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Trends in Housing Conference, November 10, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

by samanthaklein // Intern

Trends in Housing Conference is packed with speakers who will discuss important trends and outlooks as it pertains to the housing industry. It will cover areas like Changing Preferences for Building P

Filed under: Events

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Smart Buildings,Construction,Technology

0 replies | 2115 views | Posted on: 10/04/2022 | Last updated: 10/07/2022

Green Building Alliance, Introduction and Prospective Member Free Webinar, January 28, 12-12:30 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Learn more about Green Building Alliance and membership options in this free, 30-minute live webinar. GBA’s Communications Coordinator and membership manager Ariel Levin-Antila will share the in

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 894 views | Posted on: 01/14/2025 | Last updated: 01/14/2025

Free Webinar: High Performance Buildings - Designing for Utility Costs & Carbon Emissions, February 20, 12 - 2 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

How can we decide what features to upgrade in our building projects? Most project teams use code minimum, manufacturers’ claims, anecdotes, and gut feelings to decide what insulation, HVAC syste

California Green Building

0 replies | 1126 views | Posted on: 12/20/2024 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

Free Webinar: Local Govt Leads The Way to Empowering Communities for Sustainable Living, December 18, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Local governments can help lead the ways on transforming our housing stock to reduce energy bills, increase comfort, improve health and help us live a more sustianable lifestyle. Join GreenHome Instit

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1086 views | Posted on: 11/30/2024 | Last updated: 11/30/2024

"A Smashing Success:" Sustainable Management of Demolition Debris, December 3, a Free Webinar, 11 am - 12 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Sustainable Management of Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris can significantly reduce the vast waste streams generated by demolition waste. Discover how C&D materials, like steel, asphal

0 replies | 889 views | Posted on: 11/08/2024 | Last updated: 11/08/2024

Road to Zero: Summit, Green Building Tour of Ryerson Conservation Area, Riverwoods, Illinois, November 8, 10-11 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green Alliance for the last 2024 Road to Zero: Summit Tour series at the beautiful Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods, IL, to explore the new Phius ZERO-certified education center.

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 797 views | Posted on: 10/21/2024 | Last updated: 10/21/2024

Free Webinar: Basics of Lighting Controls, October 22, 9-11 am

by Hani // Social media manager

This introductory course on lighting controls provides attendees a practical guide to common lighting control components found in commercial lighting systems. The class will introduce how to use contr

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California Green Building

0 replies | 907 views | Posted on: 09/25/2024 | Last updated: 09/25/2024

Free Webinar: Clean Energy Workforce Diversity: Access, Inclusion and Belonging, October 2, 10-11am PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Market evolution, technological innovation, and policies focused on climate action have strengthened economic opportunities in the U.S. energy sector and driven workforce development. However, the cle

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California Green Building

0 replies | 1070 views | Posted on: 09/03/2024 | Last updated: 09/03/2024

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 | 949 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 | 784 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 | 1608 views | Posted on: 06/26/2024 | Last updated: 06/26/2024

Window Selection for New and Existing Homes, Free and Online Webinar, December 7, 12 - 2 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

On average windows makeup to 15-20% of the surface area of walls in new and existing homes. In California, windows can account for up to 45% of cooling loads. Selecting the right windows can substanti

California Green Building

0 replies | 1764 views | Posted on: 11/11/2022 | Last updated: 11/11/2022

Virtual Event with NAEM: Sustainability Trends & Emerging Issues, December 1, 11 am ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join sustainability peers to learn and discuss the trends and emerging corporate sustainability issues on the horizon. This one-day intensive will cover net positive business models, the “Just t

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Business Development,Economy,Leadership,Green Building Trends,Low Carbon

0 replies | 2159 views | Posted on: 10/25/2022 | Last updated: 10/26/2022

Eco Neighborhoods: Milwaukee Wisconsin’s Sustainability Toolkit

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Milwaukee Wisconsin has brought teamwork to their sustainability campaign. Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office has developed an Eco-Neighborhoods Toolkit to help make the process of b

Filed under: Green Living

Keywords: Milwaukee,Eco-Neighborhoods,Eco Toolkit

0 replies | 3147 views | Posted on: 07/28/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023

Free Green Building Webinar: Daylighting Success Strategies with Sun Control Louvers, September 27, 12 - 1 pm EDT

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Access to daylight has been shown to increase productivity in the workplace, improve students’ performance, and even increase sales in retail environments. A well-designed daylit building also u

0 replies | 1432 views | Posted on: 09/12/2022 | Last updated: 09/14/2022

FREE WEBINAR: Integrative Process and Whole Canopy System Solution Design, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

Canopy systems are sometimes one of those building elements that gets taken for granted or overlooked, despite the important role they play in providing coverage, shading and reduced heat gain to a bu

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: canopies,shading

0 replies | 2084 views | Posted on: 01/17/2019 | Last updated: 01/17/2019

CX Energy Conference and Expo, Orlando, FL, April 15 - 18

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Top Reasons to Participate in CxEnergy 2019

  •  Premier Conference & Exposition for Building Commissioning and Energy Management
  •  Expanded Exhibit Hall with Latest Technologies
  • &n

Filed under: Energy

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: clean energy,Technology

0 replies | 2169 views | Posted on: 12/19/2018 | Last updated: 03/14/2019

The NAHB International Builders' Show® (IBS) Las Vegas Convention Center Feb 19 - 21, Las Vegas, Nevada

by Yishan

The NAHB International Builders' Show® (IBS) is the largest annual light construction show in the world.  IBS has provided a link for green-focused show elements:

https://www.buil

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 3770 views | Posted on: 11/23/2018 | Last updated: 12/10/2018

17th Annual New York State Green Building Conference, April 17, 2019 - April 18, 2019, Syracuse, NY

by Yishan

Experience the NYS Green Building Conference in a whole new way by staying at the historic Marriott Syracuse Downtown, formerly Hotel Syracuse, and enjoy this newly renovated hotel with convenient fea

Filed under: Trade Shows

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 2992 views | Posted on: 11/10/2018 | Last updated: 11/10/2018

Cultivating Sustainable Startups, Dec 7, Boston

by Yishan

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Design Museum Mornings with David Silverman, registered architect and Principal of Silverman Trykowski Associates. The co-work sector is thriving right now. People working together

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1219 views | Posted on: 11/03/2018 | Last updated: 11/03/2018

WISE: Holiday Party 2018, 12/18/2018, 5:30 - 8:30pm, New York, NY

by Phillip304 // Green Research & Development Analyst

Please join WISE for the final event of the BE-Ex Women in Sustainability and Energy (WISE) 2018 series – a WISE holiday party to celebrate woman leadership in the sustainability and energy

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: NYSERDA,NRDC

0 replies | 1450 views | Posted on: 10/24/2018 | Last updated: 11/05/2018

Technologies for a Sustainable Future, Oct 30, Los Angeles CA

by Aditya

Technologies for a Sustainable Future is hosted by UCLA Technology Development Group (TDG) and provides a unique opportunity for UCLA inventors, investors, and industry executives to establish new rel

Filed under: Cleantech

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Clean Technologies

0 replies | 1457 views | Posted on: 10/05/2018 | Last updated: 10/05/2018

Designing Climate Resilience Forum, October 5, 2018, Boston, MA

by Aditya

In the first of two forums exploring resiliency and adaptation, the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) and the Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) are partnering to explore the importance of desi

Filed under: Resilience

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Urban Resilience,Urban Planning

0 replies | 1751 views | Posted on: 09/25/2018 | Last updated: 09/25/2018

3rd International Conference Green Cities – Green Logistics for Greener Cities, September 13-14, 2018, Szczecin, Poland

by Aditya

The conference will provide a platform for exchange of knowledge and experiences on the implementation of urban logistics solutions in the context of sustainable development, with particular emphasis …

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Sustainability,Green Cities,Low Carbon Development,Sustainable Development,Green Logistics,Public Private Partnership

0 replies | 1280 views | Posted on: 08/31/2018 | Last updated: 08/31/2018

CPES & NEWIEE’S Surf and Turf Wars, September 12, Hartford, CT

by Eileen Flynn // Student

This joint meeting between Connecticut Power & Energy Society (CPES) and NEWIEE will include Moderator Mary Louise "Weezie" Nuara (ISO New England) along with Panelists: Melanie Bachman (Connecticut S…

Filed under: Events

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Solar Energy

0 replies | 1313 views | Posted on: 08/13/2018 | Last updated: 08/13/2018

 

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