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Green Building Tour: Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT, September 29

by samanthaklein // Intern

CTGBC is teaming up with CT Passive House and Conscious Capitalism CT to host a building tour and networking event at Hotel Marcel on September 29th from 5-7PM. This event will feature remarks from Br

Filed under: Events

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Passive House,Connecticut,Green Hotels

0 replies | 1452 views | Posted on: 09/13/2022 | Last updated: 09/13/2022

Home Energy Rater System (HERS) Rater Training, Online, July 21 - August 6, 8:30 am -12:30 pm ET

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

With Southface Institute, attendees can become a certified RESNET Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater, one of the highest residential energy credentials that can be earned by an individual. Led in

Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices

0 replies | 1162 views | Posted on: 06/19/2025 | Last updated: 06/19/2025

Free Webinar: ADU: Energy Code Implementation series, with 2025 code updates, June 25, 9:30-11:30 am, PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

As the 2022 energy code wraps up its final year, and the 2025 code emerges, the trends of building electrification, healthier indoor air quality, and improved resiliency continue to permeate the

California Green Building

0 replies | 891 views | Posted on: 05/28/2025 | Last updated: 06/07/2025

Free Webinar: Financials of Solar & Storage (Battery), June 6, 10-12 pm PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Evaluating the financials of solar projects with and without battery storage can be complex. This class will give attendees the ability to evaluate solar decisions for their projects with the same fin

California Green Building

0 replies | 848 views | Posted on: 05/13/2025 | Last updated: 05/19/2025

AIA Conference on Architecture & Design, June 4–7, Boston, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

AIA25 is more than just a conference; it’s an invitation to inspiration. Anchored by four days of immersive learning, inspiring keynotes, architect-led tours, networking events, and the industry

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1400 views | Posted on: 04/26/2025 | Last updated: 04/29/2025

Free Webinar: Sustainable Transformations: Deep Energy Exterior Retrofits, May 1, 4pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Working towards a low-carbon built environment demands that we address our existing structures.

There is an abundance of existing buildings – and particularly existing housing – that ar

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 1156 views | Posted on: 04/09/2025 | Last updated: 04/09/2025

Green Building United 2025 Sustainability Symposium, May 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Celebrate 15 years of sustainable innovation at Green Building United’s Annual Sustainability Symposium! This full-day event brings together leaders and advocates to explore cutting-edge solutio

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1382 views | Posted on: 03/21/2025 | Last updated: 03/21/2025

Clear Drop - Plastic Recycling for Bags and Other Hard to Recycle Items

by Rate It Green Team


Pretty soon, there’s going to be an easy way to everyone to recycle or really “pre-recycle” those loose fluffy or crinkly plastic items you never really quite knew how to recyc

Filed under: Recycling Equipment

Keywords: Sustainability,Recycling,Green Living,Soft Plastic Compactor,Plastic Recycling,Plastic Bags,Compactors

0 replies | 8296 views | Posted on: 03/04/2025 | Last updated: 03/08/2025

5 Years after Covid: Healthy building trends to know w/ Dr. Joe Allen, Online, February 19, 10-11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

For the fifth anniversary of Urban Green Live, the program's very first guest is returning to present: Dr. Joe Allen, Director of Harvard’s Healthy Buildings Program and Associate Profe

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1133 views | Posted on: 02/06/2025 | Last updated: 02/06/2025

Fire Prevention and Response – An EBC Solid Waste Management Webinar, February 5, 12 - 1:30 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend this EBC Solid Waste Management webinar to join the discussion of the ins and outs of fire prevention and response at solid waste facilities.

The speaker panel for this webinar will include

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 632 views | Posted on: 01/21/2025 | Last updated: 01/21/2025

The Heat Pump Push – How are Programs, Contractors, and the Grid Responding? Free & Online, with the Better Buildings Initiative, December 8, 1pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Biden Administration recently invoked the Defense Production Act to increase the production and installation of heat pumps. The International Energy Agency projects the installed heat pump st

0 replies | 1373 views | Posted on: 11/16/2022 | Last updated: 11/16/2022

Crushing the Code NYC: Commercial, Online, November 15

by Urban Green Council

Crushing the Code New York City: Commercial is a course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC and create more energy-efficie

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1372 views | Posted on: 10/28/2022 | Last updated: 11/15/2022

GPRO Construction Management, Virtual Course, November 16

by Urban Green Council

Low-carbon, energy-efficient construction will play a critical role in meeting increasingly stringent local and national building performance goals. These projects will require an understanding of new

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

0 replies | 3266 views | Posted on: 10/12/2022 | Last updated: 10/14/2022

2018 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting, 5–10 August, New Orleans, Louisiana

by Eileen Flynn // Student

ESA meetings, open to ESA members and those interested in ecology, are among the most respected meetings of ecologists in the scientific community. ESA values the diversity of views, expertise, opinio…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: New Orleans,Ecology,Lousianna

0 replies | 1535 views | Posted on: 06/04/2018 | Last updated: 06/04/2018

Energize Philly 2022, Hybrid Event Philadelphia, PA and Online, October 14

by gracemorrison

Join ECA for an annual conversation on advancing a sustainable and equitable energy future for homes and communities.

This fall, ECA returns to the in-person conference format. The conference&

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1463 views | Posted on: 08/08/2022 | Last updated: 09/08/2022

Solar + Florida, Miami, FL, October 11 - 12

by gracemorrison

Solar+ Florida brings together the Florida solar and storage markets. The event will feature in-depth discussions about topics relevant to the sunshine state, such as EVs, microgrids, building for res

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1092 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 08/29/2022

Free Webinar: Maximizing Value of High Performance Homes from Listing to Close, July 26, 12 pm CDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green Alliance and Elevate to learn how to maximize the value of high performing green homes. 

A high-performing home is more healthy, comfortable, safe, and resource-efficient t

Filed under: Real Estate

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1639 views | Posted on: 07/12/2022 | Last updated: 07/12/2022

Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) - Certification for Sustainable Infrastructure, August 24 and 26, 9 am - 1 pm

by gracemorrison

Join USGBC-LA for this 2-Day ENV SP training to learn the benefits of implementing sustainability infrastructure practices for your projects.

About this event

Become an Envision Professiona

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 2382 views | Posted on: 07/05/2022 | Last updated: 08/10/2022

The 2018 Renewable Energy Markets Conference, Oct 9-11, Houston, Texas

by Aditya

The annual Renewable Energy Markets conference convenes a broad spectrum of industry professionals who are rapidly transforming the global clean energy marketplace. Now in its 23rd year, REM remains t…

Filed under: Energy

Texas Green Building

Keywords: clean energy,Sustainability,Renewable energy markets,Marketing,Trading

0 replies | 2347 views | Posted on: 08/31/2018 | Last updated: 08/31/2018

Central Plains Fall Member Social, September 18, Kansas City, MO

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Join USGBC at our Fall Member Social - reconnect with your colleagues in the sustainability world. Enjoy snacks & libations provided by our friends at Built (formerly Built Interior Construction) and …

Filed under: Events

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Missouri

0 replies | 1177 views | Posted on: 08/14/2018 | Last updated: 08/14/2018

IECC 2015: Wisconsin’s new energy code for HVAC systems, August 22, 2018

by Aditya

Did you know Wisconsin recently joined Illinois and Michigan as states in the Midwest to implement the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2015 version? This brings many changes and addition…

Filed under: Energy

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: HVAC,Energy Conservation

0 replies | 1268 views | Posted on: 07/31/2018 | Last updated: 07/31/2018

Ribbon Cutting for NextGen Homes, August 7, Chattanooga, Tennessee

by YijunW

Join green|spaces for the Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for all four of our NextGen Homes! Started in 2014 with a design competition, today the four homes are proving that it is feasible for high qual…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 1174 views | Posted on: 07/19/2018 | Last updated: 07/19/2018

Lunch and Learn: Electric Vehicles are Coming, October 9, 2018, Minneapolis, MN

by Aditya

Come join us on October 9th for an educational program featuring solutions to incorporate Electric Vehicle (EV) friendly infrastructure into new building designs! It is clear modern transportation …

Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 942 views | Posted on: 07/10/2018 | Last updated: 09/19/2018

Emerging Trends Series: The Future of Energy Efficiency, July 11, Boston, MA

by Eileen Flynn // Student

With multiple Northeast states ranked as national leaders in energy efficiency for multiple years in a row, the region has been at the forefront of driving adoption of the “least cost fuel” as a w…

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Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: clean energy,Boston Sustainability

0 replies | 1250 views | Posted on: 06/22/2018 | Last updated: 06/22/2018

The Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference: Charting the Future (Environment, Energy & Health), June 25-28, Hartford, CT

by YijunW

As the country, and the world, struggles to balance energy, environment and health, the Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will meet in Hartford, Connecticut for our 111th Annual Conference …

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 1416 views | Posted on: 06/12/2018 | Last updated: 06/12/2018

 

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