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Passive House Verification Online Workshop: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Passive House, May 21, 12 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This presentation focuses on the technical requirements of PHIUS verification for both single family and multifamily dwellings. While some requirements, such as blower door testing, are generally well

Filed under: Passive House

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 921 views | Posted on: 05/19/2020 | Last updated: 05/19/2020

Green Building Brasil International Conference, November 16-20

by Suelen Ribeiro // Architect/ LEED GA

This is the main event in the sustainable construction of Latin America. The event brings together industry leaders, specialists, and frontline professionals dedicated to sustainable construction

Brasil Green Building

0 replies | 557 views | Posted on: 11/16/2020 | Last updated: 12/22/2021

FREE Webinar: Regenerative Insight 100 - A Two Part Series about Regenerative Development, November 19, 7-9 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

In partnership with Bill Reed and Joel Glanzberg of Regenesis Group, Build it Green will be offering two 2-hour introductory workshops to address the following questions:

  • What is Regenerative De

Filed under: Development

Keywords: Design,Sustainable Communities,Development,regenerative design

0 replies | 1140 views | Posted on: 11/03/2020 | Last updated: 11/03/2020

Net Zero 2020, "Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew," Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, October 23

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This year's conference theme—Jumpstarting a Clean, Green & Inclusive Economy for Cape Cod & The Islands—captures the clean energy initiatives, policies, jobs, trainin

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Net zero,Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative

0 replies | 810 views | Posted on: 10/17/2020 | Last updated: 10/17/2020

Building Tech Forum (Online): Getting to Zero with Embodied Carbon, October 28, 4 pm EDT

by Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts)

Building Tech Forum: Roadmap to 2050 aimed to better understand how our carbon footprint will change to accommodate the Commonwealth’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. Now, we’re narro

Filed under: Webinars

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Net zero,Technology,built environment

0 replies | 1429 views | Posted on: 09/27/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Free Webinar: Certifying Buildings in Higher Education: Certification Pathways, September 29, 12 PM EDT

by kaleigh.stirrat // Intern & Emerging Professional in Architecture

This session will provide an overview of the main updates and tools and resources for the LEED v4.1 rating system and how these updates impact Higher Ed projects.

 

Over the past few years,

FREE Webinar: Livable Public Play Spaces that Integrate Natural Systems, September 15, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

“Play space” in US cities too often conjures an image of landscapes consisting of sterile, mono-dimensional playsets designed to entertain infant and small children. Too often, parks in th

Filed under: Urban Planning

Keywords: Healthy Building,Urban Planning,Recycling,Ecology,Parks

0 replies | 901 views | Posted on: 08/25/2020 | Last updated: 08/25/2020

Global Webinar on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology

by Catalysis

Global Webinar on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology is scheduled on September 21-22, 2020. The webinar is based on the theme “Explore the latest trends in Catalysis, Chemical Engi

Filed under: Education

0 replies | 599 views | Posted on: 08/12/2020 | Last updated: 08/12/2020

FREE Webinar: RESET Open Workshop - Sustainability and System Change for Businesses, August 13, 11 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

These open workshops will explore real case studies and experiences gained in the past 10 years working with entrepreneurs in green and social transformation. This webinar will dive into key topics th

Filed under: Webinars

Brasil Green Building

Keywords: Green Business,Carbon Footprint,COVID19

0 replies | 1285 views | Posted on: 07/25/2020 | Last updated: 07/25/2020

Webinar: Transitioning from HFCs- How Buildings Can Lead in Stopping Climate Change, July 30, 1-2pm

by AbbieKnight

Join Illinois Green Alliance and E2 on July 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM for a virtual deep-dive discussion on how commercial buildings can transition to low-carbon refrigera

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,HFC,Hydrofluorocarbons

0 replies | 1396 views | Posted on: 07/13/2020 | Last updated: 07/13/2020

Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA), 113th Annual Conference & Expo, Online, June 30-July 2

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

A&WMA's Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE) is a comprehensive conference on environmental technology and regulation and brings environmental professionals from around the world together

Filed under: Industry Organizations and Associations

Keywords: Air and Waste Management Association,AWMA,Environmental Technology

0 replies | 1344 views | Posted on: 06/25/2020 | Last updated: 06/25/2020

FREE Webinar: How Being a Greener Company is Good for Business, July 7, 12pm BST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Whether you’re an ardent environmentalist or just take an interest in current affairs no-one can deny that “green” is back on the agenda – big time.

Cornwall Labour Party is

Filed under: Business Support Services- General

UK Green Building

Keywords: business,Sustainability,Going Green

0 replies | 1795 views | Posted on: 06/11/2020 | Last updated: 06/11/2020

Webinar: Benchmarking and Labeling Tools for Energy Efficiency, June 11, 9 AM PDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

This forum will discuss benchmarking and green labeling as tools for energy efficiency and decarbonization.

Energy benchmarking and labeling are tools that local governments can use to help reduce

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Decarbonization,energy benchmarking,Green labeling

0 replies | 837 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/28/2020

January 9 - A "Day Against Denial" - or More Positively, FOR the Planet - 12 noon, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

January 9 - A "Day Against Denial" - or more Positively, FOR the Planet - 12 noon, Boston Multiple Locations 1. https://www.greennewton.org/event/day-against-denial/ Sen Ed Markey Boston Offi…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change

0 replies | 618 views | Posted on: 01/03/2017 | Last updated: 01/03/2017

Built Green Conference 2017, September 14. Bothell, WA

by AbbieKnight

The Built Green Conference has been occurring annually for a decade with the aim of providing valuable and cutting-edge information on green building and sustainability. The conference will cover a va…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability

0 replies | 561 views | Posted on: 05/25/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

USGBC-LA's new blog post: Snapshots on Sustainability - Walkability is Inviting

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

"I’m reading Philip Langdon’s new book, Within Walking Distance: Creating Livable Communities for All and I’m thinking about neighborhoods. In the back of my mind is the song “Walking in LA”…

Filed under: Green Living

California Green Building

0 replies | 1287 views | Posted on: 05/11/2017 | Last updated: 05/11/2017

The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series May 8 | 4:00pm Biological Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Cambridge The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences L…

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Agriculture

0 replies | 1865 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017

Event: BOMA 2017 International Conference and Expo, 6/24 - 6/27, Nashville, TN

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Your commercial real estate success story began with the first steps you took toward building relationships to make your business thrive. Take the next steps toward boosting your property—and your c…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1767 views | Posted on: 04/06/2017 | Last updated: 04/06/2017

Event: Climate Data: Mysteries, Wonders, and Reality, 4/18, 5 PM, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Event: Climate Data: Mysteries, Wonders, and Reality Tuesday, April 18, at 5 PM Location: Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center - Room 32-123, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA Climate data comes in a ric…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 688 views | Posted on: 04/05/2017 | Last updated: 04/05/2017

Massachusetts Preps for US Offshore Wind Construction Boom

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), a ratepayer-funded research organization that works to accelerate the success of clean energy technologies, companies and projects in the state, last w…

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,Wind energy,US Offshore Energy

0 replies | 6337 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

Event: The Square Roots Urban Farming Community Farm Tour, 3/28, 5:30 PM, Brooklyn, NY

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

The Square Roots Urban Farming Community Farm Tour Tuesday, March 28, 5:30 pm, 630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11206 Come to the Square Roots farm - meet the farmers, taste the food, talk with o…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Brooklyn Event,Urban Farms,Community

0 replies | 1476 views | Posted on: 03/09/2017 | Last updated: 03/12/2017

The Blackburn Energy Story: Creating a Sustainable World, March 1st 11:30am - 1pm

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

The Blackburn Energy Story: Creating a Sustainable World Through Invention, Entrepreneurship & Local Manufacturing Date/Time: Wednesday, March 1 - 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Place: 100 Cummings Ctr.…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Sustainability,Carbon Reduction

0 replies | 727 views | Posted on: 02/27/2017 | Last updated: 02/27/2017

Low-cost solar solutions light thousands of homes in India

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

India’s Energy Minister Piyush Goyal announced it is now less costly to produce electricity from the sun than from coal in the country. According to the World Energy Outlook 2016, 244 million peo…

Filed under: Energy

India Green Building

Keywords: Solar Energy,India clean energy

0 replies | 5513 views | Posted on: 02/16/2017 | Last updated: 02/16/2017

BEEx Training Event: Green Light: Advanced Controls- Types & Functions (2/14 @ 11-12:30 pm @ 31 Chambers St., NY, NY)

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls technology, t…

Filed under: Government Policies

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: advanced lighting controls

0 replies | 813 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

New York Build Expo 2017 - March 15th & 16th at Javits Center - Free event

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

New York Build Expo 2017 Date & Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 9:30 AM – Thursday, March 16, 2017, 4:30 PM Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 West 34th Street New York, NY 100…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York,Events in March,Construction Expo,Free event

0 replies | 2156 views | Posted on: 01/23/2017 | Last updated: 01/23/2017

 

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