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Discussions with tag 'Electrification'

Free Online Event: Grid Interactive Buildings - Enabling a Resilient Clean Energy Future, October 13, 3 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Electrification Week explores 5 topics relating to building electrification. In this free webinar you will explore how we can remake buildings into clean and flexible energy resources by combining ene

Filed under: Electric Services

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Resiliency,Electrification

0 replies | 1614 views | Posted on: 09/09/2021 | Last updated: 09/09/2021

Breaking Down Barriers to Electrification for All - Free CE Webinar, November 17, 1 pm CST, 12 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What is the future of small and medium sized building (SMB) electrification? How do we electrify low-to-moderate income and underserved communities? BlocPower's two pronged approach toward SMB ele

Filed under: Energy

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Electrification

0 replies | 931 views | Posted on: 10/21/2021 | Last updated: 10/21/2021

Webinar: Home Electrification Series: Building Envelope, November 9, 7 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

In the second session of our Home Electrification Series, we’ll review how to assess and improve your home’s building envelope, including insulation and air sealing. Before you look to rep

Filed under: Electric Services

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Insulation,Weatherization,air sealing,Electrification,Building Envelope,Heating

0 replies | 1097 views | Posted on: 10/29/2021 | Last updated: 10/29/2021

Home Electrification Series Webinar: Mechanical Systems, November 23, 7 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The third session of Home Electrification Series will explore options for heating your home with electricity instead of fossil fuels. This webinar will explain different types of heat pumps

Filed under: Electric Services

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Home,Electrification,Mechanical System

0 replies | 1110 views | Posted on: 10/31/2021 | Last updated: 10/31/2021

USGBC's Mountain Region, Green Schools Summit, A Virtual Event, December 2-3

by samanthaklein // Intern

This virtual event will convene K-12 sustainability professionals, teachers, administrators, and the AEC industry for fast-paced sessions addressing the most noteworthy topics surrounding green school

Urban Green Council: Refrigeration Cycle 101: The Key to Electrification, November 30, 4:30 pm

by Urban Green Council

This course explains the basic refrigeration principles to help architects and non-engineers better understand the basics of heat pumps, refrigerants, environmental legislation and their importance in

Filed under: Refrigeration

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Refrigeration,Heat Pumps,Electricity,Decarbonization,Electrification

0 replies | 1162 views | Posted on: 11/04/2021 | Last updated: 02/08/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Assessing and Reducing Embodied Carbon, December 7, 11 am - 12 noon

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Building materials and construction represent 11% of global CO2 emissions. In this webinar, move from theoretical assessment and reduction to practice as panelists share real-world examples of tacklin

Keywords: Department of Energy,Decarbonization,Electrification,Embodied Carbon,Embodied Energy,Better Buildings Initiative

0 replies | 1743 views | Posted on: 11/13/2021 | Last updated: 11/13/2021

Free Webinar: Home Electrification Series: Electric Cooking, December 21, 7 - 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In the fifth session of our Home Electrification Series, we’ll review options for electric cooking and range hoods. We’ll look at induction stoves as well as electric resistance ranges, an

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Electrification,Studio for High Performance Design and Construction (SHPDC),Home Electrification

0 replies | 1046 views | Posted on: 11/13/2021 | Last updated: 11/13/2021

2021 - A Tipping Point Year? Presented by Electrify Now, December 8, 3 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

A lot has happened in 2021 to be excited about if you are a clean energy junkie. Have we built momentum toward a clean energy future?

Join Electrify Now for a roundtable discussion on the bigg

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Emissions,Carbon,Decarbonization,Electrification

0 replies | 1681 views | Posted on: 11/15/2021 | Last updated: 11/15/2021

Free Webinar: Factoring in Electrification - Designs for a Renewable Energy Grid, December 8, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Electrification is the buzzword du jour for decarbonization, and it’s pushing policymakers to rethink how they structure everything, from local codes, to energy models, to how they incentive pro

Filed under: Energy

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Renewable Energy,High Performance Building,Decarbonization,Electrification

0 replies | 1151 views | Posted on: 11/23/2021 | Last updated: 11/24/2021

Home Electrification Series Webinar: PV, Batteries and EV Charging, January 4, 7 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The last session of Home Electrification Series will review options for photovoltaics to produce renewable electricity in homes, battery storage, and EV car charging. This webinar will discu

Filed under: Electric Services

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech,Renewable Energy,Batteries,Electrification

0 replies | 1912 views | Posted on: 12/05/2021 | Last updated: 12/05/2021

Free Webinar: The Future of Sustainable Kitchen Design: Induction Cooking-Free CE Webinar, January 12, 12-1 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This educational course will cover the topic of sustainable food service, looking particularly at how all-electric kitchens, specifically induction cooking equipment, can transform commercial food ser

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Electrification,Induction Cooking,Induction Stoves,Cooking

0 replies | 1891 views | Posted on: 12/13/2021 | Last updated: 12/24/2021

A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Electrification

by Rate It Green Team

As an open green building resource and member community, Rate It Green is excited to host and promote all the content possible on electrification (and that's a lot) and other important and re

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Decarbonization,Electrification,HVAC,Induction Cooking

0 replies | 996 views | Posted on: 12/17/2021 | Last updated: 12/23/2023

Free CE Webinar: Beneficial Electrification for Healthier Communities, January 26, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Most underserved and overburdened communities in the US burn costly, health-damaging and climate disrupting fossil fuels in their homes. These communities are overburdened by such pollution, energy co

Filed under: Energy

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Community Events,Electrification,building performance

0 replies | 919 views | Posted on: 12/21/2021 | Last updated: 12/21/2021

Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth (Recorded Webinar: Available On Demand)

by Rate It Green Team


Recorded Webinar: Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth
Recorded: June 30, 2021
Speaker: Ann V. Edminster, M.Arch. (See speaker introduction bel


Filed under: Energy

Keywords: HVAC,Emissions,Hot Water Heating,EEBA,Decarbonization,Electrification,Heating,Cooling,Induction Cooking,Home Electrification

0 replies | 5528 views | Posted on: 12/22/2021 | Last updated: 02/07/2022

USGBC Multifamily Housing Summit, April 28-29

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this event for fast-paced presentations, panels and project showcases from innovative leaders working to provide sustainable housing solutions.

Day one will have a heavy focus on the interconn

Filed under: Green Living

Keywords: Innovation,Multifamily Housing,Electrification

0 replies | 1270 views | Posted on: 04/01/2022 | Last updated: 04/05/2022

Free Webinar: The Switch Is On: Electrify California! April 28, 5:30 pm PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Did you know that over 90% of the gas that's used in buildings is methane?

Most homes in California burn natural gas or propane for space heating, water heating, and cooking. These gases&m

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Heating and cooling systems,methane,Decarbonization,Electrification

0 replies | 960 views | Posted on: 04/03/2022 | Last updated: 04/03/2022

SIEMENS VersiCharge Series - Universal Chargers for Electric Vehicles

by Rate It Green Team


It’s great to see product evolution in what pretty much feels like real time.  Green Builder Matt Hoots caught up with Kristen Westwood of SIEMENS eMobility North America at the Inter

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Keywords: Electric Vehicles,Electrification,EVs,SIEMENS,Ford,Ford-150,Ford 150,Backup Power

0 replies | 3185 views | Posted on: 04/21/2022 | Last updated: 03/31/2023

Passive House For All Hybrid Conference 2022, June 10 and 17

by samanthaklein // Intern

PHN 2022 is a national conference that will feature experts from across the interrelated disciplines of building efficiency, social equity, electrification, and embodied carbon. An Expo will feature l

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Passive House,Electrification,Equity,Embodied Carbon

0 replies | 1255 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022 | Last updated: 05/19/2022

Top chefs prefer induction cooktops over gas cooktops

by Matt Hoots // SawHorse Design + Build

We only interviewed one chef; however, all attendees agreed that induction cooking was superior to gas cooking.

Sub- Zero/Wolf/Cove hosted the first-ever official meeting with the #GreenInfluen

Green Influencer ATL

Keywords: Electrification,Induction Cooking,Subzero,Wolfe,GreenInfluencerATL

0 replies | 1757 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022 | Last updated: 03/31/2023

Making Homes More Disaster Proof; Reaction to Grace & Corbett Lunsford and Matt Risinger

by Rate It Green Team



Our homes and buildings have to become more adaptable and resilient, which means they must be able to endure different conditions and changing occupant needs, and they must also be weather&n

Filed under: Resilience

Keywords: Resiliency,Resilience,air sealing,Electrification,Extreme Weather,Moisture,Corbett and Grace Lunsford,Matt Risinger,Matt Hoots

0 replies | 420 views | Posted on: 05/23/2022 | Last updated: 05/23/2022

NYC Event: Electri-Fiction to Electrification: Overcoming Barriers, June 15, 1 pm

by Urban Green Council

Urban Green has long been a leading voice for electrification in New York City, most recently as an advocate for Local Law 154, NYC’s groundbreaking legislation that phases out fossil

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Construction,Retrofit,Energy Codes,Heat Pumps,Decarbonization,Electrification

0 replies | 1111 views | Posted on: 05/23/2022 | Last updated: 05/25/2022

Webinar: Reasons for Switching to All-Electric, July 26, 12 PM

by gracemorrison

Residential electrification is a crucial step in the pathway towards widespread decarbonization, and with the recent advancement and increased availability of electric appliances now may be the best t

Filed under: Webinars

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Passive House Massachusetts,Electrification,All-Electric Homes

0 replies | 1191 views | Posted on: 06/24/2022 | Last updated: 06/25/2022

Commercial Building Retrofits: Electrification, Free Online Webinar, November 30, 8:30 am - 1 pm PT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Decarbonizing existing buildings is paramount to meeting the State of California’s aggressive climate action goals. While designing new construction buildings to have all-electric systems is bec

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Deep Energy Retrofit,Electrification,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 1157 views | Posted on: 11/01/2022 | Last updated: 11/02/2022

Webinar: Electrification Station: Decarbonizing City Buildings and Fleets, December 13, 11 am ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

Cities are electrifying their municipal buildings and fleets to meet local greenhouse gas reduction goals. Learn from Better Climate Challenge partners about how electrification programs and strategie

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Community,Decarbonization,Electrification,Municipal Green Building

0 replies | 766 views | Posted on: 11/23/2022 | Last updated: 11/23/2022