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Webinar: Emerging Solar Market - Thailand - 30% Renewables by 2036, August 18, 1 pm IST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Thailand has been incentivizing investment in solar projects for many years and now reaps the benefits of this initiative. Thailand’s electricity generating sector is considered to be

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: clean energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,thailand

0 replies | 1401 views | Posted on: 08/04/2020 | Last updated: 08/04/2020

Webinar: Low-Tech Farm Hacks and DIY Infrastructure, March 1, 7 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Starting a vegetable farm can be very expensive but some easy DIY projects can cut your costs significantly. Lisa Helm will share practical tricks she’s picked up from her experience founding th

Filed under: Green Living

Keywords: sustainable farming,Gardening,Green Infrastructure,Technology

0 replies | 1676 views | Posted on: 02/02/2021 | Last updated: 02/02/2021

Webinar: Affordable Housing is a Climate Solution: Working with Tenants to Make It Work, January 25, 12-1 pm EST (FREE)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Affordable Housing is a Climate Solution is a 4-part webinar series that MCAN is co-hosting with the Boston Society for Architecture. The goal of this series is to start building a community of advoca

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Climate Solutions,Equity

0 replies | 1244 views | Posted on: 01/18/2021 | Last updated: 01/18/2021

Free Webinar: Do Heat Pumps Save Energy and Increase Home Value? January 20, 11 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

Electrifying most fossil-fuel-burning applications provides a pathway to achieving cost-effective deep decarbonization of the economy. Heat pumps offer a feasible and energy-efficient way to electrify

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Heating and cooling systems,Heat Pumps

0 replies | 1095 views | Posted on: 12/31/2020 | Last updated: 12/31/2020

Webinar: Episode - Healthy Indoors Show (Recorded: Content Available 24/7)

by Richard Minasian // Student

Recorded Webinar: Healthy Indoors Show
Recorded: November 19, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Delphine Farmer

Indoor air is a complex soup of molecules that is constantly changing, not only because o



Filed under: Health and Air Quality

0 replies | 1677 views | Posted on: 12/18/2020 | Last updated: 12/21/2022

Virtual Event: Energy Storage Pro -- India Battery Show 2020, December 17-18

by samanthaklein // Intern

This conference will deliver insight into key business and technical challenges & discover commercial opportunities for battery manufacturers who can benefit business. The conference will div

Filed under: Energy

India Green Building

Keywords: Energy,Recycling,Batteries,India

0 replies | 1705 views | Posted on: 12/05/2020 | Last updated: 12/05/2020

Webinar: Mythbusting -- Verifying Ventilation in Schools, December 10, 3 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

In the rush to get schools ready to welcome students and staff during or after the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are receiving information from all sides, some helpful and some misleading. Join these pan

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: High Performance Building,Green Schools,Indoor Air Quality,Ventilation Systems

0 replies | 1761 views | Posted on: 11/27/2020 | Last updated: 11/27/2020

USGBC First Friday Webinar: Introduction to Fully Ducted Heat Pumps for All Electric Heating and Cooling, December 4, 11:15 am CST

by USGBC - United States Green Building Council

This session will discuss the concept of high-performance homes and buildings and the application of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) ducted heat pumps to meet their design and efficiency requirements.

Filed under: Energy

Keywords: Energy,Heating and cooling systems,Heat Pumps,Electric

0 replies | 1174 views | Posted on: 11/09/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020

Free Webinar: Rheem Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater 101, November 12, 3 - 4pm

by Rheem Manufacturing, Water Heating Division

The newest Rheem® Proterra Hybrid Electric Water Heater is easy to sell, install and service. It’s the most efficient water heater available, offering free cooling as a side benefit of where

Filed under: Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Water Heaters,Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters,Plumbing,Green Plumbing

0 replies | 1273 views | Posted on: 10/25/2020 | Last updated: 10/25/2020

Power Up Energy Expo, October 28-29, Panama City, Florida

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The 11th annual Power Up will bring hundreds of experts in architecture, engineering, construction, and power generation together for 2 days of information sharing, networking, and business developmen

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Florida,Resilience,Communities

0 replies | 1756 views | Posted on: 10/11/2020 | Last updated: 10/11/2020

Online Discussion: Building Operations & Planning for Repopulation, October 6, 1-2pm

by MVillere

Boston Properties (BXP) has always led from the front. Earlier this year, as the country shut-down in response to COVID-19, BXP was one of the first to convene a task force of internal and external ex

Filed under: Webinars

Keywords: Green Building,LEED,Sustainability,building operations

0 replies | 1432 views | Posted on: 09/23/2020 | Last updated: 09/23/2020

Free Webinar: Building Analytics for COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Building Operations, September 17, 2pm EDT

by EnergyManagementAssociation // Non profit association

The current global pandemic brings so much uncertainty into our day to day lives. This informative webinar explores how HVAC building analytics can be leveraged to detect faults that compromise occupa

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: Healthy Building,Health,Covid-19,Wellness,building operations,Building Analytics

0 replies | 1448 views | Posted on: 09/03/2020 | Last updated: 09/03/2020

Renewable Energy Markets 2020, September 21-24, Online

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Renewable Energy Markets™ 2020 will be taking place in a new virtual format.  The new virtual agenda will include over 30 sessions including table topics, panel discussions with indust

Filed under: Renewable Energy

Keywords: Energy,Renewable Energy

0 replies | 2761 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020

BEEx Training Event: Green Light: Advanced Controls - Types & Functions (4/28 @ 11-12:30pm @ 31 Chambers St, NYC)

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange once again for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls te…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 704 views | Posted on: 03/24/2017 | Last updated: 03/24/2017

Tesla And The Energy War

by NSchepis // Student at Bridgewater State

Tesla built three battery storage plants and they accounted for 15 percent of the battery storage installed planet-wide last year. It's fair to say that just one of these plants would be the largest s…

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1101 views | Posted on: 08/05/2017 | Last updated: 08/05/2017

Webinar: State Performance-Based Regulation Using Multiyear Rate Plans for U.S. Electric Utilities August 4th 1-2pm EST

by Matt Z. // Student

Electric utilities today must contain costs at a time when many need to modernize aging systems and all face major changes in technologies, customer preferences and competitive pressures. Most U.S…

Filed under: Webinars

California Green Building

Keywords: Energy Efficiency

0 replies | 1402 views | Posted on: 07/19/2017 | Last updated: 07/19/2017

Waste Reduction & Plastic Free Living, July 25

by AbbieKnight

GreenMichigan.org – along with Harmony Hall – hosts a monthly workshop series on various sustainable topics. This month we will be discussing waste reduction and plastic free living. Join us to le…

Filed under: Events

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Waste Reduction

0 replies | 1018 views | Posted on: 07/13/2017 | Last updated: 07/13/2017

Green Jobs: Current and Future Trends in DC on August 17

by AbbieKnight

Join for the fourth Annual Green Jobs event on Thursday, August 17th, 6-8:30 pm. They're bringing together green job seekers and providers of green jobs. They will focus on current market and future…

Filed under: Events

Keywords: Green Jobs

0 replies | 1155 views | Posted on: 06/30/2017 | Last updated: 06/30/2017

Living Building Tour - Hitchcock Center

by Jessica Schultz // Living Building Coordinator

The Hitchcock Center for the Environment has constructed a world-class, 9,000 square foot environmental education center built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Opened to the public in Fall, 2016…

Filed under: Living Building Challenge

Massachusetts Green Builders

0 replies | 1392 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 06/23/2017

Rhode Island Farm Energy Tours, June 15

by AbbieKnight

Topics to be covered in the farm energy tour: -RI Agricultural Energy Program Grant (RIAgEP) -USDA Rural Development – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) -Commerce RI – Renewable Energy F…

Filed under: Events

Rhode Island Green Building

Keywords: farm tour

0 replies | 974 views | Posted on: 06/12/2017 | Last updated: 06/12/2017

Connecticut Passive House Free Kickoff Event Presentation and Brewery tour, June 8th 6-8:30pm

by AbbieKnight

Connecticut Passive House Free Kickoff Event, Presentation and Brewery tour. Pushing the Envelope: How Passive House is Changing the Rules from Homes to Skyscrapers. Come learn about the Passive Ho…

Filed under: Events

Connecticut Green Building

0 replies | 899 views | Posted on: 05/22/2017 | Last updated: 05/22/2017

Limelight USGBC-Illinois Annual Fundraiser, Thursday May 18, 6-9 pm

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Celebrate achievements in sustainability and network with leaders in the Illinois green building community at USGBC-Illinois' most important fundraiser of the year. Join USGBC-Illinois on Thursday,…

Filed under: Illinois

Illinois Green Building Group

0 replies | 1062 views | Posted on: 05/03/2017 | Last updated: 05/03/2017

New York Energy Week 2017

by aahassonjee

Created in 2013, New York Energy Week is the industry’s comprehensive cross-­sector, annual event series uniting the diverse sectors of energy in New York City. The week-­long event series is â…

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

0 replies | 1830 views | Posted on: 04/20/2017 | Last updated: 04/20/2017

Greenroofs & Walls of the Worldâ„¢ Virtual Summit 2017 - Live Events over Earth Day Weekend, April 21-23

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Mission of the Greenroofs & Walls of the Worldâ„¢ Virtual Summit 2017 is to inform, share, and create a global social media experience online for learning and networking via the power of the Inter…

0 replies | 1234 views | Posted on: 04/08/2017 | Last updated: 04/08/2017

High-Performance Buildings + Workplaces May 17-18, Arlington, Texas- FREE

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Now in its third year, HPB+W has emerged as the industry’s leading educational resource for today’s smart, sustainable and healthy facilities. With sessions addressing big data, IOT, standards and…

Filed under: Trade Shows and Events

Texas Green Building

0 replies | 601 views | Posted on: 04/04/2017 | Last updated: 04/04/2017

 

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