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RE+ Conference, Anaheim, CA, September 19-22

by gracemorrison

RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to foster a cleaner future for all. The largest and most comprehensive event in North America for the clean energy industry, RE+ is compri

Solar Energy and Green Building

0 replies | 1282 views | Posted on: 07/25/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Free Webinar: Advanced Passive Solar Home Design & Tools to Help – Free CE Webinar, June 19, 12-1pm ET

by Hani // Social media manager

Passive solar residential buildings include a more thoughtful approach to orientation towards the sun, design of roofs, overhangs, building shape and windows, shading, solar reflective materials, and

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 736 views | Posted on: 06/05/2024 | Last updated: 06/05/2024

EarthCraft Builder Training with Southface Institute, June 12, Atlanta, Georgia

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This EarthCraft Builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design. Explore the ways the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the gr

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

0 replies | 983 views | Posted on: 05/18/2024 | Last updated: 05/18/2024

Women in Green Webinar: Jumpstart your Sustainability Career with Transferable Skills, May 17, 9-10:30 am PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Do you feel motivated to transition to a cleantech or sustainability career? Are you curious about your transferable skills? Do you need help with your transition and how to get started?  An incr

California Green Building

0 replies | 753 views | Posted on: 04/29/2024 | Last updated: 04/30/2024

Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings, Virtual Event, May 2, 3-5pm

by Hani // Social media manager

In this course, They will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passive Hou

0 replies | 774 views | Posted on: 04/12/2024 | Last updated: 04/12/2024

Free Webinar: Powering Your Home With Solar Energy (In Person event dates are also available!), April 25, 8 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

 

Find out how you can shine with solar energy! In this discussion with an Illinois Solar Education Association Solar Ambassador, you will learn:

  • How solar energy works in Illinois
  • The

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 802 views | Posted on: 03/28/2024 | Last updated: 03/28/2024

Southface Institute: GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green (Hands-On), April 2, 9am-1pm, Atlanta, Georgia

by Hani // Social media manager

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green

Southface is excited to partner with 2M Design Consultants to offer the GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Course. Participants will learn how to see buildings

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

0 replies | 719 views | Posted on: 03/09/2024 | Last updated: 03/09/2024

A Sustainable Built Environment through Systems Change: Part 3 - Where have we got to? March 7, 10 am - 4 pm, London

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

UKGBC is calling on stakeholders across the built environment to engage in a new systems change programme to enable the transformation to a net zero, climate resilience and regenerative built environm

UK Green Building

0 replies | 734 views | Posted on: 02/21/2024 | Last updated: 02/21/2024

Free Webinar: Practical Ways to Address Embodied Carbon, February 20, 10-11:15 am

by Hani // Social media manager

Embodied Carbon, the term that identifies the collective impacts of extracting, manufacturing and transporting building materials, is appearing on everything from requests for proposals to the next ro

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 702 views | Posted on: 01/31/2024 | Last updated: 02/01/2024

Free Green Building Webinar: Polyiso - The Next Generation Air & Water Resistive Barrier, November 18, 12 pm ET

by samanthaklein // Intern

To educate design professionals about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient, this course examines how foil-faced Poly

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,High Performance,Thermal Energy

0 replies | 1219 views | Posted on: 10/19/2022 | Last updated: 10/21/2022

Net Zero Building Tour: Techny Prairie Activity Center, Northbrook, Illinois, Oct 19, 10-11:30 am

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Illinois Green and the Northbrook Park District for a guided tour of one of the first net zero energy verified projects in Illinois! Designed by Wight & Company, the 44,200 square foot Techny

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 927 views | Posted on: 10/03/2022 | Last updated: 10/03/2022

Virtual Event: Why Passive House? October 14, 12 pm ET (Free)

by samanthaklein // Intern

You've heard the buzz around Passive House, but you're not sure why all the fuss? Is it really that different?

PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson unpacks the logic, the principles, the his

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: High Performance Building,Passive House,Decarbonization

0 replies | 1583 views | Posted on: 09/07/2022 | Last updated: 09/20/2022

PhiusCon 2022, Chicago, Illinois, October 25 - 28

by gracemorrison

PhiusCon (formerly North American Passive House Conference) is a leading passive building conference for climate-specific zero energy design, construction, and building science expertise. Now in

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 2311 views | Posted on: 07/28/2022 | Last updated: 09/20/2022

Horizon 18, the Global Solutions Platform for the Clean Economy, October 10 - 11, Boston, MA

by YijunW

Horizon18 is a global event-driven platform that harnesses the international movement towards a clean economy. Join an international community focused on driving the clean economy through solutions, i…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1209 views | Posted on: 05/11/2018 | Last updated: 05/11/2018

CALGreen Electric Vehicle Workgroup (CEVW) Virtual Workshop, September 22

by gracemorrison

CALGreen Electric Vehicle Workgroup (CEVW) Workshop, 2022 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle. More information to be announced on their website.

California Green Building

0 replies | 853 views | Posted on: 07/07/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

Online Course: Energy Codes, August 2, 3 PM

by gracemorrison

This course introduces current energy trends, required codes, and sustainability rating systems across the U.S. and the role of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

You will hear from a sustainability ex

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

0 replies | 1662 views | Posted on: 06/24/2022 | Last updated: 07/02/2022

Roadmap Conference, Portland, OR, June 28-30

by gracemorrison

Accelerated and widespread electric, smart, and shared mobility adoption requires a diverse and supportive ecosystem of industry and community leaders including utilities, local governments, vehicle O

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 933 views | Posted on: 06/14/2022 | Last updated: 06/14/2022

Free EEBA Webinar: Future Proof Healthy Home Strategies with Panasonic and Swidget, June 7, 2 pm Central

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Panasonic and Swidget have combined forces to empower your homes to monitor, assess, and optimize the healthy home and a multitude of other home automation possibilities.

- Learn how to expand the

0 replies | 880 views | Posted on: 06/03/2022 | Last updated: 06/09/2022

Sustainable Job Opportunity: Junior Marketer at Aurora Solar in San Francisco, CA

by AbbieKnight

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION Aurora’s commercial suite includes design and financial analysis tools custom built for C&I projects, making it the industry’s only all-in-one commercial solar design s…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 800 views | Posted on: 08/09/2018 | Last updated: 08/10/2018

GPRO Fundamentals of Green Building Training, August 15 - 29, Los Angeles, CA

by Eileen Flynn // Student

The construction industry is moving quickly towards greener, high-performing buildings, creating increased demand across the country for sustainable building skills. This course teaches the basics …

Filed under: Events

California Green Building

Keywords: USGBC LA,Green Building Training

0 replies | 1230 views | Posted on: 07/26/2018 | Last updated: 07/26/2018

Building Resilience: Putting Resilience into Practice in the Workplace, August 14, Los Angeles, CA

by YijunW

Resilience is the capacity to survive and thrive in the face of stressors and shocks. Learn what that means in real life, and how to become more resilient as individuals, organizations and communities…

Filed under: California

California Green Building

0 replies | 810 views | Posted on: 07/17/2018 | Last updated: 07/19/2018

Community Solar Power Summit, July 18-19, Minneapolis, MN

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Community solar is one of the fastest growing sectors in the clean energy economy. In partnership with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) and Solar Power Events, the industry's preeminent…

Filed under: Events

Solar Energy and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Solar Energy

0 replies | 1556 views | Posted on: 06/15/2018 | Last updated: 06/15/2018

This is What LEED Platinum Living Looks Like - ZeroEnergy Design Delivers a Healthy and Green Home in a Massachusetts Suburb

by Rate It Green Team

When it comes to green building design, the sky really is the limit these days. Which also means that a green home can look as modern, as traditional, or whatever mix the client wants. We decided to h

Filed under: Company News and Highlights

Keywords: Green Building,Massachusetts,LEED platinum Home

0 replies | 4422 views | Posted on: 06/09/2018 | Last updated: 02/17/2023

21st International Conference on Past and Present Research Systems on Green Chemistry, August 27 - 28, Boston, MA

by Christina Williams

Conference Series LLC Ltd is glad to announce 21st International Conference on Past and Present Research Systems on Green Chemistry, August 27-28, 2018 at Boston, USA. Green Chemistry 2018 will be or…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1085 views | Posted on: 05/30/2018 | Last updated: 08/13/2018

Smart City: World Expo Congress, November 13 - 15, 2018, Barcelona, Spain

by YijunW

Values The event is based around the values of social inclusion and empowerment and is dedicated to promoting awareness, understanding and critical reflection between inhabitants of different cities …

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

0 replies | 973 views | Posted on: 05/18/2018 | Last updated: 05/18/2018

 

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