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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 | 1138 views | Posted on: 05/13/2020 | Last updated: 05/14/2020

Colorado Green Building Symposium, January 16-17, Westminster, CO

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Building off of the wildly successful Building Science Symposium, produced by BS and Beer KC, that occurred in Denver in 2023, BS and Beer Denver Metro is striving to create an annual residential buil

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1265 views | Posted on: 12/05/2024 | Last updated: 12/06/2024

Free Webinar: Reducing Greenhouse Gases through Carbon Conversion, December 6, 11:30am - 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Carbon dioxide represents the major waste product in the manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors. Transforming carbon dioxide through chemical reactions enables the creation of more valuable

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 775 views | Posted on: 11/16/2024 | Last updated: 11/16/2024

Free Webinar: Modeling All-Electric Homes in the 2022 Energy Code, November 14, 9-10:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

All-Electric Homes are having their moment, with state policies, incentives, and energy code providing builders, homeowners, and energy consultants a strong nudge toward all-electric designs. We will

California Green Building

0 replies | 701 views | Posted on: 10/27/2024 | Last updated: 10/27/2024

Free Webinar: Optimizing Residential Forced-Air HVAC Systems: Load Calculations, Equipment Selection, October 31, 9am-12pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Improved design, installation and commissioning practices lead to a dramatic improvement in building energy consumption, indoor air quality, and comfort. There are six performance factors that can be

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 1206 views | Posted on: 10/04/2024 | Last updated: 10/05/2024

Annual Eversource Net Zero Energy Conference, Free & Online, October 16, 9 am - 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Learn from the experts at B2Q Associates, CMTA, SMMA and Lincoln Schools about how net zero energy buildings are being designed and constructed today. The agenda for this event includes a sp

0 replies | 1645 views | Posted on: 09/10/2024 | Last updated: 09/10/2024

Free Webinar: Introduction to Passive House Trades, September 10, 9-11:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House (PH) basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and insula

California Green Building

0 replies | 829 views | Posted on: 08/22/2024 | Last updated: 08/26/2024

Free Webinar: The RESNET Carbon Trifecta: Embracing Environmental Justice through the Lens of Carbon Use Intensity, August 20, 2 pm CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Three RESNET standards combined: 1 - operations (HERS Index), 2 - the grid (CO2 Index) and 3 - embodied carbon (currently being written) provide capacity to analyze Carbon Usage Intensity. This webina

0 replies | 1246 views | Posted on: 08/01/2024 | Last updated: 08/01/2024

Free Webinar: Air Sealing and Insulation Installation, July 31, 1-2 pm EDT

by Hani // Social media manager

Residential Air Barrier and Insulation Installation (1 hour)

The installation of a continuous air and thermal barrier is perhaps the best and most cost-effective way to reduce energy waste and save

Filed under: Webinars

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 779 views | Posted on: 07/05/2024 | Last updated: 07/05/2024

Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, September 26, 9 am - 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an a

California Green Building

0 replies | 860 views | Posted on: 06/08/2024 | Last updated: 06/08/2024

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 | 1154 views | Posted on: 06/22/2020 | Last updated: 06/25/2020

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 | 1332 views | Posted on: 06/08/2020 | Last updated: 06/08/2020

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 | 1304 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/29/2020

VERGE Virtual Event 9/20-22 - Register for access to more videos and slides!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Register for VERGE Virtual to join 30+ mainstage presenters and thousands of industry leaders convening for a three-day virtual event featuring: -Thought-provoking VERGE mainstage sessions explorin…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Building,Greenbiz,Circular Economy

0 replies | 1659 views | Posted on: 09/19/2016 | Last updated: 09/19/2016

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 | 1571 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 | 1672 views | Posted on: 04/13/2020 | Last updated: 04/13/2020

Free Webinar: Conquering Carbon: Using Optimization to Reduce Embodied Carbon & Design more Sustainable Products, April 8, 2 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Product optimization and embodied carbon in products are hot topics in 2020. Our previous webinar explained what embodied carbon is new tools to evaluate embodied carbon in products, and the movement

0 replies | 1664 views | Posted on: 03/26/2020 | Last updated: 03/26/2020

PASSIVHAUS MASTERCLASS: Getting to Net Zero (Now Online), April 28, London, UK

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

*** Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Trust is moving delivery of this Masterclass online. All delegates will be contacted shortly once details have been finalised. Many thanks for your patien

Filed under: Education

UK Green Building

Keywords: Passivhaus,Net Zero Buildings,Architects

0 replies | 2056 views | Posted on: 03/15/2020 | Last updated: 03/26/2020

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 | 1593 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 | 4295 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 | 861 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 | 1023 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 | 1118 views | Posted on: 11/29/2016 | Last updated: 11/29/2016

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 | 696 views | Posted on: 11/03/2016 | Last updated: 11/03/2016

High Performance and Net Zero Construction Workshop, Wed Nov 9th - Mass Save, Boston, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

High Performance and Net Zero Construction Workshops - Mass Save Wednesday, November 9th 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. UMASS Club One Beacon Street, 32nd Floor Boston There is also a workshop on …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Netzero,High Performance Building,MassSave

0 replies | 1010 views | Posted on: 10/17/2016 | Last updated: 10/17/2016

 

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