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2022 Affordable Housing Summit, Virtual, June 14-15

by samanthaklein // Intern

Housing plays a critical role in the health and equity of neighborhoods and in their resiliency to the effects of climate change. Building affordable housing right now means accounting for these simul

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Building,Community Development,Equity

0 replies | 1601 views | Posted on: 05/19/2022 | Last updated: 05/25/2022

Free Building Tour: 21 Acres Green, December 15, Woodinville, WA

by samanthaklein // Intern

Curious about how renewable energy technologies and green buildings contribute to climate action? Participants of this building tour will get a behind-the-scenes look at the tools and technologie

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Healthy Building,Renewable Energy,Economy,Technology,built environment

0 replies | 715 views | Posted on: 11/22/2023 | Last updated: 11/22/2023

Online Course with Yestermorrow: Kitchen & Bath Design, November 30-December 21, 6:30-8:30pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Kitchens and bathrooms are the most complicated rooms to design or redesign. Each student in this course will choose one of these rooms on which to focus and move through the entire design process, fr

0 replies | 667 views | Posted on: 11/08/2023 | Last updated: 11/29/2023

USGBC Florida 2023 Awards Finalist: JEA Headquarters LEED Tour, November 10, 9 - 11am, Jacksonville, Florida

by Hani // Social media manager

The JEA Headquarters project represents a great achievement in sustainability and resiliency for Duval County. Located in Jacksonville's Urban Core, the JEA Headquarters is a seven-story, Class A

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 467 views | Posted on: 10/27/2023 | Last updated: 10/27/2023

Composting Toilets with Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 4 Online Sessions, November 27 - December 7, 6:30-8:30pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

In this two-week online workshop covering different types of composting toilets, you will learn about innovative alternatives to conventional wastewater management. Students will be able to ident

0 replies | 822 views | Posted on: 10/10/2023 | Last updated: 10/11/2023

2023 Decarbonization Conference for the Built Environment, October 25-27, Washington, DC

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Decarbonization Conference for the Built Environment will be an information and idea exchange, between stakeholders in the built environment industry, concerning the timely and important topic of

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Design,Construction,built environment,Decarbonization,CO2 Emissions

0 replies | 905 views | Posted on: 09/24/2023 | Last updated: 09/25/2023

Free Webinar, Webinar: Reducing Your Concrete’s Carbon Footprint, Hosted by USGBC Mountain Region, September 21, 12:30-1:30 PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Learn about the history of concrete ready mixes and cement use in construction, how an increasing focus on carbon reduction has affected the industry, and how you can reduce carbon in your concrete th

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 1109 views | Posted on: 09/07/2023 | Last updated: 09/07/2023

SPEER Annual Policy + Industry Workshop, September 14, Austin, Texas

by Hani // Social media manager

Join SPEER members, partners, and allies for two days of energy dialogue. SPEER discuss the changing energy landscape, regional grid issues, record setting demand, demand-side solutions as well as nat

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 828 views | Posted on: 08/21/2023 | Last updated: 08/21/2023

The Electrification Course for Professionals, Free and Online, August 29, 4-6 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

This webinar is in partnership with San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). Everyone’s talking about electrification, but what’s a practical way to participate in this movement? Home perfo

California Green Building

0 replies | 1009 views | Posted on: 08/02/2023 | Last updated: 08/03/2023

ICSD 2024 : 12th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 11 -12 September Rome, Italy

by icsd

European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 12th ICSD 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Development, with particular

Webinar: Don't Wait: A Canopy Prep Timeline, July 18, 12 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Canopy systems are important additions to the building envelope, as well as providing a beautiful, unique aesthetic. Additionally, canopy systems require proper planning, knowledge, and a well-kept ti

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Design,Home Energy Usage,Canopy,canopy systems

0 replies | 888 views | Posted on: 07/07/2022 | Last updated: 07/07/2022

Free Webinar: Can We Have Compliant, Carbon Negative Cement? - Free CE Webinar, July 20, 12 PM

by gracemorrison

This session will explore how we are decarbonizing portland cement and possibly making it carbon negative. Is it possible?

Lessons Learned:

  1. Show people where CO2 is produced in cement
  2. Revie

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1112 views | Posted on: 06/14/2022 | Last updated: 06/29/2022

Webinar: Building Resilience -- Resilient Water Systems, July 13, 11:30 am PDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. California’s water system faces a variety of challenges, from drought to an aging water infrastructure, to changes in precipitation.

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Drought,Water,California,Resilience,Resilient water systems

0 replies | 1043 views | Posted on: 06/06/2022 | Last updated: 06/06/2022

Celebrate Earth Day in Boston, April 21st

by Oyin

We are inviting you to our party! Please join the Boston Affordable Energy Coalition for a special outdoor event to celebrate the Earth and the work we are doing together to take care of it and its in…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1220 views | Posted on: 04/05/2018 | Last updated: 04/06/2018

Free Webinar: The Science of Climate Change: Food, May 6, 12 pm PDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts monthly webinars on climate change. This month's webinar is on heat and the environment and how it pertains to the science of

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Sustainable Architecture,Sustainible Food

0 replies | 1681 views | Posted on: 04/18/2022 | Last updated: 04/18/2022

Free Webinar: Material Disclosure Miniseries, Part 1: Understanding C2C Certified®, April 6, 11 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This 3-part series will introduce several of the leading material ingredient disclosure programs (C2CHPDDeclare) helping AECOs and MFRs make better decisions about materials used in

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1023 views | Posted on: 03/28/2022 | Last updated: 03/28/2022

Free Webinar: Empowering Businesses to Tackle Climate Change, March 17, 3 pm CET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

To avoid the worst effects of climate change, businesses and suppliers of all sizes need to measure and reduce their carbon footprint, resulting in a halving of their emissions by 2030 and achieving n

0 replies | 1069 views | Posted on: 03/11/2022 | Last updated: 03/11/2022

Averting a Solar and Storage Waste Crisis, February 24, 9 am PST / 12 noon EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

To lower emissions, humanity is in a race to deploy as much solar, wind, and storage as fast as possible. However, this equipment has a useful life of 20 – 35 years. By 2050, it is projected tha

California Green Building

0 replies | 1745 views | Posted on: 02/10/2022 | Last updated: 02/10/2022

Rapid Housing National Conference: Speed Without Compromise, June 22, Dublin, Ireland

by YijunW

Why attend? Availability and conditions of the housing stock in Ireland are shaping what the Government itself acknowledged as a potential crisis. On the 22nd of June 2018, the National Conference on…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 518 views | Posted on: 06/09/2018 | Last updated: 06/09/2018

World Cities Summit 2018: Liveable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation & Collaboration, July 8-12, Singapore

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The biennial World Cities Summit is an exclusive platform for government leaders and industry experts to address livable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new…

Filed under: Events

Developing Technologies

Keywords: Sustainable Living,Green Living

0 replies | 1348 views | Posted on: 05/31/2018 | Last updated: 06/03/2018

2018 3rd International Conference on Green Composite Materials, June 28 - 30, Sarawak, Malaysia

by YijunW

ICGCM 2018 focuses on all technical and practical aspects of green composite materials. The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to foc…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 807 views | Posted on: 05/18/2018 | Last updated: 05/18/2018

Home Building Crossroads: 2015 Energy Code & High Performance, May 22, 7:30am - 2pm, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

by YijunW

Home Building Crossroads: 2015 Energy Code & High Performance Join the event in Portsmouth, NH, for a lively discussion about the changes in the 2015 IECC as they relate to the building enclosure. …

Filed under: New Hampshire

New Hampshire Green Building

0 replies | 963 views | Posted on: 05/11/2018 | Last updated: 05/11/2018

13th Annual North American Passive House Conference, September 19 - 23, Boston, MA

by YijunW

Path to Zero Comfort, Health, Resilience, Carbon Action NAPHC is the leading passive building conference for climate-specific zero energy design, construction, and building science expertise. Pre-…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1940 views | Posted on: 05/03/2018 | Last updated: 05/03/2018

International Exhibition of Equipment, Technology and Environmental Services, The 10th Pollutec Maroc, October 2 - 5, Casablanca, Morocco

by YijunW

Pollutec Morocco, held under the auspices of the Secretary of State responsible for Water and Environment and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, has confirmed its position as the Ki…

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 658 views | Posted on: 04/28/2018 | Last updated: 04/28/2018

NESEA BuildingEnergy NYC, Oct 4, New York

by YijunW

The BuildingEnergy NYC Conference + Trade Show is NYC’s premier event for professionals and practitioners in the fields of high-performance building, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brin…

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1177 views | Posted on: 04/13/2018 | Last updated: 04/13/2018

 

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