Green Building Community
Popular green building discussions
Start a Discussion
North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) Annual Conference + Expo, June 27-29, NYC, NY
The NAPHN19 Conference will investigate how professionals and policymakers are implementing Passive House, at scale, today.
From fully certified buildings to rethinking how their work and built env
…
Free Webcast: Designing for Decarbonization, August 2, 9 am - 1 pm PT
Want to know more about what it means to achieve “decarbonization” for your building project? Understand the definition of decarbonization, zero net energy (ZNE), and zero net carbon (ZNC)
…
Online Course: Embodied Carbon Reduction in Buildings: Case Studies in LCA, July 25, 9-10:30 am
Iterative life cycle assessment (LCA) through the course of design offers a powerful method for vetting embodied carbon reduction strategies. This session will walk through key priorities and examples
…
Free Webinar: The Role of Energy Efficiency in a High Renewable Energy Future, June 21, 12-1 ET
As part of its climate commitments, the United States has set a goal of reaching 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035. Accelerated investments in the clean energy sector will lower renewable energy pr
…
The WELL Building Standard Workshop, Online, June 22, 12-4 pm ET
This half-day introductory workshop offered by the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) will introduce broad audiences to the WELL Building Standard, including its key certification process. The orga
…
Online Course: 4 Part Course: Building Science Fundamentals, June 13-22, 1- 5 pm
Building Science Fundamentals is a seminar that teaches the basic knowledge needed to design and build durable, energy-efficient, affordable, and healthy buildings. This is an interactive sessions wit
…
50% of the "perfect wall" control layers with one product
The only way to mainstream advanced building science concepts is to make them simple to install. As we designed and are building the #1920sMakeoverATL, we have to work with readily available mat
…
Living Future 2023, May 3 - 5, Washington, DC
The Living Future Conference is a global gathering of stakeholders from the built environment who are addressing climate, health, and justice issues.
They Living Future 2023 in Washington, D.C
…
Facilities & Campus Energy - North America Summit, May 3-4, National Harbor, Maryland
"Improving Energy Efficiencies and Environmental Sustainability in the Built Environment"
The 3rd Annual Facilities & Campus Energy Summit is designed to provide an interchange of in
…
2023 RE+ Texas, April 5-6, Austin, Texas
Since its debut in San Antonio, Texas in 2016, the event has garnered the attention of industry leaders and professionals from all cross-sections of the clean energy industry. Each year, the event has
…
TinyFest NorthWest 2019 August 17-18, Rickreall, OR
Come celebrate tiny living at TinyFest NorthWest! Explore a variety of tiny houses from pro-builders and DIYers. Tour tiny houses on wheels, backyard cottages, shipping container homes, vans, bus conv
…
Join the Toledo Lucas County Sustainability Commission and the USGBC Ohio NW Regional Team as they host quarterly luncheons focused on sustainability topics important to the region. A panel of lo
…
This training provides a general overview of energy modeling, including the following:
-
The history of whole building simulation and the underlying building science
-
Applications o
2015 Greenovate Boston Community Summit! Saturday, June 6
2nd Annual Greenovate Boston Community Summit Saturday, June 6, 2015 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM What Are You Doing on June 6th? Save the date for the 2015 Greenovate Boston Community Summit! This ye…
Portland: Manufacturers for Transparency, May 30, Portland, OR
Manufacturers for Transparency (MfT) is co-hosting this event with the Portland Material Transparency Collaborative (PMTC) to kick-off the new manufacturers group and better understand the various &ls
…
Careers in Energy Today, Tomorrow, & Beyond, April 25, Boston, MA
IEEE PES Women in Power (WiP) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are hosting a panel discussion on April 25, 2019 5:00PM-8:00PM at WPI Seaport in Boston: Careers in Energy Today, Tomorrow,
…
Latin America: Healthy Materials for Sustainable Buildings, April 4th in San Jose, Costa Rica
The Costa Rica Collaborative hosts a panel of experts: ILFI’s James Connelly, Mohawk’s George Bandy, and Annie Bevan from Superior Essex to speak on the future of healthy materials for sus
…
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
…
Panel Discussion: The Future of Sustainable & Resilient Developments, February 7th in Miami, FL
A panel on the Future of Sustainable and Resilient Developments. Hear perspectives from Developers, Designers, Consultants and Lawyers.
Presented by OBMI Architecture along with ULI, AIA, USGBC
Massachusetts Energy Policy Rally - September 29, 12 - 5 pm - At the State House
Massachusetts legislators are about to make a series of monumental decisions about energy policy -- the kind of decisions that come only once every few decades. Our state is poised to spend billions t…
White House Announces NY Passive House Initiative
From the White House: http://1.usa.gov/1Ee0b1U For more information: http://nypassivehouse.org/white-house-announces-passive-house-initiative/ New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has …
Living Product Expo in Pittsburgh
Date: September 16-18, 2015 Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Living Product Expo is a groundbreaking new event that will bring together leading minds…
Last week a monumental decision was made in New York State to officially ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”). Included in this decision was the release of the findings from the se…
EcoDistricts: Director of Marketing + Communications - Apply by June 19!
The EcoDistricts team works hard to help create just, sustainable and resilient cities and neighborhoods for all, and we appreciate your interest in helping us accelerate the EcoDistricts movement. We…
Deep Energy Retrofits - Lessons from the Field, May 12, 2015, 6:30-8 pm, BSA, Boston
Deep Energy Retrofits - Lessons from the Field May 12, 2015 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Price: This meeting is free and open to all Where: BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston A panel of remodelers wi…
Please be kind and respectful!
Please make sure to be respectful of the organizations and companies, and other Rate It Green members that make up our community. We welcome praise and advice and even criticism but all posted content and ratings should be constructive in nature. For guidance on what constitutes suitable content on the Rate It Green site, please refer to the User Agreement and Site Rules.
The opinions, comments, ratings and all content posted by member on the Rate It Green website are the comments and opinions of the individual members who posts them only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies or policies of Rate It Green. Rate It Green Team Members will monitor posted content for unsuitable content, but we also ask for the participation of community members in helping to keep the site a comfortable and open public forum of ideas. Please email all questions and concerns to admin@rateitgreen.com