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Webinar: Affordable Housing is a Climate Solution: Working with Tenants to Make It Work, January 25, 12-1 pm EST (FREE)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Affordable Housing is a Climate Solution is a 4-part webinar series that MCAN is co-hosting with the Boston Society for Architecture. The goal of this series is to start building a community of advoca

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Climate Solutions,Equity

0 replies | 1369 views | Posted on: 01/18/2021 | Last updated: 01/18/2021

Free Webinar - Powering Progress: All-Electric Design Incentives with Clean Energy Homes

by cleanenergyhomes

Secure a strategic advantage in California’s development landscape by embracing the future of affordable multifamily building electrification. Join the Clean Energy Homes team for an upcoming we

Building Equity Affordable Housing: Understanding Local and Global Approaches, April 3, 6:30 - 8 pm pm, Hybrid Event Online and in Waitsfield, Vermont

by Hani // Social media manager

Spring 2024 Speaker Series: Building Equity
Affordable Housing: Understanding Local and Global Approaches with Anya Brickman Raredon

Drawing from her experience in over 20 countries, Anya Brickman


0 replies | 789 views | Posted on: 03/11/2024 | Last updated: 03/11/2024

Building with Purpose: Selecting Green Materials, Online Lunchtime Series, (6) 1-hour sessions March 7 to April 11

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This multi-session series highlights concepts and trends in green material selection and reviews tools available to find healthier, lower-carbon products that are better for the environment and better

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 760 views | Posted on: 02/21/2024 | Last updated: 02/21/2024

Free Webinar: Comparison of Energy Standards Code to Passive House: A Report, February 21, 12–1pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

Investigating the ability of 12 building standards to deliver resilient, healthy, and efficient buildings.

The different industries are rapidly converging towards a single energy vector - electrici

Filed under: Webinars

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 767 views | Posted on: 02/01/2024 | Last updated: 02/02/2024

Building Tour & Happy Hour at Workscape, January 30, 4-6pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by Hani // Social media manager

Advanced registration is required!  Additional event details will be shared with registered participants prior to the event.  If you have not received a confirmation email within one hour of

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 639 views | Posted on: 01/12/2024 | Last updated: 01/12/2024

Solar Decathlon Professionals Training, Offered by USGBC in Collaboration with the US Department of Energy, Online Sessions, January 18 - March 21

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, USGBC is again offering the live Solar Decathlon Professional Training from January through March 2024. The Solar Decathlon Professi

0 replies | 930 views | Posted on: 12/18/2023 | Last updated: 12/18/2023

Virtual Course: E202 Advanced HOT2000 Energy Modeling for New & Existing Homes, January 8, 9 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Energy modelling software is used to analyze and optimize the energy characteristics of buildings. HOT2000 is an energy modelling software developed and maintained by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,HVAC,Building Codes,Residential Real Estate,Energy Modeling,Canada

0 replies | 1254 views | Posted on: 11/24/2023 | Last updated: 11/24/2023

Free Webinar: Plant Talk Episode #12: Your Landscape Questions Answered, December 5, 11:30am-1pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Do you have a burning question you’ve always wanted to ask a landscape design or maintenance expert?

Do you have a question about a specific plant or landscape challenge where nothing seems t

California Green Building

0 replies | 915 views | Posted on: 11/10/2023 | Last updated: 11/10/2023

Free Virtual Workshop Series: Building Retrofit, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11

by samanthaklein // Intern

The energy performance of the existing UK housing stock is generally very poor and an extensive retrofit programme that utilises the most energy efficient technologies and practices is the only forese

Filed under: Builders/Contractors

UK Green Building

Keywords: clean energy,Deep Energy Retrofit,green retrofit

0 replies | 878 views | Posted on: 03/21/2021 | Last updated: 03/21/2021

Free CE Webinar: All About Ducted Mini Splits, April 7, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

This session is a follow up to "Introduction to Fully Ducted Heat Pumps for All Electric Heating & Cooling." It reviews different types of ducted indoor units, the special design conside

CxEnergy Virtual, April 6 - April 29

by EnergyManagementAssociation // Non profit association

(Washington, DC, February 16, 2021) CxEnergy, the premier industry event in commissioning, energy management and building diagnostics, was originally set for April in Fort Worth, TX, but had to be can

0 replies | 1335 views | Posted on: 02/19/2021 | Last updated: 02/25/2021

Webinar: Low-Tech Farm Hacks and DIY Infrastructure, March 1, 7 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Starting a vegetable farm can be very expensive but some easy DIY projects can cut your costs significantly. Lisa Helm will share practical tricks she’s picked up from her experience founding th

Filed under: Green Living

Keywords: sustainable farming,Gardening,Green Infrastructure,Technology

0 replies | 1817 views | Posted on: 02/02/2021 | Last updated: 02/02/2021

Rhode Island Farm Energy Tours, June 15

by AbbieKnight

Topics to be covered in the farm energy tour: -RI Agricultural Energy Program Grant (RIAgEP) -USDA Rural Development – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) -Commerce RI – Renewable Energy F…

Filed under: Events

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: farm tour

0 replies | 1068 views | Posted on: 06/12/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

Free Webinar: Do Heat Pumps Save Energy and Increase Home Value? January 20, 11 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Electrifying most fossil-fuel-burning applications provides a pathway to achieving cost-effective deep decarbonization of the economy. Heat pumps offer a feasible and energy-efficient way to electrify

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Heating and cooling systems,Heat Pumps

0 replies | 1214 views | Posted on: 12/31/2020 | Last updated: 12/31/2020

Webinar: Episode - Healthy Indoors Show (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)

by Richard Minasian // Student

Recorded Webinar: Healthy Indoors Show
Recorded: November 19, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Delphine Farmer

Indoor air is a complex soup of molecules that is constantly changing, not only because o



Filed under: Health and Air Quality

0 replies | 1747 views | Posted on: 12/18/2020 | Last updated: 12/21/2022

Virtual Event: Energy Storage Pro -- India Battery Show 2020, December 17-18

by samanthaklein // Intern

This conference will deliver insight into key business and technical challenges & discover commercial opportunities for battery manufacturers who can benefit business. The conference will div

Filed under: Energy

India Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Recycling,Batteries,India

0 replies | 1844 views | Posted on: 12/05/2020 | Last updated: 12/05/2020

Webinar: Mythbusting -- Verifying Ventilation in Schools, December 10, 3 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

In the rush to get schools ready to welcome students and staff during or after the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are receiving information from all sides, some helpful and some misleading. Join these pan

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: High Performance Building,Green Schools,Indoor Air Quality,Ventilation Systems

0 replies | 1857 views | Posted on: 11/27/2020 | Last updated: 11/27/2020

17th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium: Water + Energy + Design: Innovations for Healthy, Vibrant Communities Wednesday, October 4

by Oyin

The 17th annual SyracuseCoE Symposium, Water + Energy + Design: Innovations for Healthy, Vibrant Communities will feature presentations by keynote speakers, Faculty Fellows, and collaborating research…

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 764 views | Posted on: 09/22/2017 | Last updated: 09/24/2017

USGBC-LA's new blog post: The Eclipse

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

"Where were you on Monday? Did you block time on your calendar between 9:45 and 10:30am to make sure you could take a peak at the solar eclipse? If you’re like me, I was checking the weather and ask…

Filed under: Energy

California Green Building

0 replies | 1848 views | Posted on: 08/25/2017 | Last updated: 08/25/2017

Tesla And The Energy War

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

Tesla built three battery storage plants and they accounted for 15 percent of the battery storage installed planet-wide last year. It's fair to say that just one of these plants would be the largest s…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1169 views | Posted on: 08/05/2017 | Last updated: 08/05/2017

Webinar: State Performance-Based Regulation Using Multiyear Rate Plans for U.S. Electric Utilities August 4th 1-2pm EST

by Matt Z. // Student

Electric utilities today must contain costs at a time when many need to modernize aging systems and all face major changes in technologies, customer preferences and competitive pressures. Most U.S…

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency

0 replies | 1522 views | Posted on: 07/19/2017 | Last updated: 07/19/2017

Waste Reduction & Plastic Free Living, July 25

by AbbieKnight

GreenMichigan.org – along with Harmony Hall – hosts a monthly workshop series on various sustainable topics. This month we will be discussing waste reduction and plastic free living. Join us to le…

Filed under: Events

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Waste Reduction

0 replies | 1140 views | Posted on: 07/13/2017 | Last updated: 07/13/2017

Green Jobs: Current and Future Trends in DC on August 17

by AbbieKnight

Join for the fourth Annual Green Jobs event on Thursday, August 17th, 6-8:30 pm. They're bringing together green job seekers and providers of green jobs. They will focus on current market and future…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Green Jobs

0 replies | 1249 views | Posted on: 06/30/2017 | Last updated: 06/30/2017

Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center

by Jessica Schultz // Living Building Coordinator

The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016…

Filed under: Living Building Challenge

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1489 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 06/23/2017

 

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