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Webinar: Exploring Climate Solutions (CT focused), June 30, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

In this webinar, Ross Spiegel, Architect and Specifications Coordinator at The S/L/A/M Collaborative, will provide an overview of green building rating systems and their impact on sustainability, ener

Filed under: Webinars

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Sustainability,Resiliency,Connecticut

0 replies | 1495 views | Posted on: 06/09/2020 | Last updated: 06/09/2020

Free Webinar: Retrofit Talks: Airtightness, breathable insulation and healthy air quality, June 6, 1-1:45 pm BST

by Hani // Social media manager

Retrofit Talks is an online series of live talks that connects professionals to discuss residential retrofit. Produced as part of Retrofit 23, this series showcases the latest research and projects in

UK Green Building

0 replies | 1487 views | Posted on: 05/22/2023 | Last updated: 05/22/2023

USGBC 2023 Colorado Spring Summit, May 24, Denver, CO, 8am-2:30pm

by samanthaklein // Intern

Which water-saving strategies and policies can be used in real estate to save money and generate long-term value for all?

What is Colorado's path to low carbon and model green codes?

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Filed under: Events

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Low Carbon Development,Sustainable Materials,Water Saving Products

0 replies | 1500 views | Posted on: 04/30/2023 | Last updated: 04/30/2023

Smart Cities Connect 2023 Spring Conference & Expo, May 16-18, Denver, Colorado

by Hani // Social media manager

Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo offers a comprehensive conference, exposition and accelerator of smart city innovation in North America. The event delivers premium networking a

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 2355 views | Posted on: 04/18/2023 | Last updated: 04/19/2023

Free Webinar: Built Environment Education: Green Architecture, April 19, 10am-12pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

Learn about the role buildings play in our climate crisis and how key sustainable design techniques such as renewable energy and designing with nature can instead make buildings a positive force in ou

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1090 views | Posted on: 03/28/2023 | Last updated: 03/29/2023

USGBC Carolinas & AIA Charlotte: Resilience and Regenerative Building, April 17, 4-6pm, Charlotte, North Carolina

by Hani // Social media manager

Gathering in person with USGBC Carolinas and AIA Charlotte to have a conversation about resiliency and regenerative building design to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built,

0 replies | 619 views | Posted on: 03/13/2023 | Last updated: 03/13/2023

Leveraging Change for a Sustainable and Just Future, Inspire Speakers Series by Green Building Alliance, March 30, 5-7:30 pm, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

by himj // Student Of Green Building

About the Inspire Speakers Series 
Green Building Alliance has welcomed more than 100 national and local speakers to the Inspire Speakers Series stage since 2012. This beloved series has shared

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1856 views | Posted on: 02/25/2023 | Last updated: 02/28/2023

Free Webinar: Residential Building Electrification Pathways, February 21, 2-3:30 pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

Across the country, there is a move toward building electrification, replacing appliances that use other fuels with electricity. Learn about the trends in retrofitting we are most likely to see in the

0 replies | 1056 views | Posted on: 02/10/2023 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

Free Webinar: Successful Design of the All Electric Kitchen, February 23, 10-11:30 am

by Hani // Social media manager

All-electric kitchens are now mandated for any new construction projects in over 50 California cities as well as many school districts, high-tech B&I kitchens, and higher education. Successful des

0 replies | 1425 views | Posted on: 01/25/2023 | Last updated: 01/25/2023

ABCs of Multifamily Electrification Strategies, A Better Buildings Webinar, February 7, 11 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join this webinar to learn about electrification strategies for multifamily buildings of varying ages, climate zones, and sizes. This discussion will highlight key factors to consider when pursuing el

0 replies | 1163 views | Posted on: 01/08/2023 | Last updated: 01/08/2023

4th Edition of International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering

by Amelie Alice // 4th Edition of International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering

Magnus Group has immense pleasure in inviting you to its “4th Edition of International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering” (Materials 2023) which will be held in Singapore at

Filed under: Engineering Materials Recovery

Keywords: Materials 2023,Composite Materials,Green Materials,Plastomers

0 replies | 1073 views | Posted on: 12/19/2022 | Last updated: 12/19/2022

Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE), Online, August 21-22

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors of Southern Ca

Dodge Data & Analytics and NAHB Publish 2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief

by AbbieKnight

Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), recently released the “2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.&rd

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

Keywords: SmartMarket,Dodge Data and Analytics,National Association of Home Builders (NAHB),NAHB

0 replies | 1851 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023

GTM Webinar: The Road to Seamless DER Integration and Stops Along the Way (12/6 @ 2pmEST)

by aahassonjee

The road to seamless distributed energy resources (DERs) integration will follow different courses, but the state of disruption is a stop ahead for all utilities. DERs challenge traditional approaches…

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: DERs

0 replies | 851 views | Posted on: 11/30/2016 | Last updated: 11/30/2016

Webinar: The Importance of Effective Handwashing and Its Impact on Global Health, June 12, 12pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Designing public handwashing solutions that are code compliant, with reliable performance and efficiencies in water and energy use, can present several challenges to both the architect and plumbing en

Filed under: Plumbing

Related to: Plumbing

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Water Efficiency,Handwashing

0 replies | 1683 views | Posted on: 05/28/2020 | Last updated: 05/28/2020

RecyclingWorks Free Webinar: Construction Material Recycling, Best Management Practices, May 21, 10 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Attend this free webinar to learn how collecting construction & demolition (C&D) materials on-site for reuse and recycling can reduce disposal costs and conserve valuable resources.

Filed under: Waste Management/Recycling/Collection - Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Demolition,Sustainable Demolition,Construction Material Recycling

0 replies | 1955 views | Posted on: 05/15/2020 | Last updated: 05/15/2020

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Online Course, June 4, 9-2 pm

by Richard Minasian // Student

In this GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green online course, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

GPRO Fundament

Filed under: Online Courses

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Architecture,Real Estate,Construction,engineering,High-performance building

0 replies | 2072 views | Posted on: 05/01/2020 | Last updated: 05/01/2020

Webinar - Introduction to LEED v4 and v4.1, USGBC FL, April 30, 9-10:30 am EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join USGBC Florida for a 101 introductory class on LEED v4 with project examples, an explanation of where LEED is headed in the future, and how how credit substitutions for v4.1 are allowed for B

0 replies | 1764 views | Posted on: 04/17/2020 | Last updated: 04/17/2020

Deep Energy Retrofits Initiative by Environmental Health Watch, Ohio

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

How low can you go? Imagine reducing the energy use in your home by 70-90%. It is possible– and can be economically feasible– without using renewable energy. Super-insulation and Passive House pri…

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Savings,Deep Energy Retrofits,Green Initiative

0 replies | 6025 views | Posted on: 03/15/2017 | Last updated: 03/15/2017

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour: Award Winning Net-Zero Home & Teaching Tool, Friday, August 18, Watertown

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Green Building Pro Tour: Award Winning Net-Zero Home & Teaching Tool Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday, August 18 Watertown, Connecticut CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and …

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building Tour,USGBC,HERS Rating

0 replies | 1501 views | Posted on: 03/08/2017 | Last updated: 05/02/2017

Event: Universal Design Conference NYC 2017, 3/9, 8:00am - 5:00pm, New York

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Universal Design Conference NYC 2017 Thursday, March 9, 8:00am - 5:00pm Location: AIA New York 536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NY 10012 It is our great pleasure to welcome you on behalf of Univ…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Universal Design,AIA NYC

0 replies | 1441 views | Posted on: 02/24/2017 | Last updated: 02/24/2017

Wind turbines in US Great Plains states produced more than half the Region’s Power, for the first time

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Wind turbines across the Great Plains states produced, for the first time, more than half the region’s electricity. The power grid that supplies a corridor stretching from Montana to the Texas Panha…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Wind energy,Renewable Energy

0 replies | 3881 views | Posted on: 02/15/2017 | Last updated: 02/15/2017

Event: Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin, February 28, 2017 9am - 10am EST

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Stop the Greenwashing: A coversation with Anthony E. Malkin February 28, 9am - 10am EST NYU School of Law Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, Furman Hall 245 Sullivan Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 1…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: New York Events,Greenwashing

0 replies | 1406 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

SolarEdge Webinar: SolarEdge's HD-Wave: A New Era for PV Inverters, February 16 (10-11 am PST)

by aahassonjee

SolarEdge Webinar: SolarEdge's HD-Wave: A New Era for PV Inverters, February 16 (10-11 am PST/1-2 pm EST) Registration: http://bit.ly/2jVR9kO About SolarEdge: SolarEdge’s mission is to bec…

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1000 views | Posted on: 01/21/2017 | Last updated: 01/23/2017

Wow, Check out this Sea Change Map of Boston in 2050 and 2100

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

See what happens in 2050 and in 2100 generally, and with a major flood event. We've got some climatechange mitigation work to do. http://seachange.sasaki.com/ Thanks Mike Duclos for point…

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Boston,Flooding

0 replies | 5753 views | Posted on: 12/15/2016 | Last updated: 12/15/2016

 

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