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Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Course: New York, NY, September 9-13, 9am to 5pm

by AidanAnthony // Intern

This course is for all building professionals: architects, MEP and structural engineers, builders and construction managers working in the design and construction of new build and retrofit Passive Hou

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Passive House,Green Building Certification,Passive House Training

0 replies | 1957 views | Posted on: 07/23/2019 | Last updated: 07/23/2019

Free Webinar: 2025 CALGreen – Residential, July 8, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The California Green Building Standards, or CALGreen (Title 24, Part 11), is a wide-ranging code covering aspects of site design, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, water efficiency, indoor air

California Green Building

0 replies | 381 views | Posted on: 05/21/2026 | Last updated: 05/21/2026

Decarbonization & ESG Fundamentals Workshop, Online and In-Person, June 17, Los Angeles, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join USGBC-CA at Metro Talent Hub or online for this training on carbon accounting and ESG reporting for local businesses and earn 2 CEU credits!

Many companies are facing increasing pressure

California Green Building

0 replies | 253 views | Posted on: 05/06/2026 | Last updated: 05/06/2026

Free Webinar: Earn WELL Points With Informed™ Product Guidance, May 14, 12 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Join leaders from Habitable and International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) for an exclusive webinar on May 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT / 9:00 AM PDT to learn how you can earn WELL points using Habitabl

0 replies | 641 views | Posted on: 04/16/2026 | Last updated: 04/17/2026

Free Webinar: Electrify Efficiently - Electrification Opportunities for Plumbers, May 5, 9 - 10:30 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The massive transition from gas to electric will "spark" giant demand for all trades, including plumbers. In this session, Electrify My Home will introduce unique business opportunities for

California Green Building

0 replies | 526 views | Posted on: 03/20/2026 | Last updated: 03/24/2026

First Friday Webinar: Elevating indoor air quality with research, innovation, and collective action, April 3, 1 - 2 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Access to clean air is essential for human health, productivity and comfort. While many builders, owners, facilities managers, and their service providers invest significant resources to achieve safe,

California Green Building

0 replies | 641 views | Posted on: 03/05/2026 | Last updated: 03/06/2026

Free Webinar: Community-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling, March 26, 12 -1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Community infrastructure, such as thermal energy networks, district geothermal, urban forests, shade structures, and smart surfaces, can have a collectively lower upfront cost and lower community-wide

0 replies | 644 views | Posted on: 02/06/2026 | Last updated: 02/06/2026

Residential HVAC System Performance Certification Program, February 17-18, Anaheim, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

In this two-day certification course, HVAC professionals will learn how to discover and repair hidden energy-draining comfort system defects, reduce call-backs and increase customer satisfaction.

California Green Building

0 replies | 398 views | Posted on: 01/21/2026 | Last updated: 01/21/2026

Multifamily Passive House – Live Online, January 21, 12 - 3 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This course is an in-depth look at basic strategies for delivering successful all-electric decarbonized Passive House apartment buildings teams want to build, and families want to live in.

As we pu

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 585 views | Posted on: 12/31/2025 | Last updated: 12/31/2025

Free Webinar: The Clean Energy Equity Investment Gap, January 13, 10 - 11 am ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Meeting global climate and development goals will require a rapid and sustained scale-up of clean energy infrastructure investment in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). These countries

0 replies | 809 views | Posted on: 12/11/2025 | Last updated: 12/11/2025

Sustainable Job Opportunity: Building Performance Association (BPA), CEO

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Position: CEO

The CEO is the key management leader of the Building Performance Association (BPA). The CEO is responsible for overseeing the administration, finances, programs and strategic plan of

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 825 views | Posted on: 09/24/2019 | Last updated: 09/25/2019

Nurturing: Growing Green Schools III, September 24, Portland, OR

by AbbieKnight

Join the Portland Green Schools Committee for the second panel of their 2019 discussion series: GROWING A GREEN SCHOOL.

Nurturing a Green School: Operating, Maintaining and Ensuring Green Scho

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Green Schools,The Portland Green Schools Committee

0 replies | 1079 views | Posted on: 09/05/2019 | Last updated: 09/13/2019

LEED Project Management Workshop, September 14, 9:00am-4:30pm, San Francisco, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Successfully managing the LEED documentation process requires specific knowledge, tools and skills that are not covered in the LEED Reference Manual. This full day workshop is based off of the LEED Pr

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 1657 views | Posted on: 08/07/2019 | Last updated: 08/07/2019

Visit A Certified Net Zero Capable Passive House in Brooklyn!

by Chelsea W. // Student

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Time: 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM Location: 951 Pacific Street, Brooklyn (map) Cost: Suggested Donation of $8 Want to know more about the first building in NYC to achieve b…

Filed under: Trade Shows and Events

Related to: Trade Shows and Events ,Safety

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,Passive House,Brooklyn

0 replies | 2036 views | Posted on: 07/28/2015 | Last updated: 07/28/2015

GPRO Operations and Maintenance Class, August 15, 16, and 22, North Haven, CT

by AidanAnthony // Intern

This three-day course provides building professionals with the critical tools to transition from conventional to sustainable operations and maintenance of commercial building and multifamily buildings

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 1722 views | Posted on: 07/11/2019 | Last updated: 07/18/2019

Net Zero Carbon, Water, and Energy + Decarbonizing at the District Level, August 13, St. Louis, MO

by AidanAnthony // Intern

This session will start by reviewing the various definitions of net zero energy and carbon, and Zero Water and One Water, including those developed by the USGBC and ILFI. It will then provide some con

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: USGBC,Net zero

0 replies | 1841 views | Posted on: 06/22/2019 | Last updated: 06/22/2019

UDC Green Roof Tours: July 20, August 17, September 21, Washington, DC

by AidanAnthony // Intern

The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), invites you to tour our Green Roof; hear more about sustainab

Filed under: Washington, DC

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 1613 views | Posted on: 06/10/2019 | Last updated: 07/10/2019

Zero Energy Modular (ZEM) Home Open House Tour, June 8, Bellows Falls, VT

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Ever wondered how healthy, comfortable, and resilient a new home could be?

Visit an open house to learn about Efficiency Vermont’s Zero Energy Modular (ZEM) Program and see Vermod built

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: zero energy buildings,ZEM

0 replies | 1285 views | Posted on: 06/03/2019 | Last updated: 06/03/2019

Living Product Expo - September 13-15, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA

by btfalcon71 // Architect, Sustainable Design Professional

The Living Product Expo re-imagines the design and construction of products to function as elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world. The Living Product Expo is a groundbreaking…

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Sustainability,Living Product Expo,Green Buildng

0 replies | 1268 views | Posted on: 02/05/2016 | Last updated: 02/05/2016

Boston Area Sustainability Group Event: Feb. 2nd, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

Buildings of the Future- How LEED and Living Buildings are Changing our Landscapes February 2nd, 6 PM to 8:30 PM The USGBC Mass Chapter and Living Building Challenge Boston Collaborative will be c…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1050 views | Posted on: 01/12/2016 | Last updated: 01/13/2016

Green Building of the Week - Class of 1966 Environmental Center at Williams College

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

"As a leading institution of higher learning, we believe it is our mission to demonstrate extraordinary commitment to higher principles and to show that high performance institutional buildings are po…

Filed under: Green Building of the Week

Keywords: Green Building,Living Building Challenge,Campus Sustainability

0 replies | 2058 views | Posted on: 12/02/2015 | Last updated: 12/02/2015

USGBC NJ to sponsor the 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Buildings and Facilities Management Show and Conference

by Stella Ng'oma // Green building enthusiast

USGBC NJ is proud to be an Event Sponsor of the 10th annual MABFM show, scheduled for November 11 & 12 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! With over 200 exhibitors, a wide variety of breakout sess…

Governor Cuomo signs "Under 2 MOU" to help prevent global temperature from increasing by 2 degrees

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

On October 8th at Columbia University in Albany New York Governor Cuomo joined by Vice President Gore announced the signing of the “Under 2 MOU”. This is an agreement that New York will join 42 ot…

Filed under: Climate Change

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Climate Change,New York State Energy Plan,Under 2 MOU

0 replies | 1962 views | Posted on: 10/12/2015 | Last updated: 10/12/2015

National Grid - UpState Power Of Connections 2015 - Sustainability and Supplier Diversity Conference - Tuesday, September 29

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

National Grid presents: 2015 Upstate Power of Connections Tuesday, September 29, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration and networking starts at 8:00 a.m. The OnCenter | 515 Montgomery Stree…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability,Supply Chain,National Grid,Procurement

0 replies | 1716 views | Posted on: 09/22/2015 | Last updated: 09/22/2015

USGBCMA Green Building Showcase and Awards 2015 - October 1st, 6:30-8:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Showcase and Awards 2015 October 1st, 6:30-8:30 pm 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA Join us at the 2015 Green Building Showcase, the Chapter’s premier fall event to showcase and ce…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: USGBCMA,Green Building Awards

0 replies | 1465 views | Posted on: 08/29/2015 | Last updated: 09/30/2015

 

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