BuildingEnergy Boston 2019 - Sessions by Room
The Marina Session Rooms are located on the Lobby Level, just past the registration area.
The Harbor and Burroughs Session Rooms are on the Upper Level accessed via the escalator.
Sessions in Harbor 3
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Affordable Multi-Family Housing Net Zero AND Passive House? Challenges, Opportunities, Mistakes and Solutions If high end clients can’t “afford” Passive House or Net Zero Energy Certification, how can non-profit housing developers possibly afford both? Twin Pines Housing is taking on that challenge with a... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Laura Bailey Karen Bushey Bill Maclay Andrew Winter |
Multifamily Standards in Action** |
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The Transmogrification of HVAC in Today’s High Performance Buildings This session will provide attendees insight into the disruptive technology that is changing the HVAC industry in North America. The commercial HVAC industry is slow to adopt new technology, and... Full Description |
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm | Barry Stephens |
Mechanical Systems & Lighting |
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Healthy for People and Planet: Why Smart Material Choices Are Essential for High Performing Buildings Whether net zero, Passive House, or other certification is your objective, incorporating a healthy materials strategy is as essential as figuring out how you will design the building envelope and... Full Description |
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm |
Lisa Carey Moore Jacob Deva Racusin |
Building Envelope Single Family Multifamily Commercial Design & Construction Process Beyond Energy* |
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Pull Back the Curtain! What Is Really Happening in Your Boiler Room? New Ecology, Inc. installed low-cost monitoring equipment in over 100 buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in fall 2016. Over two years later, there is a wealth of information to share! The... Full Description |
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm |
Marty Davey Jonah Decola |
Mechanical Systems & Lighting Multifamily New Construction Retrofit |
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A Commercially Viable Net Zero Office Building: Technology, Beauty and Meaning The Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) is designing and building a Net Zero Energy office building to demonstrate that Net Zero Energy is achievable for the same cost as a conventional developer office... Full Description |
8:30 am to 9:30 am |
Shannon Kaplan Andrew Schuster Karla Wursthorn |
Building Envelope Mechanical Systems & Lighting Commercial New Construction Design & Construction Process Resiliency |
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Cities as Clean Energy Leaders, Innovators and Practitioners Cities and towns are leading the way on climate. This session will introduce participants to exciting clean energy work that cities and towns in Massachusetts and beyond are accomplishing to... Full Description |
10:00 am to 11:30 am |
Marie-Claude Francoeur Cammy Peterson Patrick Roche Oliver Sellers-Garcia |
Energy Production & Storage Cities Policy |
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Carbon Klatsch Klatsch (noun) - a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation As a community, we have a gut feeling for R values, air tightness, energy metrics, and... Full Description |
11:45 am to 12:45 pm | ||
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Clean Energy and Resiliency for Small Towns Small towns confront different challenges than do larger, more urban communities, often in terms of density, resources, infrastructure, and connectivity to funding, outreach, and technical... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Megan Aki Sam Belknap Jillian Wilson Martin Stephan Wollenburg |
Retrofit Energy Production & Storage Resiliency Cities Policy |
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A Common Sense Approach to Red List Free Materials Material transparency and optimization is a hot topic in the green building industry, but it can be difficult to know how to get involved in these market transformation efforts. This session will... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Amanda Garvey Matthew Gifford Siiri Julianus Emma Reif |
Institutional New Construction Health & Comfort Design & Construction Process Beyond Energy* Standards in Action** |