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Global GreenTag Upgrades CarbonRATE™ Embodied Carbon Product Certification Program

CarbonRATE™ - a unique peer reviewed Embodied Carbon Product Certification Program - has been re-launched under the Global GreenTag International Certification Standard. According to Daniel A. Huard, CEO of Global GreenTag Americas, "CarbonRATE™ has been upgraded to strongly challenge the market to design, manufacture and use only...

The Green Building Initiative's Green Globes® Formally Recognizes Global GreenTag PHD™ and EPD™ Declaration Programs

The nationally recognized green rating assessment, guidance and certification program Green Globes® that is registered under the GBI (Green Building Initiative) and used in a multitude of project types in the USA and Canada, has formally recognized Global GreenTag International’s advanced Product Health Declaration™ (the GreenTag...

LEED® and USGBC Recognize Global GreenTag Product Health Declaration™ (the GreenTag PhD™)

The presence of Global GreenTag LLC, Americas in the US market is set to be enhanced further. The certifier’s Global GreenTag PhD, Materials Transparency Certification Program (reviewed and assessed by the LEED Committee and MR Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has been formally recognized within the LEED framework of Rating Systems. The...

Job Posting - Mindful Materials - Market Development Coordinator

Mindful MATERIALS (mM) is growing. We are looking for a Market Development Coordinator to help broaden the reach and awareness of mM across the building industry to accelerate growth of the mM Library in order to meet collective industry need. The ideal candidate understands the building industry, is passionate about healthy buildings, has a...

This is What LEED Platinum Living Looks Like - ZeroEnergy Design Delivers a Healthy and Green Home in a Massachusetts Suburb

When it comes to green building design, the sky really is the limit these days. Which also means that a green home can look as modern, as traditional, or whatever mix the client wants. We decided to highlight this ZeroEnergy Design project precisely because of how great it fit into its typical Massachusetts suburban neighborhood while also...

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

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, cotton string bag. SO many great concepts come up in this podcast, including reflection about some of the...

Top Green Gifts for High Performing Homes - by Rate It Green Member Elemental Green

Are you looking for a gift for the sustainable people in your inner circle? Or, maybe even a gift for someone who you’d like to be more green? Our friends at Elemental Green have put together a fun and clever list of gifts that improve home performance. Items include: - Built-in kitchen countertop compost bin - Water-saving dual-mode...

Sustainable Comfort, Inc. Performs Deep Energy Retrofit of Worcester Triple Decker at 38 Stanton Street

Worcester-based Sustainable Comfort, Inc. (SCI), is conducting a deep energy retrofit of the triple decker building at 38 Stanton Street in the Bell Hill neighborhood of Worcester, MA. This is the first project of its kind for SCI in Worcester. Built a century ago in 1917 as an economical way to provide workforce housing, the SCI team is using...

Congratulations to ZeroEnergy Design for Receiving Fine Homebuilding's 2017 Award for Best Energy-Smart Home

Rate It Green Member ZeroEnergy Design has been awarded the 2017 Award for Best Energy-Smart Home, along with Thoughtforms Corpporation, for a Net Positive Farmhouse in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The Award is presented by Fine Homebuilding and Taunton Press for excellence in six building, design, and performance related categories. The Lincoln...

Smart Plug Instant Hot Water Control by Taco: Improves Existing Systems, AHR Product of the Year

Product Highlight/News: Smart Plug by Taco Product Name: SmartPlug Company: Taco Comfort Solutions News/Highlights: The SmartPlug by Taco Comfort Solutions has won Product of the Year recognition at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) recently held in Las Vegas January 30th-February 1st (as...