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Energy Storage Global Innovation Forum, June 12-13, Milwaukee, WI

by YijunW

Business Models and Technology Advances for Optimizing Grid-Scale and Behind-the-Meter Storage The need to support the rapid growth of solar and wind power, integrate distributed energy resources, and drive system efficiencies are compe… more...

  Filed under: Wisconsin

0 replies | 1161 views | Posted on: 06/09/2018 | Last updated: 06/09/2018

ECN Neighborhood Sustainability Tours - July 17, Detroit, MI

Sustainability,Eastside Community Network,Tour

by Eileen Flynn Student

Join ECN for an inspiring tour of eastside Detroit's "rebirth next door" that highlights the physical and personal ways that Eastside Community Network does sustainable development. Rebirth can be seen in re-juvenated parks, rehabbed commer… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1312 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

Best Practices for High Performance Window & Doors - The Installer Perspective Passive House MA Member Meeting - June 12

Passive House Massachusetts

by Eileen Flynn Student

6:30 to 8 PM @ BSA Boston (Networking hour begins at 5:30) A panel of seasoned high performance window and door supplier/installers with share their expertise on best practices, what works, what doesn't, and what's new to the US market. … more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 946 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

Net Zero Roundtable Discussion- Boston, MA on June 20th, 7-9pm

Net Positive,Net zero

by AbbieKnight

What does the community of the future look like? Probably net zero, or even net positive. What does that mean? It means a community that makes as much (or more) renewable energy as it uses. It’s not only possible, it’s happening! MCA… more...

  Filed under: Massachusetts

0 replies | 1171 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

Lighting Retrofits: Making the Best Choices Now to Ensure Future Performance, June 13, WI

lighting retrofits,Lighting Technology

by Eileen Flynn Student

LED technologies will last a decade or more, so how can you make the right decisions today that will ensure great performance years into the future? Learn to balance today’s options and costs with long-term benefits. Most contractors a… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 812 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

Green Gab Podcast - ECOBAGS and The Magic of Tiny Business, with Sharon Rowe, Aired May 26

The Green Gab,Green Home Coach,ECOBAGS

by Rate It Green Team

Sharon Rowe, founder and CEO of ECOBAGS Products and author of The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living, gabs with Marla and Tony about the origin and impact of her trademark lightweight, expandable, cot… more...

  Filed under: Podcasts

0 replies | 1349 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

Getting to Zero - A Review of the National Forum, June 8, 8:30-10am, USGBCMA, Boston

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

Were you unable to make it to the Getting to Zero conference this April? No worries, join Henrietta Davis (former mayor of Cambridge) and Kate Bubriski (Director of Sustainability at Arrowstreet) for their key takeaways on where the nationa… more...

  Filed under: Massachusetts

0 replies | 719 views | Posted on: 06/07/2018 | Last updated: 06/07/2018

40 Largest U.S. Cities Get a Health Rating - CityHealth's 2018 Report

by YijunW

CityHealth, which is an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, supports cities thrive through a set of policies that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life, well-being, and health. In 2017, CityHealth release… more...

  Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 1727 views | Posted on: 05/28/2018 | Last updated: 06/06/2018

4th Annual Allegheny SolarFest, June 24, Pittsburgh, PA

Energy,Solar Energy,Kids

by Eileen Flynn Student

Free admission to the Children’s Museum from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. During this time, check out the 4th annual Allegheny SolarFest, which runs from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Buhl Community Park: A 100% solar-powered event to celebrate t… more...

  Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1575 views | Posted on: 06/05/2018 | Last updated: 06/05/2018

LEED Must Address Climate Change by Updating - Team Submits "LEEDing on Climate Change" Proposal for Upgrading LEED 4.1

by YijunW

Development of LEED started in 1993 by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Over the past 20 years, LEED has become the dominant green building design standard in the US and arguably the the world, adding over 2 million s… more...

  Filed under: Advocacy

0 replies | 1820 views | Posted on: 05/25/2018 | Last updated: 06/05/2018

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