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Event Date: Friday, June 7, 2024
Time: 12:30pm-5pm
Location: Storrs, CT 06268
CEU Information: AIA (4 LU|HSW), Phius (4 CEUs)
Cost:$25 Members/$35 Non-Members

This Friday, June 7, join NESEA for a tour of a new passive house rental community that is currently under construction in Storrs, CT. This is a chance for attendees to go behind-the-scenes with the project team, to learn about the work being done, and to see the project before it’s finished.

The event will start with a presentation led by our event host, NESEA Business Member Steven Winters Associates, Inc. and other members of the project team. During this presentation they’ll dive into the property background and the goals and vision for the new project. After the project overview, attendees will break into small groups to tour the project with additional members of the project team, who will each speak to their own role in the overall project.

Event Date: Friday, June 21, 2024
Time: 12:30pm-5pm
Location: South Dartmouth, MA 02748
CEU Information: AIA (pending)
Cost: $25 Members/$35 Non-Members

In just over two weeks, join us for a summer Pro Tour of a recently-completed Living Building Challenge project, situated on an 85-acre nature preserve in southeastern Massachusetts.

The new 1500 square-foot building will serve as the welcome center for the Lloyd Center for the Environment, providing conservation, recreation, and environmental education for the community in and around South Dartmouth. The welcome center was built in pursuit of Living Building Challenge (LBC), a stringent certification that will result in a building where all materials have been vetted to be “red-list chemical free,” and net positive for energy, water, and waste.

Something that sets this particular building apart is the story of collaboration between the owners, project team, and the local vocational school: the project was largely completed by students who were applying the trades they were learning in school directly to this real-world project to benefit their community: more than 1200 students have contributed to this project in some way. The Pro Tour will not only feature building details, but will tell the story of this partnership from the perspective of representatives from the school.

We hope you will join us!

Event Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: online
Cost: free

Share your vision for BuildingEnergy Boston 2025!

BuildingEnergy Boston is designed by and for practitioners (like you) in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Next year's conference will be held in March 2025, and you have an opportunity to share your vision and help to shape the event by attending an Open Planning Meeting on June 25.

At this year's virtual meeting, we will be asking questions such as:

• What new skills, knowledge, and solutions are most needed in the field today?
• How can we step up our game to meet new challenges and opportunities?
• What session topics and speakers would create an extraordinary learning experience at the BuildingEnergy conference?

The meeting will be interactive and paced to allow thoughtful conversation with other professionals from around the Northeast. You will also learn how you can become a member of the Content Committee, which reviews session proposals and guides their development into high-quality conference sessions.

This meeting is free and open to all — NESEA Membership is not required to attend. For more information, contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Conference Director, at bsachs-hamilton@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 Ashley Owens and Jamie Schwadel of [RE] Architect, an Ayers, Massachusetts-based design/build firm, to discuss their work, running their business, and their impressions of the BuildingEnergy Access program so far. Read more...

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (NYSHCR) - NYC, NY
Elexity - Bend, Oregon
MKE Development Corp. & Distinctive Pergolas - Braintree, MA
Thomas Douglas Architects, Inc. - Northampton, MA
Websterbrook Energy - Boston, MA

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

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: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Location: NYC Area

The BuildingEnergy NYC 2024 Content Committee will be meeting in-person to make final decisions about conference session proposals and the 2024 conference session lineup. This meeting is private, open only to the NESEA Member-volunteers serving on this year's committee.

Please contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, NESEA Conference Manager, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org with any questions.

We recently hosted a special celebration, commemorating a decade of Bottom Lines, NESEA's peer mentoring and business development program.

At the end of May we spent two days together at the historic Omni Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains. The inspiring location was the perfect backdrop for reflection on our shared achievements. We had fun and fostered deeper connections, while exploring what’s next for our companies and community. You can see more photos from the event here.

Note: If you are a business owner or manager interested in finding out more about this program, please visit the program page or email bottomlines@nesea.org

Last month, we kicked off the 2024 Pro Tour season with a sold-out tour of a high performance home on Peaks Island, Maine, hosted by Juniper Design/Build. We have compiled a gallery of photos from the day.

Our thanks go out to the sponsors, hosts, and attendees who made this event so successful and memorable!

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:

Greater Boston area: Bailey Davol Studio Build is looking for carpenters. The ideal candidate will have real world or classroom experience in residential/light commercial renovation. Read more...

Boston, Portsmouth, NH, or remote/ hybrid: Petersen Engineering, Inc. is a national leader in sustainable MEP/FP integrated building design with offices in Boston and Portsmouth, NH. Read more...

Portland, ME: We are seeking a skilled and passionate Carpenter to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in carpentry, a good work ethic and a willingness to learn along with an interest in sustainability and green building practices. 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.

Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Inc., and TimberHP, a manufacturer of insulating wood composites, today announced that they have entered into a collaborative relationship, which will enable CertainTeed to distribute TimberHP’s wood fiber insulation products in North America, including as the exclusive distribution partner in Canada. Executed in close collaboration with NOVA by Saint-Gobain, the company’s venture arm, this partnership will continue to drive Saint-Gobain’s vision to be the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction and will improve its own sustainable offerings and readiness to respond to customer needs. Read more...

Hosting Organization: passivhausMAINE
Event Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $24
Venue: Lee/Pellon Center
Address: 90 Main Street, Machias, ME 04654

This training will teach new and experienced builders around (1) meeting the new MUBEC building and health codes as well as (2) understanding and implementing the most effective and modern practices for building long-lasting, low-carbon structures. Read more...

Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 5:00pm–8:00pm
Location: Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT
Tickets: $75 BuildGreenCT/CTPH/CTGBC members*
$100 Non-members

ESG programs may not be fully leveraging the benefits of green building approaches. Corporations can benefit from sharing more disclosures about their efforts to mitigate risks and improve the built environment.

At Hotel Marcel in New Haven — As a 100% electric hotel that operates fossil-fuel free, the hotel has created a new standard for environmentally friendly hotel operations and continues to make headlines. Hotel Marcel is LEED Platinum-certified and is anticipated to also achieve two notable “firsts” by the end of 2025 — the nation’s first Passive House-certified hotel and the first Net Zero hotel. Read more...

Hosting Organization: Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) & Carbon Leadership Forum
Event Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 to Friday, June 21, 2024
Time: 8:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $75-$500
Venue: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

This summit marks five years since the BSA held the Embodied Carbon in Buildings Conference which led to the development of the EC 101 Series and the creation of the CLF Boston / Northeast Hub. In the past five years, great strides have been made through advocacy, research, education, outreach, and implementation - nationally and regionally. There have been advances on many fronts including policy, concrete, biogenic materials, adaptive reuse and more case studies. The goal of this summit is to come together to learn from each other, provide resources to the broader AEC community, and to advance our collective efforts.

Hosting Organization: Phius
Date: July 17-18, 2024
Time: 8am-5pm
Location: New Ecology Office, Boston, MA
Cost: $750 Non-Member | $700 Phius Alliance Member

The passive building boom in Massachusetts is underway, and now is your chance to get in on the action. Become a Phius Certified Verifier at our upcoming in-person class in Boston July 17-18.

You will receive an unparalleled hands-on learning experience in the heart of the largest passive building hotbed in the United States! Project teams in Massachusetts and throughout the Northeast are in desperate need of Phius Certified Verifiers, and now is the perfect time to take advantage.

Sharpen your expertise and expand your business with our Phius Certified Verifier training in Boston.

One of the many benefits of having your organization become a NESEA Member is the ability to share your open positions on our Jobs Board. This is a great way to reach the skilled professionals in the extensive NESEA community. Whether you are posting a position for an experienced candidate or an internship opportunity for someone new to high-performance building, the NESEA Jobs Board puts your listing in front of the right people.

Posting a job to NESEA's Jobs Board is a benefit of business, academic, non-profit/government memberships. Questions about NESEA Membership? Contact Katie Schendel at kschendel@nesea.org.