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Online Course Presented by UKGBC: Global Green Building Virtual Learning Programme, January 29 - February 26

by SarahA

Global Green Building is an online learning programme, developed by UKGBC in collaboration with World GBC available anywhere, in your own time. It aims to help those new to sustainability in the built

Filed under: Online Courses

UK Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Online Courses,built environment,Net Zero Carbon,Circular Material Use

0 replies | 1219 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/12/2021

The Urban Green Gala, October 1, 6-10 pm, New York, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Urban Green Gala is Urban Green Council's annual fundraiser, supporting Urban Green Council's mission to decarbonize buildings for healthy and resilient communities.  T

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 735 views | Posted on: 09/02/2024 | Last updated: 09/02/2024

Free Webinar: Basics of Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for Grid Tied Applications, September 9, 9am-12:30pm

by Hani // Social media manager

This course teaches the basic vocabulary and technical details of grid-connected photovoltaic and energy storage systems. This instructor will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various techn

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 1786 views | Posted on: 08/09/2024 | Last updated: 08/09/2024

GPRO Construction Management, Online Training with Urban Green Council, October 22 & 24

by lc // Associate, Education O&D at Urban Green Council

GPRO Construction Management provides practitioners with sustainability best practices and actionable strategies for every phase of construction, as well as how to avoid common mistakes. Tau

Filed under: Professional Accreditations - Individual

Related to: Education

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: AIA credits,GBCI,CEUs,PDH

0 replies | 2013 views | Posted on: 07/19/2024 | Last updated: 10/16/2024

Free Webinar: Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) for Businesses, July 16, 9-11 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

ESG has quickly become a hot topic in the market, but what does it mean to your business? Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) reporting is a framework that can help your company become a lead

California Green Building

0 replies | 2557 views | Posted on: 06/22/2024 | Last updated: 06/22/2024

Building Electrification Fundamentals Part 2 of a 4 Part Series: - "Overview of BE," Free & Online, July 18, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Have Energy Efficiency (EE), Building Electrification (BE), Transportation Electrification (TE), and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) got you feeling like you’re in over your head? If so, we

California Green Building

0 replies | 1362 views | Posted on: 06/06/2024 | Last updated: 06/17/2024

Free Webinar: Balanced Ventilation for Health, Comfort, and Energy Efficiency: Systems, Install Strategies, Duct Design, May 30, 9 am-1 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

More buildings are being constructed with high-performance building envelopes. For these buildings, a well-designed and installed air quality system is a must. In this class we will look at performanc

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 817 views | Posted on: 05/20/2024 | Last updated: 05/21/2024

VRF Heat Pump Installation - In Progress!!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Hi everyone - 

I've mentioned in our newsletters about how we are going to be intalling VRF heat pumps in the future, and.... the future is here!  I look forward to sharing

Filed under: Heat Pumps

0 replies | 3932 views | Posted on: 04/30/2024 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) - 22nd Annual Conference, May 7-8. Indianapolis, Indiana

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The theme of the Conference, “Carpet Recycling: Chasing the Checkered Flag” highlights the recent developments in carpet recycling technology and opportunities that are moving carpet out o

Keywords: Recycling,Carpets,Carpeting,Carpet Recycling

0 replies | 904 views | Posted on: 04/15/2024 | Last updated: 04/15/2024

Free Webinar: Heat Pumps W Abode Energy Management, April 18, 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Considering upgrading your heating system? We're here to answer any questions you might have about heat pumps: a super-efficient heating and cooling option. There are BIG rebates & incentives

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 684 views | Posted on: 03/29/2024 | Last updated: 03/29/2024

Free Webinar: Collaboration, Not Competition: Building Partnerships in Sustainability, March 19, 6 pm GMT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Tune in to the Green Room with your questions as we host Dr. Amelia Clarke, Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Environment and an Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Enterpris

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

UK Green Building

Keywords: Green Communities,Urban Development

0 replies | 1411 views | Posted on: 02/28/2021 | Last updated: 03/01/2021

Webinar: Illinois Green’s Building Decarbonization Tech Series: Session 1, February 24, 12 pm CST

by samanthaklein // Intern

llinois Green’s Building Decarbonization Tech Series will feature a different theme and lineup of expert speakers each quarter throughout 2021. The tech roundtables will serve as

Filed under: Energy

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,clean energy,Carbon,Illinois

0 replies | 1100 views | Posted on: 02/12/2021 | Last updated: 02/12/2021

Announcing Sanitization - Concrobium Disinfectant II Treatment for Air Duct Systems

by Aeroseal Southeast - MediClean Air Pros

MediClean - Aeroseal Southeast is now offering a Concrobium treatment along with our other HVAC cleaning and sealing services. Concrobium is an EPA-registered, hospital-grade virucide, bactericid

Filed under: Ductwork

Keywords: Duct work,Ductwork

0 replies | 1727 views | Posted on: 01/28/2021 | Last updated: 01/11/2023

USGBC NJ Central Branch Dinner Presentation, June 14, Hillsborough

by AbbieKnight

Hear from industry experts what you need to know about: -CURRENT CODE: Gain perspective on current codes and recently adopted increased standards. -INCENTIVES: Are there incentives to build beyon…

Filed under: Events

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

Keywords: Green Building,Building Codes

0 replies | 1137 views | Posted on: 05/26/2017 | Last updated: 05/26/2017

Webinar: Risk Reducing Strategies for Schools - Post COVID19, January 13, 1-2:30 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

These speakers are going to share “lessons learning” from how we are dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our academic institutions. The presentation will go over a short backgrou

Webinar: Better Ventilation: Solutions for Multifamily Buildings, December 8, 9-10:30 am EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) on December 8th to celebrate the launch of our latest playbook: “Better Ventilation: Solutions for Multifamily Buildings” and a new case

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Multifamily,HVAC,maintenance,Ventilation

0 replies | 1168 views | Posted on: 12/04/2020 | Last updated: 12/04/2020

Free Green Building Webinar: Daylighting by Design, December 2, 12 pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully-designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural- lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implementing

Filed under: Exterior Improvements

Keywords: canopies,canopy systems

0 replies | 1311 views | Posted on: 11/17/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Soak up the Rain Webinar, Engaging Boston Public School Students in Green Infrastructure Learning- Sept 27, 2:30-3:30pm

by Amy

Back to School with Green Infrastructure: Linking Green Infrastructure with School Curricula and the Massachusetts Science, Technology and Engineering State Standards Using natural systems to tre…

Filed under: Education

Related to: Government Agencies and Initiatives

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1053 views | Posted on: 09/17/2017 | Last updated: 09/26/2017

Construct, September 13-15 in Providence RI

by AbbieKnight

CONSTRUCT is your most cost effective strategy for combining educational opportunities with practical, real-world, product and service solutions for your business success. This event is dedicated to …

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 1361 views | Posted on: 08/17/2017 | Last updated: 08/17/2017

Electric Cars and The Industry

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

Electric cars are closer than we think, “a much bigger risk would be to stick with internal combustion engines.” says Volvo Chief Executive. Volvo announced that in 2019 all cars will be either hy…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 953 views | Posted on: 07/29/2017 | Last updated: 07/29/2017

Gulf Coast: Green Building & Mobility on July 26 in Houston

by AbbieKnight

Getting to and from green buildings: People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, a…

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Transportation

0 replies | 903 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

Building Resilience in a Changing World Webinar, July 19

by AbbieKnight

Join SSF and the National Council for Science and the Environment in an important discussion on systems thinking applied to the built environment and and the status of higher education sustainability …

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Resilience

0 replies | 1965 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/06/2017

Energize Denver: Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Training, July 27

by AbbieKnight

Denver's recently passed a new ordinance requiring that owners of commercial and multifamily buildings over 25,000 square feet to benchmark and report their energy performance using EPA's ENERGY STAR …

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Energy

0 replies | 1428 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

USGBC-LA's blog from Beatrice Ungard, titled "What is your City's or Neighborhood's Vocation?"

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

"The idea that a city or a neighborhood has a vocation may sound strange as the concept is usually applied to humans, not places. Yet, the notion of a place's vocation begins to make sense when you th…

Filed under: Resilience

California Green Building

0 replies | 1020 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017

June 22, R&T Forum and Public Exhibition, 3:30-5 pm, Syracuse

by AbbieKnight

A yearlong study identified multiple opportunities to promote adoption of multi-modal, sustainable transportation alternatives in the City of Syracuse. The study evaluated the feasibility of developin…

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Sustainable Transportation

0 replies | 1005 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

 

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