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LEED Fellow Education Series: "LEEDfulness" feat. Erik Ring, June 27, Irvine, CA

by AbbieKnight

In the spirit of the recent best seller Factfulness by Hans Rosling, LEED Fellow Erik Ring, Director of Engineering at LPA, will reflect back on twenty years of LEED buildings, discuss the state of gr

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: LEED

0 replies | 1399 views | Posted on: 06/19/2019 | Last updated: 06/19/2019

Smart City Expo Miami - Future Ready Communities, September 23-25, Miami, Florida

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The fifth edition of Smart City Expo Miami will focus on connecting citizens and communities to their cities and will be held at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus from September 23rd to 25t

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 955 views | Posted on: 09/05/2024 | Last updated: 09/05/2024

Sustainability Tour with AIA Long Island - Waste to Energy at Covanta, September 10, 5-6:30 pm, East Northport, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Modern Waste-to-Energy facilities divert waste from landfills to generate energy from the combustion of municipal solid waste. Waste-to-Energy facilities are designed to convert the waste that re

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 789 views | Posted on: 08/16/2024 | Last updated: 08/16/2024

Free Webinar: Breaking the Waste Habit: Innovative Construction Solutions, August 21,12-1pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Join Illinois Green Alliance to learn how a diverse array of construction industry professionals are addressing the global waste crisis through their work.

Considered the largest consumer of raw ma

Filed under: Webinars

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 968 views | Posted on: 07/26/2024 | Last updated: 07/26/2024

How to Get Started with an EE Survey,Online, August 1, 10am-12pm

by Hani // Social media manager

This course is designed to help building owners, operators, and engineers perform on-site energy efficiency surveys with more confidence and accuracy. Specifically, this course is directed toward the

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 814 views | Posted on: 06/28/2024 | Last updated: 06/28/2024

Free Webinar: Evaluating Geothermal Heat Pumps - Carbon & The Grid, GreenHome Institute, July 17, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join GreenHome Institut for a discussion of a US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory modeling analysis to examine the potential impact of mass geothermal heat pump (GHP) depl

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 06/07/2024

Free Webinar: Greener Towns and Cities: An Update on the Green Infrastructure Framework, June 18, 2-3pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Green Infrastructure is a powerful tool that's integral to building habitable towns and cities fit for the future.

Join us for an update on the GI Framework, the webinar will include inspiring

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 599 views | Posted on: 05/24/2024 | Last updated: 05/25/2024

Tour of San Diego State University (SDSU) Mission Valley River Park, June 4, 10-11 am, San Diego, California

by Hani // Social media manager

The expansive new river park at SDSU Mission Valley provides the San Diego community with 34-acres of publicly-accessible active and passive recreation space along the San Diego River. The new park in

California Green Building

0 replies | 1443 views | Posted on: 05/03/2024 | Last updated: 05/04/2024

Free Webinar, ‘Why Trees Matter for Green Development’, April 21, 7-8:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Towns and cities across the Commonwealth are working BOTH to encourage green development of housing and energy and ALSO to avert the climate emergency. Learn how to make development climate-friendly a

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 542 views | Posted on: 04/18/2024 | Last updated: 04/22/2024

LEED for Homes Virtual Green Rater Training with GreenHome Institute, April 26 - Discount for Rate It Green Members!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

With over 2 million LEED® for Homes™ registered spaces worldwide, the LEED international rating system is a key way to ensure better residential buildings. LEED requires third-part

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 964 views | Posted on: 04/03/2024 | Last updated: 04/03/2024

Material Strategies: What are the New Building Blocks of Sustainability? September 13, Seattle, WA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

In order to create sustainable spaces and places, we need to resolve two challenges. On the one hand, we have to mitigate the negative impact of our past and current material and product choices, thro

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Sustainability

0 replies | 916 views | Posted on: 08/04/2019 | Last updated: 08/14/2019

Job Posting: Beneficial State Foundation Positions Available: Deputy Director and Program Associate, Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Position Description, Deputy Director, Clean Vehicle Assistance Program:

The Deputy Director will lead the Clean Vehicle Assistance Program and potential expansion to related programs with collabor

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Keywords: Green Jobs,Clean Vehicles,Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

0 replies | 1055 views | Posted on: 07/23/2019 | Last updated: 07/26/2019

West Michigan Sustainable Business August Forum: Sustainability at Consumers Energy with Patti Poppe, August 28, Grand Rapids

by AbbieKnight

West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will host a luncheon and program featuring Sustainability at Consumers Energy with President and Chief Executive Officer Patti Poppe on Wednesday, August 28 at

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: clean energy,Sustainability

0 replies | 2087 views | Posted on: 07/09/2019 | Last updated: 07/10/2019

Cleantech Open Class of 2015 - 34 Companies Changing the Sustainable World

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Congratulations to Cleantech Open Northeast’s 2015 class of 34 companies developing clean technologies to rock the sustainable world: http://northeast.cleantechopen.org/en/challenge/cleantech-open-n

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cleantech Open Northeast,Sustainability,Greenbiz

0 replies | 2873 views | Posted on: 06/26/2015 | Last updated: 06/26/2015

Best of Greenbuild: Building the First LEED Platinum City Panel and Webinar, July 17, Jacksonville, FL

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Join USGBC Florida for the monthly Best of Greenbuild Webcast series. Greenbuild 2018 sessions will be rebroadcasted throughout the year until Greenbuild 2019 takes place November

Filed under: Webinars

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Green Communities,Webinar,Sustainability,LEED Platinum,LEED for Cities

0 replies | 2369 views | Posted on: 06/07/2019 | Last updated: 06/07/2019

Net Positive Symposium at the R. W. Kern Center: A Higher Education Event, June 19-20, Amherst, MA

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Hosted by Hampshire and Amherst Colleges, the second annual Net Positive Symposium is intended to promote networking collaborative learning, in th context of creating Living Buildings and Living

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 829 views | Posted on: 05/30/2019 | Last updated: 06/04/2019

3-Day GRIHA V Training Programme at Bengaluru, India, May 29-31

by AbbieKnight

A three-day intensive training programme is being organized by GRIHA Council on 29th to 31st May, 2019 in Bangalore to give a detailed understanding of the GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat A

Filed under: India

India Green Building

Keywords: Training,GRIHA

0 replies | 1892 views | Posted on: 05/11/2019 | Last updated: 05/11/2019

An Evergreen Conversation: WELL & Fitwel, April 24, Boston, MA

by AbbieKnight

With LEED certification trending towards the industry standard, the new construction and fit-out market is also starting to focus on occupant and environmental health. The WELL and Fitwel certificatio

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: LEED,Fitwel,WELL

0 replies | 2093 views | Posted on: 04/09/2019 | Last updated: 04/09/2019

CalGreen Seminars, March 29, 10am - 4pm, SanDiego, CA

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

2019 Updates to CALGreen and the Energy Code, get prepared for the latest changes to California’s green building standards!

New Rules Forward California’s Commitment to Green Building

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Energy Efficiency,Energy Codes,CALGreen

0 replies | 1454 views | Posted on: 03/14/2019 | Last updated: 03/14/2019

Come Celebrate at USGBC's Annual General Meeting, 1/21/2016 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

USGBC’s Annual General Meeting January 21st, 2016 5:30 PM through 7:30 PM The meeting brings the mission back to life and celebrates the progress that has been made. The USGBC will recognize the…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: USGBCMA

0 replies | 1328 views | Posted on: 01/07/2016 | Last updated: 01/10/2016

PARIS 2015: World Leaders Must #ActOnClimate - Virtual March on Paris by Care2Petitions

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join a virtual March on Paris, and send your message to world leaders at the COP21 Climate Change Conference. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/tell-a-friend/18318318 Due to recent tragic events, p…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Climate Change,COP21,Care2 Petitions

0 replies | 1607 views | Posted on: 11/24/2015 | Last updated: 11/24/2015

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 | 1387 views | Posted on: 10/31/2015 | Last updated: 11/02/2015

INhouse at the Solar Decathlon 2015

by SolarCalPoly // INhouse is an intuitive, interactive, and integrated approach to net-zero residential design in Coastal California

INhouse is intelligently designed to respond to the conditions of the climate in coastal California, such that the majority of its needs for heating, cooling, and lighting are addressed architectural…

Recycled Kitchens, Salvaged Splendor

by Chelsea W. // Student

The New York Times recently posted an article about how different organizations in New York are recycling used kitchen appliances. Organizations like Green Demolition and BIG Reuse, are in the busines…

EnerScore - Aiming to Rate every US Home on Energy Efficiency

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Congrats Brian and Kenn of Massachusetts-based Enerscore. Nice article in FastCompany! "Greater transparency in how much energy homes are wasting might provide a boost to the market. If we knew…

Filed under: Green Building News

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Real Estate,EnerScore,Green Homes

0 replies | 2718 views | Posted on: 07/27/2015 | Last updated: 07/27/2015

 

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