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Greenbuild Legacy 2017

By Communications The 2017 Greenbuild Legacy, Green building Tech Program had its first tradeshow demonstration of green building technologies Wednesday the 20th. 70 trade school students from Madison Park Vocational Technical High School attended this informative...

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5 more sites you don't want to miss on Greenbuild Tours

By Rebecca Collins We got a lot of positive feedback on our blog post 5 sites you don't want to miss on Greenbuild Tours, and we know that highlighting only five sights doesn't do the outstanding roster of 80 tour sites justice. So we've decided to...

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Our Greenbuild Mixer with JLL

By James Robe, Outreach and Communication Manager As the sun started to go down over One Financial Center in Boston on Thursday Sept 21st, over 90 passionate professionals came out for our Greenbuild Mixer with JLL. Drinks were shared over the beautiful skyline view...

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Union Point Development

By USGBC MA Communications Union Point is a 1,500-acre re-development of a former naval air station south of Boston, which grew from collaboration between three towns, a visionary developer, local conservation commissions, and the state office of economic development....

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Project SIM Unlocks Inertia Issues

By USGBC MA Communications If you’ve ever tuned in to a TV talent show, you’ll be familiar with the plate spinning act. Plates balanced on poles must be kept spinning at an optimum speed and constantly adjusted so that they don’t wobble and tumble. There is an analogy...

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Cadmus: Rising to the Top!

By Louis Areniello The Cadmus Group LLC (Cadmus), a leading consultancy in energy, climate, homeland security, the natural and built environments, public health, and international development, has earned a spot on the 2017 Hot Firm Award list, a Zweig Group ranking of...

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Careers in Sustainability Panel at Northeastern

By Emily Kingston We had a great turnout on September 19th for the Careers in Sustainability Panel at Northeastern. Co-hosted by the NU Energy Systems Society, USGBC MA’s Emerging Professionals, and the USGBC MA Greenbuild Volunteer committee, the event generated some...

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New System Operator Incentives

By USGBC MA Communications   New technologies and models of power generation and distribution promise great benefits for consumers and society. As GB’s electricity system operator (ESO), National Grid is keen to hear from customers and bill-payers about the best way...

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ICON Architecture : “Did you know?”

By Emily Kingston Did you know that ICON Architecture designed the first Multi-Family Passive House in Massachusetts? Located on South Boston’s historic waterfront, The Distillery North is not only the first of its kind in Massachusetts, but is also the largest...

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