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Applications are now open for the second cohort of BuildingEnergy Access, a new initiative to support the work of women and minority-owned business enterprises by connecting them with the resources of the NESEA community. In this cohort-based program, business owners receive custom business development services, attend industry events for education and networking, receive marketing opportunities through a spotlight program, and participate in a business-owner peer group to hone their triple bottom lines practices (people, planet, and prosperity).

BuildingEnergy Access is an expansion of existing NESEA programs, supplemented with professional services from our program partner, HELM Construction Solutions. This program is designed to serve businesses led by people who have traditionally been underrepresented in the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) space, including people of underrepresented gender and racial identities.

Who Should Apply?
Cohort Two will serve companies led by BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) individuals, including Latinx-identifying. Because this program is being funded with a grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, participating companies should be Massachusetts-based, or perform work in Massachusetts with an individual participant residing within the commonwealth. Priority deadline for Cohort 2 is Nov 9.

Event Date: Friday, November 22, 2024
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Burlington, VT
CEU Information: AIA (Pending)
Cost: $25 Members/$35 Non-Members

You’re invited to a 2-site Pro Tour in Burlington, Vermont! Our hosts, New Frameworks, will be opening both their shop and a project so that attendees can see how their innovative, low-carbon modular projects come together, from factory floor to completed build.

Our event will begin with an opening presentation from our hosts, which will focus on discussing the advantages of using prefabrication and predesigns as a strategy to increase housing stock options rapidly, efficiently, and affordably, during this housing crisis. After this opening workshop, we’ll visit the New Frameworks shop to see how the straw bale panels are assembled and to ask questions directly to the people who make this work possible.

We’ll then head to an example of a completed project, where attendees will see an example of the final product.

We hope you'll join us for this unique tour!

Event Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, NY
CEU Information: AIA (pending)
Cost: $25 Members/$35 Non-Members

Join NESEA for the final Pro Tour of 2024: a passive house-certified, 185,000 square-foot building, providing 160 units of much-needed affordable housing to the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Our event hosts, Bright Power, are excited to share this project with the NESEA community, as they hope it will serve as a replicable example of how to approach housing disparities and promote sustainability in Central Brooklyn. Our event will begin with an opening workshop where the project team will discuss the history, goals, design, construction, and strategies behind this project. Attendees will then break into small groups to hear more from the interdisciplinary team of experts who made the building possible. After the tour, we’ll regroup for a reception and Q&A.

Join us for the final installment in our series of informative webinar presentations from BuildingEnergy NYC sponsors! This webinar will take place on Wednesday Nov 15 at 1:00pm Eastern, and is free and open to the public:

• 11/13 — Optimizing Ventilation for Decarbonization (Presented by Aeroseal)
  
  This webinar will explore how to revitalize and optimize ventilation systems in existing multi-family buildings in New York to bring older, inefficient, and poorly performing ventilation systems in compliance with today’s standards for energy and indoor air quality. The session will include an overview of available financing and energy efficiency incentives to support these projects and more...

You can watch recordings of previous webinars from this series 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 Diana Pauro of Rebel Builders, a queer woman / minority-owned company that focuses on residential design/build services in the Greater Boston Area, including Newton, Brookline, Boston, and surrounding communities.

We discussed their work, running the business, and their impressions of the BuildingEnergy Access program so far. Read more...

Denair HVAC Inc. – Brooklyn, NYC, NYS
Energy Dome - Cambridge, MA
RSI Remediation Specialists, Inc. – Hamilton, NJ
United Energy Advisors – NYC, NYS
Wasted*– Abington, MA

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

Our thanks go out to everyone who attended BuildingEnergy NYC 2024. It was a real joy to see our community come together to share ideas and connect, especially around a subject as vitally important as climate resilience. Our thanks go out to our sponsors, speakers, and Content Committee for their support. You can view photos from the event here. See you next year, NYC!

Advertising in BuildingEnergy magazine, which will be available in print and online, 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. Our publisher, E&M Consulting, Inc. is currently doing outreach to promote advertising opportunities (NESEA Business Members receive 15% off). The print version of the magazine will be distributed to members and event attendees throughout the Northeast, and the digital version will be shared with the full NESEA community and beyond.

You can view the ad rates/options and sign-up online. If you have any questions or want to advertise, please contact an E&M sales associate at 800-572-0011 ext. 0104 or advertising@eandmsales.com.

We recently held our Annual Meeting, where our Executive Director, Board Chair, and Board Treasurer presented highlights from our last fiscal year and gave attendees a look into the year ahead. It was fantastic to see familiar faces but also so many new people in attendance! If you missed our annual meeting, you can read our annual report here.

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:

Albany, NY: Sustainable Comfort, Inc., a green building and energy efficiency consulting firm, is seeking an Energy Rater in Albany, NY. This is an ideal role for individuals looking to start their green building careers. You’ll perform field testing and energy performance evaluations, working on impactful multifamily projects that drive sustainability. With opportunities for professional development and growth, you’ll thrive in a company that prioritizes best practices, teamwork, and innovation while supporting your journey in the green building industry. More...

Lebanon, NH: Earthshare Construction LLC is seeking a highly skilled Office Manager to oversee all company bookkeeping and financial reporting. The Office Manager will be instrumental in keeping the Earthshare financial functions, our office, and our management team running smoothly and efficiently. More...

Portland, ME: Kaplan Thompson Architects is an architecture firm prioritizing sustainability, creative design, and technical excellence for every project. We focus on single-family homes (both new and renovations), multi-family residential, educational, and non-profit design projects. We are seeking an Architectural Designer with 0 to 3 years of professional experience. This is a unique opportunity to get in the door with a design focused, mission-based, award-winning firm named to the Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in Sustainability in the U.S. More...

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Hosting Organization: HELM Construction Solutions
Event Date: November 5, 2024 to December 17, 2024
Time: 3pm-4:30pm EST
Cost: $900
Venue: Online (Zoom)

Fundamentals of Pre-Construction and Project Management is a deep dive into the fundamentals of good pre-construction and project management practice. This 7-session online course will cover essential tasks during pre-construction, estimating, scheduling, and project management tasks during the construction process. The course includes hands-on exercises, tools, and templates to support emerging project managers and estimators.

The fall 2024 issue of Passive House Accelerator magazine focuses on how passive buildings create stronger and more resilient communities. Some of the highlights include an interview with University of Northern British Columbia's Director of Facilities Management and Capital Planning David Claus, who describes how the UNBC Wood Innovation Research Lab survived the explosion of a building next door ("Resiliency in the Face of Disasters"); commentary on the new Phius REVIVE 2024 ("Phius REVIVE 2024: Charting the Course to Efficient and Resilient Retrofits"); and the story of how the owners of a Passive House in the upper reaches of Michigan fared when their heat went out for a week in January ("Up North Resiliency in Michigan").

Hosting Organization: passivhausMAINE
Event Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 9:00AM-10:30AM
Cost: $25
Venue: Rockland Public Library

This in-person, one-day builder training, will focus on clarifying myths of advanced building, including air sealing strategies and thermal bridge mitigation as it relates to understanding the MUBEC code as well as the Stretch Code. We will include an introduction to materials which enhance building success as well as parsing the cost benefits. For this single day event, the goal is not to get lost in the minutia, but to provide a clear understanding of the principles behind the new codes and a pathway for gaining more information.

This training is eligible for 6 PHIUS CEU's.

New NESEA Member, Wasted* is a porta potty provider in the Greater Boston Area focused on decreasing the amount of waste generated on construction sites through the use of all-natural and eco-friendly products and sustainability-focused business practices.

Wasted* is running a price match promotion this month for NESEA members, offering to match competitor pricing on construction potty rentals. We’re excited to help make sustainable sanitation a no-brainer for you. To take advantage, message Freddie@wasted.earth to indicate your interest.

"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.