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We are thrilled to announce that Early Bird registration for BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 is open! This year's event will take place on March 20 and 21 at the Westin Boston Seaport District.

There are a limited number of Early Bird passes available and we expect them to sell out quickly. Early Bird pricing for a full pass is $612 for NESEA Members and $680 for non-members. For all pricing info, including other special discounts, visit our pricing page (please note that you must be logged in to access member pricing). You can browse the accepted session proposals here; in the coming weeks, we'll be adding more information, including community events and finalized session details.

If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact us at registration@nesea.org or (413) 774-6051 x19. We hope to see you there!

Share your work with the NESEA community! We are now accepting proposals for the 2025 Pro Tour Series, which will run from April–December. 

BuildingEnergy Pro Tours are accredited tours of high performance buildings that bring together the interdisciplinary teams that made them possible. They allow members of our community to learn about all aspects of cutting edge projects, from design strategies and materials selection to construction techniques and energy systems.

There are two ways for you to be involved:

• Submitting a proposal for a Pro Tour
• Joining our Advisory Committee, to help select which proposals NESEA will develop into tours

We're looking for proposals that showcase the range of high performance buildings throughout the Northeast, including new construction and retrofit projects, all building types (residential at any scale, commercial, and institutional), and various stages of completion (from under construction to occupied with performance data).

NESEA staff handle all the event logistics. We take care of promotion, registration, customer service for registrants, sponsor recruitment, accreditation, and all of the technical aspects of the tour. Hosts provide content, expertise, and contact information for the project team members and vendors.

The priority deadline is January 31. Learn more about eligibility, formats, and logistics for hosting a Pro Tour here. Contact us at protours@nesea.org with any questions.

Please note: to access the proposal submission form, you must be logged in on our website.

Event Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: online
Cost: free

BuildingEnergy NYC will take place on October 16, 2025. The event is designed by and for practitioners (like you) in the fields of high performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Share your vision and help to shape this year's event by attending our Open Planning Meeting!

We will be holding this year's meeting online on January 22 and 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.

The planning 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.

Deadline for Applications is January 31.

Applications are now open for the second cohort of NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Access, an initiative to support the work of WMBEs (women- and minority-owned business enterprises) in the architecture, engineering, or construction industries. This initiative is an expansion of existing NESEA programs, supplemented with professional services from our program partner, HELM Construction Solutions, and is being funded with a grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. The grant funding covers the cost of participating in the cohort, including administration and the costs of shared in-person meeting expenses (meals, meeting space, etc).

This cohort is specifically tailored for companies led by BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color, including Latinx-identifying) individuals. Companies must be based in Massachusetts or actively working within the Commonwealth. Each group has a paid facilitator, who brings their business expertise and dedication to NESEA’s work to steer the process.

Participants will receive:

• Custom business development services
• Access to industry events for education and networking
• Marketing opportunities through a spotlight program
• Peer group support focused on triple-bottom-line practices (people, planet, prosperity)

If you have any questions, please contact access@nesea.org.

Armatherm Thermal Bridging Solutions – Acushnet, MA
HIGHMARK | Building Efficiency – New York, NY
Kelvin – Brooklyn, NY
Northern Middlesex Council of Governments – Lowell, MA
Passive To Positive – Baltimore, MD
Save Energy Systems Inc. – Westborough, MA
TenBerke Architects – New York, NY

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 the final Pro Tour of our 2024, where we toured a Phius passive house-certified, 185,000 square-foot building, providing 160 units of much-needed affordable housing to the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn. You can see photos from the event here.

Our thanks go out to our hosts, sponsors, and speakers for sharing their time and knowledge with us. It was a terrific learning experience and a lot of fun!

If you have work you would like to share with our community, consider submitting a project for our 2025 Pro Tour Series, now accepting proposals.

With preparations for the BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 Conference and Trade Show in full swing, we would like to extend a special invitation to share your work with our community through event sponsorship. The conference is set to take place in person at the Westin Boston Seaport District on March 20th–21st, and the Trade Show floor is already filling up, so we encourage you to reserve your exhibit table as soon as possible.

We have several levels of sponsorship available, with benefits including exhibit tables, complimentary passes, and limited speaking opportunities. NESEA Business Members receive a $150 discount at the Exhibitor level, and we are also pleased to offer a 15% discount on all levels of sponsorship to women- and BIPOC-owned companies.

See full details and pricing here, or contact NESEA at sponsorships@nesea.org with any questions. We are committed to helping our sponsors get the most out of the conference, and will be happy to work with you to find the right level of sponsorship for your organization.

NESEA Members have the option of attending BuildingEnergy Boston (March 20-21) as a participant in our volunteer work-exchange program. We describe volunteering as a work-exchange because in return for your help during part of the conference, you get to attend part of the conference for free. The opportunity to volunteer is only available to current NESEA Members. Assignments are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. You can read more about the program and find the instructions to apply here.

If you have questions or would like more info, please contact us at bevolunteer@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:

Ithaca, NY: Taitem Engineering is hiring a senior-level engineer, sustainability consultant, or energy analyst with at least eight years of experience. Come lead a variety of projects relating to analysis of energy retrofits and electrification in existing buildings and new construction high-performance buildings. This is a great opportunity to use your experience to support our work on contracts that require technical expertise, including advising developers and state agencies as they pursue their electrification goals. Read more...

Newton, MA: required skills and experience:

• Excellent rough and finish carpentry skills
• Effective communication skills with clients, crew, subcontractors, and management
• Experience running a crew, scheduling subs, standing inspections
• Comfort with email communication, spreadsheets, and technology in general

Read more...

NYC, NY: The Energy Advisor will play a critical role in helping program participants execute building retrofit projects to achieve net-zero emissions. The role involves guiding participants through strategic planning, coordinating available resources such as energy assessments and financing programs, and providing project management support to ensure timely and successful implementation of retrofit projects.

This position is best suited for experienced professionals with expertise in energy management, procurement, and project execution, particularly in the context of building retrofits. Read more...

Browse the Full Jobs Board Here...

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: HTS / DXS / CTI 
When: Jan 8 - March 26, 2025
Where: Online
Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Cost: $100

HTS-U is a 10-week training program designed to enhance Engineers’ fundamental HVAC application skills. This course will be offered online only starting January 8th, 2025 – March 26th, 2025. Please note that there will be no HTS-U Module on Wednesday, February 12th, and Wednesday, February 26th. The full course schedule can be found below. Read More...

Hosting Organization: NEHERS
When: Jan 15, 2025
Where: Online
Time: 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Cost: free

Building diagnostic tools continue to improve with new advances in technology. In this webinar, Sam Myers of Retrotec will show us how the newest generation of tools can help make testing easier and more accurate. Read More...

Conference Date: August 4-6, 2025
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Theme: Innovation for Universal Renewable Energy Access
Extended Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2025

We invite you to submit an extended abstract showcasing your innovative work on topics such as (but not limited to):

• Solar energy technologies
• Storage & grid solutions
• Workforce development
• Just energy transformations
• Renewable energy policy & finance
  

Join us in creating a dynamic, inspiring program advancing a carbon-free, equitable, renewable energy future.

Learn more and submit your abstract at ases.org/conference!

Hosting Organization: Studio HPDC
Dates: February 6 - February 27, 2025
Time: 1pm-6pm
Location: 186 Riverview Ave, Waltham, MA 02453

Did you resolve to advance your building knowledge and skills in 2025? Make it happen with Studio HPDC's High-Performance Buildings for Carpenters Course, taking place on Thursday afternoons in February. In our 4 week course, students learn high-performance essentials through a combination of building science lessons, hands-on practice, and skills building in integrated project management. 

Info available at www.studiohpdc.org/events or email amy@studiohpdc.org

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