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There’s growing recognition that heat pumps are an important technology in the drive to decarbonize buildings. Parallel initiatives and advancements at the federal and state levels, particularly
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Finding Paths Forward: Ideas for When We Disagree in the Green Building Industry
It was energizing to receive quite a few positive responses to Rate It Green’s New Year’s email. Some people were appreciative of our efforts to bring the green building community to
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Electrification is now the leading option for new buildings and major retrofit projects in California, and elsewhere as well. In Califorina, 70+ municipalities have policies to phase out gas appliance
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Tiny House Design will help you envision and design an enriching small home on a foundation or on wheels.
Yestermorrow Design/Build School willll virtually tour noteworthy houses, spark a dialogue
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This is intermediate class for anyone interested in understanding the specific issues associated with PV site analysis and system sizing. It focuses on design, installation and support. The objective
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Free Webinar: Climate Connections: A Business Webinar Series, November 28, 1-2pm
ClimateWork Maine brings you a series of webinars all designed to help your business design, implement, promote, or fund environmental and energy projects and plans.
An expert crew of sustainabilit
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Sustainable Facilities Forum, May 9, Sacramento, California
Join us for the 2024 Forum where once again we will be highlighting strategies, best practices and technologies behind successful public sector facility projects.
Keynote speakers include
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Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently: Staging Home Electrification Projects, October 30, 12-1:30 pm
Long-term planning is essential when it comes to most whole-home electrification journeys. By taking into consideration a customer’s long-term needs alongside their immediate needs, you can help
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This in-person training in Newtonm Massachusetts teaches carpenters how to apply fundamental building skills to high-performance construction projects. Topics focus on the four layers of a high-
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Heat Pumps 101, a Free Hybrid Event, Online and in Person in New Haven, CT, September 19. 6 - 8 pm
You may have heard about heat pumps, a rapidly spreading technology that can both heat and cool your home. Whether you need to replace or supplement your current system, or just want to start planning
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Free CE Webinar: Energy Efficient Homes. Guaranteed, August 24, 12 PM
Why guess when you can know?
Residential Energy Guarantees give builders a way to give homeowners peace of mind. Having an energy guarantee can also validate your standing as a builder who is
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A NEEP Series: Residential Retrofitting at Scale: Whole-Home Approach, July 26, 11AM
The Ready, Set, Scale. webinar series focuses on the mechanisms key to rapid, equitable decarbonization of the regional commercial and residential buildings sector. This series will examine
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GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Virtual Training + Exam, June 17, 9 am - 1 pm
The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performance buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills.
This course teaches the founda
NESEA Pro Green Building Tour, NZE Multi-Family Housing, Friday, April 20, Northampton, MA
NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - New NZE Multi-family Housing Northampton, MA Friday, April 20, 2018 CEUs: 3.0 AIA LU/HSW pending; certificates of attendance provided to all attendees Site Detail…
This webinar will feature the Acton All-Electric Home. The recently launched All-Electric Home incentive is designed for single-family and two- to four-unit homes that achieve high-performance co
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GreenCE Webinar: Creating Flexible Spaces Using Vertical Openings, April 20, 12 pm EDT
This one-hour course discusses vertical opening systems, how they’re built, differences in operation, and typical uses for interior and exterior applications. Additionally, the webinar will cons
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Free Webinar: IoT at the Edge: Advancing the Smart Building Conversation, March 31, 12 pm
IoT at the Edge: Advancing the Smart Building Conversation:
The idea of smart edge devices that can provide a gateway to the cloud while keeping a majority of the data localized within the bu
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Midwest Energy Solutions Conference, February 1-3
Once a year, MEEA invites all energy stakeholders to gather at our annual Midwest Energy Solutions Conference to raise awareness and reinforce the importance of energy efficiency in the Midwest. MES i
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Turn Leased Space into High Performance Space and How to Pay for it
Join IFMA NYC for a discussion on energy efficiency best practices, case studies and resources for tenants to kick start their energy efficiency initiatives in their own office space. The event wil…
International conference on catalysis and pyrolysis, 5-6 November, Burlingame, CA
Greetings from catalysis 2018..!! Catalysis 2018 aims to bring together leading academic scientists and researchers to exchange and share their experiences and research results on various aspects o…
GreenBuild China 2018: Human X Nature, October 23 - 24, Shanghai, China
Greenbuild China, Human X Nature is the flagship event for sustainability professionals. Greenbuild China offers a forum for the green building community to unite, change lives, revolutionize busin…
Learn the Ins and Outs of San Francisco's Groundbreaking New Carpet Regulation May 22, 11:00 am PDT Join a live webinar to learn more about the City and County of San Francisco's sustainability …
Case Studies and Lessons Learned: A panel discussion with teams from three Connecticut residential projects. Schedule: 5:30 - 6:30 Registration with lite bites, refreshments & cash bar. Visit with…
Green Finance has been embraced with great enthusiasm over the past few years, with Europe as a leading region in this area. European entities were the first corporate issuers, the first municipal iss…
BuildingEnergy Pro Tours are accredited, half-day tours of high performance buildings all over the Northeast. These events are led by members of the project teams behind them, concluding with a recept…
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