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Free CE Webinar: Homeowner Round Table - Net Zero Renovations, March 31, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

What drives homeowners to take their homes to net-zero energy?

Hear from 5 homeowners who attempted to take their homes to net-zero and learn about their experience so you can help others do it or

Filed under: Energy

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Residential Real Estate,Net zero

0 replies | 1537 views | Posted on: 03/06/2021 | Last updated: 03/06/2021

Free Green Building Tour - Boxprefab, February 22, Houston, Texas

by Hani // Social media manager

USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Region and the City of Houston's Green Building Resource Center invite you the the first green building tour of 2023. Join other sustainability and green building profession

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 1295 views | Posted on: 02/10/2023 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

Online Workshop: Business Climate Challenge Energy Management Workshop, February 21, 1-3 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

The Mayor’s Business Climate Challenge (BCC) is an energy efficiency programme supporting businesses across London reduce their energy consumption by 10% to accelerate progress towards the city&

0 replies | 844 views | Posted on: 01/25/2023 | Last updated: 01/26/2023

Advancing Equity for People of Color: Local Solutions for Housing Stability, An Online Symposium, February 8, 12:30-3:30pm EST

by Hani // Social media manager

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted low-income renters and renters of color over the past three years. In December 2020, 11 million households were significantly behind on their rent

0 replies | 1141 views | Posted on: 01/07/2023 | Last updated: 01/07/2023

GreenBiz '23, February 14 - 16, Scottsdale, Arizona

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Today's sustainability professional is under pressure to do more, and do it faster, than ever before. GreenBiz 23 will bring together more than 1,600 sustainable business leaders to 

0 replies | 2085 views | Posted on: 12/19/2022 | Last updated: 12/19/2022

Online Course: Crushing the Code, New York City -- Commercial Buildings, December 20, 9 am ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

Crushing the Code New York City: Commercial is an online course that prepares design and building professionals to comply with the many requirements in the 2020 NYCECC and create more energy-efficient

Filed under: Webinars

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Energy Codes,New York City,Commercial Buildings

0 replies | 1478 views | Posted on: 11/29/2022 | Last updated: 11/30/2022

Climate Mobilization Act Primer, September 16, 1-2 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

Get informed on New York City climate legislation and its impact on buildings. Register now for the Climate Mobilization Act Primer, a one-hour seminar examining the basic principles of the Clima

Filed under: Environment

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Emissions,Climate,Legislation,Climate Mobilization Act

0 replies | 1609 views | Posted on: 08/25/2021 | Last updated: 08/25/2021

Free Webinar: Reflect Equity, Inclusion, and Conscious Communication in Your Projects, July 20, 12 pm CST

by samanthaklein // Intern

How are organizations and companies in the green building industry growing and learning around equity, inclusion, and conscious communication? Diversity, equity, and inclusion are hopefully famil

Filed under: Education

Keywords: USGBC,Education,Projects,Communication,Equity

0 replies | 1776 views | Posted on: 07/01/2021 | Last updated: 07/01/2021

Rainwater Harvesting Research and Industry Roundtable, June 28, 12 - 2:30 pm EDT

by Sarah Sojka // Educator

The ARCSA Foundation is proud to host this event bringing together leading researchers and industry professionals. The researchers will present an overview of their findings, ranging from microbial qu

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Stormwater Management,Water Managment,Rainwater Harvesting

0 replies | 643 views | Posted on: 06/15/2021 | Last updated: 06/16/2021

Free Webinar Options for Advanced Walls Thursday, June 10, 2 pm Central

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

What comes to mind when we say Advanced Walls? Is it 3D printed assemblies? Is this just another term for advanced framing?

In this session, Dan Wildenhaus – Technical Advisor and Industry Li

Keywords: Walls,Wall assemblies,EEBA,Air Barriers,Energy and Environmental Building Alliance,Thermal Bridging

0 replies | 1776 views | Posted on: 05/27/2021 | Last updated: 05/27/2021

Free Building Science Webinar: Behind the Walls of the #1920sMakeoverATL Showhouse with LG Squared & SawHorse, Design+Build, May 24, 4-5 pm EDT

by ROCKWOOL

Go "Behind the Walls" (or in this case outside of them!) with Chris of LG Squared (Architect), Matt of Sawhorse, Inc. (Builder), and Dan of ROCKWOOL.  

Join the #1920sMakeoverATL team as they pre

VIRTUAL Visible Green Home® Burh Becc Earth Day Celebration Tour 2021, April 24, 10-11:30 am EDT

by Kimberly Haner // Communications Director, MBA

In this very special virtual, multimedia, live event you will learn about all the aspects of this groundbreaking home including its genesis, design, systems, and features that helped it to become a fu

Free Webinar: Building Electrification: What Is It and Why Do We Need It? April 8, 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

The panel will also discuss why building electrification is needed to mitigate the climate crisis, and the effects that burning natural gas in buildings has on our health and the health of our fa

Filed under: Energy

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Building Efficiency,Electrification

0 replies | 1941 views | Posted on: 03/21/2021 | Last updated: 03/23/2021

Summer Greenbuild Mixer with USGBC MA Boston Properties

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Greenbuild 2017 here in Boston is just a few months away! Catch up with old friends, exchange new business cards, and get the exclusive inside scoop for Greenbuild updates. As a special for t…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Greenbuild

0 replies | 1140 views | Posted on: 08/04/2017 | Last updated: 08/04/2017

USGBC Georgia Presents: Leadership Panel - Residential Developments, March 17, 10 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Explosive population growth in Atlanta has created a local affordable housing shortage. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has made a commitment to a housing affordability plan for our fast-growing City. With

Storage Week 2018, Feb 27 - Mar 1, San Francisco, CA

by Oyin

Now in its eleventh year, Storage Week 2018 is the global business hub driving the development and finance of energy storage projects. Storage is being proposed as the solution to firm renewable…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 2624 views | Posted on: 10/23/2017 | Last updated: 10/23/2017

Green Gifts Fair, Nov 18, Minneapolis, MN

by Oyin

The theme this year is Green For All! We are encouraging the participation of people from all diversities, backgrounds, and identities to come together to create an earth-friendly holiday season for a…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 749 views | Posted on: 10/22/2017 | Last updated: 10/22/2017

2018 Conference: Disaster Risk Reduction, Response and Sustainable Reconstruction, November 8, Boston

by Oyin

An event of the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters (CRSCAD), McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston). Co-sp…

Filed under: Events

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 2189 views | Posted on: 10/18/2017 | Last updated: 10/18/2017

Real performance for real buildings: using performance-based procurement for new construction projects, 11/29, 1–2 pm Central, Webinar

by Oyin

Every year new buildings are constructed that use more energy than expected. We want to break that trend and recently piloted an initiative in Minnesota known as Accelerate Performance. Accelerate …

Filed under: Events

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 3131 views | Posted on: 10/15/2017 | Last updated: 10/15/2017

URI Landscape Architecture Lecture, November 9th, 7pm, Kingston, RI

by Oyin

Eric Kramer, principal at Reed Hilderbrand in Watertown, Mass., will present a talk titled "Innovation and Tradition in an increasingly complex world." Lectures begin at 7:00 P.M. This serie…

Filed under: Events

Rhode Island Green Building

0 replies | 1125 views | Posted on: 10/14/2017 | Last updated: 10/17/2017

LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course, Green Building Alliance’s Leslie Montgomery, December 13, Pittsburgh

by Oyin

Join GBA’s Leslie Montgomery for this in-depth prep course, which prepares you for the LEED v4 Green Associate exam! This one-day workshop teaches participants the core concepts within the US Gre…

Filed under: Education

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 1532 views | Posted on: 10/08/2017 | Last updated: 11/16/2017

Greening the Golden State Summit, April 9-10, Sacramento, California

by Oyin

California’s green leadership is more important than ever, nationally and internationally. No other market has a similar potential to seed and promotes the growth of sustainable products and service…

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

0 replies | 1744 views | Posted on: 10/01/2017 | Last updated: 02/27/2018

2017 Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit Nov 28- 29, Pasadena

by Oyin

The 2017 Summit will mark the eleventh anniversary of the nation’s first statewide green schools event. As progress has been made in building efficiency, more attention has gone into other aspects o…

California Green Building

0 replies | 836 views | Posted on: 09/26/2017 | Last updated: 11/02/2017

Sustainable Cities Summit, Pensacola FL - Sept 28, 9:30a-4:30p

by Amy

The Gulf Coast Energy Network has teamed up with the city of Pensacola, the U.S. Green Building Council and other local organizations to host the first Sustainable Cities Summit in Pensacola later thi…

Filed under: Other Green Building - Other

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Sustainable Cities,Workshop

0 replies | 1847 views | Posted on: 09/21/2017 | Last updated: 09/22/2017

Passive + Renewables, October 4-8 in Oakland, CA

by AbbieKnight

The goal of NAPHN17 ‘Passive + Renewables’ is to promote and accelerate the adoption of Passive House building strategies in North America, and to work with others who share our vision for a POST …

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Passive House

0 replies | 1628 views | Posted on: 08/25/2017 | Last updated: 08/25/2017

 

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