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Green Building Job Opportunity: HVAC Designer with Energy Vanguard

by Rate It Green Team

Energy Vanguard is looking for an experienced HVAC designer.  If you have strong technical skills and are interested in working for a leader in the field of high performance residential buildings

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,HVAC,HVAC Designer,HVAC Design

0 replies | 1629 views | Posted on: 11/30/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

IAQ & Energy 2025, December 9, Portland, Maine

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

IAQ & Energy 2025 includes all the components to design, construct, operate and repair healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor spaces, for the health and well-being of building occupants.

0 replies | 306 views | Posted on: 10/23/2025 | Last updated: 10/23/2025

National Comfort Institute (NCI) Hydronics Overview, 2-Day Workshop, November 4-5, Anaheim, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

First-timers and seasoned professionals who attend this course will gain a firm understanding of the most current hydronic testing and balancing practices. This NCI-exclusive two-day course is a perfe

California Green Building

0 replies | 326 views | Posted on: 10/03/2025 | Last updated: 10/05/2025

HEW2025 - Heating Electrification Workshop - October 20-22, Princeton, New Jersey

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have committed to widespread adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030. These aggressive goals aim to stabilize energy costs, improve health, and cut cli

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

0 replies | 1002 views | Posted on: 09/11/2025 | Last updated: 09/11/2025

Illinois Solar AND Storage Tour, September 25, Chicago, Illinois

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The Solar AND Storage Tour is a series of FREE events that feature homes, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the state that have installed both solar and storage on their property. Many s

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1125 views | Posted on: 08/25/2025 | Last updated: 08/25/2025

Periodic Testing and Balancing for Existing Buildings, Online, August 20, 2 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Discover how regular TAB practices can maintain system efficiency, enhance indoor environmental quality, and reduce operational costs in existing buildings.

Learning Objectives -

  1. Understand t

0 replies | 768 views | Posted on: 08/05/2025 | Last updated: 08/07/2025

Green Building United Coffee Chat: Brewing Climate Solutions in the Built Environment with Carbon Reform, August 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Join for a morning at Carbon Reform HQ, where the Green Building United team will dive into how breakthrough technology is tackling energy efficiency and indoor air quality for more sus

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 492 views | Posted on: 07/17/2025 | Last updated: 07/18/2025

Encuentro Square: Designing for Health, Equity, and Affordability, July 10 virtual at 12 pm CT, and in person July 11, 1-3 pm, Chicago, Illinois

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green to learn how the project team at Encuentro Square successfully delivered sustainable, affordable housing with a special focus on resident health and wellbeing in Chicago&

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 608 views | Posted on: 06/18/2025 | Last updated: 06/18/2025

Financing the Future: How NYC is Investing in Climate Progress, June 26, 5:30-8 pm, Manhattan, New York

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

With climate action in the spotlight and political uncertainty shaping priorities, getting funding for clean energy and sustainability projects is both more urgent and more complicated than ever. This

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 919 views | Posted on: 05/21/2025 | Last updated: 05/21/2025

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 | 598 views | Posted on: 05/07/2025 | Last updated: 05/08/2025

Make it Rain: Grants for your Green Space, January 28, 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST

by SarahA

Hear from Citizens Committee for NYC and Partnerships for Parks, who provide grants of up to $3,000 for community green space projects.

Are you working to improve your local NYC park, community gar

Filed under: Fundraising

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Grants,Garden Grants,Grants,Community Green Spaces

0 replies | 606 views | Posted on: 01/02/2021 | Last updated: 01/02/2021

Webinar: New Hampshire's Changing Precipitation Patterns - Droughts, Floods, January 13, 9 am - 12:15 pm

by Richard Minasian // Student

This EBC New Hampshire program will focus on how precipitation patterns are changing in New Hampshire, and what this means for everything that depends on water – which is essentially all human a

Webinar: GreenBuilt Home Series: Wellness + High Performance (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)

by samanthaklein // Intern

Recorded Webinar: (On-Demand) GreenBuilt Home Series: Wellness + High Performance
Recorded: 7/29/2020, Available Until 12/31/20201
Cost: FREE access for Illinois Green Members an

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Greenbuild,High Performance Building,Wellness

0 replies | 1124 views | Posted on: 12/08/2020 | Last updated: 01/19/2023

Green Building Tour of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, May 17, Cambridge, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

With a pending LEED Platinum certification, the MLK public school has proven to raise the bar when it comes to energy efficiency. In 2015, a solar PV system was installed on the school with the hel…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Tours

0 replies | 1233 views | Posted on: 04/25/2017 | Last updated: 04/25/2017

Seventh Annual Four Generation of Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability Solutions Awards, Online, December 4, 6-9pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability for the 2020 Seventh Annual Four Generation of Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability Solutions AWARDS CELEBRATION.   The &ldquo

0 replies | 738 views | Posted on: 11/12/2020 | Last updated: 11/12/2020

FREE Green Building Webinar: Get In On The Ground Floor: Modern, Sustainable Healthcare Flooring, November 18, 12pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of sustainable, resilient fluid-applied flooring. It will discuss how it solves many issues present in both resilient floorin

Filed under: Flooring

Keywords: Flooring,Cork,antimicrobial

0 replies | 1432 views | Posted on: 10/26/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

2nd Annual Residential Michigan Net Zero Conference - Virtual, October 20 - 22

by SarahA

The 2nd annual Zero Net Energy Residential Conference is bringing together State and Regional experts to discuss and share what a Zero-Net home is and ways to break down the barriers to get new and ex

Filed under: Energy

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Solar,Conservation,Net Zero Energy,Zero Net Homes,Zero Net Energy Homes,utilization,generation

0 replies | 992 views | Posted on: 10/14/2020 | Last updated: 10/14/2020

Free Virtual Symposium: In Pursuit of Equitable Development: Lessons from Washington, Detroit, and Boston, Friday, September 25, 12:30-4:30

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars broadcast to audiences via Zoom.

*This lecture will be ONLINE ONLY. For security reasons, virtual attendees must register. 

Filed under: Advocacy

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Social Justice,Equity,Equitable Building,Equitable Development

0 replies | 932 views | Posted on: 09/23/2020 | Last updated: 09/23/2020

2017 Living Product Expo, September 12-14

by AbbieKnight

The Living Product Expo brings together leading minds in the design, manufacturing and CSR communities to inspire a revolution in the way materials are designed, manufactured and delivered. This year …

Filed under: Events

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1218 views | Posted on: 07/13/2017 | Last updated: 09/08/2017

Building Resilience Los Angeles Workshop, July 18

by AbbieKnight

Building resilience means planning for change in ways that make you better off now. By leveraging and linking the work organizations are already doing on sustainability, risk management, emergency pre…

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Resilience

0 replies | 1134 views | Posted on: 07/03/2017 | Last updated: 07/03/2017

LA's Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Ordinance Free Workshop, July 14

by AbbieKnight

USGBC-LA and LABBC are facilitating a series of monthly workshops to help building owners comply with the city's new Existing Building Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) Ordinance. This ordinance requi…

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Existing Green Buildings

0 replies | 855 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 06/23/2017

New York Countdown to the EcoDistrict June 15th 5pm-8pm

by Matt Z. // Student

Greentopia is partnering with Reconnect Rochester, The Community Design Center of Rochester, The People’s Climate Collation, Foodlink, and representatives from the City of Rochester and Monroe Count…

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Social Justice,Environmental Justice,Rochester

0 replies | 940 views | Posted on: 06/12/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

June 6 Webinar: Solutions for the Future: How Three Companies Pave the Way for Smart Communities

by AbbieKnight

Join to learn more about three companies with a vision for the future of the smart city and a solution to get us closer. All three guest panelists will speak at Smart Cities Connect Conference and Exp…

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 805 views | Posted on: 06/01/2017 | Last updated: 06/01/2017

The Architect's Newspaper: Facades + Boston Conference, June 6

by AbbieKnight

Facades+ returns for a second time to Boston, this time expanding the morning forum with an afternoon of workshops. Facades+ brings together top professionals from the worlds of design, fabrication, a…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1483 views | Posted on: 05/24/2017 | Last updated: 05/24/2017

Clean Tech Trialog: A New Format to Bring Together Investors, Corporations & Startups! June 8, TechSandbox

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Trialog is where Customers/ Investors/ Clean Tech/Energy Startups are organized at tables for fruitful conversation! As a Startup, you get input from investors and prospective customers who are fro…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 782 views | Posted on: 05/06/2017 | Last updated: 05/17/2017

 

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