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Frick Environmental Center Tour featuring Women+ in Green, March 19, 8:30-10 am, Pittsburgh

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Frick Environmental Center is one of the greenest buildings in the world – one of only 25 buildings across the globe to achieve full Living Building certification. It operates at net positiv

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1658 views | Posted on: 03/10/2020 | Last updated: 03/10/2020

Thought Leadership Series: Climate Risk & Insurance, Hybrid Event, Online and in California, March 13, 4-5:30 PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As climate-related disasters intensify, they pose growing challenges for homeowners, businesses, insurers, and policymakers. This panel will explore the intersection of climate risk and insurance, wit

California Green Building

0 replies | 870 views | Posted on: 01/28/2025 | Last updated: 02/12/2025

2025 MassRecycle Conference & Trade Show, March 18, Marlborough, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The exciting and educational MassRecycle Conference is already underway for 2024! MassRecycle Conference will be hosting a large audience of people from the Solid Waste & Recycling Indus

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1031 views | Posted on: 01/08/2025 | Last updated: 01/08/2025

Home Electrification Contractor Boot Camp, February 6-7, Oxnard, California (Free for qualified attendees)

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This two-day course provides a robust introduction into residential building electrification. It is designed for construction trade personnel of all levels; including owners, sales managers, salespeop

California Green Building

0 replies | 833 views | Posted on: 12/16/2024 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

IAQ & Energy 2024, December 11, Augusta, Maine

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

IAQ & Energy 2024 will include all the components to design, construct, operate and repair healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor spaces. This event offers interactive activities and res

0 replies | 538 views | Posted on: 11/22/2024 | Last updated: 11/22/2024

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure for Multifamily and Commercial Properties,, 3-Part Series, Starts November 21, 12-2 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This three-part electric vehicle (EV) training series is intended to walk you through the EV charging infrastructure needs for multifamily and commercial properties. It will start off with an introduc

California Green Building

0 replies | 255 views | Posted on: 11/03/2024 | Last updated: 11/03/2024

Free Webinar and Series: Home Energy Series for Homeowners, Part 1: Electricity Usage, November 5, 4-6 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Course Description: 

You get it every month. It sometimes makes you scream and throw sweaters at your family. But what’s actually causing your electric bill to be so dang expensive? In t

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 900 views | Posted on: 10/14/2024 | Last updated: 10/15/2024

Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: Envelope Sealing with an Automated, Blower Door Directed Technology, September 25, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 

Building or renovating homes with less air leakage in the building envelope is the goal of a significant percentage of residential construction today, leading to homes that are more energy-e

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 680 views | Posted on: 09/18/2024 | Last updated: 09/18/2024

Free Webinar: Planning and Quantifying Your Industrial Electrification Journey, September 30, 10am - 12pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Designed for industrial owners and operators, this introductory class describes how to plan your industrial electrification journey. This class, offered in partnership with Southern California Edison

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California Green Building

0 replies | 512 views | Posted on: 08/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/29/2024

International Webinar on Pediatrics and Neonatology

by Alekya Kent

Magnus group is privileged to invite you for webinar entitled International Webinar on Pediatrics and Neonatology “Pediatrics Virtual 2020” which is held during July 15-16, 2020” aro

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 690 views | Posted on: 05/23/2020 | Last updated: 05/23/2020

USGBC Virtual Technical Workshop: A Roadmap to Holistic Building Decarbonization, April 30, 1-2:30pm

by MVillere

Join us for the USGBC Virtual Technical Workshop: A Roadmap to Holistic Building Decarbonization

GBCI Credit: 1.0 CE hours

Basic level (Note: This workshop is for those already familiar and expe

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1199 views | Posted on: 04/22/2020 | Last updated: 04/22/2020

IMPACT Sustainable Development Conference - Virtual Summit, Half-Day, May 5, 1-5 pm

by AbbieKnight

To protect the health and well-being of our communities and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the in -person IMPACT Conference has been postponed until 2021.  However, USGBC will present the V

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Materials, carbon and the circular economy,Our health,Post-occupancy

0 replies | 1743 views | Posted on: 04/07/2020 | Last updated: 04/11/2020

International Well Building Institute (IWBI) - Free Webcast Series - Part 3: The New Normal: Working from Home, April 9

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The International Well Building Institute (IWBI) is offering a set of FREE Webcasts relate to the coronavirus crisis.  

"Places Matter: Prevention and Preparedness, Resilience a

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Coronavirus

0 replies | 1760 views | Posted on: 03/22/2020 | Last updated: 03/22/2020

AUGUST 2nd: Insectary Plants Field Day at Michigan State University

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

MSU entomologists have been testing Michigan native and other plants for valuable pest control and pollination services to farms and gardens and want to share their results with you at the Supporting …

Biophilia in Building Design and Operations, March 4, New York, New York

by AbbieKnight

Biophilic design is gaining traction in the building industry, but how is it actually being implemented in New York City? And in what ways does it benefit building occupants and the environment?

Jo

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: biophilic design,biophilia

0 replies | 1618 views | Posted on: 02/24/2020 | Last updated: 02/25/2020

Green Heating And Cooling With Heat Pumps In Wayland, March 3, Wayland, MA

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

Electrifying your home’s heating system with a heat pump is one of the most effective ways to reduce your overall carbon footprint and make your home more comfortable. Learn about cold-climate a

Filed under: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

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

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Geothermal,Heat Pumps,Workshop

0 replies | 1457 views | Posted on: 02/01/2020 | Last updated: 02/01/2020

Buildings of Excellence: Large-Scale Passive House, February 12, New York, NY

by AbbieKnight

Join NYSERDA and BE-Ex for the third NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Gallery Talk, featuring Sendero Verde and Cornell Tech, two transformative Passive House buildings and Buildings of Excellence

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: NYSERDA,Buildings of Excellence,BE-Ex

0 replies | 2204 views | Posted on: 01/22/2020 | Last updated: 01/22/2020

Tesla Gigafactory: What it means for solar energy?

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

Tesla's Gigafactory out in Nevada has been creating a stir in the news recently, and with good reason. Their goal? Running the battery production facility with zero fossil fuel consumption. In ord…

Filed under: Solar Energy

Keywords: Renewable Energy,Solar Energy

0 replies | 5016 views | Posted on: 01/11/2017 | Last updated: 01/11/2017

475 WEBINAR – Intelligent Daylighting: Design Without Sacrificing Performance (12/15 @ 1 pm EST)

by aahassonjee

In this presentation 475 High Performance Building Supply will cover focused solutions for windows and roof daylighting, and lay out design considerations commercial or residential, flat or pitched ro…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 672 views | Posted on: 12/07/2016 | Last updated: 12/07/2016

Why Parks and Green Space will make Boston Climate-Smart- November 15, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Why Parks and Green Space will make Boston Climate-Smart November 15, 2016, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium 1 Central Wharf Boston, Massachusetts You’re i…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Greenspace,Parks

0 replies | 848 views | Posted on: 11/08/2016 | Last updated: 11/08/2016

DEAWP presents: “Passive House Revolution” - November 7, 7 -9 pm - Pittsburgh

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

DEAWP presents: “Passive House Revolution” November 7, 7- 9 pm CCI Center 64 South 14th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Join the Diagnostic Energy Auditors of Western Pennsylvania for a show…

Filed under: Colorado

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 910 views | Posted on: 10/31/2016 | Last updated: 10/31/2016

LEED v4 is Mandatory - Now What? November 10, 12:30-5:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

LEED v4 is Mandatory - Now What? November 10, 12:30-5:30 pm Green Building Alliance 33 Terminal Way, Suite 331 Pittsburgh, 15219 United States Join Green Building Alliance, evolveEA, and CA…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,LEED V4

0 replies | 1139 views | Posted on: 09/28/2016 | Last updated: 09/28/2016

Living Proof: The Bullitt Center, Three Years Later, September 13, 2016, 6 -8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Living Proof: The Bullitt Center, Three Years Later September 13, 2016 6 -8 pm The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York, NY 10012 A net-zero building with passive heat recover…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Netzero,Green Office Space,Bullitt Center

0 replies | 1101 views | Posted on: 09/12/2016 | Last updated: 09/12/2016

Introduction To living Building Challenge, San Diego - August 17,2016 5:30-8:30 pm

by alicia2390 // Admin

Introduction To living Building Challenge, San Diego August 17,2016, 5:30-8:30 pm Miller Hull 2150 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92110 (adjacent to the Washington Street Station on the Trolle…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Living Building Challenge

0 replies | 1011 views | Posted on: 08/09/2016 | Last updated: 08/09/2016

Community and Urban Gardening: Both An Environmental And Healthy Choice

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

Over the past few years, urban farms and community gardens have become increasingly popular throughout the United States. In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports t…

 

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