping developers from taking the plunge and pursuing such projects? How much risk (real…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Passive House

0 replies | 1174 views | Posted on: 03/06/2018 | Last updated: 03/15/2018

Western Massachusetts Green Consortium: Living Building Challenge - Influencing the Future of Building, February 21, 5-7 pm, Northampton

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

WMGC Green Night: Living Building Challenge - Influencing the Future of Building Wednesday February 21st - 5-7 pm **Third Wednesday this Month Only** Platform Sports Bar Meeting Room Join WM…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 704 views | Posted on: 02/19/2018 | Last updated: 02/20/2018

ASHRAE Boston January Meeting the 9th

by Amy

Technical Session Description: This course discusses the requirements of smoke control systems and the smoke modeling process that can be used to design such systems. The course dives into some comm…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: ASHRAE Boston

0 replies | 1022 views | Posted on: 01/04/2018 | Last updated: 01/04/2018

Sustainability Social at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Saturday Dec 2, 1-3pm, Easthampton

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton Join Northeast Solar, the Center for EcoTechnology, HeatSmart Northampton, and Mass Audubon for a Sustainability Social at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary. Jo…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 763 views | Posted on: 11/30/2017 | Last updated: 11/30/2017

 

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