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Eversource’s 2019 Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Conference, 10/24, Berlin, CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Eversource will be hosting a Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Conference on October 24, 2019 in Berlin, CT. 

Attendees will dive into real examples of zero energy buildings presented by i

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Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: CRE,Zero Energy,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 2276 views | Posted on: 10/18/2019 | Last updated: 10/18/2019

Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Clients Happy, July 11, 5:30-7:30 pm MT, Free Hybrid Event Online and in Lafayette, Colorado

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Don't Get Tripped Up By Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Your Clients Happy.  Join Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG) for a presentation and Q+A session featuring four heat pump experts

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Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1679 views | Posted on: 06/26/2024 | Last updated: 06/26/2024

Building Electrification Fundamentals Part 3 of a 4 Part Series: - Intro to BE Technologies, July 25, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The clean energy economy is upon us but what does that mean to you? Learn about the technologies utilized to turn your building into an efficient, clean and healthy space to live and work. This period

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California Green Building

0 replies | 1242 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 06/07/2024

Advancing Sustainable Data Centers, June 13, 9 am - 3 pm, Leesburg, Virginia

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

GBI's Advancing Sustainable Data Centers Seminar will bring together data center designers, owners, and operators to share innovative strategies to improve the sustainability and resilience of dat

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0 replies | 1301 views | Posted on: 05/23/2024 | Last updated: 05/23/2024

2024 ULI Asia Pacific Summit, May 27-30, Tokyo, Japan

by Hani // Social media manager

Where ULI Members come together to shape the built environment

ULI Asia Pacific Summit is a signature real estate event that yearly attracts over 700 decision makers from across Asia Pacific and be

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Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1081 views | Posted on: 05/03/2024 | Last updated: 05/03/2024

2024 Environmental League of Massachusetts Earth Night, May 9, Boston, Massachusetts

by Hani // Social media manager

ELM invites you to join them for our 2024 Earth Night celebration on May 9 at Fenway Park’s 521 Overlook. 

Building on their most successful 2023 Earth Night, ELM looks forward to g

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Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1124 views | Posted on: 04/17/2024 | Last updated: 04/18/2024

HomebuildersCAN Official Launch, Attend Online (free), April 3, 11 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for the official launch of the HomebuildersCAN program, a community of practice to educate and encourage builders to reduce the embodied carbon emissions assoc

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0 replies | 566 views | Posted on: 04/01/2024 | Last updated: 04/01/2024

Urban Green Live, Online Event: The Green Economy Action Plan, w/ Nse Esema, March 27, 10-11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development just released the Green Economy Action Plan, a first-of-its-kind roadm

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New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 872 views | Posted on: 03/14/2024 | Last updated: 03/15/2024

Free Online Course, All-Electric Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) for Designers and Building Owners, March 13, 10 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This session offers a unique opportuni

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California Green Building

0 replies | 1482 views | Posted on: 02/25/2024 | Last updated: 02/25/2024

Free Webinar: Reducing Carbon with Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), February 28, 12-1pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are a vital tool for architects and developers to reduce carbon embodied emissions in their projects. An EPD is a comprehensive report that provides transpare

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Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 958 views | Posted on: 02/07/2024 | Last updated: 02/08/2024

AIA Kansas City & ASHRAE Kansas City - Acoustics and Green Buildings, 12/9, 11:30 am, Overland Park, Missouri

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What considerations should be made with the new acoustical requirements in IgCC 2018, LEED v4.1, WELL, and ASHRAE 189.1? Come to the ASHRAE Lunch meeting, co-hosted with AIA Kansas City to find out mo

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Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

0 replies | 1174 views | Posted on: 12/03/2019 | Last updated: 12/03/2019

Zero Carbon Cascadia: Seattle and Beyond, November 20, Seattle, WA

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

Join the Cascadia Green Building Coalition in 2019 in crafting net positive carbon + energy solutions, the social impact they have, and policies to support them underway here in our bioregion. Togethe

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Filed under: Builders/Contractors

Related to: Architects ,Builders/Contractors

Keywords: Green Business,Carbon neutral,Zero Carbon Buildings

0 replies | 1409 views | Posted on: 11/13/2019 | Last updated: 11/13/2019

Webinar, Airtightness and Vapor Control in CLT Construction, November 19, 12pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Energy, Safety, and the Importance of Vapour Drive in Mass Timber Construction with Lueder Herms of Pro Clima

During this FREE hour-long presentation Pro Clima's Global Export Manager and R&

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Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 2472 views | Posted on: 10/30/2019 | Last updated: 10/30/2019

Passive House: Zero to Sixty, January 12, 6:30-8pm @ BSA - Passive House Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Passive House Massachusetts January 12, 2016 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Boston Society of Architects/AIA BSA Foundation 290 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston This meeting is free and open to all …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Passive House Massachusetts

0 replies | 1317 views | Posted on: 01/11/2016 | Last updated: 01/11/2016

IKEA Tour with Green Building Alliance, October 22, Pittsburgh, PA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join GBA for a green building tour of IKEA and take a close-up look of the 694-kW PV array on the roof and other green features of the Pittsburgh facility, and&

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Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building Tour

0 replies | 1910 views | Posted on: 10/04/2019 | Last updated: 10/04/2019

5th Annual NY Energy Summit, October 16-18, Albany, NY

by AbbieKnight

Hear Key NY Decision-Makers Explain the Implementation of the Revolutionary CLCPA Clean Energy Goals.

The approval of New York State’s extraordinarily aggressive Climate Leadership and C

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Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Clean Energy Market,Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act,CLCPA

0 replies | 1864 views | Posted on: 09/24/2019 | Last updated: 09/24/2019

Solar in the Sunshine State: The Basics of Solar Energy for FL Homeowners, September 24, Venice, FL

by AbbieKnight

For understanding residential solar hot water and solar photovoltaic technologies better. The discussion will cover the basics of how the technology works, considerations for calculating return o

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Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Solar Energy,Green Building Policies,green technology

0 replies | 1899 views | Posted on: 09/05/2019 | Last updated: 09/05/2019

LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop, September 13, 9:00am-4:00pm, New York, NY

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Urban Green Council is partnering with GreenStep Education to bring you a LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop designed to prepare you to pass the test with confidence&nd

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Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: LEED Exam Prep

0 replies | 1700 views | Posted on: 08/07/2019 | Last updated: 08/07/2019

U.S, Canada, and Mexico Make Clean Energy Pledge for 2025

by Higgins_James // Student

The United States, Canada, and Mexico’s leaders have pledged to source 50% of their overall electricity through clean energy by 2025. President Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Pre…

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1624 views | Posted on: 06/30/2016 | Last updated: 06/30/2016

EPA Methane Cut - New Regulations, and Resistance

by JackSawyer // Student

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has recently finalized a new methane rule that will see heavy regulations implemented into the gas and oil sectors. Methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that t…

Keeping the Lights on with Clean, Green Energy, June 8, 12 noon, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Keeping the Lights on with Clean, Green Energy Presented by; Environmental Entrepreneurs, E4TheFuture, Climate Action Business Association Thursday, June 8, 2016 from 12:00 noon -2 pm Brown …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,clean energy

0 replies | 1970 views | Posted on: 05/30/2016 | Last updated: 05/31/2016

Post Doctoral Fellowship: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation - Harvard Center for Green Buildings & Cities, Cambridge, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Post Doctoral Fellow: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities in Cambridge, MA Friday, March 11th, 2016 The Harvard Center f…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 851 views | Posted on: 04/12/2016 | Last updated: 04/12/2016

Add Your Name to a Friend of the Court Brief to Support the Clean Power Plan

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Support the Clean Power Plan The Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), released in August of last year, represents the first serious attempt by the federal government to reduce greenhous…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

0 replies | 955 views | Posted on: 03/11/2016 | Last updated: 03/11/2016

COP21 Paris Climate Talks Unconference -March 29, 8:30 - 11:30 AM @USGBC MA, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

COP21 Paris Climate Talks Unconference March 29, 8:30 - 11:30 AM USGBC MA Headquarters USGBC 17th Floor "Milky Way" Boston, 02109-02109 More than 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emission…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: COP21

0 replies | 1224 views | Posted on: 02/21/2016 | Last updated: 02/21/2016

Altair EcoVillage - February Discussion Group & Potluck, 2/14, Intro Session at 3:30 pm

by btfalcon71 // Architect, Sustainable Design Professional

Sunday, February 14, 2016 3:30pm 6:00pm "Altair is hosting regular informational sessions so folks can drop in, ask our members questions, and learn more about our EcoVillage plans. We have an ag…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Sustainable Communities

0 replies | 1546 views | Posted on: 02/05/2016 | Last updated: 02/05/2016

 

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