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USGBC MA Residential Green Building Committee Meeting, July 09, Boston, MA, 6-8 pm

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join on the second Monday of each mon…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Boston

0 replies | 1340 views | Posted on: 06/22/2018 | Last updated: 06/26/2018

2022 Water Conservation Showcase: Watershed Walk at the Lafayette Reservoir, California, August 4, 5:30-8:30pm

by gracemorrison

As part of the 19th annual Water Conservation Showcase, Kaufmann and EBMUD ranger supervisor Han Barrett-Liu will be leading a walk around Lafayette Reservoir to connect and share stories while learni

California Green Building

0 replies | 1242 views | Posted on: 07/12/2022 | Last updated: 07/13/2022

Webinar: How to Design Effective Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction Programs, August 11, 1 pm EDT

by gracemorrison

Join the US Department of Energy for this peer exchange call from the Better Buildings Residential Network.

Filed under: Webinars

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,Carbon Reduction

0 replies | 1404 views | Posted on: 07/05/2022 | Last updated: 08/10/2022

Webinar: Racism in Real Estate, August 18, 1 pm CDT

by gracemorrison

Racism in Real Estate explores structural racism and the racial wealth gap as it applies to housing. Rethos will consider the role of the real estate industry in the history of racial housing dis

Equity and Green Building

0 replies | 1079 views | Posted on: 06/15/2022 | Last updated: 07/15/2022

Designing for All: IWBI Webinar: The Next Frontier of Inclusive Design, June 23, 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

While the built environment enables many to connect and gather, it disables others through lack of ramps, narrow doorways, extreme lighting and loud or distracting noises. Who is truly welcome at the

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1473 views | Posted on: 06/06/2022 | Last updated: 06/07/2022

Free Green Building Webinar: Sustainable + Contemporary Commercial Restroom Materials, June 2, 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

When designing a restroom or other space, professionals are often faced with the challenge of selecting materials that function, appeal to the senses, and contribute to green building initiatives. In

0 replies | 1231 views | Posted on: 05/24/2022 | Last updated: 05/24/2022

Example of a Net Zero Energy Renovation - IBS 2022 Home Tour | Saw Horse Design

by samanthaklein // Intern

 

A recently renovated net-zero energy renovated home was on display at the 2022 International Builder’s Show. From wall-mounted toilets to silent Mitsubishi electric compressors, th

Filed under: Green Living

Keywords: Netzero,Solar,Cambria,Mitsubishi,Ductless Mini Splits

0 replies | 3493 views | Posted on: 04/27/2022 | Last updated: 03/31/2023

AprilAire Residential & Commercial Ventilation (NATE Course # 3029-0011), Online, 3 pm EDT, April 7

by Aprilaire

Learn all about AprilAire's lineup of fresh air ventilation solutions.

We’ll discuss how our ventilation solutions meet fresh air demands that satisfying both building codes and the need

0 replies | 1039 views | Posted on: 04/04/2022 | Last updated: 04/05/2022

Making the Business Case for Better Materials, a First Friday Webinar by USGBC Communities, April 1, 1pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

There has never been a more important time for materials and resources in buildings. From climate change, to habitat destruction, to threats to human and ecological health, the world faces big challen

0 replies | 1172 views | Posted on: 03/16/2022 | Last updated: 03/16/2022

LCAs & EPDs: What You Need to Know, Online, March 8, 1 - 5 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Through this course, you will learn the promise and pitfalls of LCA and EPDs, compare how the Living Building Challenge, Living Product Challenge, LEED and Green Globes address them and examine relate

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1487 views | Posted on: 02/24/2022 | Last updated: 02/25/2022

USGBC-LA Webinar: Title 24 Solar Mandate: Multifamily Code Compliance, February 16, 2 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Now that California building code requires solar on single and multifamily new construction, it’s essential that developers, architects, and builders are armed with the best guidance on how to m

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Solar Energy,California,Multifamily Housing,Urban Development

0 replies | 1353 views | Posted on: 01/18/2022 | Last updated: 01/18/2022

A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

by Rate It Green Team

Indoor air quality, or IAQ, awareness has been growing in recent years due in some part to the COVID pandemic and increasing outdoor air pollution concerns such as wildfire exhaust/pollution, whic

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Healthy Building,HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,Heat Pumps,IAQ,Ventilation,Filtration,Mini Splits

0 replies | 5258 views | Posted on: 12/21/2021 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Green Energy Consumer's Alliance: Heating System Replacement, Online, December 14, Offered at 12 pm AND 7:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

If you're like most households in the northeast, you heat with oil or gas and have had your heating system for 10+ years. Replacing your heating system is costly. Planning ahead can save you consi

Filed under: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Heating Systems

0 replies | 1297 views | Posted on: 12/02/2021 | Last updated: 12/02/2021

North American Passive House Network Conference 2018, October 17-21, Pittsburgh, PA

by North American Passive House Network (NAPHN)

NAPHN Annual Conference Join North America’s Passive House community as it convenes in a hotspot of Passive House design construction: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thanks to a strong professional ba…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 3113 views | Posted on: 12/13/2017 | Last updated: 09/24/2018

IFMA's World's Workplace, Your Facility Conference & Expo,​ Oct 3-5, Charlotte, NC

by YijunW

Lots of imitators. We’re the originator. The most all-encompassing learning and networking event on facilities and how to manage them. Immerse yourself in all things FM — from groundbreaking di…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 884 views | Posted on: 06/11/2018 | Last updated: 06/11/2018

The 2nd International Research Conference on Sustainable Energy, Engineering, Materials and Environment (SEEME), 25–27 July, Asturias, Spain

by Eileen Flynn // Student

This conference offers a platform for worldwide researchers and scientists from academia, industry and government to discuss proposals and disseminate results on sustainable energy and materials and i…

Filed under: Events

Developing Technologies

Keywords: Materials,Environment,Sustainable Energy,engineering

0 replies | 1135 views | Posted on: 06/04/2018 | Last updated: 06/04/2018

The First LEED Platinum certified Ice Arena

by AbbieKnight

Bentley University, located in Waltham, Massachusetts, has recently opened a new LEED certified multipurpose arena; making it the first ice arena to earn the LEED platinum certification. The 76,000 sq…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: LEED Platinum,Ice arena

0 replies | 2056 views | Posted on: 05/19/2018 | Last updated: 05/19/2018

The Nation Saves $6 for Every $1 Spent on Climate Change Resilience

by YijunW

2017 was the costliest year ever for the U.S., stated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA writes on January 5, 2018, during 2017, U.S. experienced 16 weather and climat

Filed under: Government Agencies and Initiatives

0 replies | 7532 views | Posted on: 05/15/2018 | Last updated: 02/18/2023

The Next Frontier in Green Buildings: Creating and Finding Products in the Age of Transparency, May 22, 1pm, Pittsburgh, PA

by YijunW

The new age of transparency and optimization in building products calls on us all to ensure the products we create, specify, and use contribute to a sustainable and regenerative society. High performa…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1017 views | Posted on: 05/06/2018 | Last updated: 05/06/2018

Energy Fellows Institute, Advanced Energy Executive Program, May 16 - 23

by YijunW

Energy Fellows Institute is an executive immersion program providing a platform for the exchange of ideas, opportunity, skills and community to develop leaders ready to succeed in world changing advan…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 856 views | Posted on: 04/29/2018 | Last updated: 04/29/2018

Living Future's Net Positive Symposium for Higher Education, June 25-26, 2018, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

by YijunW

Please join us at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a living future within higher education inst…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 965 views | Posted on: 04/23/2018 | Last updated: 04/23/2018

Heat Pump Water Heater Workshop by Passive House California, April 25, 3-6 pm - San Jose

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Passive House California for a workshop to learn more about Heat Pump Water Heaters: • Why we should be using them? • What brands are out there? • Tips and tricks to installing the…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 1444 views | Posted on: 04/11/2018 | Last updated: 04/11/2018

16th Annual New York State Green Building Conference in Syracuse, April 5-6

by AbbieKnight

The New York State Green Building Conference is a little over two months away, but register online today and save green with early bird registration discounts for one more week! Join for sessions o…

Filed under: California

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Landscapes

0 replies | 1689 views | Posted on: 03/14/2018 | Last updated: 03/14/2018

The Fairview: Deep Retrofits in Multi-family Residences - A BEEx Forum - 3/21, Manhattan

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Building Energy Exchange for a panel discussion showcasing the deep energy retrofit of The Fairview, a large multi-family residence in Forest Hills. A deep energy retrofit may seem daunting du…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1019 views | Posted on: 02/27/2018 | Last updated: 02/27/2018

USGBC MA - Residential Green Building Meeting with Guest Speaker Bill Womeldorf, Monday, February 12, 5:45pm, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This month, Bill Womeldorf will be presenting on "Getting to Zero in MA: Single Family and Multifamily trends." Please note this is a speaker change, but an awesome new topic! Residential Green…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Joshua May

0 replies | 1230 views | Posted on: 01/23/2018 | Last updated: 02/12/2018

 

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