BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 - Sessions by Room
Sessions in Harbor 1
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The Materials Revolution It's time to build the movement! Bio-based or natural materials are the future, and we'll discuss the role they are playing in shaping the industry. The Bio-Based Materials Collective brings... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
James Kitchin Chris Magwood Ace McArleton Jonsara Ruth |
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Beyond the Data: The Humanity of Radical, Regenerative Retrofits As practitioners, we are often so distracted by the data, payback, or whether a decision makes financial sense, that we lose sight of the real meaning of our work and why it is essential to meet... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Carri Beer Catherine Rosas |
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RESNET Standard 1550: Embodied Carbon Comes of Age Building Energy Boston 2019 launched awareness of embodied carbon as a key issue for the home building sector. The following five years marked major advances in understanding and measuring EC. The... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Chris Magwood | |
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Getting a Phius Project to the Phinish Line: What You Need to Know This panel will feature three construction professionals: architect, builder and rater/verifier, who have completed multiple certified Phius projects. Each professional will bring their unique... Full Description |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Michael Browne Greg Downing Jeff Geisinger |
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Scale Up/Carbon Down: A Regenerative Approach to the Housing and Climate Crises This session will lay out in detail a comprehensive plan to simultaneously solve both the regional housing shortage and the building industry’s contribution to the climate crisis. Alan Gibson,... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Andrew Frederick Alan Gibson |
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Decarb Do No Harm: Applying the Hippocratic Oath to Existing Buildings Gone are the days of simple light fixture changes to save money and power. The low-hanging efficiency fruit has been harvested, and building owners, utilities and municipalities are in search of... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Sara Kudra Rand Lemley Ilene Mason |
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Refrigerants: Rethinking their Role in Electrification This panel will analyze the impacts of the EPA's Technology Transitions Program, including the phasedown of HFCs and the adoption of A2L refrigerants, which present new challenges for design teams... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Maciej Konieczny JS Rancourt Tom Secondo |
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Low-Carbon Envelopes: Insights from Moisture Data in Biogenic Material Walls It is no longer sufficient to provide high-performance envelopes without considering their broader embodied impacts. Thankfully, data helps confirm the durability of enclosures using low-carbon... Full Description |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Diana Brito Picciotto Christopher Nielson |
