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2020 College and University Waste Management Webinar, Thursday, April 16, 2-3:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in place of the postponed in-person 2020 College & University Forum.

This webinar will provide an oppo

Filed under: Waste Management and Collection/Recycling

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Waste Management,Green Campuses,RecyclingWorks Massachusetts

0 replies | 1432 views | Posted on: 04/03/2020 | Last updated: 04/03/2020

Flooring Reborn: The Essentials of Commercial Carpet Tile Reuse & Recycling, Online, November 20, 12-1 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join USGBC-CA and Carpet Recovery to learn about the California Carpet Stewardship Program’s experiences with the challenges and opportunities of commercial carpet tile recyc

California Green Building

0 replies | 437 views | Posted on: 11/03/2024 | Last updated: 11/03/2024

Free Webinar: Lighting Controls Design and Documentation, November 5, 9-11:30am PT

by Hani // Social media manager

This class walks you through the control design process and reviews the required documents needed for a successful lighting control project. Lighting designer Yukiko Yoshida and lighting controls spec

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 617 views | Posted on: 10/13/2024 | Last updated: 10/15/2024

ICSD 2025 : 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 10 -11 September Rome, Italy

by icsd

European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 13th ICSD 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Development, with particular

Free Webinar: Fundamentals of Lighting (IES) - Mod 2: Electric Light Sources- Part of a 10 part lighting series, September 25, 5:30-8 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

The newly revised IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Fundamentals of Lighting series is a great technical introduction for those entering lighting and related fields, including designers, salespeo

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

0 replies | 827 views | Posted on: 08/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/30/2024

Free Webinar: From Calculations to Conversions: Optimizing HVAC Load Sizing for Better Sales, August 27, 12-1:30 PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Shelby Breger, co-founder of Conduit Tech, for an in-depth webinar on load calculations. This course will dive into how calculations work and how they can help drive customer engagement. This cou

California Green Building

0 replies | 667 views | Posted on: 08/08/2024 | Last updated: 08/08/2024

Free Webinar: 3-part series: Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes, August 15, 22 & 29, 9-11am PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Testing your work is imperative to meet or exceed performance targets and to ensure a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. Instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Perform

California Green Building

0 replies | 791 views | Posted on: 07/19/2024 | Last updated: 07/20/2024

Electric Vehicle Car Show & Workshop, June 29, 10 am - 3 pm, Plymouth, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Poke around fellow community members’ EVs as well as cutting edge models from local dealerships and new EVs from the Town of Plymouth’s Fleet. At a 1pm EV workshop in the Fehlow Room, lear

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 613 views | Posted on: 06/14/2024 | Last updated: 06/14/2024

Dreaming, Planning, Designing & Building: Two Passive House Case Studies, New Construction in Vermont and a New Jersey Retrofit, June 20, 7-8:15 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Jacob Brown wiill present step-by-step construction photos of his two houses.  Saltwoods is in the woods near Mount Snow, vermont,  Salwdoods is a high efficuency, passive design inspired, n

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

0 replies | 890 views | Posted on: 06/06/2024 | Last updated: 06/06/2024

Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Forum, June 12, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 7:30-11, plus Option to Tour Lambeau Field

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Take your business to the next level by discovering strategies to enhance the energy efficiency of your facility. Attend what primises to be an engaging morning of technical sessions offered for

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 928 views | Posted on: 05/18/2024 | Last updated: 05/18/2024

Webinar: Improving and Prolonging the Performance of Finished Concrete Floors, May 29, 12:00 PM EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

This overview of concrete floor basics shows participants how to get the most from finished concrete floors. Along the way it discusses levels of finish, hardening-densifying and other aspects of fini

Filed under: Webinars

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: Webinar,Sustainability,Concrete Flooring

0 replies | 1220 views | Posted on: 05/19/2020 | Last updated: 05/20/2020

Going Electric: Retrofitting NYC's Multifamily Buildings, May 7, 9am (Online)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

To achieve a low-carbon future, we’ll need to transition our buildings from burning fossil fuels to using electricity for heating and hot water. This process, known as electrification, will brin

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 998 views | Posted on: 05/02/2020 | Last updated: 05/02/2020

Places Matter for Human Health Webcast Series (free), Discussion with Dr. Joseph G. Allen and IWBI President, Rachel Gutter, May 1 12 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join us for a webcast discussion with assistant professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Joseph G. Allen and IWBI President, Rachel Gutter about evidence-based strategies to pri

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

0 replies | 1697 views | Posted on: 04/19/2020 | Last updated: 04/19/2020

Rethinking the Way We Eat: Disposable, Edible Spoons

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

As a society on the go, we’re constantly running from one event to the next, and it often happens that we’re out and about during peak meal or snack times. So we’ll either bring food with us to …

FREE Webinar: The Importance of Effective Handwashing and It's Impact on Global Health, Thursday, March 26, 12pm EDT

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

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

Filed under: Green Facilities

0 replies | 1765 views | Posted on: 03/20/2020 | Last updated: 04/09/2020

Ceres 2020 in New York, NY, March 23-26 (Now Online)

by Veer Mudambi // Journalist - Writing Green

Ceres 2020 in New York will mobilize the world's most influential capital market leaders to accelerate and scale up solutions to the most pressing global sustainability challenges. These leading e

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1830 views | Posted on: 03/06/2020 | Last updated: 03/23/2020

USGBC Central Florida 2020 Sustainability Leaders & Lunch Celebration, March 6, Orlando

by mkilmartin // Intern

USGBC Central Florida invites you to come learn about brand new sustainability initiatives as well as those on the horizon and celebrate the best projects and community champions in Central Florida, F

Filed under: Events

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1319 views | Posted on: 02/21/2020 | Last updated: 02/21/2020

2020 USGBC Texas Gulf Cost Kickoff: An Evening with the New Regional Council, February 11, Houston, TX

by AbbieKnight

Meet the 2020 leadership for the USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Region on Tuesday, February 11th.

Caroline Kostak, will present the USGBC priorities for the local region for 2020-2021, and some new and ret

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Texas Green Building

Keywords: English associates Architects,kick-off

0 replies | 1200 views | Posted on: 01/29/2020 | Last updated: 02/03/2020

Illinois Green Alliance Annual Meeting & Volunteer Celebration, January 30, Chicago

by mkilmartin // Intern

Join the Illinois Green Alliance for the Annual Meeting & Volunteer Celebration as we gather Illinois' leading green building professionals to celebrate advances in green building in 2019

Filed under: Fundraising

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1213 views | Posted on: 01/17/2020 | Last updated: 01/17/2020

MassDEP C&D Subcommittee Meeting - Tuesday, December 6 10-11:30 am, Boston

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) C&D Subcommittee Meeting to learn about the market influence of earning LEED V4 C&D Waste Recycling Credits. The C&D Subcommit…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 564 views | Posted on: 12/01/2016 | Last updated: 12/01/2016

The Road to 100 Percent: A Town Hall Discussion in Boston on Monday, November 14 at 6:30 PM

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Road to 100 Percent: A Town Hall Discussion in Boston Opportunities and challenges in the transition to a fully renewable energy society Monday, November 14 at 6:30-8 pm Old South Church …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 808 views | Posted on: 11/08/2016 | Last updated: 11/08/2016

The Internet of Things - Impact on the Energy Efficiency Field - AEE-NE, November 2, 8:30am to 12:15 pm, Boxborough

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Internet of Things - Impact on the Energy Efficiency Field November 2, 8:30am to 12:15 pm Cisco 500 Beaver Brook Road Boxborough, MA 01719 The internet of things (IoT) is the internetwork…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Internet of things,AEE-NE

0 replies | 882 views | Posted on: 10/24/2016 | Last updated: 10/24/2016

Free Sustainable Building Webinar: Built Positive: Help Build What's Next - Wed, Nov 30, 2016 12 - 1pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Wed, Nov 30, 2016 12 - 1PM EST Built Positive: Help Build What's Next Exciting webinar opportunity - mark your calendar, and register! Are you a sustainable leader in your field, or do you want…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Cradle to Cradle,Building Green

0 replies | 868 views | Posted on: 09/27/2016 | Last updated: 11/29/2016

Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) Deer Island Tour, Friday, October 21st, 9:30-11:30 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) Deer Island Tour Friday, October 21st, 9:30-11:30 am Join MCAN for a tour of the Deer Island clean energy site, which includes solar, wind, and anaerobic digest…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 557 views | Posted on: 09/02/2016 | Last updated: 09/02/2016

New Solar Cell Produces Burnable Fuel

by JackSawyer // Student

A new solar cell breakthrough at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has the potential to expedite our adoption of solar significantly as it fixes a serious shortcoming that plagues current ce…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Renewable Energy,University of Illinios at Chicago,Breakthrough,Photosynthetic,Fuel

0 replies | 1395 views | Posted on: 08/03/2016 | Last updated: 08/03/2016

 

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