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Happy New Year!!

I believe this is my first time addressing the community directly through the newsletter, but this week I am celebrating a professional milestone: it has been ten years since I first joined the NESEA staff and this incredible community. It’s my NESEA anniversary.

I am so lucky to have spent the last decade — more than 25% of my life! — with this organization. I am incredibly proud to lead NESEA and to work somewhere that provides so many people inspiration, connection, education, and opportunities as they improve their practices, build their careers, and form lasting bonds. Read More...

Share your work with the NESEA community! We are now accepting proposals for the 2026 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 three ways for you to be involved:

• Submit a proposal for a Pro Tour (Login Required)
• Join our Advisory Committee, to help select which proposals NESEA will develop into tours
• Sponsor the Pro Tour Series to promote your business and support our programming

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.

Conference Dates: March 23-24, 2026
Conference Theme: Don't Stop Us Now!

Registration for our flagship conference, BuildingEnergy Boston, will be opening soon and we will be offering discounted Early Bird passes for a limited time. The conference is designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other. More...

Interested in sponsoring BuildingEnergy Boston 2026? Visit here to learn more and see the available opportunities.

Swegon – Ajax, Ontario
White Oaks Studio – Littleton, MA
A. Law Construction – Lamoine, ME
SMMA – Boston, MA
Haycon – Boston, MA
New England Combustion Products (NECP) – Rockland, MA
Ben Fowler Consulting PLLC - Burlington, VT

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

Are you a business leader looking to improve your company's triple bottom line - people, prosperity, and planet? Consider joining Bottom Lines, our business development program grounded in peer mentoring. Become part of our network of over 70 businesses supporting one another's work and goals. Learn more here...

Please contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, NESEA Conference Director, bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org with any questions.

We would like to express our deep gratitude to our outgoing NESEA Board of Directors members Jodi Smits Anderson (2bGreener) and Matt Root (Materially Better) for their years of leadership and their service to NESEA's mission. Thank you both!

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:

Regional Remote / Saranac Lake, NY: We are seeking a skilled Project Architect to efficiently and successfully lead, manage, and actively produce architectural work throughout all project phases — from Pre-Design through Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration.  This position includes both project leadership and hands-on production of drawings, models, and technical documentation. More...

Worcester, MA: Sustainable Comfort, Inc. is a green building and energy efficiency consulting firm specializing in high-performance multifamily housing throughout the Northeast. Our work spans ENERGY STAR Homes, LEED for Homes, Enterprise Green Communities, Passive House, HERS Ratings, state incentive programs, and energy code compliance. We are seeking an Energy Engineer to support multifamily projects through design, analysis, and early construction, helping project teams meet performance, program, and electrification goals. More...

Boston, MA: Responsible for developing and nurturing relationships with the architectural, engineering and specifier community to educate about Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC (METUS) products and their applications, along with increase the number of specifications, and subsequent sales within an assigned territory. 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.

Complete your submission / nomination by January 31, 2026

Learn more and participate here...

Hosting Organization: Bensonwood
Event Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
Event Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: Keene, NH
Cost: free

Join us on our first tour of 2026! Explore Bensonwood's Cutting-Edge Production Facility in Keene, NH!

Please join us for our upcoming tour of our state-of-the-art panel production facility in Keene, NH! We’ll walk you through our prefabrication process and show how comfort, sustainability, and durability are built into every one of our homes. You’ll also get an up-close look at our efficient, computer-controlled machinery in action—an experience you won’t want to miss! Register for free...

Hybrid Course: 8 Online Sessions, 10 Days In Person 
Online: Tues & Thurs 6 - 9 pm EST March 16 - April 9, 2026
In-person: April 20 - May 1, 2026, Waitsfield, VT

Design your own energy efficient, sustainable building.

Through lectures, case studies, demonstrations, design exercises, and hands-on experience, students will gain a firm grasp of the science behind building performance and begin to explore how to design in accordance with the laws of physics and the forces of nature. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to a real project through hands-on exercises.

If you are a designer, builder, project manager, property owner, or policy professional, or are moving toward one of these careers, a firm understanding of building science and the path to net zero buildings is fast becoming a critical credential for any successful practitioner. Read more...

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.