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Join us for a night of inspiration and celebration at the return of Vancouver’s largest Earth Day event!
This year, we are excited to partner with ZEBx - Zero Emissions Building Exchange, a c
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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
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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,
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Free Webinar: Community-System Strategies for Resilient Cooling, March 26, 12 -1 pm ET
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
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Residential HVAC System Performance Certification Program, February 17-18, Anaheim, California
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.
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Multifamily Passive House – Live Online, January 21, 12 - 3 pm ET
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
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Free Webinar: The Clean Energy Equity Investment Gap, January 13, 10 - 11 am ET
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
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Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building, December 11, 3 - 5 pm ET
In Match Made in HVAC: Choosing the Right Heat Pump for Your Building, you will learn the first steps in transitioning from fossil-fueled heating and cooling systems to heat pumps for energy-effi
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Tour of the Energy Education Center, December 11, Tulare, California
Are you curious about energy efficiency and how it is generated, stored, and distributed? Are you interested in learning more about the latest innovations and technologies in renewable energy? If so,
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Circular economy principles represent the latest phase of sustainable building design, moving beyond efficiency to focus on full material lifecycles. By designing for reuse, repair, and recycling, bui
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Job Posting - Mindful Materials - Market Development Coordinator
Mindful MATERIALS (mM) is growing. We are looking for a Market Development Coordinator to help broaden the reach and awareness of mM across the building industry to accelerate growth of the mM Library
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Women in Green Networking Mixer, June 6, Los Angeles, CA
Join for a Wine Tasting with Women In Green, featuring Organic Wines from Female Winemakers
AIA Conference on Architecture 2019, June 6-8, Las Vegas, NV
A'19: Blueprint for a Better Future
Designing a better future means taking on the critical challenges facing cities—and our world—today.
A’19 programming includes sessions
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Environmental League of Massachusetts Seeks Development Director
Reporting to and in partnership with the President and Executive Director, the Development Director will spearhead development efforts as ELM continues to grow. The Development Director will manage an…
Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour, March 20, 12-1 pm, Amherst, MA
Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is designed to model systems in nature, it’s net zero energy and water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sour
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In this one-hour course, we’ll discuss the evolution of electric hand dryers and how today’s high-speed, energy efficient dryers minimize impacts on the environment while providing a speed
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In this one hour course, we will evaluate hydrophobic coating as a solution for many common problems encountered during the life-cycle of a building. Some of the easily recognized benefits of a protec
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Sustainability 101: From Foundations to the Future January 8, USGBC MA, Boston
At USGBC MA, we want to help the green building community redesign the built environment to be more sustainable. As climate change becomes a pressing issue for Boston, professionals are going to need
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USGBC NJ Annual Holiday party and Member Reception, December 11, 6-8:30pm, Elizabeth
USGBC New Jersey Chapter
Holiday Party and Member Reception
Embassy Suites Newark Airport
Holiday Bonus:
USGBC NJ Memberships available at a 20% discount if sign up/pay that night.
Sustainable Facilities Forum, May 16, Sacramento, CA
Join in Sacramento for a special one-day event to highlight the public building sector’s current challenges, opportunities, best practices and technology needs.
A state office build
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Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans - 10 Years Later, Why aren't We Doing Better?
Recently, we posted an opinion in our Green Building Industry News area on New Orleans ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck. http://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-resources/sustainable-bu…
The EPA's Clean Power Plan Needs your Support! (Environment Mass)
Add your signature to support the EPA and the Obama Administrations Clean Power Plan! Sign to help the EPA implement affordable energy solutions as a part of the Clean Energy Incentive Program. …
Greentopia EcoDistrict Coordinator - Rochester, NY. Apply by July 1st
The EcoDistrict Coordinator will be Greentopia’s primary staff person dedicated to developing New York State’s first EcoDistrict in Rochester, New York. In collaboration with the organization’s …
On May 19, at 12 p.m. EDT, the MIT Climate CoLab will host an online conversation with George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State; Phil Sharp, former U.S. representative (D-IN) and current Presi…
We'd love to see some of you attend our Capital District events in and around Albany, NY. Education events are at SUNY Albany on the 2nd Tuesday all of 2015, and Green Drinks Albany is rotating venues…
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