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13th Annual Green Schools Event, April 15th, St Louis, MO

by mkilmartin // Intern

Attend the 13th Annual Green Schools Event to celebrate student-driven sustainability projects in local schools!

This free event, which is open to the public, is the culmination of the 2019-20 Gree

Filed under: Green Schools

Missouri Green Building

0 replies | 860 views | Posted on: 02/21/2020 | Last updated: 02/21/2020

Advancing Prefabrication Summit 2024, February 26-29, Denver, CO

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Advancing Prefabrication is dedicated to building faster, more safely and to a higher quality through prefab and modular.

In 2024, the event will showcase the most cutting-edge prefab app

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 738 views | Posted on: 02/05/2024 | Last updated: 02/05/2024

Free Webinar: Intermediate Lighting – Lighting Maintenance, February 7, 5:30-7:30 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Lighting maintenance is important to consider at the planning stages of a new lighting project since it impacts so much of the operation and labor costs of a building over time. This class covers what

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 670 views | Posted on: 01/16/2024 | Last updated: 01/16/2024

Free Webinar: Federal Funding Opportunities and Leveraging Energy Star, January 9, 2-3 pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

There is no shortage of funding opportunities resulting from the Inflation Reduction Act, but what applies to your commercial building and multifamily customers? EPA will shine a light on opportunitie

0 replies | 689 views | Posted on: 12/21/2023 | Last updated: 12/21/2023

Free Webinar: Green Real Estate Marketing: I Spy With My Little Eye, December 13, 3 - 5 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

"Green Eileen" will host a series of Green Real Estate Marketing Roundtables, with surprise energy-efficiency guests joining for some sessions. She will guide Real Estate Professionals throu

California Green Building

0 replies | 709 views | Posted on: 11/29/2023 | Last updated: 11/29/2023

Virtual UGSBC Summit: Bridging Occupant and Community Health, December 6-7

by samanthaklein // Intern

How does the health of an individual relate to the health of a community? Whose health is the building industry responsible for? The public health impact of buildings doesn’t begin or end at a s

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Healthy Building,USGBC Emerging Professionals,Community Development,Technology,Wellness

0 replies | 927 views | Posted on: 11/14/2023 | Last updated: 11/14/2023

Free Webinar: Remote Monitoring and Control for Irrigation Systems- Fresno State Wine Grapes, November 16, 9-11:30 am PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Remote monitoring and control are key to help farmers irrigate efficiently and maintain plant health. These systems are becoming more advanced AND more user friendly. Learn about the newly installed s

California Green Building

0 replies | 752 views | Posted on: 11/01/2023 | Last updated: 11/01/2023

Building Energy Exchange: Decarbonization Pathways for Affordable Housing, New York, NY and Online, October 31, 9:30-11am

by Hani // Social media manager

Join BE-Ex for a presentation and panel on affordable housing retrofit measures that chart a clear course to meaningful decarbonization in New York City. A panel of affordable housing developers, poli

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 666 views | Posted on: 10/19/2023 | Last updated: 10/20/2023

Free Training: GPRO Construction Management – 2 Day Virtual Training + Exam, October 25 & 27, 3-7 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new

California Green Building

0 replies | 891 views | Posted on: 09/29/2023 | Last updated: 10/01/2023

Energy & Environmental Building Alliance: High Performance Home Builder Summit, October 10-12, Salt Lake City, Utah

by Hani // Social media manager

High Performance Home Builder Summit will focus on providing the tools and networking that builders, raters, analysts, and architects need to take high performance, healthy, resilient homes to ne

0 replies | 779 views | Posted on: 09/14/2023 | Last updated: 09/27/2023

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 | 4823 views | Posted on: 04/05/2020 | Last updated: 04/05/2020

2020 Municipal Green Building Conference + Expo (Online or In-Person), 8/21-8/22, Los Angeles, CA

by mkilmartin // Intern

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 in S

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Municipal

0 replies | 1595 views | Posted on: 03/21/2020 | Last updated: 06/20/2020

Buildings of Excellence: Greening the Bronx, March 25, New York, NY

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Join NYSERDA and BE-Ex for our fifth NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Gallery Talk, featuring 425 Grand Concourse, Park Avenue Green, and La Central Building C, three exemplary Passive House buildings

Filed under: Contests and Votes

Related to: Architects ,Builders/Contractors ,Designers

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Multi-Family Housing,Passive House,Competition

0 replies | 1695 views | Posted on: 03/08/2020 | Last updated: 03/08/2020

VERGE 16 — Sept. 19-22, "Where Technology Meets Sustainability" - Santa Clara, CA

by alicia2390 // Admin

VERGE 16 - "Where Technology Meets Sustainability" Sept. 19-22 VERGE is an event series focusing on the technologies and systems that accelerate sustainability solutions across sectors in an int…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Verge,GreeBiz

0 replies | 2036 views | Posted on: 06/21/2016 | Last updated: 06/21/2016

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 | 3413 views | Posted on: 01/31/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

NetZero School Summit, January 31, Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

AIA Connecticut, in collaboration with the CT Green Building Council and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) is hosting their very first Net Zero Schools Summit at the Yale School of

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 1804 views | Posted on: 01/21/2020 | Last updated: 01/21/2020

TinyFest California, February 29-March 1, Del Mar, CA

by mkilmartin // Intern

Get ready for tiny living inspiration, information, and fun in SoCal!

TinyFest Events are designed to connect you with your tribe, to expand your knowledge and to spark new ideas. The vibe at TinyF

Filed under: Tiny Houses

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Home,Sustainable Living,Tiny Houses,California Events

0 replies | 2361 views | Posted on: 12/23/2019 | Last updated: 01/02/2020

USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Leadership Awards Celebration, January 22, Halethorpe, MD

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

The USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Leadership Awards Program brings together the best in the business for an evening of networking and commendations for those at the forefront of the Maryland green buildi

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other,Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: USGBC,Green Building Awards,Leadership

0 replies | 1572 views | Posted on: 12/04/2019 | Last updated: 12/04/2019

USGBC-LA Resilience Capacity Building Workshop, December 13, Santa Clarita, CA

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

USGBC-LA, in partnership with SoCal Edison, is hosting a series of interactive workshops to help organizations develop their own roadmap for resilience.

These workshop-style trainings, based on the

Filed under: Resilience

Related to: Information and Resources ,Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Resilience,Workshop,USGBC LA

0 replies | 1310 views | Posted on: 11/16/2019 | Last updated: 11/16/2019

San Francisco Green Festival Celebrates 15 Years:

by JackSawyer // Student

San Francisco Green Festival Celebrates 15 Years! SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL Friday, November 11 at 12:00 PM - to - Sunday, November 13 at 5:00 PM (PST) Pier 35 1454 The Embarcadero…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 894 views | Posted on: 10/25/2016 | Last updated: 10/25/2016

Help Build What’s Next - New York - Workshop Series for Sustainable Building Leadership, November 10, 1:30-4:30 pm

by aahassonjee

Help Build What’s Next - New York City November 10, 1:30-4:30 pm google 76 9th Ave New York, NY 10011 Are you a Sustainable Building Leader, or... Do you Want to be? Check out this promi…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,New York,Health,google,cradle2cradle,BuildingGreen

0 replies | 1218 views | Posted on: 09/27/2016 | Last updated: 09/27/2016

Webinar: Healthy Cities in the Era of Climate Change, Monday September 19, 1:15-2:45 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Mon, Sep 19, 2016 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT "Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century,” according to the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change. But here’s…

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1383 views | Posted on: 09/02/2016 | Last updated: 09/02/2016

California’s Efficient Permit Licensing Helps Residential Solar Expand

by JackSawyer // Student

California has been leading the country in solar energy consumption and looks to continue this impressive achievement as it implements new progressive policies like “The Expedited Solar Permitting A…

Filed under: Government Agencies and Initiatives

California Green Building

Keywords: Renewable Energy,Solar Energy,California,Licensing

0 replies | 2428 views | Posted on: 08/05/2016 | Last updated: 08/05/2016

TONIGHT AT 7pm: NCRES Speakers Series: What is Net Zero Water?

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

WHEN: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Join Becky Fedak of The Brendle Group as she discusses Net Zero Water (NZW) with the Colorado Renewable Energy Society. Net Zero Water is a concept …

What is in Store for Elon Musk's Second Master Plan

by JackSawyer // Student

Elon Musk announced via Twitter this Sunday (July 10th, 2016) that he plans to unveil his second master plan for Tesla. His first master plan involved four general goals, those being; build a sports c…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,clean energy,Solar,Renewable Energy,Tesla,Electric Vehicles,cars,Elon Musk,SolarCity,Solar Panels

0 replies | 1992 views | Posted on: 07/11/2016 | Last updated: 07/14/2016

 

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