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Online: Heat Pumps for your Home, by Southeast London Community Energy, February 10, 6:30 - 8 pm BST

by SarahA

Thinking of installing a heat pump? Wanting to find out how they work and how much they cost? All you need to know about heat pumps is here!

Feeling the cold recently? Well hopefully you've got

Filed under: Energy

UK Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Sustainability,Heat Pumps,Ground Source Heat Pump,Central heat

0 replies | 967 views | Posted on: 01/28/2021 | Last updated: 01/29/2021

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 | 525 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 | 284 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 | 651 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 | 723 views | Posted on: 07/19/2024 | Last updated: 07/20/2024

“Easy” Wins for Embodied Carbon Reduction, Online, July 11, 3-5 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

There are many opportunities to reduce the embodied carbon of a building’s design, but it can be hard to know where to start. Questions such as “What tools do I use?” “What if

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1972 views | Posted on: 06/18/2024 | Last updated: 06/18/2024

Free Webinar: Home Energy Series for Homeowners, Electricity, Part 1 in a 2-Part Series, July 10, 4 - 6 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

You get an electric bill 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 this sessio

California Green Building

0 replies | 758 views | Posted on: 06/06/2024 | Last updated: 06/06/2024

2024 World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE24), June 12-14, Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE24), focuses on innovative pathways and partnerships for sustainable built environments.  With the scale and urgency of the sustainabi

0 replies | 1282 views | Posted on: 05/18/2024 | Last updated: 05/18/2024

Midwest Solar Expo, May 20-22, Chicago, Illinois

by Hani // Social media manager

The Midwest Solar Expo focuses on solar and clean energy business and is designed to bolster the thriving clean energy market in the Midwest. This annual gathering attracts over 700 attendee

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 659 views | Posted on: 04/29/2024 | Last updated: 04/30/2024

LEED® Green Associate Exam Prep, Two 4-hour Online Sessions, May 7 & May 9 1-5 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This LEED® Exam Prep Course is a comprehensive course which will prepare attendees for the Green Associate exam. The day long curriculum is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associa

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 825 views | Posted on: 04/13/2024 | Last updated: 04/13/2024

Online: Place, Black Reconstructions—Cities and Spatial Justice, March 29, 6:30pm- 8pm EDT

by Ashley Freeman

A panel discussion hosted by the Museum of Modern Art that explores questions on its current exhibit, Reconstruction: Architecture and Blackness in America. This conversation relates to our

Filed under: Advocacy

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Social Equity,Boston Society of Architects - BSA,Boston

0 replies | 1244 views | Posted on: 03/17/2021 | Last updated: 03/18/2021

FREE Webinar: Commercial Properties and the Circular Economy, March 22, 2 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Commercial real estate has traditionally been slow moving when it comes to innovation in sustainability, but all that is changing. Many property owners and managers have committed to aggressive enviro

Filed under: Builders/Contractors - Commercial

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Commercial Real Estate,Circular Economy

0 replies | 1399 views | Posted on: 02/28/2021 | Last updated: 02/28/2021

Webinar: Introduction to the Passive House Standard, February 24, 10 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Passive House goals and methodology change the way architects and builders think and work, making the architectural design itself a driver of climate, health, and social solutions. This is a 6-hour co

Filed under: Architects

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

Keywords: Architecture,Design,Health,Passive House Design

0 replies | 1821 views | Posted on: 02/13/2021 | Last updated: 02/13/2021

Verge Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit 2017 June 20-22

by Matt Z. // Student

In partnership with the Hawaii State Energy Office, VERGE returns to Hawaii to lead the state’s transformation to a clean energy future. VERGE Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit focuses on …

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Building Efficiency,Sustainable Tourism,Decarbonizing Transportation

0 replies | 961 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/07/2017

Webinar: What's Next for Efficiency and Renewables, February 2, 10am - 11am EDT

by SarahA

Join us for the next episode of Urban Green Live. Hosted by Urban Green Council CEO John Mandyck, this live interview series features international industry experts to answer your 

Filed under: Government Policies

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Energy Efficiency,Community Service,renewables

0 replies | 1229 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/13/2021

USGBC Missouri, 2021 State of the Chapter & Social, Online, Tuesday, January 12, 5:30 – 7pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join USGBC Missouri Gateway for the annual State of the Chapter & Social on January 12th as the community kicks off the new year and a year-long celebration of our 20th Anniversary!

Missouri Green Building

0 replies | 1313 views | Posted on: 12/14/2020 | Last updated: 12/14/2020

Webinar: Passive House Primer, Building Energy Exchange, December 9, 1pm EST

by Richard Minasian // Student

Recently refreshed for 2020, BE-Ex’s Passive House Primer is an engaging, one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the real estate market. Available as a

Filed under: Real Estate

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Energy,Real Estate,Sustainability,Construction,Passive House,High Performance,Design Professionals

0 replies | 1346 views | Posted on: 12/04/2020 | Last updated: 12/04/2020

Free Green Building Webinar: Decorative Hardwood Plywood - A Beautifully Sustainable Choice, December 8, 12-1 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of decorative hardwood plywood, focusing on its manufacture, uses, and sustainability. It will discuss visual grading, the na

Filed under: Wood

Keywords: Hardwood Flooring,Wood Flooring

0 replies | 1294 views | Posted on: 11/17/2020 | Last updated: 11/17/2020

Solar Decathlon 2017 - Denver, Colorado, October 5 - 15

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition made up of 10 contests that challenge student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. The winner of the com…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Innovation,Emerging Professionals,Solar Decathlon

0 replies | 2815 views | Posted on: 09/18/2017 | Last updated: 09/26/2017

Engineering green 2017, October 24 in Baltimore MD

by AbbieKnight

Engineering Green is designed for professionals and others interested in the planning, technical design, and the latest examples of sustainable projects. This one-day conference will highlight project…

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other

0 replies | 541 views | Posted on: 08/17/2017 | Last updated: 08/17/2017

Studies Say Green Homes Built to Standards Like LEED go for 8% More in Resale Value

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

New houses built to meet green building standards like LEED command 8% more than houses built to code. A study from The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) finds

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 1245 views | Posted on: 07/29/2017 | Last updated: 01/11/2019

Introduction to Living Building Challenge in Boston on July 27

by AbbieKnight

Join us for an introductory session on the newest and most rigorous standard in high performance buildings today. If you are new to the standard or have a few unanswered questions come visit this sess…

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Net zero

0 replies | 1094 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Introduction to PACE (Property-assessed clean energy), July 19

by AbbieKnight

Come for an introductory session of one of the USGBC MA's highest advocacy campaigns - promoting PACE. The property-assessed clean energy (PACE) model is an innovative mechanism for financing energy e…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: clean energy,PACE

0 replies | 1092 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/06/2017

Sustainable Comfort, Inc. Performs Deep Energy Retrofit of Worcester Triple Decker at 38 Stanton Street

by Rate It Green Team

Worcester-based Sustainable Comfort, Inc. (SCI), is conducting a deep energy retrofit of the triple decker building at 38 Stanton Street in the Bell Hill neighborhood of Worcester, MA. This is the fir

Filed under: Company News and Highlights

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Deep Energy Retrofit,Worcester

0 replies | 2555 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 03/01/2022

CT Net Zero Farm House Tour on July 8

by AbbieKnight

Take an open wall, open house tour of a great net zero home we’re in the midst of building in Mansfield. The home achieves high performance and affordability by integrating today’s most advanced b…

Filed under: Events

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Tour,Net zero

0 replies | 1234 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017

 

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