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Mitsubishi's Ceiling-Mounted, Mini Split, for New Construction and Renovations

by Rate It Green Team


As David Hazel of Mistubishi shared with Green Builder Matt Hoots at the International Builders Show, mini splits heat, cool, and filter effectively, so customer satisfaction with performance ha

Filed under: Heat Pumps

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Heating,Cooling,Mitsubishi,Mini Splits,Ductless Mini Splits

1 replies | 5367 views | Posted on: 02/26/2023 | Last updated: 04/29/2024

Sydney Build, Sydney Infrastructure Expo, Sydney Digital Construction Australia, March 6 - 7, Sydney (FREE to Attend)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Sydney Build offers 300+ accredited presentations, 500+ exhibitors and networking opportunities for all of Australia's construction, architecture, engineering and infrastructure industries.

1 replies | 1105 views | Posted on: 02/22/2023 | Last updated: 02/22/2023

Whole House Humidity Control ALL Year Long || Aprilaire

by samanthaklein // Intern

 

Maintaining a healthy home is essential for your family’s well-being. In doing so, it is important to take steps to sustain indoor air quality. Humidity, of all IAQ metrics, h

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: HVAC,Ventilation,Humidity,AprilAire

1 replies | 4667 views | Posted on: 06/17/2022 | Last updated: 06/30/2022

Electric Vehicles need to be powered by Solar (not Coal) to be green

by SawHorse, Inc.


Electric Vehicles are NOT sustainable.

The argument that Electric Vehicles are not sustainable is only partly true.   Depending on where you live, they can be powered by electr


Filed under: Solar Energy

1 replies | 5158 views | Posted on: 03/19/2022 | Last updated: 06/27/2022

Speed Mentoring – Pivoting into a Sustainable Career, August 15, 6-7:30 pm PDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

The USGBC NCC Rising Leaders recognize the importance of mentorship in fostering successful careers of emerging professionals. We want to give our community the opportunity to connect with established

Filed under: Education

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Sustainable Careers,Speed Mentoring

1 replies | 1937 views | Posted on: 07/28/2021 | Last updated: 11/05/2021

USGBC Middle Atlantic New England region presents: Women in Green 2021, May 26, 10:30 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Steadfast and strongDurability and strength. For the Women in Green community, these words are deeply resonant and capture how women have adapted and endured in an unthinkable year. So, it&rsqu

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Equality,Environmental Activism,Women

1 replies | 1509 views | Posted on: 04/19/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Free Virtual Green Building and Energy Tour: 21 Acres, May 15, 2 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join 21 Acres for a Green Building Energy Tour, held every third Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Get a behind the scenes look at the tools and technologies that 21 Acres' LEED Platinum-ce

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: LEED,Green Building Tour,Technology,21 Acres,virtual tour

1 replies | 2059 views | Posted on: 04/19/2021 | Last updated: 04/27/2021

Webinar: The Future of Cars is Electric, April 27, 6 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV)? Maybe you’ve been hearing all of the news about car manufacturers phasing out gas-powered vehicles and you’re wondering if an EV could be fo

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Keywords: Electric Vehicles,cars,vehicles

1 replies | 1165 views | Posted on: 04/10/2021 | Last updated: 04/16/2021

How I Green Built This With CGBC, April 7 5:30PM CST

by Ashley Freeman

Colorado Green Building Guild’s next installment of "How I GREEN Built This" discusses what 2020 was like for both Residential and Commercial Construction and what we can expect for 20

Online: Green & Efficient Buildings Are Better - Info Session, March 25, 6PM CDT

by Ashley Freeman

Join to learn more about how you can increase your building’s energy efficiency and save money.  Congregations, non-profits and small businesses, this event is perfect for yo

Related to: Other

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Building Efficiency,USGBC Missouri

1 replies | 1331 views | Posted on: 03/17/2021 | Last updated: 03/23/2021

CaraGreen Webinar: Fitwel - Get to Know the Latest Healthy Building Standard, January 12, 12 - 1 pm EST (Free!)

by CaraGreen

Design trends are constantly changing... especially as health comes to the forefront. While the consideration of human health in our built environment isn’t entirely new, it is just now that the bui

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Green Building,Healthy Building,Materials,Health,Fitwel,Caragreen

1 replies | 1767 views | Posted on: 01/06/2021 | Last updated: 01/10/2021

FREE Greenbuilding Webinar: Get In On The Ground Floor: Modern, Sustainable Healthcare Flooring, September 24, 12-1 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of sustainable, resilient fluid-applied flooring. It will discuss how it solves many issues present in both resilient floorin

Filed under: Flooring

Keywords: Flooring,Healthcare

1 replies | 1311 views | Posted on: 09/16/2020 | Last updated: 09/17/2020

Support the US Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon, create jobs & spur Clean Energy Economy #GenerateChange

by Steven_Spicer

The EPA Clean Power Plan is the nation’s first comprehensive effort to reduce carbon pollution from electric power plants—the single largest source of global warming pollution in the U.S. It’s …

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Related to: Environmental Activism

1 replies | 1402 views | Posted on: 11/17/2014 | Last updated: 11/17/2014

Getting to Know ThermaCote, a Lightweight, Waterproof, High-performance Ceramic Insulating Coating/Weather Barrier

by Rate It Green Team


Imagine a coating that can lower your operating costs by protecting against heat transfer and erosion.  In this video, Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. interviews Tommy Sharp with Rate It

Filed under: Thermal and Moisture Protection

Related to: Painting Interior

Keywords: coatings,Thermacote,Coating,Waterproofing

1 replies | 8434 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 03/14/2025

Radon Gas Mitigation in New Construction - A Chance to Get it Right

by Stego Industries, LLC

Sub-slab soil vapor migration into building envelopes can pose a real threat to the longevity of building materials (i.e. flooring materials), affect energy efficiency, as well as impact indoor air qu

Filed under: Concrete

1 replies | 5451 views | Posted on: 05/29/2018 | Last updated: 02/17/2023

What are LCAs?

by Amy

An LCA, or a Lifetime Cycle Assessment, is a multi-leveled process of calculating the lifetime environmental impact of a product or service. LCAs are a component of Environmental Product Declarations,

Filed under: Information and Resources

Keywords: Transparency,LCAs

1 replies | 5238 views | Posted on: 02/02/2018 | Last updated: 02/20/2023

Intersolar North America, July 9 -12, San Francisco, California

by Oyin

North America’s most attended solar event and premier networking platform focus on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, smart renewable energy and solar thermal technologies. Sinc…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

1 replies | 1649 views | Posted on: 10/28/2017 | Last updated: 06/22/2018

Social Enterprise Institute

by PatPrince317 // Lifelong Learner and Green Energy Aficionado

Came across this website the other day. There is all sorts of information on starting a social enterprise, which basically means a business with a focus on sustainability and social justice but ran li…

Filed under: Information and Resources

1 replies | 4268 views | Posted on: 09/06/2017 | Last updated: 09/07/2017

Stewardship Mapping - find out what services are available in your community

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

I hope you'll check out the latest usgbc-la post (www.usgbc-la.org/blog) on stewardship mapping. The blog welcomes submissions from anyone in the field of sustainability. This blog shares some initial…

Filed under: Resilience

California Green Building

1 replies | 1176 views | Posted on: 05/18/2017 | Last updated: 06/06/2017

USGBC-LA's latest blog post: Snapshots on Sustainability

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

This week the topic is resilience. I hope you will check it out: http://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-defining-resilience/

Filed under: Advocacy

California Green Building

1 replies | 1541 views | Posted on: 04/13/2017 | Last updated: 04/14/2017

Cleantech Open 2017 Boston Kickoff Party - Tuesday March 21, 5:30-8:30pm, Greentown Labs, Somerville (New Date, due to 3/15 Blizzard!)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Cleantech Open 2017 Boston Kickoff Party Tuesday, March 21, 5:30-8:30pm Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville , MA 02143 Join Cleantech Open Northeast for a night of cleantech community ne…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech Open Northeast,Greentown Labs

1 replies | 1079 views | Posted on: 03/12/2017 | Last updated: 03/15/2017

New Federal Rules To Hinder California's Clean Energy Goals

by JackSawyer // Student

The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) is a "strategy that will help conserve desert lands and plan for a clean energy future. It will provide permanent protection to the desert’s pub…

Filed under: Government Policies

Keywords: clean energy,Solar,Wind energy,California,Nature Conservation,Desert,Regulations,Federal

1 replies | 1963 views | Posted on: 07/03/2016 | Last updated: 07/05/2016

Batteries Vs. Fuel Cells

by JackSawyer // Student

Although many believe that battery electric vehicles have overshadowed fuel cells and for good reason, as they appear to be both more efficient and better for the environment, results are coming out t…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Electric Vehicles,hydrogen,cars,politics,tests,media

1 replies | 3229 views | Posted on: 05/28/2016 | Last updated: 10/08/2017

"e" inc.'s Summer Science Discovery Program

by e inc // Environment Science Learning & Action Center

OPENINGS STILL AVAILABLE! e inc.'s Summer Science Discovery Program is a hands-on, full day program open to youth ages 6-12. Delve into the science of oceans and our own New England Habitat with …

Filed under: Education

Massachusetts Green Builders

1 replies | 1212 views | Posted on: 05/12/2015 | Last updated: 05/12/2015

 

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