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FREE Webinar: Learn More About the Green Advantage Certification (GACA), May 21, 1-1:30 PM PST

by Richard Minasian // Student

Everyone knows it takes a qualified team to build a high performance, healthy building. Yet so many green building teams are not equipped with the knowledge and tools to truly deliver buildings that p

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Healthy Building,Green Advantage Certification,Green Advantage Certified Professional,Green Advantage Certified Associate

0 replies | 1674 views | Posted on: 05/14/2020 | Last updated: 05/14/2020

Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Clients Happy, July 11, 5:30-7:30 pm MT, Free Hybrid Event Online and in Lafayette, Colorado

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Don't Get Tripped Up By Heat Pumps: A Guide To Keeping Your Clients Happy.  Join Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG) for a presentation and Q+A session featuring four heat pump experts

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1662 views | Posted on: 06/26/2024 | Last updated: 06/26/2024

Building Electrification Fundamentals Part 3 of a 4 Part Series: - Intro to BE Technologies, July 25, 10 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The clean energy economy is upon us but what does that mean to you? Learn about the technologies utilized to turn your building into an efficient, clean and healthy space to live and work. This period

California Green Building

0 replies | 1230 views | Posted on: 06/07/2024 | Last updated: 06/07/2024

Advancing Sustainable Data Centers, June 13, 9 am - 3 pm, Leesburg, Virginia

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

GBI's Advancing Sustainable Data Centers Seminar will bring together data center designers, owners, and operators to share innovative strategies to improve the sustainability and resilience of dat

0 replies | 1288 views | Posted on: 05/23/2024 | Last updated: 05/23/2024

2024 ULI Asia Pacific Summit, May 27-30, Tokyo, Japan

by Hani // Social media manager

Where ULI Members come together to shape the built environment

ULI Asia Pacific Summit is a signature real estate event that yearly attracts over 700 decision makers from across Asia Pacific and be

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1055 views | Posted on: 05/03/2024 | Last updated: 05/03/2024

2024 Environmental League of Massachusetts Earth Night, May 9, Boston, Massachusetts

by Hani // Social media manager

ELM invites you to join them for our 2024 Earth Night celebration on May 9 at Fenway Park’s 521 Overlook. 

Building on their most successful 2023 Earth Night, ELM looks forward to g

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1112 views | Posted on: 04/17/2024 | Last updated: 04/18/2024

HomebuildersCAN Official Launch, Attend Online (free), April 3, 11 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for the official launch of the HomebuildersCAN program, a community of practice to educate and encourage builders to reduce the embodied carbon emissions assoc

0 replies | 555 views | Posted on: 04/01/2024 | Last updated: 04/01/2024

Urban Green Live, Online Event: The Green Economy Action Plan, w/ Nse Esema, March 27, 10-11 am ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development just released the Green Economy Action Plan, a first-of-its-kind roadm

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 862 views | Posted on: 03/14/2024 | Last updated: 03/15/2024

Free Online Course, All-Electric Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) for Designers and Building Owners, March 13, 10 am - 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. This session offers a unique opportuni

California Green Building

0 replies | 1472 views | Posted on: 02/25/2024 | Last updated: 02/25/2024

Free Webinar: Reducing Carbon with Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), February 28, 12-1pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are a vital tool for architects and developers to reduce carbon embodied emissions in their projects. An EPD is a comprehensive report that provides transpare

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 948 views | Posted on: 02/07/2024 | Last updated: 02/08/2024

Webinar: sustainABLE: On Schools, July 14, 1-2pm

by AbbieKnight

sustainABLE: USGBC West North Central's new regional forum exploring USGBC's four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity in relationship to current events and the ability

Filed under: Green Schools

Keywords: Resilience,Sustainable Schools,healthier Schools

0 replies | 1868 views | Posted on: 06/22/2020 | Last updated: 06/22/2020

Webinar: Virtual Women in Green Leadership Panel, June 25, 10 AM

by AbbieKnight

Women in Green is a worldwide leadership platform creating space for women who are shifting the narrative on empowerment, access and impact in the clean energy economy.  As old paradigms are challen

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Emerging Green Professionals

Keywords: Emerging Professionals,Women in Green,Women in green leadership

0 replies | 1563 views | Posted on: 06/08/2020 | Last updated: 06/08/2020

Water Conservation Showcase 2020 (Day 4), August 25, 9 am - 1:20 pm PST

by Allan Robles // Enabling Building Portfolio Sustainability

The Water Conservation Showcase is a free event and is organized through the combined efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California, East Bay Municipal Utility District, the San Franc

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1243 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/29/2020

School House Walks: Green Apple Day of service USGBC Colorado - September 24, 10 am - 12 noon

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

School House Walks: Green Apple Day of service USGBC Colorado (Several Locations) Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 10am-12 pm Do you ever pass a school in your community and wonder what it looks…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Green Schools,Green Campus

0 replies | 1722 views | Posted on: 09/20/2016 | Last updated: 09/20/2016

USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Getting to LEED Zero Energy and LEED Zero Carbon, May 20, 1 - 5pm

by USGBC - United States Green Building Council

Join us for Getting to LEED Zero Energy and LEED Zero Carbon, hosted by Huntington, New York

GBCI Credit: 3 CE hours (LEED-specific BD+C and O+M)

Intermediate level (Note: This workshop is for t

Filed under: Energy

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1360 views | Posted on: 04/27/2020 | Last updated: 04/30/2020

This Week on the Healthy Indoors Show (free) - Cleaning/Decontaminating Buildings for COVID-19, Thursday, 4/16, 1 pm EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This week the Healthy Indoors Show revisits the topic of what is being done to address properties with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases. What are the cognizant authorities recommending

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Healthy Buildings,Indoor Air Quality,Covid-19

0 replies | 1726 views | Posted on: 04/14/2020 | Last updated: 04/14/2020

Video: Common Sense Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality in Your Homes and Workplace

by Rate It Green Team


Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc. has created a video explaining some of the most important factors we should consider in managing cleaning, disinfecting and general safety as we spend more ti

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Health,Healthy Buildings,Covid-19,Homes

0 replies | 5714 views | Posted on: 03/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023

IKEA Sustainability Tour, April 28, Pittsburgh, PA

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Join GBA for a green building tour of IKEA as we take a close-up look of the 694-kW PV array on the roof and other green features of the Pittsburgh facilit

Filed under: Green Facilities

Related to: Green Retail,Information and Resources

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Facilities Management,Solar Roof,Green Building Tours

0 replies | 1704 views | Posted on: 03/15/2020 | Last updated: 03/15/2020

Event: Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE), April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT.

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE) April 28th & 29th, New Haven, CT. This unique event is a joint effort by the CTGBC, Yale University School of Forestry and Office of S…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: USGBCMA,NESSBE

0 replies | 1232 views | Posted on: 02/14/2017 | Last updated: 02/14/2017

Become part of the solution! Pledge Zero Waste!

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Zero Waste Pledge: About a third of New Yorkers' waste can be recycled through the City’s curbside recycling program; another third can be recovered through the City’s organics programs; and an…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Zero Waste Pledge,Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

0 replies | 1917 views | Posted on: 02/01/2017 | Last updated: 02/01/2017

Join with the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group and Hundreds of Others to Reject Climate Denial Appointees

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join hundreds of architects and supporters of green building practices and policies. Sign on to a letter written by the AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group. "Mr. Pruitt’s hearing too…

Filed under: Environmental Activism

Keywords: EPA,Health,Pollution,Water,Scott Pruitt,Climate Denial,Rick Perry,Air

0 replies | 2183 views | Posted on: 01/19/2017 | Last updated: 02/09/2017

Smart Green Summit & Awards, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m, Mumbai

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Smart Green Summit & Awards Hosted by Saint-Gobzin in partnership with The Financial Times Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Leela Andheri Kurla Road Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra …

Filed under: India

India Green Building

Keywords: India Green Building

0 replies | 1539 views | Posted on: 12/10/2016 | Last updated: 12/10/2016

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference, March 1-3, Wisconsin Dells

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Better Buildings: Better Business Conference March 1-3 Kalahari Resort and Convention Center 1305 Kalahari Drive Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Connect technical strategies for building and remode…

Filed under: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: BetterBuildings,Wisconsin Green Building

0 replies | 1182 views | Posted on: 11/29/2016 | Last updated: 02/16/2017

IES/BEeX Light and Health Forum (Nov.22/6-9pm/31 Chambers St, NY)

by aahassonjee

Join the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) as Jane Slade, specification sales manager from RAB Lighting, discusses the components of the retina that impact both the visual and circadian systems. …

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 905 views | Posted on: 11/03/2016 | Last updated: 11/03/2016

High Performance and Net Zero Construction Workshop - Mass Save, Tuesday, November 15th - Westboro

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

High Performance and Net Zero Construction Workshops - Mass Save Tuesday, November 15th 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westboro, MA …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Netzero,High Performance Building,MassSave

0 replies | 1211 views | Posted on: 10/17/2016 | Last updated: 11/14/2016

 

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