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Conference Dates: March 20-21

Do you know a student or emerging professional who could benefit from attending BuildingEnergy Boston? As part of our ongoing efforts to welcome more students and new professionals into our programs and community, NESEA is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2025 BE the Future scholarship. Scholarships include:

• a day pass to BuildingEnergy Boston (for March 20)
• an invitation-only lunch for scholarship recipients and program supporters
• a one year NESEA Membership
• a pass to attend a BuildingEnergy Pro Tour

Applications are due on February 23, 2025.

Did you know we offer special discounted pricing for NESEA Members, student and academic members, as well as non-profit and government employees? It's true! We have a wide variety of options to make sure everyone in the NESEA community has the opportunity to access BuildingEnergy Boston.

In addition, we are pleased to offer these options for reducing the cost of attendance:

• NESEA Members can attend one or both days of the conference for free through our volunteer work-exchange program.
  
  
• Eligible Massachusetts companies can apply for grants through the Commonwealth Corporation's Workforce Training Fund Express Program to cover the cost of attending BuildingEnergy Boston. Learn more and apply here.

With preparations for BuildingEnergy Boston in full swing, we would like to extend a special invitation to share your work with our community through event sponsorship. The Trade Show floor is filling up quickly, so we encourage you to reserve your exhibit table as soon as possible.

We have several levels of sponsorship available, and will be happy to work with you to find the right level for your organization. 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 sponsorships@nesea.org with any questions.

For those attending BuildingEnergy Boston from out of town, we’re happy to share an opportunity to both save money and reduce our collective carbon footprint.

Thanks to another group's cancellation, our partners at the Westin have reduced the BuildingEnergy group rate from $269 to $239. Already booked? Don't worry. Your room rate will be adjusted to $239.

Book Your Room...

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. We have been introducing the participating companies to the wider NESEA community through a series of spotlight interviews (you can read previous interviews in this series here).

We recently sat down with Wendy Brown of Terra Design-Build, a woman-owned architecture firm focused on sustainably designed residential and light commercial projects. They are based in Dalton, Massachusetts and licensed to work in both MA and VT.

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

MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) – Boston, MA

Onion Flats Architecture – Philadelphia, PA

University of Maine Orono – Orono, ME

McKinnell McKinnell & Taylor (MMT) – Rockland, MA

Mass Audubon – Lincoln, MA

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

Bruce Harley

Jamie Wolf

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. View our current list of Lifetime Members

We are thrilled to announce that Andrea Mancino of Bright Power, has been appointed as NESEA's new Board Chair. Lauren Hildebrand, also of Bright Power, will be joining her as Vice Chair.

The final two spots on this year's Executive Committee will be rounded out by James Moriarty (Sustainable Comfort) as Treasurer and Parlin Meyer (BrightBuilt Home) as Secretary. You can meet all members of NESEA's Board of Directors here.

Bottom Lines is NESEA's peer-network program for business owners and managers in the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry. Over its ten year history, this program has supported more than 90 businesses as they worked together to improve their triple Bottom Line: people, prosperity, and planet.

The program breaks the participating companies into groups of 10-12, each with a paid facilitator or pair of co-facilitators. We are actively seeking additional facilitators from within the NESEA community to support the growth and continued success of the program and its participants.

Facilitators do not need to be subject matter experts but should have experience with leadership, facilitation, meeting planning, and business development/operations. Most significantly, facilitators should have a deep connection to NESEA's overall mission.

Learn more here...

Last month, we were joined by members of our community for the BuildingEnergy NYC Open Planning Meeting. It was great to hear so many different perspectives and we are very excited about the suggestions we received and the direction of the conference.

We are now accepting applications from NESEA Members to join the BuildingEnergy NYC Content Committee, which you can learn more about below. We will be announcing the conference theme and opening our call for session proposals in April, so please stay tuned.

Serving on the BuildingEnergy NYC Content Committee is a great opportunity to help shape both the conference and the conversation in the Northeast’s AEC community. The Content Committee is a group of NESEA Members with a diverse range of professional expertise who review session proposals and guide their development into high-quality conference sessions. You can read the job description here and apply to join here. Please contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, NESEA Conference Director, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org with any questions or to indicate your interest.

BuildingEnergy NYC will take place on Thursday, October 16 in New York City. The deadline to apply to join the committee is March 31.

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:

Saranac Lake, NY: As an experienced Interior Architect, you will work collaboratively with the Principal and Project Leads to develop innovative interior design concepts while working on all phases of a project. You will be responsible for client interactions and presentations; finish research and selection; product research; programming and space planning; producing construction documents; construction administration; writing specifications; and coordination with multiple disciplines. Read more...

Boston, MA: New Ecology, Inc. is seeking candidates for the position of Director of Decarbonization. Reporting directly to New Ecology’s Principal Director, Building Decarbonization, this newly created position will play a role in managing and developing our growing Decarbonization Division. The Decarbonization Team (‘Team’) works with building owners, developers, and community-based organizations to reduce carbon emissions from existing buildings while improving building performance, operation, resiliency, and resident health and comfort. Read more...

Brunswick, ME: Benjamin & Company is looking for a strategic and operationally savvy Lead Carpenter to take responsibility for the running of our residential new construction projects, where your professionalism and initiative will be welcomed. 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: 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

New York Build (March 12-13, Javits Center) is the largest construction & design show for New York and the Tri-state region, officially supported by the State of New York.

The show features 40,000+ registered visitors, 500+ world class speakers across 14 conference tracks and AIA CES accredited workshops, Government Hub, exclusive networking events, 500+ exhibitors and the Tri-State’s biggest Festival of Construction.

Learn more and register here

Final Deadlines: February 18

ASES Solar 2025
University of Colorado Boulder
August 4–6, 2025
Theme: Innovation for Universal Renewable Energy Access

The Call for Participation for the SOLAR 2025 Conference and nominations for the 2025 ASES Annual Awards are due by February 18, 2025. There are two ways to be involved:

• Submit an Extended Abstract for the Opportunity to Present at SOLAR 2025
• Nominate a Solar Star for the ASES Annual Awards.

One of the many perks of becoming a NESEA Lifetime Member is access to our exclusive Lifetime Member Breakfast at BuildingEnergy Boston. This special gathering provides a dedicated space to unwind, connect, and enjoy breakfast before a full day of conference sessions.

As a Lifetime Member, you’ll have the opportunity to reconnect with longtime friends, meet new members of our community, and engage in meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals—all in a relaxed, welcoming setting.

This is just one of the many ways we celebrate and support our Lifetime Members. If you’re not yet a Lifetime Member, consider joining today and enjoy this and other exclusive benefits!