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Join us next Thursday, October 15, for a full day of learning and networking with professionals from across the building and sustainability fields. This year's conference theme, Collaborate, Communicate, Convince, puts the focus on the collective action and leverage needed to meet decarbonization goals.

The day will include:

• 16 Accredited Conference Sessions
• Trade show and Networking Opportunities
• Presentations from Event Sponsors
• Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments

Prices will increase the week of the event, so don't wait to sign up. See who's attending, and register today to join them!

Event Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Event Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Online
Event Cost: Free
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Join us on Wednesday, October 28 for NESEA’s Annual Meeting!

Whether you’re a longtime member of the NESEA community or simply curious about our work and mission, we invite you to join us. Members and non-members alike are welcome.

NESEA Executive Director Florence MacGregor, Board Chair, Andrea Mancino, and Treasurer, James Moriarty, will share highlights from the past year and provide an overview of NESEA’s fiscal year from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

We’ll also look ahead to what’s next for NESEA and make time to connect with one another through small-group virtual networking and Q&A.

Event Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Event Time: 1 PM - 5 PM
Location: Southbury, CT
Event Cost: $35 Members / $45 Non-Members
CEU Information: AIA (pending)
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Join NESEA in Connecticut for a Pro Tour featuring an exciting collaboration between two NESEA Bottom Lines members (Wolfworks and Rare Forms), showcasing a new, single family home, built from straw panels to reduce embodied carbon. For those attending BuildingEnergy NYC, this is a great opportunity to see some of the ideas discussed in our keynote address in action! 

The client was interested in creating a low impact high performance home that will produce all the energy required for their farm. This tour will dig into the logistics of collaborating with a panel fabricator, detailing the assembly to maximize installation efficiency and identifying assemblies and materials utilized on this project to stay within the client's budget. 

Our day will start with an opening presentation from the hosting companies, including sharing more about the process of the panel manufacture and the business and environmental case for this approach.

Then we'll travel to the site where we will then break into small groups to hear more from the project team, allowing for a comprehensive look at the work going into this home. 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. 

You can see the full schedule of our 2026 BuildingEnergy Pro Tours Series below. We'll share more details as the dates get closer. We hope you will join us at a Pro Tour near you!

For information about Pro Tour sponsorship opportunities, please visit here.

1/8-1/10, 2027
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Have you ever left a NESEA event and wished you just had more time to get to know those cool people? Join us for a weekend of winter fun for NESEA community members who want to hang out with fellow nerds. With Yestermorrow Design/Build School as our home base and clubhouse, we will play together, share stories, ask questions, and build community while enjoying all Vermont has to offer in the winter.

Choose your own adventure with a variety of activities throughout the weekend. If you’ve got an idea for an activity, we welcome it. It’s not a conference, it’s NESEA Winter Break!

Your registration covers your meals Friday evening-Sunday morning, and gives you access to the Yestermorrow campus (our hub / indoor activity center). You have the option to stay at Yestermorrow or to arrange other lodging close by.

Aermec North America - New York, New York

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

Beverly Craig - Program Director, Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)

You can learn more about NESEA Lifetime Membership here or reach out to Katie Schendel, Membership Manager, for more info.

Call for Proposals: October 1 - October 28
Review Period: October 29 - December 11
Notification of Status: Mid December
Conference Date: March 10-11, 2027

We are now accepting proposals for sessions at our 2027 BuildingEnergy Boston Conference, which will be taking place on March 10-11, 2027 with the theme The Building in Context: Earth, Air, Water, Fire & Light. Session proposals will be reviewed by an experienced committee of NESEA Members, and proposers will be notified of their decisions in December. Read more...

For this issue of BuildingEnergy Magazine, we asked our community to write about work that was especially meaningful to them, and to share what made that project so special. We were overwhelmed with the positive responses! You can read the latest issue here.

You can view past issues of BuildingEnergy here.

In September, NESEA was in Burlington, Vermont for a Pro Tour of their new high school, which replaced the former building that was demolished in 2023. This new building demonstrates significant progress on the City's Net Zero Energy goals, and the final form of the project reflects careful attention to detail and energy use and incorporates extensive feedback from the local community.

Next, we changed tack and had an in-depth look at one of the largest Phius-certified buildings in the country, when we toured an under construction, multi-phase Passive House development in Amsterdam, NY. 

Our thanks go out to the attendees, hosts and sponsors who made this event possible!

You can see the upcoming dates in our 2026 Pro Tour Series here.

Voting will open soon for the 2026 NESEA Board of Directors election! This year, seven NESEA Members are running for four open seats on the board. Our membership will elect three individuals and the current Board will then appoint one additional board member. You can see the slate of candidates here.

Voting is open to all NESEA Members and closes on November 6. Members will be emailed a link to their ballot to record their votes.

If you have questions about membership, please contact Katie Schendel, Membership Manager, kschendel@nesea.org.

A small crew of NESEA Members, along with some members of NESEA staff, created a lighted boat display celebrating Ashfield's commitment to sustainability and clean energy for their inaugural aquatic parade this September. There were some really fantastic creations and we were happy to be included in the lineup! Ashfield recently became the first Climate Leader Community in Franklin County, which is reason to celebrate.

Our thanks go out to all the NESEA Members who joined the project for their ideas and encouragement! Special thanks go out to Lydia Berry from ReVision Energy for all the artistic and logistical help, and to our intrepid captain, Sean Gallagher of Mitsubishi Electric Trane US, for his steady hand at the helm.

You can see a video from the event on our linkedin page.

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:

Waltham, MA: Byggmeister is a worker-owned, woman-led design-build remodeling firm striving to be an exemplary steward of Boston area homes. Our goal is to improve comfort, efficiency, durability, and indoor air quality as part of every renovation. We are looking for a Project Manager to guide our design-build projects through planning and into construction, keeping our team and clients aligned every step of the way. Read more...

Rochester, NY: Sustainable Comfort, Inc., a green building and energy efficiency consulting firm specializing in multifamily housing, is seeking an Energy Rater / HERS Rater to join our growing field team. Ideal candidates will have experience in residential energy efficiency, building science, construction, engineering, weatherization, energy auditing, HVAC, or a related field. HERS Rater certification and direct building performance experience are preferred. Read more...

Williamstown, MA: The Manager of Pre-construction Services (PCS)/Construction Estimator guides all aspects of project development from initial conceptual stages up until the beginning of construction. This includes working closely with JMC team members and design professionals to keep project development schedules on track, creatively and efficiently modifying those schedules to achieve project and JMC goals, and communicating progress with all stakeholders. The Manager of PCS is the JMC estimator, creating initial conceptual estimates and also collecting, organizing, and presenting all of the information in final project budget proposals. 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.

Event Hosts: American Solar Energy Society
Dates: October 19-21
Location: Austin, TX (Palmer Events Center)

For more than five decades, the National Solar Conference has brought together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, educators, and advocates to share technological innovations and strategies advancing renewable energy.

Our friends at ASES have shared a discount code for the NESEA Community for an additional 15% off at registration: use the code GOSOLAR at checkout! Learn more...

Event Date: November 4th, 2026
Event Time: 4 PM - 9:30 PM
Hosting Organization: BuiltEnvironment Plus
Location: 20 Western Ave | Allston, MA
Various Pass Types Available

Your Showcase. Your Projects. Your Community.

Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at our annual Green Building Showcase.

Join us for a night of project boards, short presentations, discussions, and awards. Attendees include architects, engineers, contractors, developers, owners, facility managers, building users, lenders, suppliers – everyone who plays a role in designing, operating, and constructing the built environment. Read more...

Voting for the NESEA Board of Directors is a member-exclusive benefit and is currently open until November 6. To have your say, join or renew your membership today!