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Green Building Brasil International Conference, November 16-20

by Suelen Ribeiro // Architect/ LEED GA

This is the main event in the sustainable construction of Latin America. The event brings together industry leaders, specialists, and frontline professionals dedicated to sustainable construction

Brasil Green Building

0 replies | 586 views | Posted on: 11/16/2020 | Last updated: 12/22/2021

Free PG&E Webinar: Plug-In Heat Pump Water Heaters: An Early Look to 120 Volt Products, April 27, 12-1:30 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Amruta Khanolkar of the New Buildings Institute will give an overview of the emerging, retrofit ready 120V heat pump water heaters (HPWH) and findings from the California statewide field validation ef

California Green Building

0 replies | 1423 views | Posted on: 04/03/2023 | Last updated: 04/03/2023

2023 NY-GEO Conference, April 26-27, Albany, NY

by samanthaklein // Intern

The 2023 NY-GEO Conference brings together the best of the best in the Geothermal Heat Pump Industry.  The conference will be hosted at the Albany Marriott from April 26-27 will include dynamic M

Filed under: Events

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Business Development,Energy Efficiency,New York,Geothermal Energy

0 replies | 1015 views | Posted on: 03/15/2023 | Last updated: 03/15/2023

Free Training: Measuring & Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction, Online, USGBC LA, March 22, 1-2 pm PT

by Hani // Social media manager

Learn from industry professionals about the best practices to measure and reduce embodied carbon on construction projects.

Embodied carbon is the carbon footprint of materials and includes total ca

California Green Building

0 replies | 1622 views | Posted on: 02/27/2023 | Last updated: 02/28/2023

Nonprofit Leadership In Green Building, March 8, 9-10:30 am, Pittsburgh

by Hani // Social media manager

Non-profit organizations are among the country’s leaders in achieving very high-performing green buildings. But why? Explore this question with Green Building Alliance and non-profit representat

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 861 views | Posted on: 02/16/2023 | Last updated: 02/18/2023

Facades +, February 14, Washington, DC

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Facades+ returns to Washington, D.C. for the first time in two years on February 14. Spanning from federal government projects to Washington’s first mass timber construction, the progr

0 replies | 545 views | Posted on: 01/30/2023 | Last updated: 01/30/2023

Free Webinar: Electric Vehicles 101, January 31, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Curious about getting an electric vehicle (EV), but not sure where to start? Join this webinar to learn the basics. The material will cover environmental and consumer benefits, information a

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Electric Vehicles,Vehicle Emissions,Carbon Neutrality,Electrification

0 replies | 1022 views | Posted on: 01/11/2023 | Last updated: 01/12/2023

Free Virtual Event: Sustainability 2100, January 19, 24 & 26, 2-6:20 pm

by Hani // Social media manager

Sustainability should not be confined to just a carbon count but rather encompass global economic prosperity within earth’s environmental carrying capacity including health for humanity, respect

0 replies | 1532 views | Posted on: 12/22/2022 | Last updated: 12/23/2022

Free Movie Screening: Water and Power and Freeways, December 17, 7:30 pm, Los Angeles, CA

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Of car culture, Joan Didion famously wrote: “Actual participation requires a total surrender, a concentration so intense as to seem a kind of narcosis, a rapture-of-the-freeway. The mind goes cl

California Green Building

0 replies | 645 views | Posted on: 12/06/2022 | Last updated: 12/07/2022

Online: Boston's Carbon Neutral Zoning Initiative, January 27, 12pm - 2pm EDT

by SarahA

The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) is developing Carbon Neutral Zoning requirements for new construction. This is a critical step towards meeting Mayor Walsh’s goal fo

Learning about Subject2Change with Jodi Smits Anderson - Sustainable Information is What We Make of It!

by Rate It Green Team


One can learn a lot from Jodi Smits Anderson in about 6 minutes! Allison Friedman and Matt Hoots recently had the privilege of talking with Jodi about her Subject2Change project, as well as

Filed under: Podcasts

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability,Resilience,Community,Equity,Green Building Conversations,Information Sharing,Subject2Change,2bgreener

0 replies | 2027 views | Posted on: 12/23/2020 | Last updated: 01/17/2023

Renewable Energy Summit - Building the Clean Energy Mosaic, Online, January 12-14

by Richard Minasian // Student

RENEW Wisconsin’s tenth annual Renewable Energy Summit, presented by Arch Electric and Invenergy, will be hosted virtually over three days from Tuesday, January 12th through Thursday, Janua

Filed under: Energy

Wisconsin Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,clean energy,Renewable Energy,technology solutions

0 replies | 1899 views | Posted on: 12/14/2020 | Last updated: 12/16/2020

Green Building Energy Tour at 21 Acres Center for Local Food & Sustainable Living, December 19, 2-3 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Get a behind the scenes look at the tools and technologies that 21 Acres' LEED Platinum-certified building uses.

Join 21 Acres for a Green Building Energy Tour, held every third Saturday of the

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: 21 Acres,21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living,Conscious Consumers

0 replies | 1239 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 12/03/2020

Event: BOMA 2017 International Conference and Expo, 6/24 - 6/27, Nashville, TN

by Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Your commercial real estate success story began with the first steps you took toward building relationships to make your business thrive. Take the next steps toward boosting your property—and your c…

Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1791 views | Posted on: 04/06/2017 | Last updated: 04/06/2017

FREE Webinar: Regenerative Insight 100 - A Two Part Series about Regenerative Development, November 19, 7-9 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

In partnership with Bill Reed and Joel Glanzberg of Regenesis Group, Build it Green will be offering two 2-hour introductory workshops to address the following questions:

  • What is Regenerative De

Filed under: Development

Keywords: Design,Sustainable Communities,Development,regenerative design

0 replies | 1187 views | Posted on: 11/03/2020 | Last updated: 11/03/2020

Net Zero 2020, "Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew," Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, October 23

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This year's conference theme—Jumpstarting a Clean, Green & Inclusive Economy for Cape Cod & The Islands—captures the clean energy initiatives, policies, jobs, trainin

Filed under: Energy

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Net zero,Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative

0 replies | 850 views | Posted on: 10/17/2020 | Last updated: 10/17/2020

Building Tech Forum (Online): Getting to Zero with Embodied Carbon, October 28, 4 pm EDT

by Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts)

Building Tech Forum: Roadmap to 2050 aimed to better understand how our carbon footprint will change to accommodate the Commonwealth’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. Now, we’re narro

Filed under: Webinars

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Net zero,Technology,built environment

0 replies | 1469 views | Posted on: 09/27/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

RESNET Hybrid HERS Rater Training (with Classroom Component in Manchester, NH), September 11

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance (NEHERS) is pleased to offer HERS rater training classes in the Northeast, approximately 2-3 times per year. NEHERS hybrid HERS rater training classes …

Filed under: New Hampshire

New Hampshire Green Building

Keywords: HERS Training

0 replies | 845 views | Posted on: 07/18/2017 | Last updated: 08/15/2017

Passive House Massachusetts, July 11

by AbbieKnight

Legislature that affects architecture in Massachusetts is the focus of this active AIA Massachusetts committee. To learn more about the AIA Massachusetts Government Affairs Committee, visit architects…

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Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Passive House Massachusetts

0 replies | 763 views | Posted on: 07/06/2017 | Last updated: 07/06/2017

Webinar: Best in the West Webinar Series: Risk Management in the Age of Climate Change, July 25

by AbbieKnight

Learn how the built environment can help mitigate climate change during this fourth installment of the Best in the West webinar series. LEED Fellow Scott Bowman and environmental change scientist J…

Filed under: Webinars

Related to: Other

Keywords: Climate Change

0 replies | 5097 views | Posted on: 06/27/2017 | Last updated: 07/18/2017

City of Boston E+ & Net-Positive Development Seminar

by AbbieKnight

Join John Dalzell - Senior Architect at the Boston Planning and Development Agency - for a morning introduction presentation on Boston's energy positive deep green affordable housing developments. Thi…

Filed under: Events

Related to: Other

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Net Positive

0 replies | 1395 views | Posted on: 06/15/2017 | Last updated: 06/15/2017

Green Building Project Co-Ordinator

by AbbieKnight

Light House is seeking a dynamic project co-ordinator support green building rating and certification systems documentation projects, as well as related education, outreach, and research efforts. Thi…

Filed under: Green Building Jobs

Related to: Off-Peak Thermal Energy Storage Cooling Systems

Keywords: Green Building Jobs

0 replies | 795 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/07/2017

Built Green Conference 2017, September 14. Bothell, WA

by AbbieKnight

The Built Green Conference has been occurring annually for a decade with the aim of providing valuable and cutting-edge information on green building and sustainability. The conference will cover a va…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainability

0 replies | 593 views | Posted on: 05/25/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

USGBC-LA's new blog post: Snapshots on Sustainability - Walkability is Inviting

by StacySinclair // Technical writer

"I’m reading Philip Langdon’s new book, Within Walking Distance: Creating Livable Communities for All and I’m thinking about neighborhoods. In the back of my mind is the song “Walking in LA”…

Filed under: Green Living

California Green Building

0 replies | 1315 views | Posted on: 05/11/2017 | Last updated: 05/11/2017

The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series

by ChristinaC // Marketing Student

The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series May 8 | 4:00pm Biological Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Cambridge The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences L…

Filed under: Climate Change

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Agriculture

0 replies | 1903 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017

 

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