BuildingEnergy Boston 2023 - Sessions by Room

Sessions in Harbor 2

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Session Title Time Speakers Areas of Focus
Scaling Low Carbon Market Transformation for Building Products

Operational carbon is challenging but attacking embodied carbon is a complete nightmare! How can firms streamline the deadly research drain and get compliance across all teams for low carbon,... Full Description

10:30 am to 12:00 pm Barbra BatShalom
Annie Bevan

Justice and Equity

Design and Construction Process

Building Systems

Materials

Accelerating Building Decarbonization with Tariffed On-Bill Financing

Imagine your utility told you they wanted to invest in state-of-the-art technology for your home or business. No taking on debt, and no matter if you're a renter. Your obligation? Paying a monthly... Full Description

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Ashley Muspratt
Jon Blair

Justice and Equity

Business and Finance

Reaching Net Zero Carbon through Building Energy Codes

While the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is already being used by some states, wider adoption is anticipated with the initiation of DOE’s Resilient and Efficient Codes... Full Description

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Giulia Luci
Ian Finlayson

Design and Construction Process

Policy, Codes, and Standards

The Results are In: Lessons Learned from Post Occupancy Data in Multifamily Passive Houses

Curtis + Ginsberg Architects has completed 6 multifamily Passive House buildings, with two more in construction and six more in design. Steven Winter Associates has completed over 20 Passive House... Full Description

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Mark Ginsberg
Lois Arena

Building Envelope

Building Systems

Materials

Operations and Maintenance

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Session Title Time Speakers Areas of Focus
Heads in Beds: the Colby College Hyper-Speed Dormitory Project

Typical university dormitory projects are capital intensive and take several years to complete. This project turned this practice on its head. Using modular construction, on-site precast... Full Description

10:30 am to 12:00 pm Jesse Thompson
Emily Greene
Christina Consigli
Sasha Azel

Design and Construction Process

Building Envelope

Building Systems

Size and Selection Matter: Using New Data and Tools to Design Effective Heat Pump Systems

Think you know effective heat pump sizing and design? Significant market growth of cold-climate air-source heat pumps has resulted in new insights and lessons learned. Come explore new tools and... Full Description

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Dave Lis
Mike Ostiguy
Christopher Haringa

Building Systems

Health and Comfort

Policy, Codes, and Standards

Training and Workforce Development

The Path to Emergency Electric: Lessons from the Kenzi

Passive House buildings go hand-in-hand with on-site generation and electrification, but what happens when you have code-required emergency power backup? The Kenzi tackled the wicked problem of... Full Description

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Julie Klump
Sara Kudra

Justice and Equity

Design and Construction Process

Building Systems

Energy Production and Storage

Scaling Up Material Health

The impact of building materials on human and environmental health has received increased attention, and hundreds of design firms have pledged to support healthier materials. Ensuring healthier... Full Description

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Christine Vohringer
Madaline Hale
Christine Vandover
Mandy Miller

Design and Construction Process

Materials

Health and Comfort

Training and Workforce Development