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Issues of Controversy in Green Building Policy - Webinar Series by the International Future Living Institute

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

A series of webinars that lay the foundation for local policy efforts by exploring three hot topics in the advocacy world: December 2, 9-10am PST: Certified Wood & Green Building Examining the …

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Building,LCA,EPDs,HPDs,Declare,Certified Wood,Chemicals,Healthy Buildings

0 replies | 949 views | Posted on: 10/31/2015 | Last updated: 11/02/2015

Merging Building Science with Health Science: The Impact of Buildings on Health, Comfort and Productivity, March 10 at 12 noon

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Merging Building Science with Health Science: The Impact of Buildings on Health, Comfort and Productivity March 10, 12:30–1:30 pm Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, FXB G-12 Join …

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Healthy Buildings

0 replies | 552 views | Posted on: 03/09/2016 | Last updated: 03/09/2016

Discuss Exponential Thinking in Creating Healthy Buildings with Eric Corey Freed, January 11, 8:30-10:15 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Discuss Exponential Thinking in Creating Healthy Buildings with Eric Corey Freed How is the XPRIZE Foundation establishing a “moonshot” for the construction industry - and the planet? Wednesda…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Healthy Buildings,XPrize

0 replies | 1000 views | Posted on: 01/03/2017 | Last updated: 01/03/2017

Introduction to NEWHAB - the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

I have been pleased to recently discover NEWHAB - the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings. That's a long title, and there's a lot of work to do to ensure that everyone has a…

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Affordable Housing,Healthy Buildings

0 replies | 1613 views | Posted on: 02/09/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

The Wellness Aspects of Green Buildings - March 29, 5:30-7:30pm - Broward Branch USGBC, Florida

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Wellness Aspects of Green Buildings - Broward Branch USGBC, Florida March 29, 5:30-7:30pm Miramar Branch Library 2050 Civic Center Place Miramar, FL 33025 Join the Broward Branch of US…

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,LEED,Well Building Standard,Healthy Buildings,USGBC Florida

0 replies | 608 views | Posted on: 03/07/2017 | Last updated: 03/07/2017

Greening the Golden State 2.0 April 26 - Green Solutions Expo, April 26-27, Sacramento

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Greening the Golden State 2.0 April 26 - Green Solutions Expo, April 26-27 Sacramento Convention Center Exhibit Hall and Meeting Rooms 1400 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814 California, home t…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Netzero,PACE,Recycling,Healthy Buildings,Green Schools,EV - Electric Vehicles,Smart Cities,Technology,CALGreen

0 replies | 862 views | Posted on: 03/08/2017 | Last updated: 03/08/2017

Where are the best places (online or in person) to shop for a new healthy and sustainable residential rug or carpet?

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

So my son wants a new rug for his room, and we need a new rug in the basemet, preferably a thick one since this is going in a room a band practices in, and they want to keep the sound from bouncing a

Filed under: Other

Keywords: Green Building,Healthy Building Materials,Materials,Flooring,Healthy Buildings,Rugs,Carpets,Carpeting

0 replies | 2498 views | Posted on: 01/31/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

3-Part Webinar (Free): Quarantine, Responses to COVID-19, by Healthy Indoors, The Building Performance Workshop, & Maine Indoor Air Quality Council

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Healthy Indoors, The Building Performance Workshop, and the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council recorded a series of three webinars on Friday, March 19.  The webinars are now available, with no

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19

0 replies | 1682 views | Posted on: 03/22/2020 | Last updated: 03/22/2020

Video: Common Sense Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality in Your Homes and Workplace

by Rate It Green Team


Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc. has created a video explaining some of the most important factors we should consider in managing cleaning, disinfecting and general safety as we spend more ti

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Health,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19,Homes

0 replies | 4410 views | Posted on: 03/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

International Well Building Institute (IWBI) - FREE WELL AP Exam Prep - Virtual Training, April 16, 11 am or 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This is session 2 of the FREE WELL AP 5 week course, but it's not too late to join!

Click to listen to WELL AP Session 1, which was recorded on April 2.

Join IWBI for a free WELL A

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Buildings,Well AP

0 replies | 2141 views | Posted on: 04/05/2020 | Last updated: 04/05/2020

IWBI Lowers 2020 WELL AP Exam Registration Fees and will Donate 20% of all 2020 WELL AP Registration Fees

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced that through 2020, the organization is lowering the cost of registration to pursue the WELL AP credential by over 50 percent, to $299. S

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Buildings,Well AP

0 replies | 4157 views | Posted on: 04/05/2020 | Last updated: 04/05/2020

Free Webcast - Healthy Indoors Show: Healthy Home, Healthy Occupants - Managing COVID-19 Challenges, Thursday 4/9, 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Healthy Home, Healthy Occupants:  Managing COVID-19 Challenges

HI Show April 9, 2020 — Healthy Home, Healthy Occupants:  Managing COVID-19 Challenges

Contractor and con

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Buildings,Covid-19,Healthy Indoors

0 replies | 1204 views | Posted on: 04/07/2020 | Last updated: 04/07/2020

International Well Building Institute (IWBI) - Free Places Matter Webcast Series - Part 4: Mental Resilience, April 15, 12 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

PLACES MATTER FOR
Mental Resilience

Cultivating resilience through mindful practice

With managers looking for new ways to support their teams virtually, parents becoming teachers overnight, une


Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Healthy Buildings,Mental Health,Wellness

0 replies | 1150 views | Posted on: 04/11/2020 | Last updated: 04/19/2020

This Week on the Healthy Indoors Show (free) - Cleaning/Decontaminating Buildings for COVID-19, Thursday, 4/16, 1 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This week the Healthy Indoors Show revisits the topic of what is being done to address properties with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases. What are the cognizant authorities recommending

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Healthy Buildings,Indoor Air Quality,Covid-19

0 replies | 913 views | Posted on: 04/14/2020 | Last updated: 04/14/2020

FREE Radio BE-Ex Webcast: Healthy Buildings in the Age of COVID-19 with Joanna Frank, May 14, 2pm (EST)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As communities across the globe look to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis the role of the built environment will be paramount.  How might the buildings we live, work and recreate in improve the tra

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19

0 replies | 1207 views | Posted on: 05/04/2020 | Last updated: 05/04/2020

IWBI Places Matter Series, Free Webcast: Places Matter for Stress and Immunity, May 8, 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join the International Well Building Institute team for a webcast with best-selling author and research director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, D

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Healthy Buildings

0 replies | 839 views | Posted on: 05/05/2020 | Last updated: 05/05/2020

FREE Green Building Webinar: The Importance of Effective Handwashing and Its Impact on Global Health, May 21, 12pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Designing public handwashing solutions that are code compliant, with reliable performance and efficiencies in water and energy use, can present several challenges to both the architect and plumbing en

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,CRE,Health,Healthy Buildings,Handwashing,Hand Washing

0 replies | 1722 views | Posted on: 05/06/2020 | Last updated: 05/06/2020

(Canceled) The Well Conference, Hosted by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), August 16-19, Scottsdale, AZ

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

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The WELL Conference for 2020 has been canceled. All conference registrations will be fully refunded.

IWBI is are considering all options for future events, including a virtual event and dates


Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Healthy Buildings,Well Building

0 replies | 1172 views | Posted on: 05/09/2020 | Last updated: 06/22/2020

FREE Webinar: Developing a Flexible Building Operation Plan, June 18, 10 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

COVID-19 may be forcing us to re-think our current Building Operation Plan as we prioritize occupant health. However, this doesn't mean that energy efficiency has to take a back seat - we can do b

Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE), Online, August 21-22

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors of Southern Ca

2020 CTGBC Green Building Awards Ceremony, Virtual Celebration, October 29, 4pm - 5:30pm

by SarahA

Join Us for the 2020 Virtual Green Building Awards Event!

See Keynote Speakers Dr. Joseph Allen & John Macomber present!

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Awards,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19,Long Term,Virtual Celebration

0 replies | 843 views | Posted on: 10/15/2020 | Last updated: 10/15/2020

Webinar, Presented by IWBI, Equity, accessibility and design in a post-COVID-19 world, October 22, 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Amid the ongoing global pandemic and calls for racial justice and equity, many organizations – including IWBI – are looking for ways to do better: to make their work, communities and progr

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19,Wellness,Equity,COVID19

0 replies | 994 views | Posted on: 10/17/2020 | Last updated: 10/17/2020

Webinar: Networking For Change, for Affordable and Healthy Housing in Massachusetts, February 2, 12-1 pm (Free)

by Richard Minasian // Student

This Networking for Change event brings together clean energy advocates and design professionals interested in opportunities to advocate for healthy, affordable housing across the Commonwealth. This n

Free Webinar: Green Retrofit Session - Healthy Homes and Buildings, Meeting the UK's Net Zero 2050 Emissions Goals, May 13, 1 pm BST

by samanthaklein // Intern

As we recover from the pandemic and look towards meeting the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050, a ‘green recovery’ and the need to retrofit and decarbonise existing homes is hig

Filed under: Webinars

UK Green Building

Keywords: Healthy Housing,Government,Economy,green retrofit,Healthy Buildings,COVID19

0 replies | 770 views | Posted on: 04/26/2021 | Last updated: 04/26/2021

Free Webinar: Prescription for Better Buildings: Phius 2021 Core Prescriptive Path, February 9, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This course presents the new Phius 2021 core prescriptive path and prepares Passive House practitioners to certify their buildings with it. It covers background context, origin of the prescriptive che

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Buildings,Certifications

0 replies | 845 views | Posted on: 01/17/2022 | Last updated: 01/17/2022