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AHA Consulting Engineers
By Grey Lee AHA Consulting Engineers has been a USGBC MA Chapter Sponsoring Partner for 3 years as well as a regular participant in many Chapter activities including the MA LEED Project Showcase and Earth Day Gala. We would like to thank AHA for their support and...
National Association of Realtors (NAR) Elects Chapter Member Craig Foley
By Grey Lee Craig Foley has been a champion of green homes and a leader on both our Advocacy Committee and Residential Green Building Committee. He has helped us support market transformation initiatives like greening the Multiple Listing Service and Senator...
USGBC MA Chapter friend and Board member Chris Schaffner is a candidate for USGBC's Board of Directors
By Grey Lee USGBC MA Chapter friend and Board member Chris Schaffner is a candidate for USGBC's Board of Directors. Chris has provided an overview of his intentions and reasons for seeking a seat designated for Sustainable Practice Leader: Engineer. Voting for the...
YouthBuild Boston Partners with McKinley Middle School for Green Apple Day of Service
By Paul Rouhas by Paul Rouhas For YouthBuild Boston’s (YBB) Green Apple Day of Service, we elected to complete an energy-efficiency project at McKinley Middle School. YBB has previously completed service events at McKinley Middle School for Martin Luther King Day...
Curley K-8 involves many partners for Green Apple Day of Service
By Stephanie Selznick, Science Specialist by Stephanie Selznick THANK YOU TO RE-STREAM FOR FUNDING THE FOLLOWING GREEN APPLE DAY OF SERVICE PROJECT The Curley K-8 School Green Apple Day of Service day was held on September 26th. Our plan was to clean up the...
Blu® Homes Breezehouse Awarded First-Ever “2014 Dream Home of the Year”
By Grey Lee Congratulations to USGBC MA Chapter Sponsor Blu Homes for being awarded the "2014 Dream Home of the Year" by Real Simple and This Old House! The home, located in Southern California, was on display for the public each weekend in September and is...
LBC Public Presentation on Nov 6th!
By Grey Lee What is the LBC? The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is a building certification program, an advocacy tool and philosophy that attempts to dramatically raise the bar from a paradigm of doing less harm, to one in which we view our role as steward and...
2014 Green Apple Day of Service
By Steve Muzzy by Steve Muzzy We are wrapping up the 2014 Green Apple Day of Service campaign and are excited to share that we had 60 projects this year in MA, exceeding last years total! We also piloted a Green Apple Day of Service Mini-Grant program that awarded 14...
USGBC MA Chapter's Green Breakfast Club presents “Bring the Outside In”
By Matt Smith, Chapter Member & The Green Engineer by Matt Smith, Chapter Member; The Green Engineer “Bring the Outside In” with: Gunnar Hubbard (Thornton Thomasetti) Dan Nall (Syska) Congregating amidst a buffet of hot coffee, muffins, and bagels, local design and...
The 2014 LEED Project Showcase
By Grey Lee It was a great LEED Project Showcase last night with the USGBC MA Chapter! We convened over 150 people to review LEED projects and hear from a few specific sponsors who are champions of our mission for green buildings and sustainable communities for all....
Member Spotlight: Shawn Hesse
By Grey Lee Our latest member profile is of a transplant from Ohio who brings some expertise in Architecture and Sustainability. He's also a part of our Membership Committee. Meet Shawn Hesse! USGBCMA: What is your current job and how does it differ from past...
Emerging Professionals Tour of Hostelling International – Boston
By Jenna Dancewicz, EPMA & Suffolk Construction By Jenna Dancewicz, EPMA & Suffolk Construction Last evening, green building enthusiasts from all around attended the USGBC EPMA tour of Hostelling International (HI) Boston. HI-Boston is the third largest hostel in...
Hull Public Schools – Green Apple Day of Service connects High School and Elementary School
By Nicole Palermo Cristaldi by Nicole Palermo Cristaldi The Green Apple Day of Service project for Hull Public Schools took place at 180 Harborview Road on the beautiful peninsula of Hull, Massachusetts. What a fantastic day for all involved! The Mini-Grant...
Brooke Mattapan Charter School's Huge Green Apple Day of Service Collaboration
By Scott Knox by Scott Knox The first of the 300 volunteers arrived at 6:30 AM on September 23rd to start the arduous task of building a playground in one day. Brooke Mattapan Charter School, in conjunction with the national playground building...
DisruptCRE is coming to Boston 10/16/14
By Grey Lee USGBC MA Chapter is proud to support this great mini-conference on Thursday, October 16th from 1-7pm at District Hall in Boston's Seaport District. Read more about DisruptCRE here! We will be hosting an excellent panel at 3pm titled "The Science of...