BE+ Community Blog
Jan 11 – Discuss Exponential Thinking in Creating Healthy Buildings with Eric Corey Freed
By Alexander Landa Before the new year really picks up and you're still decompressing from a busy holiday season, enjoy a morning away from the office and meet Eric Corey Freed as he discusses the power of exponential thinking when designing healthy buildings....
December 2016 LEED Certified Buildings
By Alexander Landa We're always happy to see more LEED Certified buildings in Massachusetts! Every building that becomes certified deserve a little more credit, so we want to put the spotlight on some recently certified designs in Boston. Shout out to Boston...
We're Doing Podcasts! Listen to our 2016 Recap
By Alexander Landa You heard that right - we're kicking off 2017 with a new way to talk green building with podcasts. With so much news in the industry - within our organization and outside of it - we want to use as many channels as we can to share what's...
Healthy Materials Sponsor Profile: Brightworks Sustainability
By Alexander Landa The Healthy Materials Summit on October 26th was an awesome event! We couldn't have put everything together without the help of a hosting committee, the volunteers, and especially our sponsors. An extra big thank you goes to the Brightworks...
Joining Our Mentor Program? Attend Our Kickoff Party Feb 8!
By Alexander Landa For those of you who are signed up to be a part of our 2017 Green Building Mentor Program - or are planning to - please attend our upcoming event that will celebrate all of the upcoming successes from this program. Mentors and mentees will come...
Healthy Materials Sponsor Profile: HDR
By Alexander Landa The Healthy Materials Summit on October 26th was an awesome event! We couldn't have put everything together without the help of a hosting committee, the volunteers, and especially our sponsors. An extra big thank you goes to the HDR, Inc. for...
Presinar: Designing a LEED Campus in the Desert – Part 2: January 1st
By USGBC MA The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix has created an innovative model for an interdisciplinary approach to health sciences education and research. The new iconic copper-clad Health Sciences Education Building, a $135 million dollar medical...
Healthy Materials Sponsor Profile: PCA
By Alexander Landa The Healthy Materials Summit on October 26th was an awesome event! We couldn't have put everything together without the help of a hosting committee, the volunteers, and especially our sponsors. An extra big thank you goes to the Prellwitz...
Early Bird Registration for BuildingEnergy Boston is Open
By USGBC MA Our friends over at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) are putting together a pretty cool event March 7-9. BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Tradeshow is the region's leading event for those in the field of sustainability, bringing...
Support Us and Win an ILFI Membership
By Alexander Landa With less than two weeks to go in 2016, we can't thank you enough for all the times you've supported us during the year, and how you will support us in 2017. The USGBC MA is built on the entire community, which means over 600 people working...
Massachusetts Has Over 100,000 Employed in Clean Energy
By Alexander Landa At this point, I'm sure anyone reading this knows that the state of Massachusetts is one of the greenest there is. With massive amounts of LEED certified buildings and ongoing sustainability endeavors, this state has made a positive impact on...
Healthy Materials Sponsor Profile: Sustainable Performance Institute
By Alexander Landa The Healthy Materials Summit on October 26th was an awesome event! We couldn't have put everything together without the help of a hosting committee, the volunteers, and especially our sponsors. An extra big thank you goes to the Sustainable...
Healthy Materials Sponsor Profile: WSP
By Alexander Landa Following the Healthy Materials Summit in October, we've become more devoted than ever to the subject of healthy materials in sustainable design. Every part of a building's lifecycle is important, and the components going into it...
2016 Retrospective – USGBC MA Year in Review
By Alexander Landa 2016 was a huge year for our Chapter. We won major advocacy victories: passing PACE legislation, renovating the building code and stretch code, and improvements to net metering. We surpassed 600 dues-paying members and tripled the size of our...
Attention Learners: Attend Harvard Extension's Spring 2017 Class on occupant well-being in buildings!
By Alexander Landa Join Chapter Member, and former Director, Nathan Gauthier for an exciting look at the health effects of buildings. Anyone interested in improving outcomes in buildings will benefit from this upcoming class at Harvard Extension: "High Performance...