Event Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Location: Convene 237 Park Avenue, NYC

NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with your peers from the fields of design, construction, engineering, policy, finance, and beyond.

The theme of this year's conference is Deconstructing Decarbonization: peer-reviewed sessions will break down the decarbonization process from beginning to end, including policy, design, financing, inclusive workforce development, construction, and paths to reaching deeper change at scale.

• 16 Accredited Conference Sessions
  
• Trade show and Networking Opportunities
  
• Informative Sponsored Sessions
  
• Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments

Visit our conference pages to get pricing info, see who is attending, and to see who will be exhibiting at the Trade Show. You can also see a list of our sponsors and media partners, who help make this event possible.

If you are a building sustainability professional in any stage of your career, mark your calendar now, and plan to join us on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in New York City. Advance pricing ends next Monday, so get your passes today!

Join us in kicking off BuildingEnergy NYC at our NESEA Night awards reception taking place the evening before the conference. We will be bringing our community together to celebrate our 2023 award recipients, meet new people, and have some fun! Registration includes appetizers, desserts, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages.

We will also be celebrating the premiere of Roadtrip Nation's brand new series "Empowered State," and hear from people leading the charge on New York State's transition to renewable and sustainable energy!

Event Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 5pm-7:30pm
Venue: Building Energy Exchange
Cost: $35 Non-Members / $31.50 Members

Please note: NESEA Night is not included with your BuildingEnergy NYC 2023 registration.

Event Date: Friday, October 20, 2023
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Ithaca, NY 14850
CEU Information: AIA, Phius (pending)
Cost: $25 Members/$35 Non-Members

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of Ironworks Ithaca, a new all-electric urban infill project in downtown Ithaca, NY. This recently-completed project will provide more than 120 apartments and 4,800 square feet of retail space while aligning with the city's ambitious goals of decarbonizing buildings by 2030.

During this event, hosted by Taitem Engineering, attendees will learn about the systems and design strategies that the project team employed, including the high performance building envelope to keep loads low, and innovative electric cooling and domestic hot water systems. In addition to the technical aspects of this project, the presenting team will share their integrated design approach. Early on in the process, the entire team was assembled, including the owner, a contractor acting as the cost estimator, the architect, all engineers, and the energy consultant and as a result, the team was able to evaluate a number of different cost-reduction strategies for the project while keeping the energy goals front and center.

We will begin the tour with a project overview before breaking into small groups for deep dives with several members of the project team, each speaking about their particular role. After attendees hear from the speaker team, we'll come back together for refreshments and a Q&A.

Event Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free

Join us for the 2023 NESEA Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 1.

Whether you’ve been a NESEA Member since the beginning or are just curious about NESEA’s work and mission, this is the event for you. Members and non-members alike are welcome.

NESEA's Executive Director, Board Chair, and Treasurer will provide a report summarizing our last fiscal year (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023). In addition to learning about our recent work, participants will have the opportunity to network through virtual breakout rooms.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Kschendel@nesea.org.

Voting for the 2023 NESEA's Board of Directors election will open soon! This year, 6 NESEA Members are running for 5 open seats on the board. Our membership will elect 3 individuals, and the Board will then make 2 appointments. Voting is open to all NESEA Members and will close on November 2.

You can preview the candidate statement page now. NESEA Members will each receive a unique voting link to cast their votes. Not a current member? Join or renew today to vote in this year's election.

The fall 2023 issue of Passive House Accelerator explores how the benefits of Passive House construction can turn buildings into islands of tranquility. Case studies in this issue include an affordable apartment building in the Bronx, a warehouse in the Hudson Valley, a prefabricated classroom on a Spanish beach, and the world's first Passive House certified hospital in Germany. This issue examines how the benefits of Passive House construction—particularly improved indoor air quality and protection from external noise pollution—can positively affect occupant health in addition to decarbonizing the built environment. This issue also highlights how the principles of Passive House design and construction can be applied to any building typology and in any climate. We hope you enjoy it! Read more...

Hosting Organization: ASES
Event Date: October 6-8, 2023
Address: online / in person

Be a part of the largest grassroots solar and sustainable living event in the nation! You can host a Tour Site or Local Tour either in-person, virtually, or as a hybrid of in-person attendance and photo and video tours! Despite its name, the ASES National Solar Tour does not just feature solar power but instead a bevy of sustainable features. Visit our site and explore the new key and map to see the diverse locations and tours featured this year. Read more...

Date: October 23-25, 2023
Location: Newport, RI

Take $100 off your registration with promo code: NESEA

Who should attend? Electric Utilities, Project Developers, EPCs, Asset Owners, IPPs, Installers

The Northeast is facing unprecedented resource challenges tied to natural gas supplies. Meanwhile, a rapidly changing landscape for community solar and aggregated DERs is upending a market already in flux. This event will cover issues related to DER interconnection and operation in New York and New England. Join us alongside our partner the U.S. Department of Energy for an immersive event on DER interconnection. Register now...

Hosting Organization: Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
Event Date: October 24-25, 2023
Cost: $99-$149

Heating electrification is at a pivotal moment marked by historic tailwinds. With mature technologies at hand, it's time for the market to address non-technical barriers like installer training and consumer awareness to support scaled up deployment. Join us at HEW2023, to explore strategies for electrifying heating, cooling, and water heating that leverage new investments and new technologies. Collaboratively, we will dig into topics including contractor insights, designing and implementing heat pump programs for underserved customers, and new heat pump categories that provide additional solutions to various sectors. Learn more...

Hosting Organization: MassCEC + Built Environment Plus (BE+)
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has partnered with Built Environment Plus (BE+) to run this exciting new challenge to influence design decisions to address the embodied carbon of projects. Along with cash prizes for projects demonstrating significant embodied carbon reductions, the Challenge is providing resources, tools, and trainings to support project teams in performing Whole Building Life Cycle Assessments (WBLCAs). Free licenses to either One Click LCA or Tally LCA are being provided to every firm that simply expresses interest in the Challenge.

The deadline for submitting projects is March 31, 2024. A total of $380,000 in prizes are available. Five prizes are reserved for first-time use of WBLCAs. Projects must be whole buildings over 20,000 square feet. Prizes include a $50,000 grand prize for substantial rehabilitation, a $50,000 grand prize for new construction, nine runner-up prizes of $30,000, and a $10,000 people’s choice award. Learn more...

Did you know that NESEA Members receive special pricing for NESEA Events such as BuildingEnergy NYC? Member pricing includes discounts for emerging professionals, students, non-profits, and all employees of NESEA Business Members. If you have a question about your membership status, contact Katie Schendel, at kschendel@nesea.org.