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Comparing and Selecting a Lighting Controls System, Free Webinar, November 15, 9 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This intermediate-level class will guide designers, engineers, and other specifiers in selecting a lighting control system during the early design process and keeping that design on track as the proje

California Green Building

0 replies | 1609 views | Posted on: 10/28/2022 | Last updated: 10/28/2022

Passive Buildings and Wildfires – Living Through, Living With, and Living Well, Online, March 24, 5 - 6 pm CT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

As wildfires grow more frequent and intense, the need for homes that can actively resist fire has never been greater. Yet wildfire resilience isn’t just about reducing risk—it’s also

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 500 views | Posted on: 03/05/2026 | Last updated: 03/05/2026

Reimagine Buildings: Multifamily, Online, March 12, 11:30 am - 4 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Reimagine Buildings: Multifamily brings together the practitioners, owners, and researchers pushing comfortable, resilient, climate-ready housing from vision to reality. This is not a hypothetica

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 567 views | Posted on: 02/06/2026 | Last updated: 02/06/2026

Free Webinar: 2025 Energy Code in Practice: Single Family Additions and Alterations, March 10, 9:30 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Sorting through tables and reading the fine print in the energy code may get you the specific language of the code, but what does that really mean in practice? In this series, we’ll walk through

California Green Building

0 replies | 494 views | Posted on: 01/20/2026 | Last updated: 01/20/2026

Passive House Strategies in Very Cold, Alpine, and Arctic Climates, January 22, 12 pm MT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This presentation explores applying Passive House building science to create highly durable, energy-efficient, and comfortable structures in very cold, alpine, and arctic climates. The focus is on ach

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 782 views | Posted on: 12/30/2025 | Last updated: 12/30/2025

Fundamentals of Building Science, Online Training with Southface, January 15, 9 am - 1 pm ET

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This one-day training is designed to provide participants with a practical knowledge of basic building science principles. Students are introduced to the house-as-a-system model for assessing and impr

Georgia on My Mind - Green Building, Sustainable Products and Building Practices

0 replies | 775 views | Posted on: 12/10/2025 | Last updated: 12/11/2025

Kansas City Design Center (KCDC): Resilient KC Exhibit, December 15, Kansas City, Missouri

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

Kansas City Design Center is having an opening exhibit for their semester project at the Central Library on December 15.

This semester, Kansas City Design Center students explored how design c

Missouri Green Building

0 replies | 633 views | Posted on: 11/12/2025 | Last updated: 11/14/2025

NCI: Residential HVAC System Performance Certification Program – The Key Elements of HVAC System Performance, December 9, Tulare, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

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.

California Green Building

0 replies | 704 views | Posted on: 10/15/2025 | Last updated: 10/15/2025

How the Energy Code Treats Electrification, Online BayREN C&Training Course, November 12, 9 - 10:30 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This course focuses on the Energy and Green Building Code for residential buildings, provides an overview of the current electrification landscape, and highlights how electric appliances are impacted

California Green Building

0 replies | 845 views | Posted on: 09/29/2025 | Last updated: 10/02/2025

The Passive House Standard, an 8-Part Webinar Series, Starting October 15, 9 - 11 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

The Passive House standard is focused on producing high-performance energy-efficient buildings, and this series of classes breaks down many aspects of Passive House in a more accessible way, while rei

California Green Building

0 replies | 1309 views | Posted on: 09/05/2025 | Last updated: 09/17/2025

Free Webinar: Optimizing Ducted Heat Pumps for Residential Electrification, September 18, 9 am - 12 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This three-hour class will deal with Design, equipment choice, and layout issues. The relevant Performance Factors are: System Capacity, Refrigerant Charge, and System Airflow. We will review design,

California Green Building

0 replies | 1318 views | Posted on: 08/19/2025 | Last updated: 08/19/2025

6th Edition of International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy, June 18-20, Barcelona, Spain

by Ruby Dawson

The 6th Edition of International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Green Chemistry 2026, will be held from June 18-20, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain, with virtual participation also avai

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1342 views | Posted on: 07/31/2025 | Last updated: 01/11/2026

Free Webinar: Window Installation Procedures to Provide Real World Performance and Prevent Water Intrusion, December 14, 12 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Window installation defects are one of the leading causes of water and moisture-related problems in residential construction. Recent energy codes and even Passive House require continuous insulation.

California Green Building

0 replies | 2344 views | Posted on: 11/17/2022 | Last updated: 11/17/2022

The 4th Biannual Mid-Atlantic Green Roof Science & Technology Symposium, August 16 - 17, College Park, MD

by YijunW

Green roof system research is a high priority for assured performance in urban low impact development. The MGRST symposium is dedicated to disseminating results of scientific research and technologica…

0 replies | 804 views | Posted on: 07/19/2018 | Last updated: 07/19/2018

Smart Buildings Education Session, Online, November 15, 12 pm CST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Smart buildings can support sustainability, health, equity, and resilience. Join us to discuss the optimization of the design and operation of integrated, high-performance buildings. In addition, to e

0 replies | 2683 views | Posted on: 10/13/2022 | Last updated: 10/13/2022

2022 Symposium on Safe and Secure Schools, Cypress, Texas, October 28

by k.a.vaughn // Green building community

Protecting the physical security and supporting the emotional well being of students in schools has become a national imperative. Successfully addressing these issues requires an interdisciplinary and

Filed under: Green Schools

0 replies | 1938 views | Posted on: 09/20/2022 | Last updated: 09/23/2022

Sustainable Agriculture Summit Asia, Dec 4-6, 2018, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

by Aditya

OVERVIEW

Global initiatives and investment in sustainable agriculture have spiked. Be it producers, traders, large FMCG corporates, or Governments, institutional investors, and aid organisations&rs

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Keywords: Sustainable Development,Sustainable Agriculture

0 replies | 1668 views | Posted on: 11/29/2018 | Last updated: 11/30/2018

Women in Green, USGBC Massachusetts, December 3, Boston, MA

by Aditya

Engage. Energize. Elevate.

Monday, December 3, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
101 Huntington Avenue, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 12th Floor Conference Center

Women are driving the s


Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Communities,Sustainability

0 replies | 1660 views | Posted on: 11/13/2018 | Last updated: 11/14/2018

TRI-STATE Community Energy Summit Jan 15 - 17, New York, NY

by Yishan

A Premier Event Connecting Local Governments in NY, NJ, and CT to Cheaper, Cleaner Local Energy

Local governments in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Tri-State area have an opportunity to

Filed under: Government Policies

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 2090 views | Posted on: 11/04/2018 | Last updated: 11/29/2018

USGBC-LA Inland Empire Branch: GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Training, Dec 5, LA

by Yishan

GREEN PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SKILLS TRAINING 

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green

Free training offered by USGBC-LA Inland Empire Branch!

The construction industry is moving quickly towar

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 1456 views | Posted on: 10/26/2018 | Last updated: 11/08/2018

Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training, November 5- 6, Pittsburgh, PA

by Phillip304 // Green Research & Development Analyst

In Green Building Alliance's continuing effort to support healthy & high performance buildings, Green Building Alliance are happy to bring you Passive House Tradesperson Training!  Green

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Passive House,Training event

0 replies | 1463 views | Posted on: 10/14/2018 | Last updated: 10/14/2018

Accessible Design, Universal Design, and Social Equity--are we hitting the mark? (Part 2)

by GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction

In part 1 of this topic, I discussed the lack of accessible housing in America and explained the difference between accessible design, universal design, and equitable design. As a reminder, accessible

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

0 replies | 2790 views | Posted on: 09/26/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

Domes for North Lombok - Rebuilding after a Devastating Earthquake

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

On August 5th, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in North Lombok Indonesia, destroying over 50,00 homes and displacing over 350,000 people. Rate It Green Members DOME Lombok - Eco Village

Filed under: Resilience

Keywords: North Lombok,Earthquake

0 replies | 2844 views | Posted on: 09/03/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

Energy Foundations Seminar, September 18, 2018, Chicago, Illinois

by Aditya

Want to know more about how you can use the very foundations supporting a building to also deliver a low carbon heating and cooling solution. Illinois Green is happy to share the Deep Foundations I…

Filed under: Energy

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,Low Carbon Development

0 replies | 1097 views | Posted on: 08/16/2018 | Last updated: 08/16/2018

Encode Artificial Intelligence into Sustainability

by YijunW

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already more real than people realize. A whopping 70 percent of the companies surveyed this year by Forrester Research plan to use some form of AI by the end of 2018 (F

Filed under: Cleantech

0 replies | 5738 views | Posted on: 08/01/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023

 

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