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Webinar: Emerging Solar Market - Thailand - 30% Renewables by 2036, August 18, 1 pm IST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Thailand has been incentivizing investment in solar projects for many years and now reaps the benefits of this initiative. Thailand’s electricity generating sector is considered to be

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,thailand

0 replies | 1401 views | Posted on: 08/04/2020 | Last updated: 08/04/2020

Free Two-Part Webinar: Transportation Electrification and its Impacts on the Built Environment, November 18 & 20, 9-11 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This course describes how the push to electrify transportation can impact the grid. Participants will explore the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) on building operations and the potential cascade eff

California Green Building

0 replies | 514 views | Posted on: 10/31/2024 | Last updated: 10/31/2024

Free Online Training: Commissioning Heat Pump Systems: Fundamentals and System Types, October 30, 9:30-1:30 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This training series will focus on the design, commissioning and operational issues associated with heat pumps and heat pump systems with a focus on how this type of equipment can facilitate electrifi

California Green Building

0 replies | 713 views | Posted on: 10/09/2024 | Last updated: 10/09/2024

Free Webinar: Evolving Financing Structures in the Energy Transition, October 17, 1-2pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

Are you interested in learning more about financing and investments related to the clean energy transition?

This webinar features a panel of leaders working on financing clean energy. Hear about th

0 replies | 768 views | Posted on: 09/14/2024 | Last updated: 09/14/2024

Free Online Training: Retrofitting Homes for Electrification and Decarbonization, September 18, 9 am - 1 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In this training, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will outline the necessary steps to electrify an existing single-family home and how to manage whole house strategies for successful ele

California Green Building

0 replies | 621 views | Posted on: 08/26/2024 | Last updated: 08/26/2024

Free Webinar, "Should You Bamboo?" August 13, 10-11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Bamboo has a bad reputation with Florida gardeners (and people in other places, too perhaps?). And while it's true that some kinds do spread aggressively, there is a whole category of bamboos that

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 476 views | Posted on: 08/06/2024 | Last updated: 08/06/2024

Greenbuild 2024, November 12 - 15, Philadelphia, PA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Greenbuild hosts the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide where attendees learn and source solutions to improve resilience, sustainability, and quality of life in our buildi

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 2041 views | Posted on: 07/16/2024 | Last updated: 07/23/2024

Indoor Air 2024, July 7-11, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii and Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The world has seen unprecedented interest in improving indoor air quality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased wildfires, and other events. The importance of our indoor environment on human health

0 replies | 703 views | Posted on: 06/12/2024 | Last updated: 06/12/2024

Passive Design/Buildâ„¢ Boot Camp, June 24-28, Ft. Collins, Colorado

by Hani // Social media manager

5 days of in-person, hands-on, building science deep dive: Emu's 2d Passive Design/Build Course for North America + 2d Emu's sponsorship-free Passive Pod Workshop + 3hr Exam to become a PHI Ce

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 763 views | Posted on: 06/01/2024 | Last updated: 06/10/2024

Free Online Training: Mini Split Design, Installation, & Performance (2 Part Series), May 21-22, 8:30-11:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Mini Splits – small inverter driven split system heat pumps are gaining market share rapidly. They claim the highest efficiencies of any compressor-based heating and cooling systems and they are

California Green Building

0 replies | 471 views | Posted on: 05/15/2024 | Last updated: 05/15/2024

Online Discussion: Building Operations & Planning for Repopulation, October 6, 1-2pm

by MVillere

Boston Properties (BXP) has always led from the front. Earlier this year, as the country shut-down in response to COVID-19, BXP was one of the first to convene a task force of internal and external ex

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Building,LEED,Sustainability,building operations

0 replies | 1433 views | Posted on: 09/23/2020 | Last updated: 09/23/2020

Free Webinar: Building Analytics for COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Building Operations, September 17, 2pm EDT

by EnergyManagementAssociation // Non profit association

The current global pandemic brings so much uncertainty into our day to day lives. This informative webinar explores how HVAC building analytics can be leveraged to detect faults that compromise occupa

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Covid-19,Wellness,building operations,Building Analytics

0 replies | 1469 views | Posted on: 09/03/2020 | Last updated: 09/03/2020

Renewable Energy Markets 2020, September 21-24, Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Renewable Energy Markets™ 2020 will be taking place in a new virtual format.  The new virtual agenda will include over 30 sessions including table topics, panel discussions with indust

Filed under: Renewable Energy

Keywords: Energy,Renewable Energy

0 replies | 2766 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020

Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (ISEC) Building Tour by USGBC MA, March 1, 5:30 - 7:00PM

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (ISEC) Building Tour by USGBC Massachusetts Chapter (USGBC MA) Wednesday, March 1, 5:30 – 7:00 PM EST Location: ISEC Building 360 Huntington A…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Tour,USGBC MA

0 replies | 2904 views | Posted on: 02/09/2017 | Last updated: 02/09/2017

USGBC Webinar: Data Driven Sustainability, August 12, 11:45am-12:45pm

by AbbieKnight

Attend this session to learn how to launch an effective digital sustainability strategy by leveraging technology and mining valuable data. Presenters with diverse backgrounds will illuminate where dat

Filed under: Webinars

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 1947 views | Posted on: 07/17/2020 | Last updated: 07/17/2020

USGBC's Healthy Economy Forum, August 4-5

by AbbieKnight

Healthy people in healthy places equals a healthy economy. This is USGBC’s new strategy intended to leverage the USGBC community to support buildings and communities in a post-pandemic world.&nb

Filed under: Webinars

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Economy,Health,COVID19,Healthy Economy

0 replies | 2718 views | Posted on: 07/06/2020 | Last updated: 07/16/2020

Webinar, Presented by Metropolis Magazine: The Pandemic is a Portal: The Sustainability Movement, June 30, 4-5 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

In the months before COVID-19 struck, the climate crisis was at the top of many people’s minds—from teenagers protesting in the streets, to large corporations pledging to become carbon neu

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Architecture,Design,Sustainability,COVID19

0 replies | 1492 views | Posted on: 06/18/2020 | Last updated: 06/20/2020

Webinar: St. Louis Tackles Carbon from Existing Building The Midwest’s First Building Performance Standard, June 24, 1 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

Welcome to the June session of our Community Connections Webinar Series. Join the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) in partnership with USGBC and the Midwest Buil

Filed under: Webinars

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Energy Efficiency,Greenhouse Gas Emissions,Decarbonization,Coalition,Building Performance Standard,Existing Buildings

0 replies | 1275 views | Posted on: 06/06/2020 | Last updated: 06/06/2020

New York Energy Week 2017

by aahassonjee

Created in 2013, New York Energy Week is the industry’s comprehensive cross-­sector, annual event series uniting the diverse sectors of energy in New York City. The week-­long event series is â…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1832 views | Posted on: 04/20/2017 | Last updated: 04/20/2017

Greenroofs & Walls of the Worldâ„¢ Virtual Summit 2017 - Live Events over Earth Day Weekend, April 21-23

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Mission of the Greenroofs & Walls of the Worldâ„¢ Virtual Summit 2017 is to inform, share, and create a global social media experience online for learning and networking via the power of the Inter…

0 replies | 1238 views | Posted on: 04/08/2017 | Last updated: 04/08/2017

High-Performance Buildings + Workplaces May 17-18, Arlington, Texas- FREE

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Now in its third year, HPB+W has emerged as the industry’s leading educational resource for today’s smart, sustainable and healthy facilities. With sessions addressing big data, IOT, standards and…

Filed under: Trade Shows and Events

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 604 views | Posted on: 04/04/2017 | Last updated: 04/04/2017

BEEx Training Event: Green Light: Advanced Controls - Types & Functions (4/28 @ 11-12:30pm @ 31 Chambers St, NYC)

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 | 705 views | Posted on: 03/24/2017 | Last updated: 03/24/2017

LEED Platinum Green Building Tour - April 12, 6-8 pm, Chiaravalle Montessori, Evanston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

LEED Platinum Green Building Tour Chiaravalle Montessori April 12, 6-8 pm Chiaravalle Montessori, 425 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60201 Join USGBC-Illinois' on April 12 to visit and explore the…

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: LEED,Green Building Tour

0 replies | 1105 views | Posted on: 03/12/2017 | Last updated: 03/12/2017

The Wellness Aspects of Green Buildings - March 29, 5:30-7:30pm - Broward Branch USGBC, Florida

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Wellness Aspects of Green Buildings - Broward Branch USGBC, Florida March 29, 5:30-7:30pm Miramar Branch Library 2050 Civic Center Place Miramar, FL 33025 Join the Broward Branch of US…

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,LEED,Well Building Standard,Healthy Buildings,USGBC Florida

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

Webinar: The Sustainable Lifestyle - Defined and Explained, 2/21, 10 - 11am PST, sponsored by Columbia University

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Webinar: The Sustainable Lifestyle - Defined and Explained, Tuesday, February 21, 10am - 11am PST Sponsored by: The Earth Institute, Columbia University This webinar will define and explain the …

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Columbia University,Sustainability Webinar

0 replies | 931 views | Posted on: 02/21/2017 | Last updated: 02/21/2017

 

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