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EP Career Campfire Webinar: Green Careers in the Building Industry, June 25, 4 PM

by AbbieKnight

The last Career Campfire discussed the many different types of green jobs out there and opportunities to differentiate yourself as a green professional through credentials. In this session, 

Filed under: Webinars

Emerging Green Professionals

Keywords: Green Jobs,green professionals,young green professionals

0 replies | 1150 views | Posted on: 06/08/2020 | Last updated: 06/08/2020

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 | 810 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 | 623 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 | 380 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 | 145 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 | 568 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 | 539 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

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 315 views | Posted on: 08/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/29/2024

Free Webinar: Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Developing a Work Scope for Attic Efficiency Upgrades, August 29, 9-11 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Effective work scopes help contractors and customers achieve specific performance goals in a home’s attic efficiency upgrade. Developing a comprehensive, goal-oriented work scope can help contra

California Green Building

0 replies | 660 views | Posted on: 08/08/2024 | Last updated: 08/08/2024

Free Webinar: Deep Dive into Commercial Induction Cooking, August 15, 10-11:30 PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This two-part class will start with a broad overview of all the induction cooking and holding products that are either available in the marketplace or know to be in development. From small countertop

California Green Building

0 replies | 737 views | Posted on: 07/19/2024 | Last updated: 07/20/2024

VIDEO: Introducing Wooster Products Inc's VOC Free Walk-A-Sured Anti-Slip Coating

by Rate It Green Team


In this video, Ryan from Wooster Products Inc. introduces Matt Hoots to the NO VOC Walk-A-Sured clear anti-slip epoxy coating.  The idea of Walk-A-Sured is to provide an anti

Filed under: Safety

Keywords: Safety,Anti-Slip Coating

0 replies | 4010 views | Posted on: 07/20/2020 | Last updated: 02/01/2023

Sustainable CT Webinar: Farms Under Threat - The State of the States, July 20 1pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

How threatened is Connecticut's agricultural land? What is the state doing to protect it? What can Connecticut learn from other states? A new study from American Farmland Trust (AFT) - "Farms

Filed under: Webinars

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Agriculture,Farming,Connecticut,Sustainable Agriculture

0 replies | 1077 views | Posted on: 07/09/2020 | Last updated: 07/10/2020

Webinar: Electric Vehicles, Charging and their Status in Sustainable Infrastructure, July 7, 12-1pm

by AbbieKnight

The accelerating pace of Minnesota utilities’ decarbonization efforts provides an opportunity to improve health and resilience by drastically reducing our transportation energy consumption, air

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,EV - Electric Vehicles

0 replies | 1003 views | Posted on: 06/22/2020 | Last updated: 06/25/2020

NYPH PHPPv.9 Training (Nov.4/9-5pm/334 Douglass St, BK)

by aahassonjee

Join New York Passive House for PHPPv9: What's New from Version 8 and Why. With the release of v9, PHPP has undergone its biggest upgrade since 2007. In this 1-day masterclass course, participants …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 553 views | Posted on: 11/03/2016 | Last updated: 11/03/2016

Water Conservation Showcase 2020 (Day 3), August 18, 9 am - 1:20 pm

by Allan Robles // Enabling Building Portfolio Sustainability

The Water Conservation Showcase is a free event and is organized through the combined efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California, East Bay Municipal Utility District, the San Franc

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1163 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/29/2020

Webinar: Accelerating Heat Pumps - Bringing Sustainable Heating and Cooling to Congregations, May 20, 7-9 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Accelerating Heat Pumps: בַּעֲגָלָא†וּבִזְמַּן†קָרִיב
Bringing Sustainable Heating and Cooling to Congregations Soon and in our Time
Free Webinar, March 20, 7

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: HVAC,Heat Pumps,JCAN,Jewish Climate Action Network,Interfaith Power and Light,Synagogue Council of Massachusetts

0 replies | 889 views | Posted on: 05/13/2020 | Last updated: 05/14/2020

USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Introduction to Arc + Arc Application: Human Experience, May 22, 1-4pm

by USGBC - United States Green Building Council

Join us for the USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Philadelphia, PA
 

Introduction to Arc (1 hour, 1 CE)


Description: provides a high-level introduction to Arc as a global platform to analyze


Filed under: Energy

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1364 views | Posted on: 04/27/2020 | Last updated: 04/30/2020

Free Webinar - Pollinator & Wildlife Friendly Solar Farms - the Good, the Bad and the Bees! May 6, 12pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Solar PV is now the fastest growing form of new energy in the US. We could produce 100% of our total energy demand by converting 1 to 2 percent of the landscape to solar. Farm land and old fields are

Filed under: Energy

Solar Energy and Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Solar,Renewable Energy,Pollinators,solar farms,Bees

0 replies | 1469 views | Posted on: 04/13/2020 | Last updated: 04/13/2020

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour - 18th Century Building Retrofitted For Living Building Challenge, Friday April 21, Williamstown, MA

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

Green Building Pro Tour - 18th Century Building Retrofitted For Living Building Challenge Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday, April 21 Williamstown, Massachusetts CEUs Pending: 2.5 …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Living Building Challenge,Green Building Tour,Williams College

0 replies | 1085 views | Posted on: 04/08/2017 | Last updated: 11/08/2019

Workshop: LEED v4 - The Intersection of Collaboration, Performance & Well-being, USGBC Nevada, 2/28, 8 - 12:30PM

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Workshop: LEED v4 - The Intersection of Collaboration, Performance & Well-being USGBC Nevada Tuesday, February 28, 8:00am - 12:30pm Tickets: $150 – $200 Location: Nevada Discovery Museum 4…

Filed under: LEED (USGBC)

Keywords: LEED V4,USGBC Nevada

0 replies | 1459 views | Posted on: 02/22/2017 | Last updated: 02/22/2017

Job Opportunity: Climate & Energy Advisor, City of Seattle, Washington. Application deadline: 2/21, 4PM PST

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Job Title: Climate & Energy Advisor Salary: $40.39 - $60.60 Hourly Location: Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave., Seattle, Washington Job Type: Civil Service Exempt, Regular, Full-time Departmen…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Keywords: Energy Advisor Job,Seattle Washington

0 replies | 1439 views | Posted on: 02/14/2017 | Last updated: 02/14/2017

As climate change accelerates, floating cities look like less of a pipe dream

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Out of the box thinking - Noah’s Ark for an era of melting polar ice sheets An audacious plan to respond to climate change by building a city of floating islands in the South Pacific is moving fo…

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Climate Change,Floating Cities

0 replies | 4130 views | Posted on: 01/30/2017 | Last updated: 01/30/2017

Grid Modernization in Massachusetts, USGBC MA, Tuesday January 31, 8:30 am, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Grid Modernization in Massachusetts Tuesday, January 31 8:30 – 10:00 AM EST USGBC Massachusetts 50 Milk St 18th Floor "Hemingway Room" Boston, MA 02109 Learn about the electric grid that…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Grid Modernization

0 replies | 689 views | Posted on: 01/19/2017 | Last updated: 01/30/2017

UGC Event- Solarizing NYC: Implementing Solar on City-Owned Buildings (12/13 @ 8-10am, 1515 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036)

by aahassonjee

What does it take to install solar photovoltaics in NYC? What are some of the challenges that public and private institutions face in pursuing maximal system size and deployment? Join the Urban Gre…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 744 views | Posted on: 12/10/2016 | Last updated: 12/10/2016

New LEED Pilot Credit: How Economic Analysis is Making the Case for Sustainable Design - Webinar, 11/30, 2 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend this Sustainable City Network webinar to learn about the new LEED Pilot Credit - Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis – and how you can earn it. This new pilot credit requir…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Building,LEED V4,Sustainable City Network

0 replies | 854 views | Posted on: 11/29/2016 | Last updated: 11/29/2016

 

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