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NetZero Build Summit, Online, August 25-28 (Midwest Focus, but all are welcome!)

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

NetZeroBuild Summit 2020 brings together the key stakeholders involved in the Midwest’s value chain for net-zero construction in residential, commercial, academic and government buildings for th

Filed under: Trade Shows and Events

Related to: Architects ,Builders/Contractors ,Development

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Architecture,Michigan,Net zero

0 replies | 3219 views | Posted on: 03/08/2020 | Last updated: 08/17/2020

High Performance Roof Daylighting, Lunch-n-Learn Series, Online, February 26, 12-1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Roof daylighting elements and architectural roof glass are striking and desirable building features that historically come at a high cost – leaks, energy loss, thermal discomfort, and condensati

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 384 views | Posted on: 01/28/2026 | Last updated: 01/28/2026

Coverings 2026, March 30 - April 2, Las Vegas, Nevada

by Toni Clair // Marketing Coordinator, Taffy Event Strategies

Coverings is the largest and most significant ceramic tile and natural stone conference and exhibition in North America. Taking place in Las Vegas, Coverings 2026 will feature nearly 1,000 global exhi

Filed under: Trade Shows and Events

0 replies | 448 views | Posted on: 01/08/2026 | Last updated: 01/11/2026

Smart Cities Connect, March 10-12, Raleigh, North Carolina

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Smart cities have evolved from bold ambition to everyday reality—shaping how communities grow, thrive, and adapt. In 2026, we convene in Raleigh, a city at the intersection of tradition and tran

0 replies | 513 views | Posted on: 12/13/2025 | Last updated: 12/15/2025

Free Webinar: The Next Era of Housing: Redefining Value and Resilience, December 10, 2 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Electrification is scaling. Net zero is becoming mainstream. Artificial intelligence is transforming decision-making and optimizing resources. And consumers are redefining value through the lens of we

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 543 views | Posted on: 11/20/2025 | Last updated: 11/21/2025

IAQ & Energy 2025, December 9, Portland, Maine

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

IAQ & Energy 2025 includes all the components to design, construct, operate and repair healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor spaces, for the health and well-being of building occupants.

0 replies | 649 views | Posted on: 10/23/2025 | Last updated: 10/23/2025

National Comfort Institute (NCI) Hydronics Overview, 2-Day Workshop, November 4-5, Anaheim, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

First-timers and seasoned professionals who attend this course will gain a firm understanding of the most current hydronic testing and balancing practices. This NCI-exclusive two-day course is a perfe

California Green Building

0 replies | 534 views | Posted on: 10/03/2025 | Last updated: 10/05/2025

HEW2025 - Heating Electrification Workshop - October 20-22, Princeton, New Jersey

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have committed to widespread adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030. These aggressive goals aim to stabilize energy costs, improve health, and cut cli

New Jersey Greenbuilding Group

0 replies | 1299 views | Posted on: 09/11/2025 | Last updated: 09/11/2025

Illinois Solar AND Storage Tour, September 25, Chicago, Illinois

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The Solar AND Storage Tour is a series of FREE events that feature homes, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the state that have installed both solar and storage on their property. Many s

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1270 views | Posted on: 08/25/2025 | Last updated: 08/25/2025

FREE Green Building Webinar: Daylighting by Design, June 3, 12 pm EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

This course discusses the benefits of a thoughtfully-designed light control system and how to make it work for your project's natural-lighting and shading needs. The discussion emphases implementi

Filed under: Webinars

Green Building Advocacy

Keywords: canopy systems,Light Control System,natural lighting,Sun shades,LEED credits,design methods

0 replies | 1616 views | Posted on: 05/19/2020 | Last updated: 05/27/2020

FREE Webinar: 100% Clean Energy States and the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative, May 11, 3-4 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) webinar will provide an overview of the goals and activities that 14 states plus the District of Columbia have undertaken to achieve 100% clean electricity. Da

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: CESA,Clean Energy States Alliance

0 replies | 1420 views | Posted on: 05/03/2020 | Last updated: 05/03/2020

International Well Building Institute (IWBI) - FREE WELL AP Exam Prep - Virtual Training, April 16, 11 am or 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This is session 2 of the FREE WELL AP 5 week course, but it's not too late to join!

Click to listen to WELL AP Session 1, which was recorded on April 2.

Join IWBI for a free WELL A

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Buildings,Well AP

0 replies | 2840 views | Posted on: 04/05/2020 | Last updated: 04/05/2020

International Living Future Institute - Online Global Happy Hour, Friday, March 27, 3 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The International Living Future Institute has issued an offer and a call to gather!  

"Talk Living Buildings, sustainability, and regenerative design with other advanced practit

0 replies | 1468 views | Posted on: 03/21/2020 | Last updated: 03/21/2020

July 29th: Green Workplace Challenge Workshop #1: Getting Started with the GWC

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

OVERVIEW: Green Workplace Challenge competitors are seeking the edge they need to get ahead. This workshop guides participants through the first steps of the GWC, including how to set up their GWC …

Filed under: Events

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: events,,Energy Star,EPA,Green Workplace Challenge,PA,GWC,Workshop,Andrew Kreider

0 replies | 1503 views | Posted on: 07/19/2016 | Last updated: 07/19/2016

Lunch & Learn: Building Green with Sustainable Profits, March 24, Tampa, Florida

by mkilmartin // Intern

This seminar will present the building science of integrated whole-house systems along with five key elements that represent green building construction practices. Focus will be on fitting green build

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1703 views | Posted on: 02/21/2020 | Last updated: 02/21/2020

USGBC Missouri Gateway Chapter: Benchmarking 101, February 12, St Louis, MO

by AbbieKnight

On January 27, 2017, the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an energy benchmarking ordinance that requires municipal, institutional, commercial and multifamily residential building

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: energy benchmarking,energy and water usage

0 replies | 1531 views | Posted on: 01/29/2020 | Last updated: 02/01/2020

LEED AP BD+C Exam-Prep Workshop -- In Person (Orlando) & Online, January 31, Orlando

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

One Day LEED Accredited Professional (AP) BD+C Exam-Prep Workshop

Friday, January 31, 2020 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. both in-person in Orlando and remote online attendance via GoToWebinar.

This o

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1252 views | Posted on: 01/21/2020 | Last updated: 01/21/2020

Scottish Government unveils plans to meet half of country's electricity needs from renewables by 2030

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

The Scottish government has taken the first steps to heavily cutting the country’s reliance on North Sea oil and gas after calling for 50% of Scotland’s entire energy needs to come from renewables…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Renewable Energy,Carbon Reduction

0 replies | 2731 views | Posted on: 01/25/2017 | Last updated: 01/25/2017

Webinar: The Business of Risk: Climate and Resilience, Wed, Jan 11, 1:15 - 2:15 PM EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Webinar: The Business of Risk: Climate and Resilience Wed, Jan 11, 1:15 - 2:15 PM EST Climate change poses serious and novel risks to businesses of all types and sizes–from supply chain disrupti…

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Climate Risk,Business and Environment

0 replies | 1709 views | Posted on: 01/06/2017 | Last updated: 01/06/2017

GTM Webinar: A Redesigned Approach to Solar Deployment for Faster Integration and Increased Reliability (12/13 @ 2pmEST)

by aahassonjee

An energy system is, in some ways, like a neighborhood: even indirect actions can have immediate effects. The impending influx of solar energy resources requires adaptation from neighboring resources …

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 711 views | Posted on: 12/01/2016 | Last updated: 12/01/2016

Boston Area Solar Energy Association (BASEA) Forum: Thursday, Nov. 10: Roxbury Community College - A Green Urban Campus, Cambridge

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum Thursday, November 10 Roxbury Community College - A Green Urban Campus Ameresco and the Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Approach First …

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Boston Area Solar Association - BASEA

0 replies | 1064 views | Posted on: 11/08/2016 | Last updated: 11/08/2016

NESEA Tour - Passive House Under Construction, Friday December 2, 1-5 pm, Wakefield

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Passive House Under Construction Wakefield, RI Friday, December 2, 1-5 pm Construction on this new residence started in spring 2016; the Pro Tour will offer a chance for participants to see the…

Filed under: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: Passive House,Rhode Island

0 replies | 1475 views | Posted on: 10/24/2016 | Last updated: 11/29/2016

Help Build What’s Next - Washington DC - Workshop Series for Sustainable Building Leadership, November 8, 1:30-4:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Help Build What’s Next - Washington, DC November 8, 1:30-4:30 google 25 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Are you a Sustainable Building Leader, or... Do you Want to be? Check …

Filed under: Washington, DC

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability,Cradle to Cradle,google,Building Green

0 replies | 1211 views | Posted on: 09/27/2016 | Last updated: 09/27/2016

Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) Deer Island Tour - Saturday, 9/24, 9-11 am, Winthrop, MA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

MassClimate Action Network (MCAN) Deer Island Tour Saturday, September 24, 9-11 am, Winthrop, MA Join MCAN for a tour of the Deer Island clean energy site, which includes solar, wind, and anaerobi…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 999 views | Posted on: 09/02/2016 | Last updated: 09/02/2016

Clean Food Labels Could Change The Future Of The Food Industry

by EmmamHowe // Marketing/Green Policy Development

It is clear now more than ever that the “clean label” is no longer simply a tend in the food chain industry. Last year, one out of every 10 new food products in the US and over 9% of all global ne…

 

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