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Women in Cleantech & Sustainability, 10 Year Anniversary Virtual Summit, November 10, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Help ignite this decade of critical climate action at Women in Cleantech & Sustainability's 10th Anniversary Virtual Summit. Join leaders, young activists and our community to vision in t

0 replies | 1126 views | Posted on: 11/05/2021 | Last updated: 11/05/2021

Free Webinar: Retrofitting Crawlspaces for Health, Moisture Management, and Wildfire Safety, September 12, 9am-12pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Many existing crawlspaces require remediation prior to other energy upgrade work, including attic or electrification upgrades. This course examines retrofits of vented and unvented crawlspaces, tradeo

California Green Building

0 replies | 774 views | Posted on: 08/22/2024 | Last updated: 08/23/2024

Free Webinar: How to Talk to Homeowners about Electrification, Efficiency, and Building Science, August 20, 3-4 pm EDT

by Hani // Social media manager

Energy efficiency and electrification upgrades are complicated—the average homeowner knows little about how exactly heat pumps, insulation, and other all-electric products work to improve a home

0 replies | 671 views | Posted on: 08/01/2024 | Last updated: 08/01/2024

Free 3-Part Webinar Series Hosted by MassSave: Commercial Existing Buildings Overview: July 31, August 28, & September 25, 2:05-3:05 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Commercial renovation projects continue to dominate permit request applications across the Commonwealth and hold tremendous opportunity for energy savings via energy code compliance; yet confusion abo

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 706 views | Posted on: 07/12/2024 | Last updated: 07/12/2024

Free Online Event: Hidden Cost, Vital Opportunity: Unlocking Housing through Equitable infrastructure, June 24, 12-1:15 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

​Infrastructure across California needs repair; water and wastewater alone need 50 billion dollars in funding to maintain basic functioning. California also needs to build 3.5 million homes in the n

California Green Building

0 replies | 693 views | Posted on: 06/10/2024 | Last updated: 06/10/2024

Free Webinar: All Electric Home Appliances - Part 5 in a 5-Part All-Electric in Design and Construction Series, October 24, 9:30-11 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

All-Electric in Design & Construction Series

Incorporating all-electric systems into residential and small commercial projects can be a bumpy road, but understanding the nuts and bolts of speci

California Green Building

0 replies | 1112 views | Posted on: 05/29/2024 | Last updated: 08/27/2024

Free Webinar: Net-Zero Case Study: Design, Construction, and Lessons: Heliospiti (Sun House), May 22, 12-1 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This course will describe the design, construction, and lessons learned of the Heliospiti (Sun House), a 3200 square foot, ENERGY STAR-certified, net-zero energy, all-electric home at 7100 feet elevat

Filed under: Webinars

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 871 views | Posted on: 05/13/2024 | Last updated: 05/13/2024

Why Chicago Needs The Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance, Free and Online, May 2, 12 - 1 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Angela Tovar and Jared Policicchio from Chicago’s Department of Environment will join AIA Committee on the Environment + 2030 Commitment and Illinois Green Alliance to provide an exclusive updat

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 516 views | Posted on: 04/25/2024 | Last updated: 04/25/2024

Free Webinar: PV + Batteries: Integrating Storage with Grid-Tied PV Systems, April 26, 9 am -12:30 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Recent developments with building codes, safety requirements, utility rate structures, state incentives, and federal tax credit legislation have led to ever-greater installations of energy storage sys

California Green Building

0 replies | 898 views | Posted on: 04/08/2024 | Last updated: 04/08/2024

Free Webinar: Desert-Friendly Landscapes for Beginners, February 16, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Are you new to the Valley or have a newfound interest in desert plants?

Discover common misconceptions associated with desert gardening and the fundamentals for watering, fertilizing, and pruning.

Filed under: Landscaping

California Green Building

0 replies | 1291 views | Posted on: 02/07/2022 | Last updated: 02/09/2022

Improving Indoor Air Quality with Product Testing - Allergy Standards Ltd.

by samanthaklein // Intern

 

Indoor air quality and allergy awareness were already growing as critical health and environmental concerns before the COVID-19 pandemic made these topics even more prevalent. 

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Linked to: Product Certications HVAC - Protecting Healthy Buildings with Pure Air Optimization

Keywords: Certification,Indoor Air Quality,Covid-19,VOCs,Health,Air Quality,IAQ,Allergies

0 replies | 8663 views | Posted on: 01/08/2022 | Last updated: 03/29/2022

Women in Green 2021: What’s your Superpower? Online, Presented by BuiltEnvironmentPlus, December 15, 8-10 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 Women are driving the sustainability of the built environment. We are tasked with the most important mission of all: healing the earth. The Women in Green Roundtable creates opportunities for wo

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Women in Green

0 replies | 1108 views | Posted on: 12/10/2021 | Last updated: 12/10/2021

Gas to Grass: Balancing Embodied and Operational Carbon through Passive Strawbale, December 7, 6 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Embodied Carbon on your mind and in your project? Join Abby Meuser-Herr and Elizabeth Turner for a webinar to explore the trade-offs between a focus on embodied vs. operational carbon and understand t

Keywords: Strawbale

0 replies | 1474 views | Posted on: 11/27/2021 | Last updated: 11/27/2021

Cleantech Forum, January 22-24, San Francisco

by Oyin

Now in its 16th year, Cleantech Forum San Francisco 2018 will once again be a gathering of the global cleantech innovation community and offers a comprehensive, three-day program along with exclusive …

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1814 views | Posted on: 10/27/2017 | Last updated: 10/27/2017

November 11: Climate Urbanism - Strategies for Just Transitions, November 11, 9:30 EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Urban Studies Foundation (USF) in recent years. The talks will showcase five short interventions that cover several of this year's COP26 Presidency campaigns, with a key focus on Cities

Filed under: Urban Planning

Keywords: Social Equity,Urban Resilience,Urban Planning,Energy Transition

0 replies | 2530 views | Posted on: 10/17/2021 | Last updated: 10/17/2021

Whole House Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) Explained, by Panasonic

by Rate It Green Team



We’d like to thank Ken Nelson at Panasonic for his terrific video explanation of how ERVs work and for introducing us to the features and benefits of the Intelli-Balance 200 as

Filed under: Energy Recovery and Heat Recovery Ventilation

Keywords: HVAC,Ventilation Systems,Ventilation,Humidity,ERVs,Whole House Ventilation Systems,ERV,Panasonic

0 replies | 26464 views | Posted on: 09/29/2021 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

Greentown Labs Climatetech Career Fair, Online, September 16, 5:30 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

During this webinar, you will learn about career opportunities within the community of climatetech startups. Greentown startups are not only developing climatetech solutions—they’re b

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building Jobs,Green Careers,Greentown Labs

0 replies | 2201 views | Posted on: 09/05/2021 | Last updated: 09/13/2022

BuildingsNY, May 8-9, NYC

by AbbieKnight

BuildingsNY announced its official collaboration with the International Facility Management Association, New York City Chapter (IFMA NYC) to provide education and professional development for facility…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Emerging Green Professionals

0 replies | 1359 views | Posted on: 04/03/2018 | Last updated: 04/03/2018

Passive House: Barriers And Pathways to Scale on March 29, 6-8 pm, NY, NY

by AbbieKnight

From a design perspective, it is feasible to implement Passive House in NYC's high rise buildings. So what is stopping developers from taking the plunge and pursuing such projects? How much risk (real…

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Passive House

0 replies | 1334 views | Posted on: 03/06/2018 | Last updated: 03/15/2018

Western Massachusetts Green Consortium: Living Building Challenge - Influencing the Future of Building, February 21, 5-7 pm, Northampton

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

WMGC Green Night: Living Building Challenge - Influencing the Future of Building Wednesday February 21st - 5-7 pm **Third Wednesday this Month Only** Platform Sports Bar Meeting Room Join WM…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 814 views | Posted on: 02/19/2018 | Last updated: 02/20/2018

ASHRAE Boston January Meeting the 9th

by Amy

Technical Session Description: This course discusses the requirements of smoke control systems and the smoke modeling process that can be used to design such systems. The course dives into some comm…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: ASHRAE Boston

0 replies | 1251 views | Posted on: 01/04/2018 | Last updated: 01/04/2018

Sustainability Social at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Saturday Dec 2, 1-3pm, Easthampton

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton Join Northeast Solar, the Center for EcoTechnology, HeatSmart Northampton, and Mass Audubon for a Sustainability Social at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary. Jo…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 924 views | Posted on: 11/30/2017 | Last updated: 11/30/2017

Central Valley Facilities Expo, March 14-15, Modesto, CA

by Oyin

Central Valley Facilities Expo meets the facilities engineering, maintenance, and energy management needs of attendees from a wide variety of industries including food processing, government, healthca…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1327 views | Posted on: 11/05/2017 | Last updated: 11/05/2017

EcoDistricts Incubator, May 9 - 11, Portland, OR

by Oyin

EcoDistricts Incubator is a three-day project team intensive designed to accelerate EcoDistrict-modeled, district-scale urban regeneration projects across communities throughout the world. 2018 marks …

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 774 views | Posted on: 11/02/2017 | Last updated: 11/02/2017

Support Senate Bill 2056 - To Create an Option for MA Residents to Donate a % of Tax Returns to the Least Developed Countries Fund

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

From the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University: On October 31st, the Massachusetts Joint Revenue Committee will host a hearing on Senate Bill 2056 (S.2056) - a bill that would crea…

Filed under: Advocacy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change

0 replies | 1081 views | Posted on: 10/29/2017 | Last updated: 10/29/2017

 

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