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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: Friday, August 9, 2024
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Reading, VT
CEU Information: AIA (pending)
Cost: $25 Members/$35 Non-Members

Join us for a summer Pro Tour of an under construction, zero-energy retrofit of a 1782 Vermont Farmhouse, plus a high performance addition, in beautiful Reading, Vermont. Attendees of this tour will learn about the process of retrofitting a historic building, and the strategies employed for the addition (built off-site), to create a net zero energy building with reduced embodied carbon.

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Location: 237 Park Avenue, New York City

Save the date for BuildingEnergy NYC, taking place this year on October 24th! This conference will bring together hundreds of industry leaders, decision makers, and emerging professionals to learn from each other and connect with innovative product and service providers.

This event is also a great opportunity to position your company among the most respected names in the field and to have your work seen by people driving the conversation around energy efficiency in the Northeast. Sponsor benefits include exhibit tables, complimentary passes, and speaking opportunities, but space is limited, so take a look at our sponsorship packages today!

BuildingEnergy magazine is NESEA's annual publication for high-performance building and sustainable energy professionals and practitioners. This year's theme will be Existing Buildings - we're looking for case studies, new approaches, lessons learned, new technologies, and other content related to improving the performance and resiliency of our existing building stock.

There are 3 ways to become involved involved with the 2024 issue:

• Submit An Abstract: If you are interested in authoring an article for the fall issue, please submit your abstract proposal by August 9.
  
  
• Serve on the Editorial Committee: This committee of NESEA Members will work with staff to select content to feature. Please indicate your interest by contacting Florence MacGregor at fmacgregor@nesea.org.
  
  
• Advertise: Advertising in BuildingEnergy magazine is a great way to share your products and services with thousands of high-performance building and renewable energy professionals across the Northeast and beyond. NESEA Business Members receive 15% off. Purchase an ad here or by contacting Ryan Dovenmuehler at ryan.d@eandmsales.com.

You can read past issues of BuildingEnergy magazine here.

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 Margo Valdes of Athena Building Performance, a South Hadley, MA-based company who offer air sealing, building testing and diagnostics, training, and contracting services. We discussed their work, running their business, and their impressions of the BuildingEnergy Access program so far. Read more...

NESEA is looking to expand our program and events staff by adding team members who are eager to bring people together to support NESEA’s goals through programs and events. We are currently seeking two managers to work with existing staff, but are open to hiring a coordinator-level staff person who is eager to learn. Read more...

MSArchitects, LLC - Florence, MA
New Buildings Institute - Portland, OR
New Hampshire Housing - Bedford, NH

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

Last month, we held a fascinating Pro Tour of an under construction passive house development in Storrs, CT, hosted by Steven Winter Associates, inc. 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!

On Thursday, June 13, The BuildingEnergy NYC 2024 Content Committee met in New York City to make final decisions about conference session proposals and the 2024 conference session lineup. This meeting was private, open only to the NESEA Member-volunteers serving on this year's committee.

You can see a list of the sessions we have accepted so far here. We will be announcing full session details in the coming weeks.

Please contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, NESEA Conference Director, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org with any questions. BuildingEnergy NYC will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2024, in New York City.

On June 25, we held our BuildingEnergy Boston Open Planning Meeting, which began the process of planning sessions for the 2025 conference.

This annual meeting brings together members of our community who want to help shape the next year's conference -- from those who have been coming to the conference for years to those thinking about attending for the first time. Additionally, it helps to ensure that conference sessions are directly relevant to our community and their work. The meeting was fun, lively, and most importantly, very informative.

Our BuildingEnergy Boston Conference Chairs will use what they learned from the meeting to shape the conference theme and call for proposals, which will open in the fall (in fact, It's not too early to start thinking about proposing a session).

If you missed the meeting, you can still share your ideas with us until July 22nd. We are also now accepting applications for the BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 Content Committee.

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:

Bethel, ME: We are looking for a full-time Lead Carpenter with 6+ years of building experience. This role will require you to manage the on-site crew, trade partners, and materials to achieve the quality and scheduling goals for the project. Your tool belt will be on for this position and you will report to the job site daily. Read more...

Hybrid position, Eastern Massachusetts: Want to join a company that does good for the world? Do you care about the work you do and its impact on the future of our planet? Do you want caring coworkers and a good work/life balance? Join the Abode Energy Management (Abode) team, where you won’t ever want to leave. Read more...

Boston, MA: Successful candidates should have interest/focus on low carbon materials and net-zero construction for housing, higher-ed, and civic projects. They can expect to be involved in all aspects of projects, from schematic design through construction administration for both architectural design and energy modeling. Read more...

Albany, New York: The Area Sales Manager role places an emphasis on acquiring, training, and supporting new or existing Diamond Contractors to drive success in the marketplace and have a positive impact on growth for the contractor, distributor, and METUS. 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.

Hosting Organization: passivhausMAINE
Event Date: Monday, July 8, 2024
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Cost: $24
Venue: Maine Center
Address: 300 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101

Join Reed Miller, Ph. D, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering with the University of Maine, to learn about life-cycle analysis in the built environment. What it is, why it's valuable, and tools that can help you conduct your own life-cycle analysis. Please bring a laptop as this lecture will include hands-on work with the tools that Dr. Miller will discuss. Read more...

Hosting Organization: DXS and HTS
Event Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost: free
Address: online

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. Learn more...

Hosting Organization: Mass Climate Action Network
Date: July 18, 2024
Time: 7pm
Location: online
Cost: free

MemberMCAN Presents: Leaders Speak Out: Paths to Climate Justice, a Speaker Series

Mary Wambui: Energy Affordability

What is a vision of a more equitable future, and do we have the tools to drive meaningful change? In 2024, the energy landscape of Massachusetts is undergoing significant transformations at Mass-Save, at the DPU, and at the utilities. While these tie to climate goals, there is little discussion about energy ownership and governance changes.

A crucial decision about energy direction is imminent. We must choose between a fairer reality and old systems that perpetuate inequality. We must weigh the effects on health, the environment, employment, and economic resources as we strive for a balanced coexistence of a thriving economy and a clean environment in our communities. This dialogue will serve to narrate our experiences. Register here...

Hosting Organization: NEWIEE
Date: July 18, 2024
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Location: College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA
Cost: $50 – $75

Breaking Barriers, Building Resilience
The Importance of Diverse Perspectives in Achieving Climate Goals

Join us for NEWIEE’s 10th annual “Women Shaping the Agenda” event at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. This years topic is Breaking Barriers, Building Resilience, and will feature a select group of leading women representing nonprofit, for profit and government sectors discussing:

• The importance of diverse perspectives in achieving climate goals
• The challenges to advancement women face in the energy & environment fields,
• The steps they took to overcome them and lessons learned along the way.

Learn more...

The NESEA Business Member Directory is the premier referral resource for consumers and professionals looking for high-performance building and renewable energy professionals in the Northeast.

The directory includes all organizations that are NESEA Business, Academic, and Non-Profit/Government Members. The directory is published online and in print (fall issue of BuildingEnergy magazine, circulation 3500). If you would like to be included in the directory, join NESEA today at one of our organization membership levels. Learn more...