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Webinar: The Importance of Effective Handwashing and Its Impact on Global Health, June 12, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Designing public handwashing solutions that are code compliant, with reliable performance and efficiencies in water and energy use, can present several challenges to both the architect and plumbing en

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Filed under: Plumbing

Related to: Plumbing

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Water Efficiency,Handwashing

0 replies | 1789 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/28/2020

Project Spotlight: ZeroEnergy Design’s Brookline Deep-Energy Retrofit - High Performance in a Walkable Neighborhood

by Rate It Green Team

Rate It Green Member ZeroEnergy Design’s helped a Brookline, Massachusetts family reimagine their aging house and transform it into a healthy, energy efficient home that fits completely in this

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Filed under: Architects

Keywords: Solar,Renewable Energy,Deep Energy Retrofit,Deep Energy Retrofits,Green Homes,Heat Pumps,Battery Storage,EVs,All Electric,Brookline, Massachusetts

0 replies | 242 views | Posted on: 11/02/2026 | Last updated: 11/06/2026

CX Energy, April 27 - 30, Las Vegas, Nevada

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The #1 Conference & Expo in Commissioning, Energy Management, & Building Technology

Who Attends CxEnergy?

Commissioning Providers

Professional Engineers (P.E.), Mechanical & Elect

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0 replies | 205 views | Posted on: 10/20/2026 | Last updated: 10/20/2026

Regenerative Design in Digital Practice, Online, Presented by Living Future Europe, October 20, 2026

by Patricie A

Regenerative Design in Digital Practice

13 November 2026 | Online | full day crash course

Are you a design professional looking for a deeper regenerative framework to gu

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Filed under: Events

Keywords: regenerative design,Design Tools,digital tools,LivingFutureEurope,RDiDP

0 replies | 515 views | Posted on: 10/06/2026 | Last updated: 10/12/2026

Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) Building Tour with Built Environment Plus, November 4, Boston, Massachusetts, 4pm

by Srushti // Social Media Executive

Join BE+ for an in-person building tour of the Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) in Allston, MA, a mixed-use innovation district transforming a formerly underutilized site into a connected campus for r

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Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 677 views | Posted on: 09/15/2026 | Last updated: 09/19/2026

Mold & Moisture in Buildings Conference, November 4-5, Augusta, Maine

by Srushti // Social Media Executive

The science of mold and moisture, and how to deal with them in buildings, is constantly changing: new scientific studies, new tools and strategies, a changing climate, and ever-evolving construction p

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0 replies | 644 views | Posted on: 07/20/2026 | Last updated: 09/16/2026

Reducing Wildfire Risk, July 22, Online and In Seattle, Washington

by Srushti // Social Media Executive

Wildfires are becoming more frequent, more intense, and more unpredictable across the Pacific Northwest, including here on the west side of the Cascades. Recent events such as the Palis

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0 replies | 666 views | Posted on: 07/06/2026 | Last updated: 07/06/2026

4th International Summit on Non-Renewable and Renewable Energy (ISNRE2026), August 24 - 25, Venice, Italy

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Spectrum Conferences has a fabulous line of speakers who will address the key issues in non-renewable and renewable energy at the present time. Spectrum Conferences is certain that we will all ta

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0 replies | 869 views | Posted on: 06/17/2026 | Last updated: 06/17/2026

Webinar: Opportunities for Hydrogen in the Northeast, Presented by NECEC, September 22, 9-11 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

NECEC will convene stakeholders from the hydrogen industry to discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing a hydrogen economy.

As states in the Northeast increase their climate goals to b

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Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy,hydrogen,Infrastructure,The Hydrogen Economy

0 replies | 2432 views | Posted on: 09/10/2020 | Last updated: 09/10/2020

Upcycling - Innovative submissions welcome

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

In case you were unable to attend Metro’s Upcycle Web Forum on Thursday, August 13th, the event recording and resources mentioned in the Forum are available at www.metro.net/upcycling.

O

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Filed under: Government Agencies and Initiatives

California Green Building

Keywords: California,Upcycling,Los Angeles

0 replies | 2108 views | Posted on: 08/24/2020 | Last updated: 08/26/2020

Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE), Online, August 21-22

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors of Southern Ca

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Dodge Data & Analytics and NAHB Publish 2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief

by AbbieKnight

Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), recently released the “2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.&rd

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Filed under: Studies/Surveys

Keywords: SmartMarket,Dodge Data and Analytics,National Association of Home Builders (NAHB),NAHB

0 replies | 1882 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

Webinar: Exploring Climate Solutions (CT focused), June 30, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

In this webinar, Ross Spiegel, Architect and Specifications Coordinator at The S/L/A/M Collaborative, will provide an overview of green building rating systems and their impact on sustainability, ener

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Filed under: Webinars

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Sustainability,Resiliency,Connecticut

0 replies | 1646 views | Posted on: 06/09/2020 | Last updated: 06/09/2020

GTM Webinar: The Road to Seamless DER Integration and Stops Along the Way (12/6 @ 2pmEST)

by aahassonjee

The road to seamless distributed energy resources (DERs) integration will follow different courses, but the state of disruption is a stop ahead for all utilities. DERs challenge traditional approaches…

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: DERs

0 replies | 1001 views | Posted on: 11/30/2016 | Last updated: 11/30/2016

RecyclingWorks Free Webinar: Construction Material Recycling, Best Management Practices, May 21, 10 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend this free webinar to learn how collecting construction & demolition (C&D) materials on-site for reuse and recycling can reduce disposal costs and conserve valuable resources.

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Filed under: Waste Management/Recycling/Collection - Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Demolition,Sustainable Demolition,Construction Material Recycling

0 replies | 2167 views | Posted on: 05/15/2020 | Last updated: 05/15/2020

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Online Course, June 4, 9-2 pm

by Richard Minasian // Student

In this GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green online course, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

GPRO Fundament

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Filed under: Online Courses

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Architecture,Real Estate,Construction,engineering,High-performance building

0 replies | 2239 views | Posted on: 05/01/2020 | Last updated: 05/01/2020

Chicago Thrives! Resilience Symposium - Thursday April 20 - 8 am - 4:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Resilient design is emerging as the design challenge for our age. Practitioners in the built environment must re-imagine our built infrastructure and social fabric to be adaptable to changing conditio…

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Design,Resilience

0 replies | 1275 views | Posted on: 04/06/2017 | Last updated: 04/06/2017

Free Event: Energy Star Portfolio Manager Training, 4/11, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Boston, MA

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Free Event: Energy Star Portfolio Manager Training Tuesday, April 11, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Location: 50 Milk Street, "Lighthouse" Room - 20th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Join the City of Boston an…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Energy Star,Portfolio Manager

0 replies | 1561 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

Deep Energy Retrofits Initiative by Environmental Health Watch, Ohio

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

How low can you go? Imagine reducing the energy use in your home by 70-90%. It is possible– and can be economically feasible– without using renewable energy. Super-insulation and Passive House pri…

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Savings,Deep Energy Retrofits,Green Initiative

0 replies | 6126 views | Posted on: 03/15/2017 | Last updated: 03/15/2017

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour: Award Winning Net-Zero Home & Teaching Tool, Friday, August 18, Watertown

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Pro Tour: Award Winning Net-Zero Home & Teaching Tool Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday, August 18 Watertown, Connecticut CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and …

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Tour,USGBC,HERS Rating

0 replies | 1659 views | Posted on: 03/08/2017 | Last updated: 05/02/2017

Event: Universal Design Conference NYC 2017, 3/9, 8:00am - 5:00pm, New York

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Universal Design Conference NYC 2017 Thursday, March 9, 8:00am - 5:00pm Location: AIA New York 536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NY 10012 It is our great pleasure to welcome you on behalf of Univ…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Universal Design,AIA NYC

0 replies | 1579 views | Posted on: 02/24/2017 | Last updated: 02/24/2017

Wind turbines in US Great Plains states produced more than half the Region’s Power, for the first time

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Wind turbines across the Great Plains states produced, for the first time, more than half the region’s electricity. The power grid that supplies a corridor stretching from Montana to the Texas Panha…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Wind energy,Renewable Energy

0 replies | 3903 views | Posted on: 02/15/2017 | Last updated: 02/15/2017

Event: Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin, February 28, 2017 9am - 10am EST

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin February 28, 9am - 10am EST NYU School of Law Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, Furman Hall 245 Sullivan Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 1…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,Greenwashing

0 replies | 1562 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

SolarEdge Webinar: SolarEdge's HD-Wave: A New Era for PV Inverters, February 16 (10-11 am PST)

by aahassonjee

SolarEdge Webinar: SolarEdge's HD-Wave: A New Era for PV Inverters, February 16 (10-11 am PST/1-2 pm EST) Registration: http://bit.ly/2jVR9kO About SolarEdge: SolarEdge’s mission is to bec…

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1161 views | Posted on: 01/21/2017 | Last updated: 01/23/2017

Wow, Check out this Sea Change Map of Boston in 2050 and 2100

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

See what happens in 2050 and in 2100 generally, and with a major flood event. We've got some climatechange mitigation work to do. http://seachange.sasaki.com/ Thanks Mike Duclos for point…

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Boston,Flooding

0 replies | 5930 views | Posted on: 12/15/2016 | Last updated: 12/15/2016

 

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