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Power Up Energy Expo, November 13-14, Panama City Beach, Florida

by AbbieKnight

The Power Up 2019 theme is “Resilient Bases & Smart Communities.”
Meet key decision makers, network with industry leaders.

GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON:

  • Opportunites and con

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Resilient bases,Smart communities

0 replies | 1806 views | Posted on: 10/28/2019 | Last updated: 10/28/2019

Free Webinar, "Should You Bamboo?" August 13, 10-11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Bamboo has a bad reputation with Florida gardeners (and people in other places, too perhaps?). And while it's true that some kinds do spread aggressively, there is a whole category of bamboos that

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 476 views | Posted on: 08/06/2024 | Last updated: 08/06/2024

Greenbuild 2024, November 12 - 15, Philadelphia, PA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Greenbuild hosts the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide where attendees learn and source solutions to improve resilience, sustainability, and quality of life in our buildi

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 2040 views | Posted on: 07/16/2024 | Last updated: 07/23/2024

Indoor Air 2024, July 7-11, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii and Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The world has seen unprecedented interest in improving indoor air quality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased wildfires, and other events. The importance of our indoor environment on human health

0 replies | 702 views | Posted on: 06/12/2024 | Last updated: 06/12/2024

Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp, June 24-28, Ft. Collins, Colorado

by Hani // Social media manager

5 days of in-person, hands-on, building science deep dive: Emu's 2d Passive Design/Build Course for North America + 2d Emu's sponsorship-free Passive Pod Workshop + 3hr Exam to become a PHI Ce

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 761 views | Posted on: 06/01/2024 | Last updated: 06/10/2024

Free Online Training: Mini Split Design, Installation, & Performance (2 Part Series), May 21-22, 8:30-11:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Mini Splits – small inverter driven split system heat pumps are gaining market share rapidly. They claim the highest efficiencies of any compressor-based heating and cooling systems and they are

California Green Building

0 replies | 471 views | Posted on: 05/15/2024 | Last updated: 05/15/2024

GreeningUSA’s 20th Annual Meeting, Coalition Building for Sustainable Communities, May 17, 9-11 am, Syracuse, NY (free)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Much of what GreeningUSA has been doing since the 2023 annual meeting has involved the proposed Micron Chip Fab development at the White Pine Business Park in Clay, NY. A highlight of our work th

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 658 views | Posted on: 04/26/2024 | Last updated: 02/11/2025

Free Webinar: The End of Plastic Pollution: How Business Can Operationalize Circularity, April 30, 11 am,-12 pm ET / 8-9 am PT)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As the global UN Plastics Treaty enters the final stages of negotiations, organizations must rethink single-use plastics, evaluate how to operationalize circularity, and irrevocably shift business mod

0 replies | 630 views | Posted on: 04/09/2024 | Last updated: 04/30/2024

DIY Solar Power Fan Installation - Reduce Shed Heat and Stagnant Air

by Rate It Green Team


A solar powered fan is a great and simple idea to remove excess heat from a shed. And this is a Scout project in addition, where (with supervision), the kids can get involved and learn as well.

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Air Quality,Indoor Air Quality,Fans,IAQ,Ventilation,DIY,heat,Exhaust fans

0 replies | 3491 views | Posted on: 03/25/2024 | Last updated: 09/06/2024

Free Webinar: GridOptimal: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from the First Pilot Project, January 30, 11 am PST (2 pm EST)

by Connie NBI

The role of buildings in the grid is changing as historic grid infrastructure strains to handle more centralized and distributed renewables, electric vehicles, and smart systems. NBI and USGBC are lea

0 replies | 2667 views | Posted on: 01/11/2020 | Last updated: 01/12/2020

Offshore Wind Finance & Investment Summit, February 4, 7:30am-6pm, Carlsbad, CA

by mkilmartin // Intern

Explore the unique characteristics of financing Offshore Wind in the U.S. to make projects viable, financeable, and bankable.

A new wave of offshore wind projects is forming in the U.S., with the f

Filed under: Energy

California Green Building

Keywords: investments,Wind energy,Sustainable Energy,California,Green Building Finance

0 replies | 2564 views | Posted on: 12/16/2019 | Last updated: 12/16/2019

One Water Webinar - Utility Action for Climate Resilience in Cities, December 3, 2-3 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 

The impacts of a changing climate can no longer be talked about as a future challenge – communities are experiencing climate change now. Ninety-three percent of climate impacts are fel

Filed under: Water

0 replies | 1249 views | Posted on: 11/27/2019 | Last updated: 11/27/2019

11th Annual Passive House Northwest Conference, March 12-14, Seattle, WA

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

Start the day off early with a deep dive with a workshop. These workshops provide some of the best opportunities of the year to get in-depth training from the regions best practicing professional

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Related to: Builders/Contractors ,Designers

Keywords: Passive House,Seattle Washington

0 replies | 1566 views | Posted on: 11/10/2019 | Last updated: 11/10/2019

Webinar: A Bold New Vision for Housing Policy in the U.S., Thursday, February 11, 2 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

An Investment In Opportunity: A Bold New Vision for Housing Policy in the U.S. Thursday, February 11, 2016 2pm EST Enterprise Community Partners In early February, Enterprise will release An Inve…

Filed under: Webinars

Related to: Flushometers

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Affordable Green Housing

0 replies | 1040 views | Posted on: 02/02/2016 | Last updated: 02/02/2016

Delivering Dignity Through High Performance Affordable Multifamily Construction, 11/5, 6-9pm, Branford, CT

by mkilmartin // Intern

Affordable multifamily construction poses both unique challenges and opportunities for healthy indoor environments and energy, water, and material efficiency. While scheduling and cost often dictate s

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Construction,Affordable Green Housing,Connecticut Passive House

0 replies | 1530 views | Posted on: 10/18/2019 | Last updated: 10/18/2019

Passive House Affordable Multifamily Design Manual Workshop, October 18, Boston, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In the next eleven years, everyday architects, builders, developers, and engineers will face challenges tonormalize the Net-Zero Energy (NZE) housing design.. Simplified, demystified, comprehensive, a

Equity and Green Building

0 replies | 913 views | Posted on: 10/03/2019 | Last updated: 10/03/2019

Creating a Culture Where Sustainable Practices Are the New Normal, Tuesday, October 8, 5:30–7:30pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Architects, engineers and builders have become increasingly effective at designing and delivering high performance buildings. Now if only we had people who were ready to live and work appropriately in

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

0 replies | 921 views | Posted on: 09/23/2019 | Last updated: 09/23/2019

Webinar: Helping Cities Lead By Example: the Public Buildings Portfolio Management Initiative, Thursday, September 12, 10-11am PDT/1-2pm EDT

by Connie NBI

Hundreds of cities, counties, and states around the country have set aggressive energy efficiency and climate goals. However, there is often a disconnect between these bold goals and the day-to-day op

Filed under: Webinars

Related to: Government Agencies and Initiatives ,Information and Resources ,Sustainable Communities and Developments

0 replies | 1338 views | Posted on: 08/29/2019 | Last updated: 08/31/2019

A Group of Companies, Including Amazon and Target, Pilot Tesla's New Powerpack Battery System

by Higgins_James // Student

As part of a select group of companies, Amazon has launched a pilot of Tesla Energy’s new stackable battery units to supplement older data center power capacity units. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has …

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Renewable Energy,Sustainable Energy

0 replies | 1901 views | Posted on: 07/07/2016 | Last updated: 07/07/2016

Cities Leading the Push For Zero-Energy Buildings

by Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student

In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, much of the world’s attention has been turned to what is being done on national and international levels to combat the ever-growing threats of climate cha…

Filed under: Energy

Related to: Services,Sustainable Communities and Developments ,Government Agencies and Initiatives

Keywords: Green Building,Energy,Netzero,Cities,Sustainable Cities

0 replies | 2978 views | Posted on: 06/29/2016 | Last updated: 06/29/2016

USGBC MA Design Charrette: Open to All - June 30, 6-7:30 pm, Cambridge

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC MA Design Charrette June 30, 6-7:30 PM 130 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 United States Join the USGBC Massachusetts to brainstorm for our newest community service project: the …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Schools,Charrette

0 replies | 921 views | Posted on: 06/18/2016 | Last updated: 06/18/2016

UL Environment Webinar: Making Effective Sustainability Claims, June 21, 2016 at 2 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

UL Environment Webinar: June 21, 2016 at 2 pm EDT "Neither Boastful Nor Bashful: Making Effective Sustainability Claims: According to a Nielsen study, 66% of global online consumers claim that …

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1150 views | Posted on: 05/25/2016 | Last updated: 06/19/2016

Western Massachusetts Green Coalition April Event 4/13, Northampton, MA: Sustainability and Resilience—and Growing the Economy

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

WMGC Green Night Wednesday, April 13 at 5pm Alex Wilson on Advancing Sustainability and Resilience—and Growing the Economy in the Process Join WMGC at the Platform Sports Bar for a special eve…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 817 views | Posted on: 04/12/2016 | Last updated: 04/12/2016

The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Rhode Island, Wed, Mar 16 at 12:30 PM - Cranston, RI

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Rhode Island Wednesday, March 16, 12:30 to 2 PM Corner Bakery Cafe - Garden City 140 Hillside Road, Cranston, RI 02920 The mission of the Green & Healt…

Filed under: Events

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Affordable Housing,Green and Healthy Homes Initiative,Healthy Homes

0 replies | 1552 views | Posted on: 03/11/2016 | Last updated: 03/11/2016

Policy Podium: Panel Discussion on Energy with Legislators and Industry Pros, March 14, 6 pm @USGBC MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Policy Podium: Panel Discussion on Energy with Legislators and Industry Pros March 14t, 6-7:30pm 50 Milk St 17th floor, "Milky Way" conference room Boston, 02109 Want to connect with one of t…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: clean energy,Renewable Energy,USGBC Massachusetts

0 replies | 1065 views | Posted on: 02/21/2016 | Last updated: 02/21/2016

 

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