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Metro & USGBC-LA Sustainability Tour, July 8, 1:00-6:00pm, Los Angeles, CA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

Join USGBC-LA for a fun and informative sustainability tour through DTLA aboard Metro! The focus will be on how each stop has implemented best practices and new technologies to green their buildings f

Filed under: California

California Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Energy Efficiency,Sustainability

0 replies | 2272 views | Posted on: 06/13/2019 | Last updated: 06/13/2019

GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, January 30, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, NYC

by mkilmartin // Intern

In GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green (FUND), you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

GPRO Fundamentals is designed f

Filed under: Education

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building,Sustainable Architecture,New York Events,Sustainable Building,Green Building Education,Enginering

0 replies | 2273 views | Posted on: 12/14/2019 | Last updated: 12/14/2019

Bourbon Rain Barrel Workshop at Broad Leaf Local Beer, December 12, 6-7:30 pm, Kentwood, MI

by mkilmartin // Intern

WMEAC is excited to be partnering with our friends at Broad Leaf Local Beer to host a Bourbon Rain Barrel Workshop! If you'd like to build the rain barrel with us and learn about stormwater manage

Filed under: Resilience

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Michigan,Water Quality,Sustainibility,Crisis Prevention

0 replies | 1010 views | Posted on: 11/27/2019 | Last updated: 11/27/2019

Managed Retreat: Documentary Screening and Climate Change Resiliency Panel, November 15, Northampton, MA

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

The Conway School is collaborating with the Western Massachusetts local section of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (WMBSLA) and local design practitioners to host a documentary film sc

Filed under: Environment

Related to: Architects ,Builders/Contractors

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Climate Change,Architecture,Managed Retreat

0 replies | 1206 views | Posted on: 11/09/2019 | Last updated: 11/09/2019

USGBC NJ Annual Holiday Party and Member Reception, December 12, 6-8:30 pm, Hillsborough

by MVillere

Come and celebrate & network with your friends and colleagues at our holiday celebration.

Location: Duke Farms - Farm Barn Orientation Center (LEED Platinum)
Hillsborough, NJ

SPACE IS LIMI


Filed under: Events

0 replies | 1078 views | Posted on: 11/04/2019 | Last updated: 11/14/2019

WEBINAR: Getting LEED Specific: Buildings are for People - Design Strategies for Human Engagement, December 10, 12:00PM CST

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

In this one-hour course, the participant will explore design strategies that encourage beneficial occupant behavior. Consider the impacts occupant behavior changes can have on a building over its life

Filed under: Certifications/Labels and Transparency

Related to: Other,Architects ,Builders/Contractors

Keywords: Certification,LEED,Webinar,USGBC

0 replies | 3330 views | Posted on: 10/21/2019 | Last updated: 10/21/2019

Certified Green Lending Professional Training, November 1, San Diego, California

by abu417 // Climate Connoisseur. Eco-Maniac. Solar Sommelier.

Join Build It Green for a one-day course exploring the principles of green building and the whole house approach to the design, construction and operation of residential buildings.

Upon completion

Wisconsin Solar Tour October 5, 2019, 10am - 4pm Wisconsin (Statewide)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join people across Wisconsin from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a statewide Solar Tour! Homes and businesses throughout Wisconsin will open their doors to demonstrate and share strategies for energy-eff

Wisconsin Green Building Group

0 replies | 823 views | Posted on: 09/26/2019 | Last updated: 09/26/2019

Design 4 People, October 23-24, Boston, Massachusetts

by Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts)

Design 4 People brings design leaders together to raise your work to a new level and help you understand how to improve human output within the built environment. You will have the ability to exchange

Filed under: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: sustainable design

0 replies | 1611 views | Posted on: 09/17/2019 | Last updated: 11/08/2019

Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 Sept, 2019 Ben Guir, Morocco

by AidanAnthony // Intern

On November 15, 2016, in the margin of COP22 in Marrakesh, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and sustainable development; the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN)

Filed under: Contests and Votes

0 replies | 849 views | Posted on: 08/13/2019 | Last updated: 08/13/2019

Net Zero Carbon, Water, Energy and Decarbonizing at the District Level, August 13, St. Louis, MO

by Gina Pryciak // Student

District scale projects and campuses lend themselves well for the goals of complete decarbonization and net zero energy and water. Depending on the project type, context, and location, these goals may

Filed under: Missouri

Missouri Green Building

Keywords: Net Zero Water,Net Zero Energy,Decarbonization

0 replies | 1150 views | Posted on: 07/29/2019 | Last updated: 07/29/2019

Grid Mid-Atlantic's Solar Soireé: A Five-Year Anniversary: September 9, Washington DC

by AidanAnthony // Intern

GRID Mid-Atlantic invites you to join in celebrating five years of changing lives through energy alternatives while celebrating the achievements of community champions who help advance social jus

Filed under: Washington, DC

Developing Technologies

0 replies | 1231 views | Posted on: 07/18/2019 | Last updated: 07/18/2019

Explore Detroit: Urban Agriculture + Green Space Bus Tour, August 17, Detroit, MI 12pm-3pm

by AidanAnthony // Intern

Detroit is home to approximately 1,700 urban farms, each innovative and unique in it's own way. On this tour we will explore these sustainable green spaces and hear from the incredibly dedicated D

Filed under: Other - Green Building Events

Michigan Green Building

0 replies | 1414 views | Posted on: 06/26/2019 | Last updated: 06/26/2019

Electric Pride - Aspen Colorado is the Third U.S. city to reach 100% Renewable Energy!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Inhabitat reports from the Aspen Times that Aspen has succeeded in powering itself with 100 percent renewable energy. The city has worked for more than a decade to reach this milestone. Technologies…

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Solar,Renewable Energy,Wind,Colorado,Aspen,Geothermal

0 replies | 1718 views | Posted on: 09/07/2015 | Last updated: 09/07/2015

Solar Power Expected to see Sixfold Growth

by JackSawyer // Student

The International Renewable Energy Agency has recently come out with an encouraging prediction for solar energy - they expect it to grow sixfold by 2030. This projected growth is supported by the unde…

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Solar Energy,Utilities,growth

0 replies | 1536 views | Posted on: 06/28/2016 | Last updated: 06/28/2016

An Introduction to Community Solar

by Higgins_James // Student

If you are looking to ‘Go Solar’ there are many great options available, but one option worth looking into is Community Solar. The term Community Solar refers to a community based solar pr

Filed under: Solar

0 replies | 7406 views | Posted on: 06/15/2016 | Last updated: 03/04/2025

NESEA Pro Tour - CreekSide Zero Net Energy Home - Pulaski, NY, June 17

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

NESEA Pro Tour - CreekSide Zero Net Energy Home - Pulaski, NY Friday, June 17, 1 - 5 pm CEUs: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, Pending approval This tour of the CreekSide Net Zero House features one of the firs…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Green Building Tour

0 replies | 935 views | Posted on: 04/21/2016 | Last updated: 04/21/2016

Freddie Mac Introduces a Green Rebate Program - up to $5000 for multifamily property loans

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

As the largest funder of multifamily properties nationally, Freddie Mac hopes to boost awareness of energy consumption among apartment owners and managers. Borrowers financing properties with 20 u…

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: EPA,Multifamily Housing,Freddie Mac

0 replies | 1220 views | Posted on: 03/21/2016 | Last updated: 03/21/2016

O&M Stories in Multifamily Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results - @NESEA's Building Energy - March 10, 1:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

O&M Stories in MF Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results Thursday, March 10 1:30 - 2:30 pm BE16: Multifamily In the world of multi-family housing every operational dollar is earmarked, budgete…

Filed under: Massachusetts

Related to: Electrical Component Recycling

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Multifamily Housing

0 replies | 986 views | Posted on: 03/01/2016 | Last updated: 03/01/2016

"Toward a Living Affordable Future" - Free Guide by the International Living Insitute

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing offers a pathway for multi-family affordable housing projects to achieve the Living Building Challenge, either as Petal or Living Certif…

Filed under: Green Building and Green Living Books

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Affordable Green Housing

0 replies | 1496 views | Posted on: 02/12/2016 | Last updated: 02/12/2016

Issues of Controversy in Green Building Policy: Taking Action on Chemicals of Concern January 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Issues of Controversy in Green Building Policy: Taking Action on Chemicals of Concern January 28 @ 12 - 1 pm GBA is partnering with ILFI and Greenwash Action to present this webinar series which w…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

0 replies | 826 views | Posted on: 01/26/2016 | Last updated: 01/26/2016

USGBC Central Pennsylvania Chapter - 2016 Kick off Event - January 14th, 5:30 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

THU, JAN 14, 2016 AT 5:30 PM USGBC Central PA 2016 Kick Off Party Governor's Residence, Harrisburg, PA Please join us for a fun networking event to start 2016 off right. We will be celebrating…

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: USGBC Central Pennsylvania

0 replies | 1034 views | Posted on: 12/08/2015 | Last updated: 12/08/2015

Williams College Starts the Clock on a Year of Measurement for the Living Building Challenge

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

This month, the team at Williams College began the 12-month performance period to meet the Living Building Challenge for the Class of 1966 Environmental Center at Williams College. For one year, the b…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Green Building,Living Building Challenge,Williams College

0 replies | 1199 views | Posted on: 11/17/2015 | Last updated: 11/17/2015

Stevens Institute of Technology Wins Solar Decathlon 2015- Congratulations!

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Stevens Institute of Technology's SURE HOUSE won top honors overall at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, took second pla…

Filed under: Solar Decathlon

Keywords: Resiliency,Solar Decathlon,Stevens Institute of Technology

0 replies | 1354 views | Posted on: 10/19/2015 | Last updated: 10/19/2015

Governor Baker Testifies in Favor of Energy Bills - Netmetering Caps, Wind Energy Hydropower

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Reports surrounding Governor Baker's testimony On Tuesday seemed reasonably positive. The Governor spoke favorably about "testing" the market for Offshore wind projects, and he also testified favor…

Massachusetts Green Builders

Keywords: Massachusetts,clean energy,Wind energy,Solar Energy,Hydropower

0 replies | 1401 views | Posted on: 09/30/2015 | Last updated: 09/30/2015

 

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