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Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient- a Guide to Healthier Upgrade Materials

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

A group of organizations including Energy Efficiency for All and The Healthy Building Network released a significant report in September, 2018, “Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy

Filed under: Guidelines, Resource Guides, Handbooks

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Efficiency,Multifamily

1 replies | 8700 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

Free Webinar: Benefits and Installation of Heat Pump Water Heaters, November 19, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This webinar explores the move to water heating electrification and focuses on the basic questions surrounding the transition in electric residences. Includes several studies and myths and method

California Green Building

1 replies | 692 views | Posted on: 11/03/2024 | Last updated: 11/09/2024

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 | 984 views | Posted on: 02/22/2023 | Last updated: 02/22/2023

How to get FULL value for your GREEN Home: Key Points to Consider in Buying and Selling

by Rate It Green Team


If you've got 5 minutes to learn about protecting the value of what is likely to be your key asset, it's worth giving Green Builder Matt Hoots a listen.  Matt teamed up with Green R

Filed under: Real Estate

Keywords: Real Estate,Green Homes,financing,Green Real Estate,Green Addendum,Green Appraisal,Home Appraisal,Green Loans

1 replies | 5018 views | Posted on: 05/20/2022 | Last updated: 03/31/2023

rheia's Comfort by Design - Smaller, Energy and Labor Efficient Air Distribution Systems

by Rate It Green Team

Now that we think about it, thanks to rheia, why is HVAC ductwork so big and bulky, and tangled?  We’ve made changes to electrical and plumbing systems, so why not HVAC ducts? Clearly, it&r

Filed under: Ductwork

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Ventilation Systems,Ventilation,comfort,rheia

1 replies | 9842 views | Posted on: 04/15/2022 | Last updated: 06/27/2022

Home Improvement in a Warming World: Case Studies in Creating a More Energy-Efficient House, Online: November 16, 7pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Going beyond installing a programmable thermostat and some insulation in the attic…

More than half of a home’s energy bill is spent on heating and cooling. A well-insulated home is a s

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: MetroWest Climate Solutions

1 replies | 1860 views | Posted on: 11/03/2021 | Last updated: 11/05/2021

One Family's Radon Story - Testing and Continuous Monitoring are Key

by Rate It Green Team


What is invisible, dangerous, and can occur in both old and new homes, that we also need special equipment to detect?  In this video, Christopher Matos-Rogers of the Matos-Rogers Group

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Radon

1 replies | 4253 views | Posted on: 10/12/2021 | Last updated: 04/03/2023

Greenbuild 2021, Virtual Resilience Summit, August 26

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The green building movement is scaling up from buildings to communities to cities. Environmental, social, and economic shocks and stressors have the biggest systemic impacts on the most vulnerable of

Keywords: Greenbuild,Resilience

1 replies | 1948 views | Posted on: 08/07/2021 | Last updated: 08/16/2021

​3rd Jewish Climate Action Conference: ​Everything Is Connected, Jewish Climate Action Network (JCAN), Online, April 25, 12 - 8 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

3rd Jewish Climate Action Conference:
​Everything Is Connected

Join JCAN-MA for the 3rd Jewish Climate Action Conference: Everything is Connected, April 25, 2021. Free & online. Session


Filed under: Advocacy

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: JCAN,Jewish Climate Action Network

1 replies | 1598 views | Posted on: 03/22/2021 | Last updated: 04/23/2021

Stone and Brick Veneers from Eldorado Stone and Cultured Stone - Lighter and Easy to Install (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Green Builder Matt Hoots brings you “live"* to the expo floor in this multi-part interview with Allie Roqueta, Marketing Brand Manager at Boral Stone Division, from&nbs

Filed under: Other

Keywords: Walls,Stone Veneer,Cementitious Stone,Manufactured Stone,Thin Brick,Stone,Brick

1 replies | 5598 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020 | Last updated: 01/13/2023

A Look at How ERVs Work with Panasonic, How 80% Efficiency Might Work in Practice

by Rate It Green Team

In this video, Matt Hoots interviews Ken Nelson with Panasonic at the International Builders/Kitchen and Bath Show.  Ken explains how ERVs work using a core exchanger, or enthalpic core

Filed under: Fans

Keywords: Ventilation,Panasonic,ERVs,Energy Recovery Ventilators

1 replies | 9547 views | Posted on: 08/17/2020 | Last updated: 04/04/2024

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 | 7732 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 03/14/2025

Glavel June Webinar, 6/13, 11:30am EST

by Glavel, Inc

Join the Glavel Team next Thursday June 13th at 11:30am EST as we share exciting developments about our company and products. Be sure to save your spot on Zoom. Have a topic you want the team to

Filed under: Webinars

Related to: Products,Public Relations

1 replies | 1252 views | Posted on: 06/06/2019 | Last updated: 06/17/2019

"God's Taunt" Bill McKibbens at Riverside Church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIni_BwjGw

by Ronjf1 // Energy Solutions provider and consultant

Can we fight with the knowledge we may loose the fight against climate change. It means divesting institutionally from the fossil fuel industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIni_BwjGw

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Climate Change,Fossil Fuel Industry,Divest,Acid Sea water,Food chain,Global Warming,God,Exxon,Drought

1 replies | 2296 views | Posted on: 05/25/2013 | Last updated: 05/25/2013

Monocrystalline Solar Cells | What are they?

by Theresa // Renewables Lover

Silicon: When constructing new monocrystalline solar cells, companies choose to build the individual photovoltaic cells out of a common element known as silicon, found in large quantities in the ea…

Filed under: Solar PV Training

Solar Energy and Green Building

1 replies | 1631 views | Posted on: 10/21/2017 | Last updated: 12/04/2017

Sign with Clean Water Action to Help Stop the Rollback of the Clean Water Rule

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This is one of those petitions it's easy to sign. Clean water is a bipartisan issue. "The Trump administration has proposed rolling-back critical protections for streams and wetlands. This dan…

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Clean Water Action,Clean Water

1 replies | 1664 views | Posted on: 08/03/2017 | Last updated: 08/03/2017

Suggest me a good green building material for Landscaping

by rikirman // Finding the best in Nature

Howdy, everyone, I am new to this site and new in the green building industry, Recently my team got a project in Dubai and the construction is going under the guidelines of Dubai municipality for gree

Filed under: Environment

1 replies | 1828 views | Posted on: 07/14/2017 | Last updated: 01/09/2019

Webinar Series: The End of Tree Plagues June 7-8: 1-3pm EST

by Matt Z. // Student

Sustainable City Network will present an online training course for any personnel who are responsible for initiatives related to urban forestry, parks and/or tree canopy management. This course wil…

Filed under: Online Courses

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Future Forest,Tree Plague

1 replies | 1412 views | Posted on: 05/24/2017 | Last updated: 10/22/2018

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 | 1393 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 | 913 views | Posted on: 03/12/2017 | Last updated: 03/15/2017

USGBC MA Green Building Showcase - Thursday September 22, 2016 5:30- 8 pm - Save the Date!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC MA Green Building Showcase Thursday September 22, 2016 5:30- 8 pm Location: Boston Properties 888 Boylston Street Boston, MA Join the USGBC Massachusetts at the 2016 Green Building Sh…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

1 replies | 983 views | Posted on: 06/18/2016 | Last updated: 09/19/2016

MIT ClimateCoLab's Crowds & Climate Conference: Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Along with the MIT Solve Opening Convocation Monday, October 5, 2015, 1-6:30 pm …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,MIT Climate CoLab

1 replies | 1934 views | Posted on: 09/09/2015 | Last updated: 09/21/2015

Get a Free Rain Barrel as a Syracuse Resident

by Chelsea W. // Student

Calling all residents of Syracuse, NY! Thanks to a generous grant through the Save the Rain Program, every homeowner in the City of Syracuse is entitled to a free Rain Barrel. A rain barrel is, as…

Filed under: Municipal Initiatives

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York,Syracuse

1 replies | 2971 views | Posted on: 06/16/2015 | Last updated: 06/16/2015

Clean Tech and Energy Solutions in Transportation, March 17, 5:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

March 17: Clean Tech and Energy Solutions in Transportation Of the ~25,000 Tesla’s (with orders for thousands) to date, come meet Tesla #1858 (world wide) and its owner, Harold Nahigian, who will …

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Transportation,Tesla

1 replies | 1683 views | Posted on: 03/10/2015 | Last updated: 03/16/2015

NESEA Building Energy '15

by Hill Energy Services LLC // Energy Management Guru

As many of you already know, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy 15 is fast approaching. It's March 3-5 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston and features workshops, s…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

1 replies | 1322 views | Posted on: 02/25/2015 | Last updated: 03/06/2015

 

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