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Date and Time: November 6, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Cost: No Cost / Cash Bar

This year’s Annual Meeting & Community Happy Hour will take place on November 6 in six cities across our region:

Meeting Locations:
Boston, MA (sold out!)
Burlington, VT
New York City, NY (sold out!)
Northampton, MA
Portland, ME
Providence, RI

These satellite meet-ups are a chance for more members of our community to come together and raise a collective toast to 50 years of bonding, learning, and innovating.

Choose the location most convenient for you when you register and join us to connect, celebrate, and look ahead to the next 50 years. Our Annual Meeting is open to everyone, so feel free to register a friend or colleague as well. See you soon! 

Deadline for Proposals: This Sunday, November 9
Conference Date: March 23–24, 2026

BuildingEnergy Boston brings together more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals to learn, collaborate, and network. Presenting a session at BuildingEnergy Boston is a great way to share your expertise and ideas with a highly qualified audience of your peers from all around the Northeast. This unique event brings together many different skills and perspectives, and we hope you will consider what you can contribute to the conversation.

Proposals are most likely to be selected when they:

• Present innovative material and ideas.
• Have rich data to support claims.
• Include multiple perspectives or companies.
• Describe learning from mistakes as well as from successes.
• Are designed to actively engage attendees in dialogue.
• Feature diverse speakers and panelists.
• Connect to the theme (learn more here).

Proposals are due this Sunday at midnight. If you have questions about the proposal process you can also reach out to Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Conference Director, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org

Join NESEA in Boston for an exceptional case study of how sustainability, equity, and innovation intersect in the built environment.

We will be touring this new 68,000-square-foot campus in Roxbury’s Nubian Square embodies FCT’s mission of providing affordable technical education to a predominantly BIPOC and first-generation college student body, while also serving as a catalyst for community revitalization. This all-electric, resilient building has been conceived as a sustainable academic facility and a teaching tool, aligning the college’s green economy-driven curriculum with its physical environment.

We will also be capitalizing on the opportunity of the day to introduce attendees to members of NESEA's BuildingEnergy Access program, designed to provide business support and connection to women and BIPOC-owned businesses. After check-in and a chance for refreshments and networking, our program will kick-off with mini-presentations from program participants.  

This Pro Tour is attracting a lot of interest, so don't delay registering if you are interested in attending!

Event Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Event Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Boston, MA
Event Cost: free

On November 12, NESEA will be hosting an in-person meet-up for people working in industries connected to NESEA who have identities that are traditionally underrepresented in the field. This is a follow-up to similar events we have run in New York City.

The goal of the meet up is to foster connections, share experiences, and to help inform NESEA's next steps related to our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI), as we look for ways to best support our community. NESEA envisions a vibrant and resilient built environment that supports climate justice and equity. Events like this are in service of that vision.

We are specifically inviting people who have marginalized identities, including women, LGBTQIA, BIPOC individuals, people living with a disability, and others who could benefit from this community building. If you are interested in this event but have questions about whether or not you should attend, please email NESEA Executive Director, Florence MacGregor, at fmacgregor@nesea.org.

Event Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Event Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Venue: Online
Event Cost: Free
Register here

Learn about a new Upstate New York multifamily end-use incentive program with embedded technical assistance in this free post-conference webinar from NYSERDA. 

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Event Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
Venue Address: Waltham, MA
Event Cost: $35 Members / $45 Non-Members
CEU Information: AIA (pending), Phius (pending)
Register Here

On December 5th, we will be holding an in-depth tour of a 73,000 GSF, 3-story building featuring 68 units of affordable senior housing, including 66 one-bedroom apartments and 2 two-bedroom apartments. This building was designed with high-performance building materials and systems to maximize energy efficiency and sustainability. As a high-performance, affordable housing project, our hosts believe this site offers valuable insights for NESEA’s community of building professionals, particularly those interested in Passive House construction, multifamily energy efficiency, and sustainable design strategies.

Our event will begin with an opening workshop where the team will discuss the history, goals, and design and construction strategies. Attendees will then break into small groups to tour the facility while hearing more from the interdisciplinary team of experts who made the building possible. After the tour, we’ll regroup for a reception and Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to chat with the day’s speakers and each other. We hope to see you there!

Black Mountain Builders - Brattleboro, VT
Next Phase Studios - Cambridge, MA
Square and Plumb - Gloucester, MA

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

We had an absolute blast hosting BuildingEnergy NYC last month. It was a inspiring day of connection and learning that left us feeling optimistic at a time when optimism is in short supply. Our thanks go out to conference attendees, speakers, and sponsors for sharing their enthusiasm and expertise. Browse Photo Gallery...

In October, we held two Pro Tours. On Oct 3^rd, We toured the first modular passive house building in NYC and then, on October 24, we learned about a deep energy retrofit of a historic apartment building in Boston. Our thanks go out to the hosts, attendees, and sponsors who made these Pro Tours possible.

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:

Syracuse, NY: Sustainable Comfort, Inc. is a green building and energy efficiency consulting firm specializing in multifamily housing. We work with development and construction teams across the Northeast to deliver high-performance buildings that meet rigorous energy and sustainability standards. Read more...

Jamaica Plain, MA: Studio G Architects is seeking an Architect/Designer with a minimum of 3 years in design firms for sustainable, innovative projects. 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.

Building Science Week is a celebration of high-performance design, smart construction practices and the people shaping Maine’s built environment.
Coming up the first full week of November, this event features hands-on workshops, expert-led programs, community site walks, exhibits and networking, all centered around building science education. Whether you're a homeowner, builder, designer or just curious about how buildings can work better for people and the planet, there’s something here for you.

Throughout the week, explore a variety of topics and activities designed to engage both professionals and the broader community, presented in a variety of formats including in person, virtual and hybrid. These will include:

• building science basics
• the role of buildings in our health
• high-performance building
• building efficiency and electrification
• hands on, high-performance materials demonstrations
• and more!

Check out the Building Science Week event calendar here...

Hosted by: DXS New England and Daikin
Date: Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST
Location: BSA Salt Room - 290 Congress St, Suite 200, Boston, MA
Register Here

Join us at the BSA space in downtown Boston for another special launch event hosted by DXS New England and Daikin. We are proud to introduce New England’s first 3-Phase R-32 VRV system, including design tools and A2L code language education for the safe and efficient application of R-32 VRV systems. Attendees will be first in the industry laying their eyes on the first advanced R-32 Branch Selector Box with Safety Shut Off Valves, which are central to the improved climate performance, safety, and cost-effective application of R-32 VRV systems. Read more and register...

Event Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Event Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm
Hosting Organization: BuildGreen Connecticut
Venue Address: Fairfield, CT
Event Cost: Members: $25 / Non-Members: $40
CEU's: 1.5 AIA HSW/LU Credits Pending

Nestled just 35 feet from Ash Creek and surrounded by sweeping marshland views, this .19-acre home blurs the line between indoors and out, offering peaceful, nature-infused living. With an elevator for aging in place, it’s built to endure for centuries—safe, low-maintenance, and powered by the sun, with no need to worry about fuels. Designed to retain its value for generations, it reflects the comfort, sustainability, and security the next generation will expect as the standard for living. Read more...

Dates: November 18, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Hosting Organization: US Heat Pump Summit
Venue: DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Cost: Various pass types available

The 3rd annual US Heat Pump Summit serves HVAC and plumbing contractors with technical and business training from the industry's top trainers and leading contractors. The US Heat Pump Summit is a comprehensive event for contracting firm owners and their teams. The Summit brings together unique business training with the best technical trainers in the industry, all in a track based program to maximize your organization's value from attending the event. Read more and Register...

When: Friday, December 5, 2025
Where: Online
Host: Passive House Accelerator with support from NYSERDA

NESEA is a proud Community Partner of Reimagine Buildings: Best of Retrofit! We encourage you to attend and share this unique opportunity with friends and colleagues.

Retrofitting demands more than vision—it requires navigating technical complexity, financial constraints, and the realities of construction. Reimagine Buildings: Best of Retrofit is where architects and design teams go deeper, exploring proven strategies and leading-edge solutions to rework existing buildings. If you’re shaping the future of high-performance practice, this is a conversation you can’t afford to miss. Read more...

Registration Deadline: Jan. 28
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Dates: Feb. 4-5 (virtual meeting on Jan. 28)
Cost: $700 for Phius Alliance members, $750 for non-members
Registration Link: Here

2.27 million square feet of multifamily buildings have been Phius Certified this year, more than doubling the total from 2024, and over 1.5 million of that square footage was in New York and Massachusetts.

Every one of those Certified buildings was inspected by a Phius Certified Verifier, and our upcoming Phius Certified Verifier Training in Boston is the perfect opportunity for you to get in on the action!