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Event Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Allentown, PA 18001
CEU Information: AIA (pending)
Cost: $25 Members/$35 Non-Members

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of the world’s first Core Living Building Certified project!

On May 17, attendees of this Allentown, PA, event will have the opportunity to meet members of the project team as they lead the tour of this newly-constructed 21,000 sf building on the Muhlenberg College Campus. This project, which was also designed and built for PHIUS certification and is LEED Platinum certified, offers extensive learning opportunities.

Our event will include an opening presentation from the project team, an in-depth tour of the building, and we will conclude with a reception and Q&A. We hope to see you there!

Event Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time: 4pm-5:30pm
Location: Financial District, Manhattan, NY
Cost: free

Several NESEA Board of Directors will be hosting an in-person meet-up for underrepresented people to help inform NESEA's next steps related to our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) work. Come join us as we continue to build a sense of community and help to lay the foundation for our refreshed roadmap of initiatives that will aim to help guide NESEA and influence our industry for years to come!

Refreshments provided. This event takes place in the Financial District in Manhattan; the exact address will be in the registration confirmation email. For more information about attending, please email NESEA Board Member Andrea Mancino at inclusion@nesea.org.

BuildingEnergy Access is a NESEA initiative to support the work of WMBEs (women and minority-owned business enterprises) by connecting them with the resources of the NESEA community. Each month, we'll introduce a participating company to the wider NESEA community through a spotlight interview.

We recently sat down with Debra Shepard of Riverstone Sustainability to discuss their first year of business, ambitions going forward, and their impressions of the BuildingEnergy Access program so far. Read more...

AUROS Group – Carnegie, PA
Daystar Builders – Henniker, NH
NZP Fenestration – Longueuil, Quebec, CA
People's Action For Clean Energy (PACE) – West Simsbury, CT
R.W. Sullivan Engineering – Boston, MA
Sunwood Builders – Amherst, MA
Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) – South Burlington, VT

See all member organizations on NESEA's Business Member Directory. Learn more about business, academic, and non-profit/government membership on our website.

Lifetime membership is open to anyone who supports the NESEA mission of advancing the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment by cultivating a community where practitioners share, collaborate and learn. Learn more...

We are pleased to open access to recordings of sessions from BuildingEnergy Boston 2024, free of charge, in appreciation of your support and engagement.

We hope you enjoy and learn from these sessions. If you missed BuildingEnergy Boston 2024, you can still join us this fall at BuildingEnergy NYC on October 24.

Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024

Each year, the NESEA Membership elects individuals to serve on our Board of Directors. If you are interested in being considered as a candidate, you can complete the application here (you must log in to view the form). The deadline to apply is July 19.

Current members of the Board’s Nominating Committee will review and vet applications to develop a slate of candidates for the ballot. The NESEA Membership will be invited to cast their votes this fall, and the new Board term will start on January 1, 2025. Prior to applying, we recommend viewing the Board Member job description.

We're looking for people who love NESEA, and feel a call to serve its mission and vision. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as women, people of color, or LGBTQ+, and other groups traditionally underrepresented in our industry. We also recognize that serving on a Board of Directors and attending in-person meetings may be prohibitively expensive and have made funds available to support Board Members for whom participation would be a financial hardship.

Questions? Contact us at nominating@nesea.org.

Event Date: May 29+30, 2024
Location: Bretton Woods, NH

We pleased to announce a special celebration, as we commemorate a decade of Bottom Lines!

We’ll spend two days together at the historic Omni Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains. This inspiring location will provide the perfect backdrop for reflection on our shared achievements, having fun together, and fostering deeper connections while exploring what’s next for our companies and community.

After an open call for community feedback, our conference chairs and planning committee members have worked together to develop an itinerary around our gathering’s theme of Triple Bottom Line Impact.

Note: This event is only open to current participants in NESEA's Bottom Lines program. Participants can find registration information via Basecamp.

Questions? Email bottomlines@nesea.org

The ability to post on NESEA's Jobs Board is a benefit of NESEA Business, Academic, and Non-Profit Membership. Here are a few of this month's featured jobs:

Newton, MA: We looking for a candidate who can translate design intent into efficient high-quality construction and to more effectively systematize production processes company-wide. Read more...

Newton, MA: steveworks is a family-run company that is transitioning to become a worker-owned co-op. We are seeking a Lead Carpenter with at least 5 years of residential construction and management experience to join our team. The Lead Carpenter manages and directs the tasks of all crew members and subcontractors on-site to ensure productivity, quality, and safety. Read more...

Old Lyme, CT: TAMA ARCHITECTURE PC is a woman/minority-owned full-service architectural practice based in Old Lyme, CT specializing in sustainable luxury homes along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coastline. Cat Young (she/her) is the sole architect and owner of TAMA, oversees several projects from start to finish, and is excited to grow her practice to pursue more projects that redefine sustainability. Join Cat in growing and creating a modern, inclusive practice that values well-being, purpose-filled work, and having a good time. Read more...

We like to help spread the word about upcoming member events and news items. Members can submit news items via this form or post events to our community events calendar, and we’ll try to include them in the next NESEA Monthly.

Panelized construction is an innovative approach to building highly durable, energy-efficient homes while overcoming many of the challenges facing the construction industry. This course module will explore how ONE PRECISION ASSEMBLIES™, an advanced panelized construction system from CertainTeed, expedites project completion, simplifies labor, and improves the sustainability impact of residential construction. We will cover how panelized construction improves on traditional construction methods, ONE PRECISION ASSEMBLIES system components, and how builders benefit from adopting offsite construction for future projects. Read more...

G O Logic, LLC, known for its pre-fabricated, panelized passive houses throughout the Northeast, moved into its new combination manufacturing and administrative/design headquarters in Belfast, Maine on April 1, 2024.

The new building boasts the latest technology to build and deliver passive-level wall, floor, and roof panels, made of wood and hemp, with speed and efficiency. The Phius design-certified building houses a 13,000-sq. ft. workshop for panel production as well as a large studio and conference rooms for designers, project managers, administrators, and clients. Elegant, simple details such as large windows, maple floors, and laminated spruce panels make the production and office spaces light-filled and welcoming.

G O Logic has received wide recognition for its buildings’ low energy use, indoor air quality, lower carbon emissions, insulated foundations and tight, highly insulated structures as well as its close adherence to Passive House standards. In its new facility it now has room to expand its pursuit of modern design and sustainable building practices to fit its clients’ needs for both single- and multi-family projects.

New Physical Address:
G O Logic, LLC, 52 Little River Drive, Belfast, ME 04915
Mailing address: P O Box 567, Belfast, ME 04915
Telephone: 207.338.1566
Website: www.gologic.us

The American Solar Energy Society recently published a new issue of their magazine Solar Today. This issue's theme is clean energy jobs in the United States. Read more...

Date: Thurs April 18
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Member: $10 | Non-Member: $20
Continuing Education Credits: 1.5 AIA HSW Approved

Presented by the co-leads of the Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative
and the co-authors of “Building Safer Cities for Birds”.

Every year, up to 2 billion birds in the United States die as result of collisions with glass, a problem exacerbated by increasing light pollution around buildings and structures. In this webinar, the co-leads of the Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative and co-authors of ‘Building Safer Cities for Birds” discuss bird-safe building practices, current trends in regulations, and the co-benefits of green building and bird-friendly building practices.

By attending this webinar, you will learn from a panel of experts that there is much that can be done to make our built environment safer for birds, while also learning about design options for bird-friendly glazing. Read more...

Hosting Organization: Urban Green Council
Date: June 3, 2024
Time: 1pm-6pm

To reduce carbon emissions to net zero, New York City must continue to undergo major changes. But what will these changes be? And what trends will shape the city of 2050?

At the 2024 Urban Green Conference, NYC Next, we’re bringing together experts to explain three key trends that will shape the city: how artificial intelligence will affect construction, the growth of heat pump water heaters, and tangible solutions for cutting embodied carbon. We’ll talk to the individuals who have an inside look at these trends and are doing the work to decarbonize buildings.

The NESEA community can use the code "HEAT" when registering to receive 20% off admission. Read more...

"We use the NESEA Member badge to communicate to our potential clients and our collaborators that we support a great organization that supports us in our endeavor to change the built world for the best."

-Reggie Lebel, President & Foreman, Emerald Builders

Displaying the NESEA Member Badge on your website, social media accounts, or in your email signature lets the world know you support NESEA's vision of a vibrant and resilient built environment that supports climate justice and equity. If you are not a NESEA Member, learn more about NESEA Membership here. If you have a question about your membership status, contact Katie Schendel, kschendel@nesea.org.