Building Tech Forum 2025 is a series of 45 x 5-minute lightning talks where industry leaders present practical innovations accelerating the sustainable and regenerative design, construction and operation of the built environment.

All presenters are then available at networking tables to connect and explore the future of building science and the collaborative potential of the moment.

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BE+ Building Tech Forum 2025

Joyce Cummings Center | Tufts University
177 College Avenue, Medford, MA
July 17th, 2025, 5:00pm – 9:30pm ET

NEW THIS YEAR

We are collaborating with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to focus one of three track rooms on strategic interventions and innovations decarbonizing existing buildings. See the Call for Presentations for more details.

AGENDA

5:00 – 6:00pm | Registration + Networking

6:00 – 6:30pm | Presenter Spotlight

6:40 – 8:15pm | Presentations

8:15 – 9:30pm | Networking

Who will be there?

Presenting: Cutting edge manufacturers, building product companies, green technology firms, utilities, contractors, building scientists, engineers, designers, and other innovators.

Attending: 250 leading architects, engineers, building owners, operators, contractors, manufacturers, utilities, sustainability consultants, investors, lenders, and more.

 

DIRECTIONS

Transit:
Green Line – Medford/Tufts stop (+4 min walk)
Red Line – Davis Square stop (+22 min walk)
Bus routes 94, 96, 101

Bike Parking:
Bike parking available near building
Bluebikes stations within 10 min walk

Car Parking:
Cousens Lot (across street)
Dowling Hall Garage (+6 min walk)

Presenters

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Shield icon, half blue and half green. Beneath shield, text reads "AeroShield" in black font.
A grey linework of a series of buildings, with blue windows, connects into the word "Group" above which reads "Auros" in blue.
In black text reads "Fraunhofer" with "USA" written below it in smaller text. A teal square logo with diagonal lines through it sits on the left of the text.
In teal font reads "Highland Park Technologies" on the left of which is a teal H logo.
In black bold text reads "MATCHA." On the right of the text is a line-work image of a car with a lightning bolt through the middle.
In black texts, reads RDH. On the left of which reads "Building Science" in all caps in black.
In red uppercase serif reads "Elkus Manfredi" with a vertical line dividing the two names.
The Green Engineer
BR+A
In red serif text, reads "Arup"
In blue letters, reads B2Q. Part of the Q resembles a leaf
In black text reads "Hydronic Shell Technologies." On the left of the text is a logo, a 3D layered cube surrounded by a gradient.
In black futuristic text reads "METALMARK." Above the text is a bold linework image of a butterfly.
In blue bolded font reads "Smart" and in less bold blue font subsequently reads "Solar." Under this text reads, "Solar Assisted Heat Pump Water Heater," in thin blue font. Located on the top right of the word "Solar" is an orange and red solar ray.
In blue text reads "Vitro" with "Architectural Glass" written below it. The V in "Vitro" also serves as the logo, with a gradient blue box around a white V.
In teal, bold, all-caps reads "Siemens."
Eversource Mass Save
In green all caps reads, "LEE." Below which reads "Thermal Energy Storage LLC" in dark green text. On the left of al text is an empty circle with yellow outline, and some strokes of green below.
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
In thin blue text reads "Byggmeister." Below reads "Design | Build"
Reads "Glavel" in all caps, with a dot instead of a line in the A. Under which reads "Foam Glass Gravel" in orange all caps.
In black uppercase reads "Rare Forms," except for the "O" which is green. Beneath this text reads "Locally Grown Homes," in thinner black text. On the left of the text is a circular logo with geometrical black and green shapes within.
In black all-caps reads "Mitsubishi Electric," the words stacked vertically. On the left of the text is the red Mitsubishi logo, comprised of three diamonds in the shape of a triangle.
In blue futuristic font reads "SMMA."
In red futuristic text reads "WSP."
In green thin uppercase reads "Urban Mining Industries," each word stacked upon the last. On the left of the text is a large blue U with an upward pointing arrow protruding out of the left-side of it. Next to the U is a green M with a downward-pointing arrow protruding out of the right side of it.
The Green Engineer
The Green Engineer
In lowercase maroon text, reads "attune." Thin black squiggle above the "ne"
In black text reads "Cala" and below reads "Systems" in smaller text. An orange circle sits at the top right corner of "Cala."
In black lowercase font reads "Adept," below which reads "Materials" in blue upper-case. On the left of the text is the Adept logo, a gradient blue A.
In blue text reads "JBB." There sits an ampersand between B and B, which is white and creates negative space in the letters.
In dark grey all-caps reads "Pinchin." A maroon oval encircles the text with a right skew.
In black all-caps reads "SolarMantle" where the "O" contains various lines of red, green, and blue. Beneath this text reads in thin black all-caps, "Energy Savings with Advanced Material."
In black futuristic lowercase reads "Transaera." Above the text is a triangular logo comprised of three black leaves.
The Green Engineer
BR+A
In yellow serif text, reads "Aspen Environmental." Three grey pyramids on the left of "Aspen" with a yellow winged object above.
In black text reads "Forma" below which reads "Form + Materials" in smaller text. A black line which undulates in size sits below the bottom text.
In grey serif reads "Greener" followed by a white serif U encased in a green emblem.
In black, futuristic text reads "Lamarr.AI," on the left of which is a pink and orange gradient logo in the shape of a box.
In bold black all-caps reads "QEA" with "BuildingEnvelope.AI" written under in thinner normal-caps. On the left of the text is a pinkish-red circle with a white square logo inside.
In black bold font reads "Stantec." On the left of the text is a black circular logo, with a bold line border and some swirled black lines within.
In grey uppercase reads "ICON," below which reads "Architecture" in a smaller font. On the left of the text is a green and white logo of a plus sign in a box, with the green and white colors creating a plus sign out of negative and positive space.

Present at BTF ’25

Show off your cutting-edge innovations and demonstrate your leadership advancing the sustainability of the built environment. Make valuable connections with key decision-makers, leaders, and aspiring leaders in the local green building community. This high-energy event with 5-minute lightning talks and terrific networking opportunities over food and drink helps drive the industry forward.

We expect over 250 attendees and 45 presentations ranging from case studies, equipment, products, renewable energy innovations and more, with a special focus on decarbonizing existing buildings.

Interested in Presenting? 

Check out the BTF ’25 Call for Presentations for details. Submit your presentation proposal by May 30th.
Are you a startup or nonprofit? We offer a discounted rate of $500 for small startups and nonprofits to help get their potential contributions out to the industry.
Do you have innovations to decarbonize existing buildings? Presentations selected for our competitive Existing Building Interventions & Innovations track will have a deeply discounted fee of $150.
Questions? Give us a call at 617-752-2424 or email Eli Beckerman at eli@builtenvironmentplus.org

Presentation Fees

Building Tech Forum is an important fundraiser for BE+. Presentation fees directly pay for our non-profit staff supporting the local green building community throughout the year.


Included at all Levels:

  • Logo on event website
  • Logo on event program
  • Logo on event slidedeck
  • Participation highlighted in newsletter
  • Pre-recorded 5-minute presentation on website following the event

BUILDING TECH FORUM 2025 PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES

Platinum

Track Leader
$10,000
  • 10 event tickets
  • Two – 5 minute presentations in tracks
  • One 5-minute presentation to entire assembly
  • Custom branded education track
  • Moderation of Education Track
  • Private Table with company logo for networking
  • Social-media posts announcing participation
  • Blog post before and after event
  • One 1-hour informative event later in the year expanding on 5-min presentation (virtual or in-person)

Gold

Track Leader
$5,000
  • 8 event tickets
  • One – 5 minute presentation in tracks
  • One 5-minute presentation to entire assembly
  • Custom branded education track
  • Moderation of Education Track
  • Private Table with company logo for networking
  • Social-media posts announcing participation
  • Blog post before and after event
  • One 1-hour informative event later in the year expanding on 5-min presentation (virtual or in-person)

Silver

Community Leader
$2,500
  • 6 event tickets
  • One 5-minute presentation
  • Shared cocktail table w/ company logo for networking
  • One social-media post announcing participation
  • Shared blog post after event
  • Host a one time roundtable on a topic of your choosing (virtual)

Bronze

50+ Person Company
$1,500
  • 4 event tickets
  • One 5-minute presentation
  • Shared cocktail table w/ company logo for networking
  • One combined social-media post announcing participation

Green

Below 50 People
$800
  • 2 event tickets
  • One 5-minute presentation
  • Shared cocktail table w/ company logo for networking
  • One combined social-media post announcing participation
Download Our Call For Presentations

Past Presentations

Watch the Recordings From Past Speakers
View Our Previous Presenters

Registration

Thank you to our Promotional Partners

NESEA
Carbon Leadership Forum
MassCEC
IBPSA-US
BosNOMA