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LEED Zero and 4.1: The LEED We’ve Been Waiting For, August 14, 8:00-10:00am, St. Louis, MO

by Gina Pryciak // Student

With the release of the LEED Zero suite of certifications (Zero Energy, Carbon, Water, and Waste), and with the evolution of LEED v4.1, we may have a series of rating systems that provide market-drivi

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,LEED

0 replies | 1761 views | Posted on: 06/26/2019 | Last updated: 06/26/2019

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Design, A Yestermorrow Design/Build School Online Course, 8 6:30-8:30 pm Sessions, Staring January 18

by Hani // Social media manager

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have a long history of providing flexible, cost-effective, family-oriented housing. Recent regulatory changes in several states make ADUs a viable option to generate re

0 replies | 1229 views | Posted on: 12/01/2023 | Last updated: 12/02/2023

Online Training: Single Family Energy Star Certified Homes Version 3/3.1, December 11-13, 10am-2pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

Join Southface Institute for a live, instructor-led online training this fall to maintain or expand your ENERGY STAR service offerings and expertise. Over the course of three four-hour sessions, you&r

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

0 replies | 791 views | Posted on: 11/17/2023 | Last updated: 11/18/2023

Greening the Workplace, Online, November 28 & December 5, 9:30am–15:30pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Do you want to make a difference in your workplace by actively promoting a greener, more sustainable culture and working environment? Do you want to inspire environmental responsibility in the workpla

0 replies | 1001 views | Posted on: 11/03/2023 | Last updated: 11/03/2023

Free Webinar: Best Practices for Lighting Offices, November 10, 12 pm PT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Best Practices for Lighting Offices covers lighting considerations as work environments and office layouts evolve, and it describes the use of LEDs and control strategies. It includes a review of the

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Healthy Building,Lighting,Green Office Space,Lights

0 replies | 1418 views | Posted on: 10/21/2023 | Last updated: 10/21/2023

Heating Electrification Workshop, Presented by NEEP, October 25-26, New Haven, CT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Heating electrification is at a pivotal moment marked by historic tailwinds. With mature technologies at hand, it's time for the market to address non-technical barriers like installer training an

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 816 views | Posted on: 10/04/2023 | Last updated: 10/04/2023

National Drive Electric Week EV Festival, September 30, Atlanta, Georgia

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Clean Cities Georgia, EV Club of the South,  Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Archdiocese of Atlanta, Center for Sustainable Communities, and community partners on Saturday, September 30t

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

0 replies | 926 views | Posted on: 09/19/2023 | Last updated: 09/19/2023

Free Webinar: The Big Disconnect - The Importance of Wall to Roof Connections for the Air Barrier, September 27, 12-1 pm EDT

by Hani // Social media manager

As more states, jurisdictions and the design community require air barriers, the issue of connecting the wall air barrier assembly to other building assemblies, such as below grade, window systems and

0 replies | 1067 views | Posted on: 09/02/2023 | Last updated: 09/02/2023

Crushing the Code NYC: Residential, Online, September 6

by lc // Associate, Education O&D at Urban Green Council

Course Overview

Crushing the Code New York City: Residential is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC an

Filed under: Online Courses

Related to: Education ,Training and Development Programs, Workshops

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,Energy Code,NYC,UGC,2020 NYC Energy Code,Residential

0 replies | 1579 views | Posted on: 08/15/2023 | Last updated: 08/16/2023

Free Event: Everything Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings, August 22, 8-10am, Kansas City, MO

by himj // Student Of Green Building

Join this in-person event on Tuesday, August 22 from 8:00 - 10:00 am for coffee, breakfast, and networking while industry experts review 2023's higher-than-ever incentives for Missouri,

Missouri Green Building

0 replies | 975 views | Posted on: 07/25/2023 | Last updated: 07/25/2023

Building Enclosure Excellence and How To Achieve It, September 18, NY, NY

by AbbieKnight

A panel of experts will present and discuss design and construction solutions to common building envelope conditions in multifamily and commercial buildings. They will address the considerable challen

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Commercial Real Estate,Building Science

0 replies | 1844 views | Posted on: 08/13/2019 | Last updated: 08/13/2019

LEED v4 Online Discussion Forum: LEED for Homes and PassiveHaus: August 22

by AidanAnthony // Intern

These monthly virtual meetings focus on those aspects of LEED v4 that have changed the most to help project teams achieve certification under the new rating system. Led by LEED subject matter experts,

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 2909 views | Posted on: 07/26/2019 | Last updated: 07/26/2019

Green Schools Roundtable, August 1, 9:30am-1:00pm, Ashland, NE

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Join the U.S. Green Building Council Nebraska Flatwater Community for their 3rd Annual Green Schools Roundtable on Thursday, August 1st.

This is a great time to gather among your peers to get in a

Filed under: Green Schools

Keywords: Green Schools

0 replies | 1487 views | Posted on: 07/18/2019 | Last updated: 07/18/2019

Greentopia EcoDistrict Coordinator - Rochester, NY. Apply by July 1st

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The EcoDistrict Coordinator will be Greentopia’s primary staff person dedicated to developing New York State’s first EcoDistrict in Rochester, New York. In collaboration with the organization’s …

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Related to: Green Building Jobs

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,Green Jobs,New York

0 replies | 2140 views | Posted on: 06/17/2015 | Last updated: 06/17/2015

Home Energy Score 2-Day Boot Camp, July 17-18, San Diego, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Join Build It Green for a two-day boot camp to complete the online DOE Sim Training & Testing and score your first home with a mentor to become a qualified Home Energy Score Assessor.

Home Ener

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings,Home Energy Score

0 replies | 1798 views | Posted on: 06/13/2019 | Last updated: 06/13/2019

Job Posting - Mindful Materials - Market Development Coordinator

by Rate It Green Team

Mindful MATERIALS (mM) is growing. We are looking for a Market Development Coordinator to help broaden the reach and awareness of mM across the building industry to accelerate growth of the mM Library

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 836 views | Posted on: 06/05/2019 | Last updated: 06/05/2019

Women in Green Networking Mixer, June 6, Los Angeles, CA

by AbbieKnight

Join for a Wine Tasting with Women In Green, featuring Organic Wines from Female Winemakers

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Women in Green,networking,USGBC LA

0 replies | 1849 views | Posted on: 05/16/2019 | Last updated: 05/16/2019

AIA Conference on Architecture 2019, June 6-8, Las Vegas, NV

by AbbieKnight

A'19: Blueprint for a Better Future

Designing a better future means taking on the critical challenges facing cities—and our world—today.

A’19 programming includes sessions

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1468 views | Posted on: 04/24/2019 | Last updated: 05/31/2019

2019 Earth Day Celebration in Partnership with ZEBx - Zero Emissions Building Exchange, April 25, Vancouver, Canada

by AbbieKnight

Join us for a night of inspiration and celebration at the return of Vancouver’s largest Earth Day event!

This year, we are excited to partner with ZEBx - Zero Emissions Building Exchange, a c

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Earth Day

0 replies | 1476 views | Posted on: 03/25/2019 | Last updated: 03/27/2019

Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit: Row House, February 17, 6 - 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Urban Green Council NY Presents: Deep Energy Retrofit Row House The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York, NY 10012 Speakers: Julie Torres Moskovitz, AIA, LEED AP, CPHT Fou…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1238 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 02/01/2016

Boston Collaborative: Two Living Building Challenge Building Tours – Western MA, 12/11 2-5 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Living Building Tours of Hampshire College's RW Kerns Center and Hitchcock Center in Amherst, MA December 11th, 2015 2:00 PM through 5:00 PM A professional tour of two buildings designed to me…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Tour,Living Building,Hampshire College

0 replies | 1542 views | Posted on: 12/07/2015 | Last updated: 12/07/2015

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Launches Residential Energy+ for Home Energy Performance and Cost Measurement

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is launching Residential Energy+, an initiative to measure and value home energy performance and costs in valuing residential real estate. The measure has three top goal…

Filed under: Other Whole Building Standards

Keywords: Residential Real Estate,Energy Measurement,Home Energy,Energy Effciency

0 replies | 1943 views | Posted on: 10/18/2015 | Last updated: 01/29/2016

Shell Abandons Arctic Drilling - Sign to Keep Other Oil Companies out of the Arctic

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Great news today - Shell Oil has abandoned plans for further Arctic exploration. At a cost of approximately $7 billion, perhaps this will scare other fossil fuel companies away as well. But maybe no…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Arctic Drilling,Shell Oil

0 replies | 1076 views | Posted on: 09/28/2015 | Last updated: 09/28/2015

Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans - 10 Years Later, Why aren't We Doing Better?

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Recently, we posted an opinion in our Green Building Industry News area on New Orleans ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck. http://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-resources/sustainable-bu

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: NOLA,New Orleans,Hurricane Katrina

0 replies | 1063 views | Posted on: 09/04/2015 | Last updated: 09/04/2015

The EPA's Clean Power Plan Needs your Support! (Environment Mass)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Add your signature to support the EPA and the Obama Administrations Clean Power Plan! Sign to help the EPA implement affordable energy solutions as a part of the Clean Energy Incentive Program. …

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: Environment,EPA,Clean Power Plan,Obama Administration

0 replies | 1450 views | Posted on: 08/13/2015 | Last updated: 08/13/2015

 

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