BE+ Community Blog

New Balance Headquarters Achieves LEED Platinum

By Molly Wilder Massachusetts continues to excel in the green building industry! Completed in September of last year, the new home of New Balance Headquarters (100 Guest St. in Allston-Brighton) recently achieved the honor of LEED Platinum.  Not only did New Balance...

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The Battle for the Stretch Code

By Grey Lee, Executive Director Since the stretch energy code was initially made available by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations & Standards (BBRS) for local adoption in 2009, it has been adopted by 175 municipalities in the Commonwealth, representing...

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Greenbuild 2016 is in Less Than Four Months!

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. It provides a forum for the green building community to unite, change lives, revolutionize business, and address our world’s most...

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Our Gathering at TROY Boston!

By Rachael Berry, Graphics Associate      USGBCMA Chapter members gathered on the rooftop penthouse of one of Boston’s newest eco-friendly apartment complexes Tuesday evening for the Chapter’s Quarterly Gathering. While the rooftop of TROY Boston provided picturesque...

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Meet our Members: Chris Meier

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Chris is an active member of our Events Committee and takes on a variety of projects in her work! Read her profile below:   For quite a few years, Chris Meier has had an avid interest in sustainability and recently...

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Welcome Keith Construction, our New Sponsor!

By Ritchie Lafaille, Office Fellow Thank you to our newest Chapter Sponsoring Partner: Keith Construction! They are our new Silver Sponsors. It is great to have another dedicated high-performance construction company as part of our sponsoring partner network.  Keith...

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Advocacy Update: PACE Amendment

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Last week, a combined residential (R-) and commercial (C-) PACE amendment was filed as part of the House Energy Bill (H4377).  It was one of only 6 amendments (of approximately 70 in all) to pass and ultimately be...

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Next Week: Learn about the Living Building Challenge!

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Imagine a world where buildings are contributing members of the ecosystem. This vision wouldn't be too far from reality if more people took on the Living Building Challenge, the world's most rigorous building...

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We need your talent! Volunteer at our Design Charrette!

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Interested in helping to "green" a local classroom? Join us for a design charrette on June 30th to brainstorm for our newest community service project: the transformation of a Boston classroom from status quo to super...

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Need Help Preparing for the WELL Exam?

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Come to our full-day Exam Prep Course! We'll be going over the test topics, and you'll meet local professionals with whom you can form study groups! Register here or below: Powered by Eventbrite

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Residential Green Building: 6/13/16

By Molly Cox The Residential Green Building Committee met on June 13th, 2016. We discussed our home building tour a couple of weeks ago, which was a success. It was great to see these LEED certified homes up close and personal, and ask the homeowners any questions we...

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Join us for LEED Exam Prep – in TWO DAYS!

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! Check "becoming a LEED Green Associate" off your to-do list! Our Exam Prep course will help you review the content on the Green Associate and specialty exams, and you'll also be able to connect with professionals in...

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Welcome our Newest Sponsor, CivicSolar!

By USGBCMA Communications, More Green Buildings! We are excited to welcome CivicSolar as our newest Bronze-Level Sponsor! CivicSolar, Inc. is an innovative solar distributor providing equipment and services to meet the unique needs of solar installers and developers....

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