Event Program
Built Environment Plus envisions a thriving and diverse community, creating a built environment of net positive systems of water and energy, of financial and social equity, and of ecological and human health.
Tonight let’s see what innovations in building technology are advancing us towards this vision.
The Agenda
5:30 – 6:00pm
Networking + Welcoming
6:00 – 6:20pm
Presenter Spotlight
6:30 – 7:20pm
Presentations
7:20 – 7:50pm
Networking
7:50 – 8:35pm
Presentations
8:35 – 9:30pm
Networking
Education Tracks
STANTEC TRACK - ROOM 160
Vicinity Energy
Rick Smith
The Easy Way to Decarbonize Boston and Cambridge
Arup
Camila Salomon
Low-tech, high-impact approach to decarbonization at scale
BR+A
Tammy Ngo
Decarbonization of existing lab buildings
BXP
Neetu Siddarth
Existing Building Decarb: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Embue
Robert Cooper
Decarbonizing multifamily buildings by getting people, building systems and the grid working together through a smart building system
LuxWall
Leigh Anne Mays
Impact of Glass Only Retrofit on Carbon Emissions
Mitsubishi Electric
Evan Bissonnette
Retrofitting Rooftop Units with Heat Pumps
Boston Community Solar Cooperative
Gregory King
Community Ownership of Solar Energy Generation
BSA
Kristen Fritsch & Barbra BatShalom
Boston Low Carbon Concrete Stakeholders Project
Builders for Climate Action
Jacob Deva Racusin
BEAM Tool: Reducing Material Carbon Emissions Has Never Been More Fun!
Sublime Systems
Mitch Clark
Electrochemical Cement Production and the Path to Zero Emissions
Symetri
Clarke Morrison
Democratizing LCA within Revit
TimberHP
Scott Johnston & Addie Atkins
Solving Performance and Material Challenges Using Wood Fiber Insulation
Spare-it
Laurent Canneva
More Data Less Waste
New Frameworks
Jacob Deva Racusin
New Frameworks Panels: Agricultural Carbon Storage Solutions for the Built Environment
USGBC TRACK - ROOM 170
Solar Design Associates
Steven Strong
Running on Sunshine: Getting to Net Zero and Beyond
Brightcore Energy
Jonathan Hernandez
Geothermal Innovations for Built Environment Sustainability
Bala Consulting Engineers
Susan Z. O’Neill
Enhancing IAQ in a Net Zero Building with Heat Recovery Technology
BuildingEase
Barbra BatShalom
BuildingEase: Your Materials Easy Button!
Eversource
Kim Cullinane
Mass Save Program Support as Market Transformation Catalyst
Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects
Scott Richardson
GRLA BE+ Tech Forum June 5, 2024
USGBC
Monique Owens & Tia Metzger
Commitment to Action: LEED v5
The HAPI
Ann Sussman
Biometrics as the new Lens to ‘see’ Buildings + Ourselves
HTS
Jon Zuber
Turning Wastewater into Watts: How You Can Recover Energy from Your Wastewater
Steven Winter Associates
Shari Rauls
Humidity and Variable Refrigerant Flow Operation in Multifamily Buildings
Rockwool
Robert Blount
Advanced Wall System Design for Performance, Sustainability and Improved Analysis of Embodied Carbon
Reframe Systems
Jessica Boatright & Felipe Polido
Reframe Systems: Unlocking climate-friendly housing for all
Shawmut Design & Construction
Elizabeth Murphy
eDNA as a Metric for Measuring Ecological Restoration
Superior Essex International LP
Luke Dias
Pathways to More Sustainable Connectivity
Nitsch Engineering
Jess Wala
Designing for Water: Understanding Impacts for Resilience
REVISION ENERGY TRACK - ROOM 180
Interface
Sherlie Battiato
Going “all in” to Meet the Climate Crisis
Enersion
Victoria Pisini
Weathering the Future: Refrigerant-Free, Highly-Efficient Heating & Cooling Systems by Enersion
Roger
Elijah Zenger
Smooth Operators: Eliminating Waste Through Better Construction Management
Green Badger
Tommy Linstroth
Making Sustainability Transparent and Accessible For the Design and Construction Industry
The Green Engineer, Inc.
Michael Munn
WELL for Residential – A Healthy Home Rating System
National Grid
Ryan Bradley
National Grid EV Charging Incentives For New and Existing Buildings
Lam Partners
Dan Weissman
Lighten Up! Reducing Lighting’s Carbon Footprint
WSP
Adam Jennings & Rosie Osser
Decarbonization in Action: Local and National Tales
75F
David Koerner
Upgrading buildings with AI and IoT via Mass Save
Buro Happold
Maria Navarro
Delivering meaningful results before EUI – Early facade optioneering using space heating demand
DXS
Lilly Nardelli
The Next Wave of VRV Air-Source Heat Pumps: Hot Water Heating
Adept Materials
DQ Stolt
Adept Materials Climate-regulating Paint
ReVision Energy
James Penfold
Ride the Wave of EV Adoption: Navigating the Latest Charging Technology and Incentives
Suffolk Technologies
Jonson Berman
BOOST: How Suffolk Technologies Accelerates Innovation in the Built Environment
BuildingGreen
Brent Ehrlich
Top Green Building Products for 2024