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Partners for Green Places Informational Workshop, July 10, 9:30-11:00am, Sarasota, FL

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Interested in saving your nonprofit money by investing in energy efficiency upgrades? The County and City of Sarasota have secured grant funding to create financial savings for area human services or

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1449 views | Posted on: 06/26/2019 | Last updated: 06/26/2019

2025 MassRecycle Conference & Trade Show, March 18, Marlborough, Massachusetts

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The exciting and educational MassRecycle Conference is already underway for 2024! MassRecycle Conference will be hosting a large audience of people from the Solid Waste & Recycling Indus

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1233 views | Posted on: 01/08/2025 | Last updated: 01/08/2025

Home Electrification Contractor Boot Camp, February 6-7, Oxnard, California (Free for qualified attendees)

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This two-day course provides a robust introduction into residential building electrification. It is designed for construction trade personnel of all levels; including owners, sales managers, salespeop

California Green Building

0 replies | 1044 views | Posted on: 12/16/2024 | Last updated: 02/03/2025

IAQ & Energy 2024, December 11, Augusta, Maine

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

IAQ & Energy 2024 will include all the components to design, construct, operate and repair healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor spaces. This event offers interactive activities and res

0 replies | 682 views | Posted on: 11/22/2024 | Last updated: 11/22/2024

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure for Multifamily and Commercial Properties,, 3-Part Series, Starts November 21, 12-2 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This three-part electric vehicle (EV) training series is intended to walk you through the EV charging infrastructure needs for multifamily and commercial properties. It will start off with an introduc

California Green Building

0 replies | 387 views | Posted on: 11/03/2024 | Last updated: 11/03/2024

Free Webinar and Series: Home Energy Series for Homeowners, Part 1: Electricity Usage, November 5, 4-6 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Course Description: 

You get it every month. It sometimes makes you scream and throw sweaters at your family. But what’s actually causing your electric bill to be so dang expensive? In t

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 1096 views | Posted on: 10/14/2024 | Last updated: 10/15/2024

Free GreenHome Institute Webinar: Envelope Sealing with an Automated, Blower Door Directed Technology, September 25, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 

Building or renovating homes with less air leakage in the building envelope is the goal of a significant percentage of residential construction today, leading to homes that are more energy-e

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 779 views | Posted on: 09/18/2024 | Last updated: 09/18/2024

Free Webinar: Planning and Quantifying Your Industrial Electrification Journey, September 30, 10am - 12pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Designed for industrial owners and operators, this introductory class describes how to plan your industrial electrification journey. This class, offered in partnership with Southern California Edison

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 688 views | Posted on: 08/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/29/2024

Free Webinar: Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Developing a Work Scope for Attic Efficiency Upgrades, August 29, 9-11 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Effective work scopes help contractors and customers achieve specific performance goals in a home’s attic efficiency upgrade. Developing a comprehensive, goal-oriented work scope can help contra

California Green Building

0 replies | 832 views | Posted on: 08/08/2024 | Last updated: 08/08/2024

Free Webinar: Deep Dive into Commercial Induction Cooking, August 15, 10-11:30 PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This two-part class will start with a broad overview of all the induction cooking and holding products that are either available in the marketplace or know to be in development. From small countertop

California Green Building

0 replies | 1067 views | Posted on: 07/19/2024 | Last updated: 07/20/2024

Dallas BOC: Class 1001 (A) Energy Efficient Operations of a Building HVAC Systems, September 17, Irving, TX

by AbbieKnight

Building Operator Certification is a national workforce training and certification program offering facilities personnel the job skills and knowledge to improve the energy performance of their buildin

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC Technology

0 replies | 1482 views | Posted on: 08/13/2019 | Last updated: 08/13/2019

Understanding Recycling Better, and the Recycle Smart MA Resource

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

It can certainly be confusing nowadays as to what you can or can't recycle. Recycle Smart MA is an initiatve of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and has put it's effort

Filed under: Advocacy

Keywords: Recycling,MassRecycle

0 replies | 4949 views | Posted on: 07/26/2019 | Last updated: 02/09/2023

NOFA Summer Conference, August 9-11, Hampshire College Amherst, MA

by AidanAnthony // Intern

The Northeast Organic Farming Association is hosting their 45th annual Summer Conference with keynote speaker Sandor Katz for a festive summer weekend August 9 -11, 2019 at Hampshire College in A

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1357 views | Posted on: 07/17/2019 | Last updated: 07/18/2019

Solarize Central New York Project Coordinator - Apply by June 19th!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The CNY RPDB is seeking to hire a mature and poised Project Coordinator to lead the agency’s Solarize Central New York campaign. Solarize Central New York aims to increase the adoption of small-scal…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,New York

0 replies | 2019 views | Posted on: 06/17/2015 | Last updated: 06/17/2015

Rain Barrel Workshop, July 20, Englewood, FL 10:00am - 11:00pm

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Learn how the use of rain barrels can conserve water, save money by reducing the use of potable water in landscapes (lower utility bills), and reduce stormwater runoff by storing and diverting runoff

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1362 views | Posted on: 06/12/2019 | Last updated: 06/12/2019

Webinar: LEED v4 Online Discussion Forum: Materials and Indoor Environmental Quality in LEED v4.1, June 20, 12-1pm

by AidanAnthony // Intern

This month, listen to a 1-hour recording of a May 21st "Ask the Experts" session about Materials and Indoor Environmental Quality in LEED v4.1, where attendees connected directly with USGBC

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Webinar,USGBC,LEED V4

0 replies | 2190 views | Posted on: 06/05/2019 | Last updated: 06/06/2019

Zero Carbon: Refreshing Refrigerants, May 30, Seattle, WA

by AbbieKnight

Join the Cascadia Seattle Collaborative for a presentation on a mysterious topic in the AEC industry, refrigerants.

The first event in their Zero Carbon series, they explore how refrigerants impact

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Environment,Zero Carbon

0 replies | 1387 views | Posted on: 05/15/2019 | Last updated: 05/15/2019

GREENBUILDING WEEK 2019, Green Building Council Brasil, April 23-26 (Free Online Event!)

by Suelen Ribeiro // Architect/ LEED GA

Between April 23 and 26, Green Building Council Brasil brings the new edition of Greenbuilding Week, the 100% free online event that provides highly qualified content on several areas related to susta

Brasil Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Free webinar

0 replies | 1312 views | Posted on: 04/23/2019 | Last updated: 04/24/2019

Case Study: A Skyscraper that Breathes - PNC Tower, February 10, 6 - 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

USGBC NY - Urban Green Presents: Case Study: A Skyscraper that Breathes - PNC Tower, February 10, 6 - 8 pm The Mohawk Group 71 West 23rd Street (18th Floor) New York, NY 10010 Speakers: D…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Urban Green Council NY,CRE,Gensler,BuroHappold Engineering,Green Office Building

0 replies | 1422 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 01/26/2016

Jobs, Justice & Climate Rally, 12/12 1-3 pm, Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Jobs, Justice & Climate Rally Saturday, Dec 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common 2015 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and unprecedented storms, floods and droughts a…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Cimate Change,Climate Rally

0 replies | 1177 views | Posted on: 12/07/2015 | Last updated: 12/07/2015

Achieving a Circular Economy: Re-imagining the Future of Business, November 17th, 1pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Achieving a Circular Economy: Re-imagining the Future of Business Tuesday, November 17 1-2 pm EST The circular economy represents a new regenerative industrial model. Products no longer reach e…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Greenbiz,Circular Economy

0 replies | 1282 views | Posted on: 11/16/2015 | Last updated: 11/16/2015

We Need to Ban Fracking on Public Lands - Sign now (Petition)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Sign Credo's Petition to Ban Fracking on Public Land! The scale of drilling and fracking on public lands is enormous. By the end of 2014, oil and gas companies had leases on over 34 million acres o…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Energy,Fracking,Department of the Interior,Petition,CREDO

0 replies | 1584 views | Posted on: 10/17/2015 | Last updated: 10/17/2015

The One World Observatory Recently Achieved LEED Gold Certification

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

The observatory on the top of New York’s Freedom Tower, known as The One World Observatory, recently achieved LEED Gold Certification. The observatory opened earlier this year on May 29. The new bui…

NYSERDA Proposes $5 Billion Clean Energy Fund

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

White House Fact Sheet: Actions to Bring Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to Households across the Country New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is announcing it…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: clean energy,New York

0 replies | 1441 views | Posted on: 09/04/2015 | Last updated: 09/04/2015

State of the Art: Lighting Design & Controls

by Chelsea W. // Student

Join the NYC chapter of the US Green Building Council, Urban Green, for a presentation and panel discussion about how lighting can be used to both create the mood for a space while also saving energy.…

Filed under: New York

Related to: Safety,Trade Shows and Events ,Lighting

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,Urban Green Council NY,Lighting

0 replies | 1677 views | Posted on: 07/09/2015 | Last updated: 07/09/2015

 

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