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FREE Webinar: CarbonCure Discussion with Carbon Leadership Forum Chicago Hub, June 30, 1 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

Join the Carbon Leadership Network's Chicago Hub to discuss carbon and the cement industry with Ozinga.

Cement is the source of about 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions. If the cement indust

Filed under: Concrete

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Carbon,Concrete,Carbon Leadership Forum,Cement,CO2 Emissions,CarbonCure

0 replies | 1361 views | Posted on: 06/18/2020 | Last updated: 06/18/2020

Free Webinar, Fall 2024 Resiliency Academy Session 1 — The Latest on Climate in the Mid-Atlantic, September 5, 1-2:30 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As our climate is changing, we are experiencing more extreme events, such as heat waves and storms, which are impacting the way our communities need to plan. The first session of the Fall Resiliency A

0 replies | 637 views | Posted on: 08/13/2024 | Last updated: 08/14/2024

Webinar: Health In the Built Environment: Transit, Mobility & Public Health, August 6, 9-10:30 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Access to reliable transportation is critical to economic mobility and to public health and wellbeing. In Pittsburgh, a quarter of households do not have access to a car, and according to a recent stu

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 568 views | Posted on: 07/24/2024 | Last updated: 07/24/2024

Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Clients Happy, July 11, 5:30-7:30 pm MT, Free Hybrid Event Online and in Lafayette, Colorado

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Don't Get Tripped Up By Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Your Clients Happy.  Join Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG) for a presentation and Q+A session featuring four heat pump experts

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1128 views | Posted on: 06/26/2024 | Last updated: 06/26/2024

Building Electrification Fundamentals Part 3 of a 4 Part Series: - Intro to BE Technologies, July 25, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The clean energy economy is upon us but what does that mean to you? Learn about the technologies utilized to turn your building into an efficient, clean and healthy space to live and work. This period

California Green Building

0 replies | 815 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 06/07/2024

Advancing Sustainable Data Centers, June 13, 9 am - 3 pm, Leesburg, Virginia

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

GBI's Advancing Sustainable Data Centers Seminar will bring together data center designers, owners, and operators to share innovative strategies to improve the sustainability and resilience of dat

0 replies | 775 views | Posted on: 05/23/2024 | Last updated: 05/23/2024

2024 ULI Asia Pacific Summit, May 27-30, Tokyo, Japan

by Hani // Social media manager

Where ULI Members come together to shape the built environment

ULI Asia Pacific Summit is a signature real estate event that yearly attracts over 700 decision makers from across Asia Pacific and be

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 635 views | Posted on: 05/03/2024 | Last updated: 05/03/2024

2024 Environmental League of Massachusetts Earth Night, May 9, Boston, Massachusetts

by Hani // Social media manager

ELM invites you to join them for our 2024 Earth Night celebration on May 9 at Fenway Park’s 521 Overlook. 

Building on their most successful 2023 Earth Night, ELM looks forward to g

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 628 views | Posted on: 04/17/2024 | Last updated: 04/18/2024

HomebuildersCAN Official Launch, Attend Online (free), April 3, 11 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for the official launch of the HomebuildersCAN program, a community of practice to educate and encourage builders to reduce the embodied carbon emissions assoc

0 replies | 312 views | Posted on: 04/01/2024 | Last updated: 04/01/2024

Healthy HVAC Design Primer for Residential Building Professionals, Wednesday, September 9, 2020

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Allison Bailes III, PhD, for a full day session to learn about healthy residential HVAC design.  

You will be able to explain healthy home principles and how they are achieved t

Filed under: Heating, Venting and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: HVAC,Heating,Cooling,Air Conditioning

0 replies | 1259 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020

FREE Webinar: The Role of Electric Utilities & Hydrogen Generation in the Energy Transition, August 20, 10 am MDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Colorado Hydrogen Network is presenting a series of free webinars in collaboration with Colorado Cleantech Industries Association, Denver Metro Clean Cities and the Colorado Energy Research C

Filed under: Electric Services

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,hydrogen,Utilities,Electric

0 replies | 1412 views | Posted on: 08/01/2020 | Last updated: 08/01/2020

Webinar: Zero Carbon, Zero Bills, August 11, 7-10pm

by AbbieKnight

This webinar is free. In addition, all attendees will receive a free electronic version (for iPad or Kindle) of David Green's highly acclaimed book Zero Carbon Home. Paul Hawken said, "Y

Filed under: Webinars

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Zero Carbon Home,Zero Carbon, zero bills

0 replies | 1424 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 07/17/2020

IWBI Webcast: Healthy People & Healthy Planet - Complimentary or Contradictory? July 9, 11 AM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

As we enter into the beginning stages of rebound and recovery, how can we ensure that our decisions are in balance for people and planet? Join, for an upcoming webcast discussion with the World E

Filed under: Webinars

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Covid-19,Nature,Healthy Planet,Healthy People,Environmental Sustainability,Healthy Building,Health

0 replies | 2056 views | Posted on: 07/02/2020 | Last updated: 07/03/2020

Green Building Tour in Brighton Township, Western Pennsylvania Passive House (PHWPA) - 1/11, 4 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Tour: Passive House in Brighton Township Western Pennsylvania Passive House (PHWPA) January 11, 2017, 4-6 pm Join GBA and Passive House: Western Pennsylvania (PHWPA) for a tour of …

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 683 views | Posted on: 12/07/2016 | Last updated: 12/07/2016

ASES Solar 20/20 Virtual Conference, June 24-25, 9 AM MDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

ASES SOLAR 20/20 is the American Solar Energy Society’s 49th annual National Solar Conference and will be our first ever fully-virtual conference. The virtual conference will be held online June

Filed under: Solar

Solar Energy and Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Solar Energy

0 replies | 2624 views | Posted on: 06/06/2020 | Last updated: 06/06/2020

Webinar: Community as the Building Block for Resilience - June 16 - 10 AM PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Communities that are connected and empowered are better off today and more able to respond and recover when disaster strikes. Why are communities fundamental to resilience, and how do we find, connect

Filed under: Green Living

Related to: Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Communities,USGBC LA

0 replies | 1554 views | Posted on: 05/25/2020 | Last updated: 05/25/2020

Free Webinar, Hosted by NBI, National Grid Zero Net Energy Spring Forum: Policy, June 2, 10 am - 11 am PDT

by Connie NBI

Join local and regional professionals who are interested in learning methods to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment. The National Grid Zero Net Energy Spring Forum: Policy presenters wi

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Zero Net Energy,ZNE,Energy

0 replies | 1267 views | Posted on: 05/06/2020 | Last updated: 05/07/2020

Western Mass Green Consortium Green Night - April 12, 5-7 pm - Energy Storage, Beyond Batteries, Greenfield, Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

100% renewable energy is possible! But to get there we have to deal with the realities of a brittle electrical grid, when the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow. How can bui…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 519 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

BEEx Training Event: Green Light: Lighting Codes & Regulations (4/26 @ 9-11 am @ 31 Chambers St., NY, NY)

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange once again for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls te…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 752 views | Posted on: 03/24/2017 | Last updated: 03/24/2017

Free Webinar - Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging, May 18, and September 14, 12-1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging Free Webinar March 16, May 18, and September 14, 12-1 pm 1 AIA HSW CE Hour | AIA Course: WBM09E 0.1 IDCEC Unit | IDCEC Number: CEU-106065 Spo…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Paint Color,Environments for Aging

0 replies | 1466 views | Posted on: 03/12/2017 | Last updated: 04/25/2017

WMGC Green Night - Repurposing, Refurbishing and Restoring: The Wellspring Cooperative, March 8, 5 pm - Northampton, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Western Massachusetts Green Consortium, Green Night Repurposing, Refurbishing and Restoring: The Wellspring Cooperative March 8 at 5pm Platform Sports Bar 125A Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA.…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Recycling,Western Massachusetts Green Consortium,Reuse,The Wellspring Cooperative,Upcycling

0 replies | 1040 views | Posted on: 03/07/2017 | Last updated: 03/07/2017

SyracuseCoE Forum: The Impact of Green Buildings on Cognitive Function - Feb 22, 4pm

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

Syracuse Center of Excellence (COE) Forum: The Impact of Green Buildings on Cognitive Function - Feb 22, 4pm When: Wednesday, February 22, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST Where: Syracuse Center of Excel…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,healthy living

0 replies | 820 views | Posted on: 02/20/2017 | Last updated: 02/21/2017

Job Opportunity: New Ecology Seeking Project Manager for Green Building & Energy Efficiency (Delaware)

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

Job Opportunity: Project Manager for Green Building & Energy Efficiency, Delaware Company: New Ecology, Inc. Responsibilities: -Help owners improve performance, occupant health, and durability o…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,Energy Efficiency,Delaware,Project Manager

0 replies | 1199 views | Posted on: 02/09/2017 | Last updated: 02/09/2017

Open House of Passive House in Construction at Little Birds Farm Saturday, February 4, 2017, 1:30 pm. 72 Hartwood Club Road, Sparrowbush, NY

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Open House of Passive House in Construction at Little Birds Farm. Saturday, February 4, 2017, 1:30 pm. 72 Hartwood Club Road, Sparrowbush, NY. Please join Jeremy Shannon, passive house architect …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,NY Passive House

0 replies | 1674 views | Posted on: 01/30/2017 | Last updated: 01/30/2017

Bhutan - not just carbon neutral, but carbon negative!

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Bhutan, a small nation between China and India, with a population of 750,000 has set some impressive environmental benchmarks. Bhutan is not merely carbon neutral, it’s also a carbon sink - making …

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Bhutan,Carbon neutral,Sustainability goals

0 replies | 6341 views | Posted on: 01/17/2017 | Last updated: 01/17/2017

 

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