BE+ Community Blog
USGBC MA New Mission and Vision Statements
By Grey Lee The new Mission Statement of USGBC MA is: “We drive sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of buildings and communities in Massachusetts” and, our new Vision Statement is: “We envision a thriving and diverse community, working...
Don't Miss: Introduction to the SITES Program (Presinar)
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow Do you pay attention to landscape design and landscape architecture? Check out the new SITES program with our Presinar April 20th from 4:30 to 6! Learn more about the event below, and register here! This is an in-person viewing...
Policy Podium: Auto Populating the MLS with EE and Solar PV Content
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow On April 14th, we will be hosting the next edition of our Policy Podium series featuring Carolyn Goldthwaite and Craig Foley! Carolyn, Senior Manager of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) High-Performance Building,...
Learn More about the Newest Building Standard–WELL
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow We are excited to invite the thought leaders and practitioners from our region to join us for a concise introduction to this groundbreaking new building standard, followed by a roundtable discussion. We are excited to welcome...
There is a place for you: Green Associate Exam Prep Next Week!
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow Are you serious about your dedication to sustainable building? Come to our Green Associate course next week on Wednesday, April 13th, in our Boston office! Anybody that's serious about sustainable building should definitely...
Greenthink Case Study– Sustainability, Profits, and Bamboo
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow The following is an excerpt taken from Chapter 5, "Corporate Climate Change," of Green Think: How Profit Can Save the World, written by USGBC's co-founder and CEO, Rick Fedrizzi: If you've ordered a Dell laptop since 2009,...
Newest Building Tech Forum Sponsor: The Green Engineer
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow We're pleased to announce that we will be hosting The Green Engineer as a panel sponsor for our upcoming Building Tech Forum on April 21st! The firm is led by Chris Schaffner, P.E., LEED Fellow, who will also be one of our...
Get LEED-certified Next Week!
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow Are you serious about your dedication to sustainable building? Come to our Green Associate course next week on Wednesday, April 13th, in our Boston office! Anybody that's serious about sustainable building should definitely...
The Countdown Begins– BTF '16
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow Building Tech: Join colleagues in the real estate industry who are passionate about solving the problems of building performance. Gold Sponsors Boston Properties will share how they connect to the tech scene in Massachusetts...
Massachusetts Climbing to the Top- Now Ranked Third in Top 10 States for LEED
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow Every year USGBC relreases its annual list of Top 10 States for LEED (view the press release). All the states that make up the Top 10 list have done an extraordinary job promoting LEED and making sustainable solutions a...
Don't Miss Your Chance to Apply for the EBie Awards!
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow The EBie Awards are an annual opportunity for green building and sustainable pros from all over the nation. The criteria for the competition are developing impressive sustainability solutions for existing buildings, from waste...
From the BASG– Environmental Justice: Does access to safe drinking water depend on race and class?
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow This event is Brought to you by our friends at the BASG in celebration of Social Justice week. For more information and to signup, please visit this link. In the unfolding tragedy of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, social and...
Social Equity in the Built Environment– A Timely and Relevant Chapter Event
By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow This coming Monday, April 4th, we will be holding a special event focusing on the connections between green building, sustainability, and social equity. Social Equity is typically conceptualized as the third--and least...
450 Kendall St. Building Tour Recap
By Jessie Miller, Outreach Committee Chair On Thursday, March 24th, a group of green building enthusiasts toured 450 Kendall, a laboratory and office building, in Cambridge. This LEED Gold certified building joins the other five LEED certified buildings in BioMed...
USGBC National Report: World Green Building Trends in 2016: Motivators and Obstacles
By Heather Benjamin, Content Marketing Specialist (USGBC National) Last month, USGBC announced the results of research by Dodge Data and Analytics, with which USGBC has partnered, in the World Green Building Trends 2016 SmartMarket Report. In a brief series, USGBC...