BuildingEnergy Boston 2027: Call for Proposals
| Call for Proposals October 1 - October 28 | Review Period October 29 - December 11 | Notification of Status Mid December |
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.
The Call for Proposals is Now Open!
Conference Theme
The Building in Context: Earth, Air, Water, Fire & Light
Conference Dates: March 10–11, 2027
It’s more important now than ever to focus on how our building-centric work impacts the systems and environments surrounding it. While decarbonization, electrification, and technology are necessary tools, they are not ends in themselves. Buildings exist in a complex human and environmental context and understanding that context is key to our success. To inspire and accelerate this understanding, the theme for BuildingEnergy Boston 2027 is Earth, Air, Water, Fire & Light.
The climate is changing, and we’ve passed the point where major impacts can be avoided. The frequency of severe weather events is increasing, with historically seasonal wildfires and flooding now occurring year round. How can we ensure management of air quality and resilience to fire and water damage in this new normal? Agricultural zones and plant and animal habitats are also shifting, and management of water resources is becoming more critical with increased droughts. Moreover, since buildings don’t live forever, how can we think from the outset about what happens when the building dies or is repurposed? Our work needs to address these concepts to be effective and relevant.
Through this elemental lens we can learn from each other and from different building and project types at different scales, how to analyze, understand, and improve many facets of a building project. These include life-cycle and community impacts, water resource management, air quality protection, habitat development and preservation, and climate resilience. Policy changes, collaborations and synergies, cultivation of a stable and capable workforce, and rigorous analysis of post-occupancy data and experience are all critical to getting this right.
Bring your projects, your data, and your hard-won lessons to Boston, and let's explore how to prepare our buildings for our evolving planet!
About the Review Process
- Feature sustainable and high-performance building practices, solutions, or governance.
- Present innovative material and ideas.
- Have rich data to support claims.
- Include multiple perspectives or companies (especially when discussing specific products & services).
- Describe learning from mistakes as well as from successes.
- Are designed to actively engage attendees in dialogue.
- Feature diverse speakers and panelists.
- Are comprehensive and complete upon submission.
You must log in or create an account at nesea.org to create a proposal (membership is not required). This allows you to save your proposal as a draft and come back to work on it as often as you like before submitting. You can also use our planning sheet (PDF or Word/Google Doc) to prepare your proposal before submitting.
Please note, NESEA does not provide compensation or reimburse expenses for speakers.
If you have questions or would like help in shaping your proposal, you can also reach out by email to Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Conference Director, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org.