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Free Webinar: Increasing Building Performance and Resiliency through Simplified Energy Modeling, November 8, 2 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Energy Management Association is teaming up with Net Energy Optimizer (NEO) to host a free AIA-approved webinar discussing the advances in simplified energy modeling tools through case studies, wh

0 replies | 1905 views | Posted on: 10/12/2022 | Last updated: 10/12/2022

Operationalizing Climate Resiliency through EHS, March 10, 2 - 3 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As climate change continues to pose physical threats to operational stability, companies and their stakeholders are increasingly prioritizing resiliency and responding to evolving climate regulatory d

0 replies | 484 views | Posted on: 01/29/2026 | Last updated: 01/29/2026

Solar & Storage Expo Andhra Pradesh 2026, February 10, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, India

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Solar & Storage Expo Andhra Pradesh 2026 is the largest solar and storage gathering in the state, and will feature 300+ conference attendees. The event brings together professionals and offic

India Green Building

0 replies | 667 views | Posted on: 01/12/2026 | Last updated: 01/12/2026

Free Webinar: Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling, February 12, 9 am - 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner due to increased use of renewables for generation, along with a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting installs of gas in new homes. Electricity becom

California Green Building

0 replies | 492 views | Posted on: 12/22/2025 | Last updated: 12/25/2025

Green Schools Conference, February 17-19, San Diego, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The 16th annual Green Schools Conference (GSC) will be held February 17-19, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Marina and Spa in San Diego, California.

Each year, the GSC brings together a natio

California Green Building

0 replies | 1004 views | Posted on: 11/22/2025 | Last updated: 11/22/2025

Super Insulation for Zero-Energy Buildings, Three Online Sessions, January 5-19, 6 - 8 pm

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This course covers the fundamentals for designing and building zero-energy homes by covering key principles of building science and energy performance. Topics include life safety, healthy home fundame

0 replies | 708 views | Posted on: 11/07/2025 | Last updated: 12/03/2025

Free Webinar: Why Passive House?, November 14, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

You’ve heard the buzz around Passive House, but you’re not sure why all the fuss? Is it really that different? 

PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson unpacks the logic, the principle

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 692 views | Posted on: 10/08/2025 | Last updated: 11/13/2025

Pro Tour: Under Construction Community-Centered Educational Facility in Boston, November 7, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join NESEA in Boston for an exceptional case study of how sustainability, equity, and innovation intersect in the built environment. We will be touring this new 68,000-square-foot campus in Roxbury&rs

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1847 views | Posted on: 09/16/2025 | Last updated: 09/19/2025

BayREN C&S Training: Heat Pump Water Heaters for Building Departments, Online, October 16, 9 - 10:30 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are an increasingly popular technology that are a highly efficient means of providing hot water to houses. This training will describe HPWHs, code requirements for HPWH

California Green Building

0 replies | 554 views | Posted on: 08/30/2025 | Last updated: 08/30/2025

Schneider’s Home Energy Management System (HEMS) - One App Can Do It All

by Rate It Green Team


Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. continues to be impressed with Schneider’s systems to make home energy management integrated and seamless to operate.  In this video, Matt i

Filed under: Energy Management

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings,Electrification,Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS),HEMS,Energy Management Systems (EMS)

0 replies | 6001 views | Posted on: 08/13/2025 | Last updated: 08/31/2025

Free webinar: Climate action's connective tissue - Synergies between building and product decarbonization

by srusti_ithal // Founders' Associate

A decarbonized building sector needs decarbonized supply chains, and vice versa. To strengthen connections between buildings and supply chains, the industry needs a robust data infrastructure connecti

Filed under: Software

Keywords: LCA,Embodied Carbon,Operational Carbon,whole building life cycle assessments,Early Phase design

0 replies | 1287 views | Posted on: 07/22/2025 | Last updated: 07/22/2025

Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration, Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA), December 7

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Cleantech Awards Celebration brings the cleantech community together to honor the creativity, innovation, and dedication to a cleaner energy future put forth by Colorado’s entrepreneurs, edu

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 924 views | Posted on: 11/16/2022 | Last updated: 11/16/2022

Crushing the Code NYC: Residential, Online, November 10 (also available November 9), Urban Green Council

by Urban Green Council

Crushing the Code New York City: Residential is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC and create more energ

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1326 views | Posted on: 10/28/2022 | Last updated: 11/15/2022

Webinar: Understanding and Managing Power Quality Issues with LED lighting, August 8, 12pm–1:30 pm Central

by YijunW

LED manufacturers continue to develop products to reduce lighting energy and meet new energy efficiency standards. Join us to learn about LED lighting power quality specifications that should be consi…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1319 views | Posted on: 07/19/2018 | Last updated: 07/19/2018

Free Online Course Passive House Construction Primer, September 29, 1 - 2 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

Learn the basic principles and best practices of Passive House construction in this one-hour introductory course. The Passive House Construction Primer is a slightly more technical version of Building

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: High Performance Building,Construction,Passive House,primer

0 replies | 1769 views | Posted on: 09/13/2022 | Last updated: 09/16/2022

Build + Buy Green Conference, Honolulu, HI, September 23

by gracemorrison

Build + Buy Green brings together architects, engineers, consultants, green building leaders, and contractors together in a unique opportunity to showcase brand, services, and products to a targeted a

Equity and Green Building

0 replies | 1590 views | Posted on: 08/09/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Webinar: FREE Understanding Window and Door Hurricane / Impact Requirements, December 13 1PM,

by Yishan

Earn 1 AIA HSW credit. This course will provide an introduction to hurricane design criteria and impact requirements for windows and the building envelope.  The course will also address how

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1536 views | Posted on: 11/28/2018 | Last updated: 11/28/2018

NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience, Jan 7-10, Washington DC

by Aditya

The National Council for Science and the Environment works with scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and officials at all levels of government to inform environmental policy and deci

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure,Sustainable Living,Sustainability,Resilience

0 replies | 2092 views | Posted on: 11/13/2018 | Last updated: 11/13/2018

Cleantech Capital: Funding the Energy Future, Dec 04, Boston MA

by Yishan

Fundraising is challenging, particularly in the cleantech space. However, the sector has seen a recent increase in startup funding and corporate interest that has been coupled with a desire for more d

Filed under: Cleantech

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1452 views | Posted on: 11/03/2018 | Last updated: 11/07/2018

Building Resilience - Workshop Series: Resilient Water Systems, Nov 8, LA

by Yishan

Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. California’s water system faces a variety of changes, from drought to an aging water infrastructure, to changes in precipitation.

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 1108 views | Posted on: 10/26/2018 | Last updated: 10/26/2018

FREE Online Course: Next Generation Green Restroom Design v2

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Did you just attend our webinar on Next Generation Restroom Design v2, and want to expand your knowledge? Or did you miss it, and want to still learn some of what was covered? 

Earn CE credit

Filed under: Continuing Education Courses

Keywords: Green Design,Bathroom Design

0 replies | 4450 views | Posted on: 10/10/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

REV2018 - REVitalize: Transforming Energy Further, Faster, Together Conference & Expo, Oct 18-19, Burlington, VT

by Aditya

About REV2018

The theme of REV2018 is REVitalize: Transforming Energy Further, Faster, Together. For more than a decade, the Renewable Energy Vermont Conference has been the leading event

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Renewable Energy,Sustainability

0 replies | 990 views | Posted on: 09/26/2018 | Last updated: 09/26/2018

The 41st World Energy Engineering Congress, Oct 17-19, 2018, Charlotte, North Carolina

by Aditya

The World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) is the largest energy conference and technology expo held in the U.S. specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy users. It brings toget…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Sustainability,Smart Buildings

0 replies | 1151 views | Posted on: 08/31/2018 | Last updated: 08/31/2018

Look Forward Farm Tour, August 23, Sparks, MD

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The barn at Look Forward Farm in Sparks, MD is a laboratory for the use of local agricultural products in construction. Join USGBC Maryland and Polly Bart, PhD (Harvard/ Berkeley), President, Greenbui…

Filed under: Events

Solar Energy and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Tour

0 replies | 1048 views | Posted on: 08/16/2018 | Last updated: 08/16/2018

Green Career and Networking Workshops and Green Jobs Forum, August 16, Washington DC

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Learn about opportunities for green jobs in the DMV Region from economic development and workforce development officials from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Get tips from Leaders i…

Filed under: Events

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Green Job Forum

0 replies | 1027 views | Posted on: 08/01/2018 | Last updated: 08/01/2018

 

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