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Free Webinar: The Science of Climate Change: Heat and the Environment, April 8, 3 pm EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts monthly webinars on climate change. This month's webinar is on heat and the environment and how it pertains to the science of

Filed under: Green Living

California Green Building

Keywords: California,Enviornment,Sustainable Landscapes,heat

0 replies | 1898 views | Posted on: 03/19/2022 | Last updated: 03/19/2022

BayREN C&S Training: Residential HVAC Sizing and Duct Design, Online, October 21, 9 - 10:30 am PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

This course will review residential HVAC design basics and equipment selection, as well as explain how to process, check, and verify residential load calculations and duct designs that are required by

California Green Building

0 replies | 430 views | Posted on: 08/30/2025 | Last updated: 09/19/2025

Life Cycle Assessment & Environmental Product Declarations, Online Course, September 18, 12 - 2 pm

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

In this course for building industry professionals, you will learn the promise and pitfalls of LCA and EPDs, understand the categories of impact included in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) process, an

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1000 views | Posted on: 08/13/2025 | Last updated: 08/13/2025

Next Generation Passive Solar, August 12, 4 - 5:30pm, Santa Barbara, California

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

We all learned the principles of passive solar design in school – south-facing orientation, strategic windows, thermal mass, etc., but the old rules don’t apply in the same way. Modern bui

California Green Building

0 replies | 582 views | Posted on: 07/25/2025 | Last updated: 07/28/2025

Free Hybrid Event: Heat Illness, California Regulations and the Kitchen of the Future, July 16, 10-11:30 am PT Online, or 1pm in Pleasanton, CA

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

This class covers two different commercial kitchen challenges: high heat environments and the associated health and safety risks for foodservice employees, and the many kitchen water wasters that can

California Green Building

0 replies | 651 views | Posted on: 06/26/2025 | Last updated: 06/30/2025

Free Webinar: Solar Photovoltaic and Battery Storage Systems, June 18, 9-10:30 am, PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

This course will cover solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage system requirements for all building types. Both the 2022 Energy Code and equipment requirements will be discussed, along with a prev

California Green Building

0 replies | 713 views | Posted on: 05/31/2025 | Last updated: 05/31/2025

Free Webinar: Understanding DERs, V2X and EV Charging Infrastructure: Introduction, June 20, 12-2 pm, PT

by Mansi // Social Media Manager

The first webinar of the series will provide participants with a foundational understanding of distributed energy resources (DERs), vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, and electric vehicle (EV) ch

California Green Building

0 replies | 824 views | Posted on: 05/14/2025 | Last updated: 05/15/2025

Green Finance Tools and Resources, a USGBC First Friday Webinar, June 6, 1 pm PT

by Shivani // Social Media Manager

USGBC's First Friday series is back by popular demand, but this year, with a twist! USGBC will still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, bu

California Green Building

0 replies | 707 views | Posted on: 04/30/2025 | Last updated: 05/02/2025

Free Online Training: Practical Efficient Hot Water Delivery: Structured Plumbing Applied in Retrofit and New Construction, April 30, 9 am - 12 pm PT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

On the average Californians consume less water than the residents of other states. Even so there is a need for us to conserve even more water. The construction community has an opportunity to further

California Green Building

0 replies | 1005 views | Posted on: 04/12/2025 | Last updated: 04/14/2025

Webinar: Energy Upgrade Workshop, July 6, 5:30 PM

by gracemorrison

Join UF/IFAS Extension for this 1-hour workshop where you'll learn energy-, water-, and cost-saving strategies at home. Attendees will receive a free Do-It-Yourself Energy Saving Kit (one per hous

Florida Green Building Group

0 replies | 1040 views | Posted on: 06/07/2022 | Last updated: 06/13/2022

Free Webinar: Understanding AI’s Potential for Sustainability: Smart Homes and Energy Justice, June 3, 11 am - 12:15 pm ET

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Smart home technologies, coupled with advanced algorithms and AI, have the potential to transform not only our domestic lives but have significant effects on future markets, technology and innovation

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1035 views | Posted on: 05/24/2022 | Last updated: 05/24/2022

The Next Generation Water Summit (Virtual), May 19-20

by samanthaklein // Intern

The Next Generation Water Summit brings together the building and development community, water reuse professionals and water policymakers in a collaborative setting to share best practices and learn a

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Water Conservation,Water Efficiency

0 replies | 1208 views | Posted on: 04/28/2022 | Last updated: 04/28/2022

Euro Global Conference on Recycling and Waste Management, Paris, France (with Virtual Option), September 19-20

by Ashley Oliva

Magnus Group gracefully invites you to its momentous event Euro Global Conference on Recycling and Waste Management” (Recycling 2022which will be taking place v

Filed under: Energy

Solar Energy and Green Building

Keywords: Sustainability,Recycling,Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

0 replies | 1430 views | Posted on: 04/08/2022 | Last updated: 08/26/2022

What are Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs?

by Amy

An EPD, or environmental product declaration, is a method of showing the environmental impacts of a material or product in a standardized way, with both quantitative and qualitative information. EPD r

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Related to: Other Green Building

Keywords: Transparency,EPDs,Labels,Product Transparency

0 replies | 11028 views | Posted on: 01/31/2018 | Last updated: 02/21/2023

Resilient Virginia Spring Online Resiliency Academy Session 1 - Economic Activities: Innovative Financing, March 10, 1 pm EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Resilient Virginia's Spring 2022 Resiliency Academy series consists of 4 sessions that focus on the four components of a resilient community that are championed by Resilient Virginia:

0 replies | 544 views | Posted on: 02/26/2022 | Last updated: 02/26/2022

USGBC-LA Webinar: Renewal of Wood & Future of Mass Timber, February 17, 4 pm PST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join this webinar for an informed discussion with local leaders on everything there is to know about the use of wood as a construction material! From mass timber design and embodied carbon calculation

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Renewable Energy,Wood,Construction,California,Timber

0 replies | 1536 views | Posted on: 01/20/2022 | Last updated: 01/20/2022

Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth (Recorded Webinar: Available On Demand)

by Rate It Green Team


Recorded Webinar: Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth
Recorded: June 30, 2021
Speaker: Ann V. Edminster, M.Arch. (See speaker introduction bel


Filed under: Energy

Keywords: HVAC,Emissions,Hot Water Heating,EEBA,Decarbonization,Electrification,Heating,Cooling,Induction Cooking,Home Electrification

0 replies | 6597 views | Posted on: 12/22/2021 | Last updated: 02/07/2022

How We Build, How We Live: The Impact of Housing on Our Health and Wellness, June 8, 8:30am-12noon, Hartford, Connecticut

by Eileen Flynn // Student

This is a Connecticut Housing Coalition Community Developers Network Professional Development Training Opportunity. Guest speakers Ellen Tohn and Megan Sandel will speak about: -Why housing st…

Filed under: Connecticut

Connecticut Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Environment,Healthy Homes

0 replies | 1881 views | Posted on: 05/20/2018 | Last updated: 05/21/2018

Greener Schools = Smarter Students

by YijunW

Environmental friendly schools are beneficial to learning, according to the World Green Building Council (WGBC). WGBC studied 100 schools to learn how environmental conditions affect learning resul…

Filed under: Studies/Surveys

0 replies | 6264 views | Posted on: 05/16/2018 | Last updated: 07/21/2018

Webinar: Passive House Rocky Mountains (PHRM) - Passive Haus Party, May 18, 12 - 1pm MT

by YijunW

PHRM would like to invite you to a web conversation on the future plans of Passive House Rocky Mountains as a kick off to their Passive House Party! series. An overview of the Passive House moveme…

Filed under: Colorado

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

0 replies | 783 views | Posted on: 05/09/2018 | Last updated: 05/10/2018

Energy Democracy (and how to fight Energy Poverty), Free Webinar, May 4, 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM EDT

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join SSF and Island Press in a 90-minute webinar about the emerging field of energy democracy, a movement that frames the struggle of working people, low income communities, and communities of color t…

0 replies | 1890 views | Posted on: 05/02/2018 | Last updated: 05/02/2018

Green Maritime Forum's 3rd International LNG Summit 25-26 April, 2018, Hamburg, Germany

by YijunW

LNG Industry Awards 2018 recognizes great achievements of LNG Industry in Europe. Green Maritime Forum will offer a comprehensive program focusing on the expansion and development of shipping related…

0 replies | 883 views | Posted on: 04/24/2018 | Last updated: 04/24/2018

Urban Green Council - NYC Summer Member Reception & Service Awards, June 5th, 6-8pm

by AbbieKnight

2018 Summer Member Reception! Catch up with friends in the green building community and meet new colleagues over drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Summer Social

0 replies | 1753 views | Posted on: 04/12/2018 | Last updated: 04/12/2018

Green building construction Tour, March 20th in Chattanooga, TN

by AbbieKnight

Join green|spaces for the next construction tour at the NextGen Homes. This tour will feature advanced framing and insulation. The goal of this project is to educate builders, designers, students and …

Keywords: Green Building Tour,NextGen Homes Construction Tour

0 replies | 783 views | Posted on: 03/14/2018 | Last updated: 03/14/2018

Interactive Webinar - GRIHA for Existing Buildings (EB), March 9

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

GRIHA Council is pleased to announce a webinar on GRIHA for Existing Buildings (EB) rating variant on 9th March, 2018 from 03:00 to 04:30. The online webinar will also include a 30 minute Q & A sessio…

Filed under: Webinars

0 replies | 1409 views | Posted on: 02/28/2018 | Last updated: 02/28/2018

 

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