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BOOST 2020: The Midwest’s Emerging Entrepreneurs in Sustainability, November 10, 6 - 8pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

BOOST is a platform for early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative products and services to provide sustainable change in the Midwest. BOOST 2020 will be a virtual showcase, welcoming hundreds of suppo

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Sustainability,Midwest

0 replies | 1600 views | Posted on: 10/25/2020 | Last updated: 10/25/2020

Free Webinar: Energy Efficiency and IAQ - When and What to Monitor in a Home, September 24, 12 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As homes become more energy efficient through air sealing, insulation, and HVAC upgrades, ensuring healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) becomes more important. This webinar will explore how energy efficie

California Green Building

0 replies | 1467 views | Posted on: 09/02/2025 | Last updated: 09/02/2025

Technology and sustainability of living in contemporary global cities, Online, September 23, 12 - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The Climate Week NYC roundtable aims to address the concrete challenges of large modern cities, where millions of people strive to live sustainably. Energy consumption, urban mobility, waste managemen

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1163 views | Posted on: 08/15/2025 | Last updated: 08/18/2025

RE+ 25, September 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to meet the power demands of the future. What began as Solar Power International (SPI) has evolved into RE+, uniting an extensive alliance of renewa

0 replies | 1194 views | Posted on: 07/29/2025 | Last updated: 08/01/2025

Free Webinar: Mass Timber: Introduction and Examples of Low-Carbon Housing, July 30, 12-1 pm ET

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

As the demand for sustainable and scalable housing solutions grows, mass timber - a family of high-performance engineered wood construction materials - is rapidly gaining momentum across the U.S. and

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 744 views | Posted on: 07/02/2025 | Last updated: 07/02/2025

Stretch & Specialized Code Basics, Online Course, July 15, 3 - 5 pm

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This course covers the 225 CMR 23.00 MA Commercial Stretch and Opt-in Specialized energy codes applicable from July 1, 2023, and including February 2025 updates. The presentation encompasses the diffe

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 471 views | Posted on: 06/14/2025 | Last updated: 06/14/2025

Free Webinar: Understanding HERS Registries for Building Departments, June 5, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The HERS Registry is an online data base that creates and tracks the numerous compliance documents needed for compliance with California’s Title 24 Part 6 energy code. This class will cover what

California Green Building

0 replies | 627 views | Posted on: 05/17/2025 | Last updated: 05/17/2025

Phius Non-Residential Summit 2025, Online, May 20- 21

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

The Phius Non-Residential Summit 2025 is a two-day virtual event that will showcase a sampling of Phius Certified non-residential projects and explore all the Phius non-residential certification progr

California Green Building

0 replies | 918 views | Posted on: 05/02/2025 | Last updated: 05/02/2025

Free Webinar, How to Succeed at Passive House: Avoiding Common Mistakes for Designers, Developers and Builders, May 14, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Designing a Passive House is a rewarding challenge, but achieving Passive House certification requires navigating a range of complex factors. While the design phase is an exciting opportunity to envis

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 884 views | Posted on: 04/21/2025 | Last updated: 04/22/2025

Free Webinar: Sustainable Transformations: Deep Energy Exterior Retrofits, May 1, 4pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Working towards a low-carbon built environment demands that we address our existing structures.

There is an abundance of existing buildings – and particularly existing housing – that ar

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 941 views | Posted on: 04/09/2025 | Last updated: 04/09/2025

Electric Lawn Care Equipment by Husqvarna - Eliminate Gas, Reduce Noise and Pollution, and Save Energy (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Caleb Peck from Husqvarna recently spoke with Green Builder Matt Hoots about Husqvarna’s residential and commercial electric mowers and other lawn and maintenance equipment, some of which

Filed under: Landscaping and Land Management

Keywords: Electrification,Lawn care,Mowers,Landscaping,Edgers,Trimmers,Blowers,Electric Lawn and Garden Equipment,Lawn and Garden Equipment

0 replies | 9180 views | Posted on: 12/06/2020 | Last updated: 01/19/2023

Webinar: Selecting Healthy Insulation and Air Sealants

by samanthaklein // Intern

Insulation and air sealing are two cost-effective ways to increase the energy efficiency of a home. However, the chemicals that are found in some of these products or used during their production can

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Climate Change,Energy,Materials,Health

0 replies | 1518 views | Posted on: 11/27/2020 | Last updated: 11/27/2020

Webinar: Intro to "Living" Affordable Housing - ILFI Education Series, November 19, 7:45 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join your local Living Future Collaborative for a live-viewing of the International Living Future Institute’s online course, Intro to “Living” Affordable Housing.Our future is s

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,International Living Future Institute,Green Homes

0 replies | 1484 views | Posted on: 11/11/2020 | Last updated: 11/11/2020

Connecticut Passive House - March Organizational Meeting - March 21, 2017, 6-7 -pm, Branford

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Connecticut Passive House March Organizational Meeting, March 21, 2017, 6-7 pm Please join CTPH for our monthly "third Tuesday" organizational meeting. NESEA's BuildingEnergy conference in Bost…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 1071 views | Posted on: 03/20/2017 | Last updated: 03/21/2017

Plan Your Home’s Climate-Friendly Makeover with “Clean Energy Lives Here”

by Jacqueline Guyol at MassCEC

Heating systems have a big impact on your home’s greenhouse gas emissions and utility bills. In Massachusetts, on-site fossil fuel use in buildings accounts for 27% of greenhouse gas emissions,

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: clean energy,Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Green Homes,Green Living,MassCEC,Decarbonization,Electrification,Heating

0 replies | 4550 views | Posted on: 10/13/2020 | Last updated: 01/20/2023

Webinar: USGBC Arc Performance Pro Level 1: Technical Virtual Workshop, October 29, 1-2pm

by MVillere

2.5 GBCI LEED-specific CEs

Description

Operational performance is the future of green building. Quantifying performance is key to understanding how sustainable your building is - whether it'

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: LEED,LEED Certification,Arc,LEED recertification,building performance

0 replies | 1308 views | Posted on: 09/23/2020 | Last updated: 09/23/2020

Webinar: LEED Gold & Solar Best Practices: A Case Study, September 17, 12:30pm Central

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green Alliance for a presentation which will detail how, Norix, a major Chicagoland business designed, and is currently constructing, its headquarters to achieve LEED Gold

Filed under: LEED (USGBC)

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Solar,Renewable Energy,Case Study,Ilinois

0 replies | 1183 views | Posted on: 09/04/2020 | Last updated: 09/04/2020

Webinar: Why Ergonomics? Communicating the Value to Business Stakeholders, September 10, 2 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Stakeholders across many areas of business, including plant leadership, quality, operations, manufacturing, boards of directors, and investors, may not have full awareness or understanding of the valu

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: business,Communication,Ergonomics

0 replies | 1244 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 09/09/2020

Webinar: Chase Center Arena & Mixed-Use Development: High Performance Design at Mission Bay, August 13, 2pm EDT

by EnergyManagementAssociation // Non profit association

The ambitious Chase Center Arena and Mixed-Use Development Project in San Francisco required an iterative and collaborative design process to achieve the building performance and sustainability goals

Filed under: Development

Keywords: Building Commissioning,Energy Efficiency,High Performance Building,High Performance,Mixed-Use,Energy Modeling

0 replies | 929 views | Posted on: 07/30/2020 | Last updated: 07/30/2020

EBC Climate Change Program Series: Part Four - Adaptation and Resiliency Programs at Institutions June 23 7:30am-12:30pm

by Matt Z. // Student

This EBC Climate Change Series of five programs will examine the latest adaptation and resiliency programs at the city, state, and federal level as well as at institutions and in the private sector. …

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cimate Resilience

0 replies | 1491 views | Posted on: 06/12/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

Webinar: Teaching Systems Thinking to Fill the Climate Literacy Gap, June 1, 1:15 to 2:45 PM EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Teaching Systems Thinking to Fill the Climate Literacy Gap What will it take to produce a workforce that understands the relationships between environmental, social, and business factors so we can…

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1107 views | Posted on: 05/31/2017 | Last updated: 05/31/2017

Webinar: Ending Energy Poverty May 30th 11:30-1:00pm

by Matt Z. // Student

Global electrification reached 85.3% in 2014, however, over 1 billion people still do not have electricity and more than 2.7 billion people are without clean cooking facilities. What has worked in…

Filed under: Energy

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Energy Access,Affordable Energy

0 replies | 3215 views | Posted on: 05/22/2017 | Last updated: 05/23/2017

Net-Positive Living in a Multifamily Urban Setting, Friday, May 5, 1-5 pm, Roxbury, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association for a tour of two energy-efficient duplex homes designed to look like a traditional Georgian Colonial and companion carriage house. These homes are pa…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Tour,Multifamily

0 replies | 1295 views | Posted on: 04/21/2017 | Last updated: 05/02/2017

Event: Rooftop units: strategies to reduce utility costs, 4/20, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Middleton, WI

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Packaged rooftop units are used in more than 50 percent of all commercial buildings. With a focus on small- to medium-sized businesses, we’ll investigate how much they cost to operate. For example, …

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 884 views | Posted on: 04/06/2017 | Last updated: 04/06/2017

WasteWise Spring Forum at Gillette Stadium! Tuesday, May 9, 8:30am-12:00pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Register today for the WasteWise Spring Forum at Gillette Stadium! The forum will include an optional tour of Gillette Stadium's waste diversion infrastructure. The full agenda will be shared soon.…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 582 views | Posted on: 04/04/2017 | Last updated: 04/04/2017

 

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