Past Events

On November 5, NESEA will be hosting an in-person meet-up for people working in industries connected to NESEA who have identities that are traditionally underrepresented in the field. This is a follow-up to similar events we have run in Boston and New York City.

Join us on Wednesday, November 4 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.

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.

NESEA is excited to announce the dates for our next BuildingEnergy NYC Conference: October 15, 2026! We will be back at Convene 237 Park Ave. for an inspiring day of learning and connecting with a wide array of industry leaders and emerging professionals.

NESEA returns to New York’s Capital District for a Pro Tour of a new, 3-phase Passive House development project. When complete, this development will total over 200,000 square feet and provide a total of 168 Passive House-certified units, making it one of the largest Phius-certified projects to date.

On September 4, NESEA returns to Burlington, VT for an in-depth Pro Tour of a new, all-electric high school and tech center. We’ll be visiting a 250,000 square-foot campus and learning from the professionals behind the project how it all came together.

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of a new, all-electric, 6,000-square-foot headquarters of a nature conservancy in Southern New Hampshire. This recently completed net-zero energy building demonstrates how high-performance, low-carbon goals can be achieved within a typical nonprofit construction budget when sustainability goals are established early.

This Pro Tour has sold out! Join NESEA for a Pro Tour that demonstrates, at real scale, how high-performance building strategies can directly support both climate goals and housing affordability. We will be touring and learning about a new development in Dorchester that delivers 12 affordable homeownership units across four Passive House–designed, four-unit buildings-the first of their kind in the neighborhood. Among other building science topics, the project team will teach attendees about the off-site panelizing approach that made this project possible. This project shows how thoughtful design, rigorous performance standards, and repeatable construction methods can produce healthier, lower-energy homes without sacrificing cost control or delivery timelines.

Join us in Boston for a Pro Tour of an innovative new school and community facility, located on a tight, one-acre site in Boston’s dense, historic Chinatown. This building is a transformative example of high-performance, sustainable, and inclusive school. Designed to serve 650 students in grades 6-12, this all-electric, LEED Platinum-certified facility replaces outdated buildings with a fully programmed middle and high school campus focused on health, equity, and climate resilience.

(Sold Out) On June 5, NESEA will bring attendees behind-the-scenes for a Pro Tour of a new, 124 unit affordable passive housing development in Salem, MA. This project is being built for Passive House certification, and will include flood-resistant features to help to protect occupants from coastal climate events. In addition to the housing, the project includes amenity spaces and is adjacent to a public park.

-Sold Out - Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of a new construction, custom single-family home in Sherborn, Massachusetts, designed to minimize embodied carbon, maximize operational efficiency, support healthy indoor air quality, and mitigate negative impacts to the immediate watershed, all while providing a beautiful and functional space tailored to the client’s lifestyle.

Keep the energy and conversations from BuildingEnergy Boston 2026 going! Join us on May 19th for a networking happy hour with the conference leadership team, selected speakers, and fellow attendees.

Join NESEA for our first Pro Tour of the year! We will be touring two six-story, 100% low-income buildings in Boston's South End, both currently undergoing an ambitious deep energy retrofit and electrification (VRF and AWHP, + central ERV), with residents in place.

Join us for a free informational session to learn about participating in one of NESEA's business development peer groups and how it could be the best investment in your business.