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Speaker Series at Night: Constructing a Green, Global Future, June 25, 5:00-7:00pm, Austin, TX

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Kicking off Global Week, ABoR is hosting a special evening edition of our Speaker Series. Join us for cocktails as we discuss innovative green building programs that are making sustainability the

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability

0 replies | 1425 views | Posted on: 06/06/2019 | Last updated: 06/06/2019

USGBC Virtual Summit: Product Solutions Summit + Showcase, August 9-10

by Hani // Social media manager

Join USGBC and 300+ of your colleagues for the 2nd annual Product Solutions Summit + Showcase! Together USGBC will explore noteworthy sustainable products that reduce negative impacts and increase LEE

0 replies | 774 views | Posted on: 07/08/2023 | Last updated: 07/09/2023

GPRO Construction Management – 2 Day Virtual Training + Exam, USGBC-LA, July 19 & 21

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new

California Green Building

0 replies | 1646 views | Posted on: 06/21/2023 | Last updated: 06/21/2023

USGBC's ENC Region Webinar, Leadership Awards Celebration, June 22, 4-5:30pm CDT

by himj // Student Of Green Building

USGBC’s East North Central Region recognizes the best #LEED projects in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio through its Leadership Awards Celebration. This FUN, VIRTUAL EVENT fea

Emerging Green Professionals

0 replies | 826 views | Posted on: 06/05/2023 | Last updated: 06/05/2023

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial, Urban Green Council, Online June 20

by lc // Associate, Education O&D at Urban Green Council

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC and create more energy-efficient buil

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1004 views | Posted on: 05/18/2023 | Last updated: 05/22/2023

Free Webinar, Green Infrastructure: How can we build a sustainable future? 16 May, 2-3:30pm BST

by himj // Student Of Green Building

Due to our growing population and increased urbanization, it is estimated that globally we build the equivalent of a city the size of Paris every single week!

At present, the building and construct

Filed under: Webinars

UK Green Building

0 replies | 1342 views | Posted on: 04/30/2023 | Last updated: 05/01/2023

WasteBuild Zero 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 11 -12

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

WasteBuild Zero is a 2-day event that unites the built environment to showcase the latest materials, techniques, solutions and innovators that are helping to deliver low carbon and circular constructi

0 replies | 591 views | Posted on: 04/14/2023 | Last updated: 04/14/2023

Virtual ESG Event: Building an Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Framework, April 18, 1-4 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Sustainability has become a household word and used very freely in today’s business world. What does it mean for your company? Do you have Environmental, social, governance (ESG) policies that h

0 replies | 1265 views | Posted on: 03/25/2023 | Last updated: 03/25/2023

Government Decarbonization Summit, USGBC Maryland, National Capital Region, and Virginia: April 26, 8:30am-5pm, Arlington, Virginia

by Hani // Social media manager

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a historic down payment on deficit reduction to fight inflation, invest in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 4

0 replies | 654 views | Posted on: 03/18/2023 | Last updated: 03/19/2023

Green Drinks Fort Collins: Building Energy Challenge, August 28, 6:00-8:00pm, Fort Collins, CO

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Green Drinks Fort Collins was created in January 2007 as a way to bring together green-minded locals and provide a venue to socialize, and make connections with others in the community who care a

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Energy

0 replies | 1253 views | Posted on: 07/31/2019 | Last updated: 07/31/2019

Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA (Event also posted in the CA Group)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

(This event is posted on the Green Building Calendar and also in Rate It Green's California Group.) 

Tiny Living Festival California 2019: October 5, Richmond, CA:
https://www.rateitgreen

Tiny Houses

Keywords: Tiny Houses,Tiny Homes,Simple Living

0 replies | 994 views | Posted on: 07/22/2019 | Last updated: 07/22/2019

aashe Webinar: Exciting and Effective Community – Higher Education Collaborations, August 14

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Universities are looking for new ways to benefit their local communities. Communities are looking for smart solutions to constantly changing problems. Both strive to become more resilient, sustainable

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1816 views | Posted on: 06/30/2019 | Last updated: 07/07/2019

2019 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 1-2, Philadelphia, PA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades.

At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Community,Housing

0 replies | 1817 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/20/2019

Greentopia EcoDistrict Coordinator - Rochester, NY. Apply by July 1st

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The EcoDistrict Coordinator will be Greentopia’s primary staff person dedicated to developing New York State’s first EcoDistrict in Rochester, New York. In collaboration with the organization’s …

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Related to: Green Building Jobs

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,Green Jobs,New York

0 replies | 1746 views | Posted on: 06/17/2015 | Last updated: 06/17/2015

Sustainable Buildings Forum, June 4, 7:30-11:30am, Madison, WI

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Many firms have at least one or two showcase projects that have reached aspirational sustainable design goals. The challenge is to maintain this level of performance across a portfolio and move your b

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building

0 replies | 1447 views | Posted on: 05/24/2019 | Last updated: 05/24/2019

Next Generation Water Summit, June 12-14, Santa Fe, NM

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

The 3rd annual Next Generation Water Summit will be held on June 12-June 14, 2019. The Summit focuses on water conservation and water reuse in the arid Southwest. It brings together builders, des

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Climate Change,Water Conservation,water reuse

0 replies | 1307 views | Posted on: 04/29/2019 | Last updated: 04/29/2019

AIA Conference on Architecture 2019, June 6-8, Las Vegas, NV

by AbbieKnight

A'19: Blueprint for a Better Future

Designing a better future means taking on the critical challenges facing cities—and our world—today.

A’19 programming includes sessions

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1277 views | Posted on: 04/24/2019 | Last updated: 05/31/2019

2019 Earth Day Celebration in Partnership with ZEBx - Zero Emissions Building Exchange, April 25, Vancouver, Canada

by AbbieKnight

Join us for a night of inspiration and celebration at the return of Vancouver’s largest Earth Day event!

This year, we are excited to partner with ZEBx - Zero Emissions Building Exchange, a c

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Earth Day

0 replies | 1215 views | Posted on: 03/25/2019 | Last updated: 03/27/2019

How to Transition to a Low Carbon Economy by 2030? Enter Masdar's Contest to win a Trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week in January, 2016!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

How can we transition to a low carbon economy by 2030? Click on this link, and pen a blog post with YOUR ideas to win a trip to Abu Dhabi's Sustainability week in January, 2016! http://masdar.a

Filed under: Contests and Votes

Keywords: Climate Change,Sustainability,Carbon,Masdar

0 replies | 1440 views | Posted on: 12/22/2015 | Last updated: 12/22/2015

Building Code Update II - An Overview of Key Changes, Tuesday 12/8 12-1:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

December Brown Bag: Building Code Update Part II - An Overview of Key Changes Tuesday, 12/8/2015 12-1:30 pm Boulder County Courthouse Annex (Caribou Room-2nd Floor) 2045 13th St. Boulder, C…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Codes

0 replies | 1016 views | Posted on: 11/22/2015 | Last updated: 11/23/2015

Flux and Partners debut the Quartz Project Open Database to help Decisonmakers Select Lower-Impact and Lower Toxicity Materials

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

There continues to be exciting collaboration around health and green building. This week at Greenbiz' VERGE Conference Flux, the Healthy Building Network, Google and Thinkstep launched the Quartz Proj…

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Related to: Other Cleaning Products

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Healthy Building Materials,The Quartz Common Product Database,Toxicity

0 replies | 1313 views | Posted on: 10/28/2015 | Last updated: 10/28/2015

MOVIE NIGHT: Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: October 8. "OFF + ON The Climate Movement and The Road to Paris"

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

"Off + On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris". This Thursday, October 8th First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: Doors open at 7:00 …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Boston Area Solar Energy Association,Solar Energy

0 replies | 1342 views | Posted on: 10/06/2015 | Last updated: 10/06/2015

TONIGHT 9/10 - Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 7 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Off and On: The Climate Movement and the Road Through Paris Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 7pm Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music Admission: Sliding Scale- Pay what you can Can't attend -…

Filed under: Climate Change

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,Environment,Renewable Energy,Bill McKibben,Naomi Klein

0 replies | 1532 views | Posted on: 09/10/2015 | Last updated: 09/10/2015

The 8th Annual Boston GreenFest is this weekend! August 21st-23rd, Boston City Hall Plaza - FREE!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston GreenFest is the region's largest multicultural environmental music festival. Boston GreenFest is a celebration of life and possibility, providing you with ideas and experiences that can shape …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Boston GreenFest

0 replies | 1072 views | Posted on: 08/20/2015 | Last updated: 08/20/2015

5th Annual Berkshire East Wind Festival! August 9, Charlemont, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What: The 5th Annual Berkshire East Wind Festival! Where: Berkshire East Mountain Resort in Charlemont, MA When: Sunday, August 9th at 12:00 PM Are you interested in learning more about the renew…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Wind

0 replies | 1913 views | Posted on: 07/16/2015 | Last updated: 07/16/2015

 

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