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Webinar - Circular Economy meets LCA, October 25, 12-1 pm

by Aditya

Take your LCA to the next level—calculate your circularity!
Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment are two topics relevant to corporate and product sustainability. Many companies are seekin

Keywords: Circular Economy,Life Cycle Analysis

0 replies | 1090 views | Posted on: 10/22/2018 | Last updated: 10/23/2018

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference, December 6, 7:30am CST, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

by Luqman // Marketer

The Better Building: Better Business event brings together an incredible line up of subject matter experts to help prepare you for the future of home building and remodeling. The Inflation Reduct

Filed under: Wisconsin

Related to: Environmental Diagnostics and Remediation

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Wisconsin Green Building,Better Buildings

0 replies | 1834 views | Posted on: 11/04/2022 | Last updated: 11/06/2022

Winthrop Center Tower: Sustainability and Wellness Green Building Tour, October 24, 8:30-10 am, Boston, Massachusetts

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Winthrop Center Tower is making history in Boston as the largest Passive House office building in the world in addition to achieving LEED Platinum and WELL Core Gold certifications. Developed by M

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 660 views | Posted on: 10/18/2022 | Last updated: 10/18/2022

2022 Symposium on Safe and Secure Schools, Cypress, Texas, October 28

by k.a.vaughn // Green building community

Protecting the physical security and supporting the emotional well being of students in schools has become a national imperative. Successfully addressing these issues requires an interdisciplinary and

Filed under: Green Schools

0 replies | 1334 views | Posted on: 09/20/2022 | Last updated: 09/23/2022

Free Webinar: Solar for Affordable Housing: New Policy Implications, September 8, 11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

here have been some big policy changes in the solar landscape, with especially significant implications for affordable housing developers!

Join Resonant Energy, LISC Boston and the Massachusetts As

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1081 views | Posted on: 08/23/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Greenbuild Summits: The Sustainable Infrastructure Summit, October 13, 8 am PT

by gracemorrison

The Sustainable Infrastructure Summit will discuss best practices in developing and maintaining infrastructure systems that can absorb disturbances in consideration of environmental, economic, and soc

Keywords: Sustainable Infrastructure

0 replies | 1254 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/18/2022

CRES Conference - Renewables Powering Forward, Golden, Colorado, August 6

by gracemorrison

This conference will show how key elements in this evolving energy landscape fit together and why we stand a real chance to solve climate when we solve energy.

The sessions focus on selected pillar

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1027 views | Posted on: 07/13/2022 | Last updated: 07/14/2022

Free Hybrid Event, Beyond Zero Series: Welcome to Carbon Neutrality, July 21, 9am

by gracemorrison

As commercial businesses seek to welcome visitors back to their spaces, they have an opportunity to support their surrounding community and lower carbon emissions. For winners of New York State’

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 813 views | Posted on: 07/06/2022 | Last updated: 07/06/2022

NECEC's Emerging Trend Series - Visions for a Clean Energy Economy, Wednesday, January 30, 8:30-10:30am, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

NECEC is pleased to announce Kevin Self, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and Government Relations, Schneider Electric, as the final speaker at the upcoming Emergin

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Clean Energy Economy

0 replies | 1212 views | Posted on: 01/16/2019 | Last updated: 01/16/2019

Climate Change, Part 3: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

I used to love reading dystopian fiction, particularly when the fall of humanity could be attributed mostly to climate change or a weather catastrophe. I think this was because of all the possibilitie

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: Climate Change,Electricity,sustainabliity

0 replies | 6208 views | Posted on: 12/03/2018 | Last updated: 02/13/2023

USGBC New York Upstate: Conquer the Energy Code: Commercial - For Architects and Engineers, Nov 30, East Syracuse, NY

by Yishan

The new Energy Code is now in effect! Conquering the Energy Code: Commercial prepares architects and engineers in New York State to comply with the many new requirements in the 2015 NYS Code and desig

Filed under: Continuing Education Programs

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 696 views | Posted on: 11/17/2018 | Last updated: 11/21/2018

Certified Passive House Designer/ Consultant Course, November 12-16, New York, NY

by Yishan

DESCRIPTION
This course is for all building professionals: architects, MEP and structural engineers, builders and construction managers working in the design and construction of new build and retrofi

Filed under: Training and Development Programs, Workshops

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 628 views | Posted on: 11/08/2018 | Last updated: 11/08/2018

BuildingEnergy Boston, March 14 - 15 2019, Boston MA

by Yishan

The BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show is a leading regional event for professionals and practitioners in the fields of high-performance building, energy efficiency, and renewable

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Northeast Solar Energy Association - NESEA,BuildingEnergy Boston

0 replies | 3071 views | Posted on: 11/02/2018 | Last updated: 01/30/2019

What is the Living Building Challenge? Nov. 6, 6-8 PM, Boston

by admin

Come find out more about the Living Building Challenge November 6th, 6 - 8 pm. 50 Milk Street, 15th Floor, Boston. The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is a building certification program; advoca…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Living Building Challenge

0 replies | 1070 views | Posted on: 11/04/2014 | Last updated: 11/04/2014

Webinar: Incorporating Sustainable Materials into Commercial Restroom Design, Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

There are varied material options available for restrooms, locker rooms, and other applications. Learn about HDPE, its physical attributes, composition, design options and sustainable contributions to

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Sustainable Building,Ecofriendly restrooms

0 replies | 1561 views | Posted on: 09/26/2018 | Last updated: 10/05/2018

Intro to PassivHaus, Tuesday, September 25, Boston, MA

by AbbieKnight

PassivHaus, Passive House or PH for short: we know you have been hearing about it, if you subscribe to high-performance building. This well-known standard has made its way to the Americas and now is g…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Passive House Massachusetts,Passivhaus

0 replies | 904 views | Posted on: 09/16/2018 | Last updated: 09/16/2018

IEA's World Energy Energy Report 2018: Declines in Global Energy Investment, Increases for Electrification and Energy Efficiency

by YijunW

The International Energy Agency* (IEA) publishes the World Energy Report every year, analyzing yearly energy trends via full spectrum including oil, gas and coal supply and demand, renewable energy te…

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 1781 views | Posted on: 08/17/2018 | Last updated: 09/01/2018

Fresh Energy is Hiring! Program Director, Energy Performance and Senior Communications and Engagement Associate, Saint Paul, Minnesota

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Fresh Energy is hiring! The company is looking for an energy efficiency expert to lead our Energy Performance program, and a guru to lead communications work. Program Director, Energy Performance …

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Keywords: Green Jobs,Job Search,Fresh Energy

0 replies | 1365 views | Posted on: 08/09/2018 | Last updated: 08/10/2018

Encode Artificial Intelligence into Sustainability

by YijunW

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already more real than people realize. A whopping 70 percent of the companies surveyed this year by Forrester Research plan to use some form of AI by the end of 2018 (F

Filed under: Cleantech

0 replies | 5427 views | Posted on: 08/01/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023

The 4th Biannual Mid-Atlantic Green Roof Science & Technology Symposium, August 16 - 17, College Park, MD

by YijunW

Green roof system research is a high priority for assured performance in urban low impact development. The MGRST symposium is dedicated to disseminating results of scientific research and technologica…

0 replies | 623 views | Posted on: 07/19/2018 | Last updated: 07/19/2018

Webinar: USGBC New Volunteer Orientation, October 16, 2018

by Aditya

We are all in to get everyone in a green building in this generation and volunteers are a key part of accomplishing this big goal. Volunteers were at the core of USGBC’s foundation in 1993, and cont…

Filed under: Government Agencies and Initiatives

Keywords: Green Building,USGBC

0 replies | 937 views | Posted on: 07/10/2018 | Last updated: 07/10/2018

Webinar: Intelligent Buildings: Design & Implementation Research, June 28, 11am-12noon EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

CABA and twenty-seven (27) CABA members funded and Frost & Sullivan recently completed a landmark research project titled, "Intelligent Buildings: Design & Implementation." CABA will be hosting a one …

0 replies | 1029 views | Posted on: 06/22/2018 | Last updated: 06/22/2018

2018 GreenBuilt Home Tour, July 28 and 29, Illinois

by YijunW

The GreenBuilt Home Tour features exceptional, award-winning, and nationally-recognized homes throughout Illinois, which highlight attractive, affordable, and sustainable building practices. During t…

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1149 views | Posted on: 06/13/2018 | Last updated: 06/13/2018

What is Driving the Renewable Transformation

by YijunW

You know that the economy is shifting gears to renewable energy. But do you know the factors driving this massive transformation? According to Clean Edge, a San Fransisco research and advisory fi

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 2341 views | Posted on: 06/05/2018 | Last updated: 03/13/2019

Carbon Tax Panel Discussion, Feb 4 at 5:30 pm - PrinceLobel in Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Carbon Tax Panel Discussion Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 5:30 - 10 pm Event Location Prince Lobel Tye LLP 100 Cambridge St. 02114 Boston , MA United States See map: Google Maps Join NEWIEE…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Carbon Tax

0 replies | 895 views | Posted on: 01/31/2015 | Last updated: 03/06/2015

 

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