By Alexander Landa
Last night was incredibly productive! We held our monthly USGBC MA Board meeting where we defined more goals for the remainder of 2016, and prepare for an exciting 2017. Before we start planning for next year, we have a few more big gatherings coming up soon this year.
Actually, few is an understatement. We have a lot going on in the near future. Here's what you can expect:
The Northeast's largest building industry expo is coming up next week, November 15th-17th!
We're sponsoring multiple panels, so please come attend these informative, innovative meetings. Join your peers to become stronger leaders in the industry.
We are collaborating with the Quebec Government to host a reception on the Wednesday evening 11/16, 6-7:30pm at the BCEC, to show off the winners of our recent Green Building Showcase. It will be a great gathering to see some awesome projects and to enjoy the best provisions and victuals from our neighbors of the Nord!
We invite you to join Amanda Sturgeon and ILFI's Boston Collaborative for drinks and appetizers at our pre-ABX reception at Skanska in the Seaport on Monday night, 11/14. Learn more and register here.
Standout ABX Sessions:
– A05: Good Medicine: the WELL Building Standard, Tues 8am – 9:30am
– A44: Beyond Inspiration: Implement a Successful Biophilic Project, Tues, 1pm – 2:30pm
– B04: Living up to the Living Building Challenge, Tues, 8:00am – 930am
– B44: Mapping the Materials Universe: Lessons and Strategies, Weds, 1pm – 2:30pm
– B68: Designing for Net Positive Water and Energy, Weds, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
– C21: How Green Building Make Your Clients Smarter: Harvard Study, Thurs, 10am – 11:30am
Also:
- Advocacy Roundable in Boston, Thursday, 11/10
- Living Futures Reception in the Seaport, Monday, 11/14
- Quebec is Quality! Fun reception and Showcase Redux, Wednesday, 11/16
- YouthBuild Boston Winterization Service Project, Nov 19
- WELL AP Exam Prep Course, Nov 22
- LEED Exam Prep Course, Nov 29
- Distillery in S. Boston Passive House, Dec 1: Check out the Tech Talk as well as the Building Tour
- BREEAM Assessor Training Workshop, Dec 5
- EcoDistricts AP Exam Prep Training, Dec 6
- Policy Driving Profit, Dec 7: Discuss Article 37 and network
- Project Mapping Workshop with Sustainable Performance Institute, Dec 14
- Greenbuild Kick-Off Party , Dec 15
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Director of Sustainability Programs, DASNY | LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company