The 2025 BE+ Building Tech Forum packed the Joyce Cummings Center at Tufts University on July 17th with over 300 people gathering to explore the latest and greatest breakthroughs in building technologies, products, and innovations.
In collaboration with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), the Existing Building Interventions & Innovations Track focused on forward-thinking solutions to improve, decarbonize, and extend the life of existing buildings—an area that is crucial as 35% of MA’s emissions come from the building sector.
Dr. Emily Reichert, CEO of MassCEC, addressed the full audience to lay out the progress Massachusetts is making towards leading the world’s climatetech industry and making our homes, workplaces, and schools healthier, safer, and more efficient.
“It was an honor to talk about this opportunity, and it was especially powerful to hear impressive presentations from many of MassCEC’s grantees and partners”, said Dr. Reichert.
The evening then packed in 45 5-minute lightning talks on cutting edge developments and innovations advancing the sustainability of the built environment, in three different track rooms.
The forum was a high-energy event involving the exchange of ideas that will continue influencing the building practices across Massachusetts and beyond. Attendees and presenters were offered networking opportunities with industry leaders, innovators, practitioners, and key decision-makers.
“MassCEC has greatly impacted the building industry in Massachusetts as they cultivate and partner with a growing ecosystem of industry leaders who keep pushing the bounds of what’s possible,” said Meredith Elbaum, Executive Director of BE+. “This year’s Tech Forum was by far the most impactful, thanks in large part to our increased collaboration with MassCEC as we launch the Massachusetts Building Performance Exchange.”
This new program will be a centralized hub for building professionals, building owners and other large building stakeholders to find information on how to improve building efficiency and health, utilize educational resources, and get support with decarbonizing existing buildings.
MassCEC continues to invest in supporting owners approach building decarbonization and electrification, through programs like their Building Electrification Transformation Accelerator (BETA) which provides no-cost building audits.
We are thrilled with the progress and excitement that events like Building Tech Forum mark, as we bring together the green building community to share and explore cutting-edge innovations and strategies. We see very clearly the transformation of this vital industry and are continually inspired by the collaborative potential that helps drive meaningful change within the built environment.
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