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Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour, Online and Free, December 8, 12 - 1pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) for a virtual tour of some of Vermont's greenest buildings. During this lunch time webinar, Kate Stephenson of HELM Construction Solutions will lead

Keywords: Green Building Tour,Vermont,Green Building Tours,Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN)

0 replies | 1136 views | Posted on: 11/27/2021 | Last updated: 11/29/2021

VERGE 2025: Where Climate Meets Technology, October 28-30, San Jose, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

What is VERGE?

VERGE empowers professionals decarbonizing and future-proofing their organizations and supply chains. Join the early movers and fast-followers financing and deploying novel and estab

California Green Building

0 replies | 672 views | Posted on: 09/02/2025 | Last updated: 09/05/2025

Offshore Wind Transmission - US 2025, September 25-26, New York, NY

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Over the past few years, the US has been speeding ahead as a key market for offshore wind energy. However, potential changes in the federal administration's priorities and policies could present c

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 424 views | Posted on: 08/15/2025 | Last updated: 08/22/2025

Free Webinar: Powering Progress - Strategies for Efficient & Resilient Central Plants, September 9, 10 am ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Improving the resiliency and efficiency of central plants can present organizational, technological, financial, and implementational challenges. This webinar will showcase how Better Buildings Initiat

0 replies | 932 views | Posted on: 07/29/2025 | Last updated: 08/12/2025

Free Webinar: Harnessing the Power of Cool Exterior Walls to Enhance Heat Resilience, August 5, 1-2 pm ET

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

Extreme heat causes more deaths in the United States than any other natural disaster.

Discussions around the role of buildings in heat mitigation and resilience often focus on air-conditioning, and

0 replies | 433 views | Posted on: 07/02/2025 | Last updated: 07/02/2025

Free Webinar: Passive House Strategies in Warm, Hot, and Humid Climates, July 15, 12-1:30 pm, PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

This presentation examines the distinct challenges and effective solutions for implementing Passive House principles in warm, hot, and humid climates. It covers climate-specific design strategies, inc

California Green Building

0 replies | 455 views | Posted on: 06/16/2025 | Last updated: 06/16/2025

ULI Florida: 2025 Florida Summit, June 9-10, Bonita Springs, Florida

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

The ULI Florida Summit attracts hundreds of decision-makers from across Florida and beyond. It brings together and connects real estate professionals, including developers, attorneys, engineers, archi

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 435 views | Posted on: 05/19/2025 | Last updated: 05/22/2025

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 | 1701 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 | 1031 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 | 1074 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 | 1777 views | Posted on: 02/10/2022 | Last updated: 02/10/2022

Free Webinar: EcoRise: Building a Green Texas Program, Educator Workshop, February 5, 9 am CST

by samanthaklein // Intern

This workshop of the 2021–22 school year will train in EcoRise's Green Building Lessons for a Sustainable Future and the Sustainable Intelligence K-12 environmental education resources.

Filed under: Green Schools

Texas Green Building

Keywords: Green Schools,Indoor Air Quality,Texas

0 replies | 1415 views | Posted on: 01/15/2022 | Last updated: 01/15/2022

Free Webinar: The Future of Sustainable Kitchen Design: Induction Cooking-Free CE Webinar, January 12, 12-1 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This educational course will cover the topic of sustainable food service, looking particularly at how all-electric kitchens, specifically induction cooking equipment, can transform commercial food ser

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Electrification,Induction Cooking,Induction Stoves,Cooking

0 replies | 2341 views | Posted on: 12/13/2021 | Last updated: 12/24/2021

Sustainability Collaborative, February 8, 6:30-8:30 pm, Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Oyin

The Sustainability Collaborative was spurred as an outgrowth of the Sustainability unConference and aims to provide an ongoing platform for collaboration, connections, and solutions generation. Rotati…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 648 views | Posted on: 11/04/2017 | Last updated: 01/04/2018

Healthy / Sustainable Flooring Seminar, November 13, 10:30 am - 12 pm, Sarasota, Florida

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

At this free seminar hosted by Eco-$mart, attendees will learn about several different flooring options that are good for indoor air quality, are low maintenance, and are environmentally low impact /

Filed under: Flooring

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Flooring,Sustainable Flooring,Healthy Flooring

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 11/09/2021 | Last updated: 11/09/2021

Paint and Drywall Moisture Failures Due to Improper Caulking - Prevention, and Solutions

by Rate It Green Team


What can can pass through your walls with ease, and cause all kinds of problems, but is not a ghost?  There is more than one possible answer actually, but for this next installment in our &

Filed under: Painting Exterior

Keywords: Paint,Exterior Paint,Exterior Painting,Caulking,Caulk

0 replies | 8338 views | Posted on: 10/19/2021 | Last updated: 02/07/2022

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 | 1948 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 | 681 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 | 1188 views | Posted on: 04/13/2018 | Last updated: 04/13/2018

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 | 1235 views | Posted on: 04/05/2018 | Last updated: 04/06/2018

Free webinar including updates on the EV market and Drive Green with Mass Energy on March 20

by AbbieKnight

The electric vehicle market has been growing and changing rapidly since Mass Energy launched our EV discount program, Drive Green with Mass Energy. Join for a 1 hour webinar to cover: What we need …

Filed under: Webinars

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Sustainable Transportation

0 replies | 1696 views | Posted on: 03/08/2018 | Last updated: 03/08/2018

Energy from Waste Conference 2018, February 28- March 1, London

by AbbieKnight

Now in its 14th year, Energy from Waste is the premier conference in the UK and Europe driving new technology discussion, operational efficiency, best practice and compliance in the global energy from…

UK Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Waste,Waste Management

0 replies | 1187 views | Posted on: 02/22/2018 | Last updated: 02/22/2018

Climate Adaptation Forum - Friday, January 12, Boston

by Amy

Risk Management Choices: Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry Friday, January 12, 2017 Registration - 7:15 AM Program - 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Un…

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other Green Building - Other

Keywords: Climate Change

0 replies | 1438 views | Posted on: 01/05/2018 | Last updated: 01/05/2018

Emerging Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel - December 7, 6-9pm, University of Toronto

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Emerging Green Professionals’ (EGP) executive committee is proud to present our next event: “Young Sustainability Professionals Speaker Panel”, aimed at helping students, new graduates and e…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Canada Green Building

0 replies | 1140 views | Posted on: 12/04/2017 | Last updated: 12/04/2017

Why should companies invest in high technology buildings?

by Suelen Ribeiro // Architect/ LEED GA

Why should companies invest in high technology buildings? The competition between companies is big, so they need always to look ahead to improve their methods of efficiency. The green buildings inv…

Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 2461 views | Posted on: 11/05/2017 | Last updated: 11/05/2017

 

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