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Online: Intersectional Environmentalism Series: Affordable Housing in California, March 31, 12 -1:30pm PDT

by Ashley Freeman

The buildings we create affect the communities and the environment they rest within. Join us on March 31st to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the golden state, the third event in our Intersec

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Related to: Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,LEED,Multi-Family Housing,USBGC Northern California

0 replies | 882 views | Posted on: 03/15/2021 | Last updated: 03/15/2021

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 | 836 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 | 636 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 | 402 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 | 160 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 | 602 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 | 565 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 | 343 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 | 679 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 | 760 views | Posted on: 07/19/2024 | Last updated: 07/20/2024

Free Webinar: Save Energy Dollars with Heat Recovery, May 6, 9 am CST

by samanthaklein // Intern

All equipment that uses electric, motor-driven compressors or gas burners produces a lot of waste heat. Many commercial and industrial facilities waste an extraordinary amount of heat up the stack. Th

Filed under: Energy

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Heat Pumps,Electric Bills

0 replies | 1002 views | Posted on: 04/27/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Online: USGBC Missouri Gateway Chapter, Annual Green Building Showcase, May 11, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

by Ashley Freeman

Annual Green Building Showcase

Join on Zoom, for the annual Green Building Showcase to learn about four local projects. We will explore the designs and sustainable attributes of these pro

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Showcase,USGBC Missouri Gateway

0 replies | 1465 views | Posted on: 04/13/2021 | Last updated: 04/13/2021

BuildingEnergy Boston, Presented by NESEA, Online, May 5 - 7

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 indust

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,NESEA,Sustainability,Northeast Solar Energy Association - NESEA,BuildingEnergy Boston

0 replies | 3162 views | Posted on: 03/30/2021 | Last updated: 04/08/2021

Free GBRC Seminar: Mobility and Green Buildings, July 26, Houston

by AbbieKnight

People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, an…

Filed under: Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1029 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Blueprint: Quick Sustainability Wins in Existing Buildings, March 19, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar to identify low-cost, high-value sustainability opportunities in existing buildings and across portfolios.

 

Building on the leading sustainability work that Greenprint me

Filed under: Builders/Contractors - Commercial

Keywords: Green Building,Webinar,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 1410 views | Posted on: 02/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/01/2021

Webinar: Breakthroughs Inspired by Buildings, From Talk to Action to Outcomes, February 18, 10 am PT / 1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Decarbonizing buildings in Canada and beyond is essential to a low carbon future. Residential and commercial energy retrofits and carbon-proofing new builds has enormous potential to reduce emissions,

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Canada,Decarbonization

0 replies | 910 views | Posted on: 02/11/2021 | Last updated: 02/11/2021

Virtual Pro Green Building Tour: Campus Built for Living Building Challenge Certification, January 29, 12:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

by SarahA

Join NESEA for the first virtual Pro Tour of 2021, hosted by Kaplan Thompson Architects and featuring a recently completed non-profit campus built for Living Building Challenge certification. The proj

Filed under: Green Schools

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Certification,Living Building Challenge,Solar,Building Design and Construction,Mechanical System

0 replies | 1110 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/12/2021

Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?" (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots.  Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w

Webinar - Biomimicry - Leveraging Nature's Genius in Design, Thursday October 12, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

by Oyin

In this one hour presentation, we will explore biomimicry and how various industries have used it for innovative solutions. Course participants will learn strategies to incorporate biomimicry thin…

Filed under: Education

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 2273 views | Posted on: 10/06/2017 | Last updated: 10/06/2017

Greenbuild India Expo Bombay Exhibition Center (NESCO) Mumbai, India, Nov. 2-5

by Oyin

Greenbuild India is presented by U.S. Green Building Council and ABEC Exhibitions & Conferences PVT. LTD, with support from its 2017 media partners and company sponsors. In addition to the pre-con…

Filed under: Events

India Green Building

0 replies | 1727 views | Posted on: 09/25/2017 | Last updated: 09/25/2017

Buildings 2.0 Conference, UI Labs, Chicago, September 19

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

A full-day inside look into "smart buildings" featuring keynotes from WeWork, Microsoft, SOM, DPR, Certain Measures and more. We're talking about how A.I., machine learning, IoT, and other emerging…

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1065 views | Posted on: 09/17/2017 | Last updated: 09/17/2017

Lunch & Learn: Natural Gas for Sustainable Design, September 13 in Chattanooga TN

by AbbieKnight

Free for Members to Attend / $15 Non-Members: RSVP HERE! Join green|spaces for our monthly lunch & learn. September is presented by Chattanooga Gas - Natural Gas for Sustainable Design. At the e…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 513 views | Posted on: 08/17/2017 | Last updated: 08/17/2017

Stonington Passive House Construction Site Visit Monday, July 31, 2017, 5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Wyeth Architects llc will host a construction site visit of their single-family project slated for Passive House, LEED, and Energy Star certifications. This event is free, though a limited number o…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 1514 views | Posted on: 07/28/2017 | Last updated: 07/28/2017

USGBC CO Roaring Fork Rocky Mountain Institute Presentation & Tour, July 21, Basalt

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join an event hosted by USGBC Colorado Roaring Fork Branch and AIA Colorado West. At this event, attendees will tour the new Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) building in Basalt, Colorado. Following t…

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 862 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure could Increase under proposed EPA changes, July 19, Washington, DC

by AbbieKnight

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and its Building Clean initiative are pleased to invite you to a free symposium, Pick Your Poison: How Toxic Exposure Could Increase Under Proposed EPA Changes. Th…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 721 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

 

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