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SUMMARY:USGBC Masterclass: LEED v4 Whole Project Water Use Reduction Pilot ACP
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore the pilot ACP technical development and requirements\, provide key insights fordeveloping a water balance model using a LEED healthcare project case study\, and share documentation submittaltips from GBCI reviewers. Attendance is critical for sustainability practitioners interested in learning more aboutwater balance modeling\, holistic water management in LEED and the pilot development process.Course Objectives:1. Describe the intent and requirements of LEED v4 BD+C pilot alternative compliance path (ACP) 115:Whole Project Water Use Reduction2. Identify resources that project teams can use to develop a baseline water balance model for LEED v4BD+C pilot ACP 115: Whole Project Water Use Reduction3. Submit high-quality documentation that demonstrates compliance with LEED v4 BD+C pilot ACP 115:Whole Project Water Use Reduction4. Articulate the value of whole-building water balance modeling as a design and operations toolCredits: 1 AIA & GBCI (LEED Specific BD+C\, GA)https://www.usgbc.org/education/sessions/usgbc-masterclass-leed-v4-whole-project-water-use-reduction-pilot-acp-11690450
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/usgbc-masterclass-leed-v4-whole-project-water-use-reduction-pilot-acp/
LOCATION:Room Hercules\, 17th floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, US
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180716T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180716T190000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Meeting
DESCRIPTION:EMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA)\nThe EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nMEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE:\nThe meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC-MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to this portion of the meeting as we look for volunteers to help plan events. Please join us at 6:45pm for the presentation and networking. \nBelow is the breakdown of the meeting agenda:\n6:00-6:40pm: Committee Meeting\n6:40-6:45pm: Break/Introductions\n6:45-7:20pm: Presentation\n7:20-7:30pm: Networking \nTHIS MONTH’S FEATURE PRESENTATION:\nLindsey Machamer will discuss the Envision Rating System and how she has been learning to apply it in her design work. The Envision Rating System provides the framework to identify and objectively rate sustainable approaches used to plan\, design\, construct\, and operate infrastructure projects. Specifically\, Envision will holistically and objectively rate the economic\, environmental and social aspects of the project. The transportation\, energy\, water/wastewater and public realm projects we build today have design lives ranging from 20 to over 75 years. This means that the infrastructure we are building today will impact our ecosystem and resource availability for decades to come\, so we better build the right project and build the project right! She will share the social\, financial\, and environmental benefits of incorporating sustainability into infrastructure projects. \nAbout Lindsey\nLindsey Machamer is a Senior Engineer at Pare Corporation working on site design\, stormwater\, and permitting projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She became a civil engineer so that she could influence the way our built environment is developed by incorporating sustainability. \nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA:\nChairs: Jenna Dancewicz\, Aminah McNulty\nThe Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee is a community of ascending professionals across the green building industry and allied fields that provides professional support\, development and advocacy tools through active networking\, monthly programming and community events. \nTo learn more about EPMA\, join the mailing list by following this link (select the Emerging Professionals e-mail list)\, visit our EPMA facebook group page (USGBC Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@usgbcma.org.\nEPMA Events Include: \nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming\nCheck out our calendar for the latest schedule!
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Room Hummingbird\, Floor 12\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
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SUMMARY:Zero Net Energy Building Municipal Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:According to MA Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020\, buildings consume more than 50% of energy used in Massachusetts and account for over 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. As climate change accelerates\, municipalities need strategies to combat the carbon emissions from their building stock. \nZero Net Energy Building (ZNE Building) is one solution. ZNE Buildings produce as much energy as they use throughout a year. Cities such as Cambridge and Amherst are leading the way by developing ZNE plans. \nUSGBC MA\, in collaboration with MCAN\, MAPC\, and NEEP\, is interested in hearing from you about the path to ZNE Buildings within your city/town. The ZNE Building Municipal Roundtable is a venue for municipal staff\, committee members and elected officials to come together to share obstacles\, solutions and strategies for creating more ZNE Buildings. \nIn 2017 USGBC MA began gathering various stakeholders including MCAN\, MAPC\, and NEEP to address barriers to Massachusetts communities becoming Zero Net Energy. The coalition has met several times and we often hear the cost and perception of increased cost is a major obstacle. With funding from the Barr Foundation\, USGBC MA is working on a report to analyze the cost of Zero Net Energy buildings in Massachusetts. We will be incorporating lessons learned at the Roundtable into the report. \nThrough collaboration and innovative ZNE Building policies and planning\, municipalities can address the threat of climate change facing our cities and towns. Join us to further the conversation. \nParking information:\nVisitors can park in spaces in Lot #1 or Lot #2 that are not designated as employee parking. Note that the new electric car charging stations in Lot #1 are for electric car-charging only\, and should not be used for general parking. Lot #3 is currently closed to house construction supplies.\n \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/zero-net-energy-building-municipal-roundtable/
LOCATION:Reggie Lewis Center\, 1350 Tremont St\, Roxbury Crossing\, MA\, 02120\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
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SUMMARY:EPMA Summer Picnic + Wellness Boost
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Summer Picnic + Wellness Boost for an afternoon of yoga\, healthy food\, and discussions about merging wellness into our everyday lives. \nLawrence Flicker will start the afternoon with a calm group exercise. Following the yoga session\, we will fill up our stomachs with some yummy\, healthy food from Wholeheart Provisions while our guest speakers lead a casual conversation on incorporating wellness into our everyday lives. Steve Burke\, Sustainability Manager at Consigli Construction\, will be discussing the integration of health and wellness into sustainable construction practices. Michelle Moon will also be joining us to speak about her experience with how city biking keeps her active and focused. \nBelow is the agenda for the event\, hope to see you there!\n6:00-6:45pm: Yoga with Lawrence Flicker (Please bring your own Yoga mat!)\n6:45-7:00pm: Cool Down & Food\n7:00-7:15pm: Speaker: Steven Burke\, Health & Wellness in Construction\n7:15-7:30pm: Speaker: Michelle Moon\, City Biking\n7:30-8:00pm: Discussion & Networking \nThank you to City Compost for volunteering to compost at this event! \nLearn more about our Yoga instructor and Speakers: \nLawrence Flicker\nI came to yoga during college as part of training to play baseball and stayed with it because of the mental and physical benefits I experience from regular practice. Working for Oracle\, I find my days and weeks to be long and carry the stresses of a high-pressure\, fast-moving corporate environment. Outside of work\, I like to keep busy with an active social life and involvement in several professional groups. Yoga is a great release\, a grounding exercise\, and a way to nurture my own wellness in spite of my somewhat hectic schedule. To me\, wellness is a balance across several dimensions and having the self-awareness to recognize when to take care of and address each one. \nSteven Burke\nSteven is a Sustainability Manager at Consigli Construction Co.\, Inc.\, an 800+ person construction firm based in Massachusetts. His position involves management of company sustainability processes and sustainable construction projects at Consigli. He has a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University\, and has delivered many presentations on how to integrate health and wellness into the design and construction of the built environment. \nMichelle Moon\nMichelle Moon is an urban a planner and designer who has worked with numerous non-profits and with local and state government in the Boston area.  Her work centers around using the physical landscape to address environmental and health issues\, primarily through creating and improving open space\, placemaking\, green infrastructure\, and bike infrastructure.  Michelle has worked as an independent consultant for the Fairmount Greenway\, Neighborways Design\, Patronicity\, and the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance\, as well as worked as horticulturist\, graphic design\, researcher\, and teacher. \n  \nThank you to our event sponsor\, Xquisite Landscaping\, Inc.! Learn more about Xquisite. \n \n 
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/epma-summer-picnic-wellness-boost/
LOCATION:North Point Park and Playground\, 1 North Point Blvd\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02141\, US
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180625T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180626T130000
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SUMMARY:NET POSITIVE SYMPOSIUM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring\, educating\, and igniting action that creates a Living Future within Higher Education Institutions. \nHigher education institutions have long been centers of innovation\, research\, and leadership\, integral in shaping our society and culture. So\, what better place than college and university campuses to create the most innovative and forward-thinking communities? \nCampuses in Western Massachusetts—Hampshire College\, Smith College\, and Williams College—are on the forefront of transformation. These institutions\, with others in the area\, have been early adopters of the Living Building Challenge and the Living Community Challenge. The Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium will highlight these campuses and their holistic\, multi-generational approach to sustainability\, resiliency\, health\, innovation\, and equity. \nAttendees will explore case studies from these campuses to understand the design\, development\, and implementation of these living laboratories. \nThis symposium is for campus planners\, sustainability directors\, faculty/educators\, administrators\, operations staff\, policy professionals\, and design and construction professionals. \nThis symposium will inspire\, instruct\, and engage—providing attendees with the tools\, information\, partnerships\, and lessons to turn values into practice and ideas into action at their own institutions and in their own communities. \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DETAILS\nTOURS\n\nThe R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College\nThe Hitchcock Center for the Environment at Hampshire College\n\nEDUCATION SESSIONS\n\nStories and lessons learned from the design and construction team\, campus staff\, and faculty\nDeep dive how-to sessions on materials research and vetting\, biophilic design\, and water systems\nWorking with regulators and utilities to overcome code and policy barriers to regenerative and decentralized water systems\nFulfilling campus commitments on climate\, equity\, health and resiliency\nMeeting the requirements of Paris Agreement in buildings and across campus\nOperating and maintaining Living Buildings and Campuses over the long run\nLiving Laboratories – Utilizing the design\, construction\, and operations phases for hands-on\, integrated education and research opportunities\nAccelerating change across the campus – From one building to campus plans\nLeveraging innovation on campuses to transform the region\nThe Who\, What\, Where\, and Why of How to get started\nCost\, value\, and financing a Living Campus\nHands-on Working Sessions with Peers and Other Stakeholders to Create Action Frameworks for Creating This Kind of Change in the NE Region and in Higher Education Institutions across North America\n\nAn Evening Networking Reception and Dinner at the Red Barn on Hampshire College Campus.  Includes dinner and two drink tickets. \n\n\n\n\nA special thank you to our event host for making the Net Positive Symposium for Higher Education possible. \n \n  \nEvent partner:
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/net-positive-symposium-for-higher-education/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180621T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180621T093000
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SUMMARY:Energy Modeling in eQUEST
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event is a part of a four-course series. Registering for this course will also sign you up for all four additional courses in this series. The course is arranged in this way to allow you to practice the energy modeling in between courses.\nClass 1: June 21st from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM\nClass 2: July 12th from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM\nClass 3: August 2nd from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM\nClass 4: August 23rd from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM \nThis a comprehensive commercial energy modeling course for you to master eQUEST\, the free “Quick Energy Simulation Tool” developed by the U.S. Department of Energy and other industry leaders. eQUEST is the most commonly used software for energy modeling for code compliance\, utility incentives\, and LEED Certification for commercial buildings. This course is hands-on. You will learn how to build and run energy models. By the end of the course\, you should be able to function as the go-to energy modeler on an integrated design team.\nThe course will consist of four separate modules. Each module will start with a two hour in class session\, followed by modeling exercises that are done outside of class\, to be completed by the next class session (aka homework). Each module will build upon previous work in class. By the end of the fourth module\, students will have created\, run and QCed an energy model on a building of their choosing. Along the way we’ll touch on the uses of energy modeling in an integrated design process\, and some of the standards that apply to energy modeling such as ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G.\nThis is a hands-on\, project-based course that will give you the confidence to do energy modeling for paying clients. While there are no specific pre-requisites\, knowledge of the building industry and basic building science will be helpful.\nAttendees will use their own computers (bring them to class) Mac Users: Unfortunately\, eQUEST only runs natively on PCs. In order to run the software on a Mac\, you’ll need to use a virtualization program.\n  \nAbout the instructor \nChris Schaffner\, PE\, LEED Fellow\, BEMP is founder and President of The Green Engineer\, Inc. He has been involved in the design and modeling of building energy systems for more than 30 years\, and is certified as a “Building Energy Modeling Professional” by ASHRAE. He is also a part-time Lecturer at Northeastern University\, and member of the LEED Faculty\, having provided continuing education to more than 10\,000 building industry professionals over the last 20 years.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/energy-modeling-in-equest/
LOCATION:Room Hercules\, Floor 18\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, US
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180620T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180620T170000
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SUMMARY:Presinar - Fair Play: Social Equity Within The Project Team
DESCRIPTION:In this course\, the participant will discover how to address social equity within the project team\, as it applies to the LEED Social Equity Pilot Credits. We will discuss ways to think about social equity and the specific criteria and documentation required for the credit.\nCourse Objectives: \nIdentify the intent and requirements of LEED BD+C pilot credit: Social Equity Within the Project Team\nDiscuss how the LEED BD+C pilot credit: Social Equity Within the Project Team addresses social equity for construction workers through workforce pay and benefits\nExplain how the LEED BD+C pilot credit: Social Equity Within the Project Team approaches human rights\, labor practices\, and society\nIdentify strategies to promote social equity on LEED projects \nCredits: 1 AIA 1 GBCI (LEED Specific BD+C\, GA)\nhttps://www.usgbc.org/education/sessions/fair-play-social-equity-within-project-team-10867102   
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/presinar-fair-play-social-equity-within-the-project-team/
LOCATION:Hercules Conference Room (floor 17)\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, US
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180620T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180620T093000
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SUMMARY:Are You Ready for Solar-Ready? And Other Energy Code Updates
DESCRIPTION:The 9th Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR) became mandatory on January 1\, 2018\, following a concurrency period from October 20 to December 31\, 2017. This course will help code enforcement officials\, builders\, contractors\, design professionals\, and energy professionals with expansions on those changes\, and particular focus on new requirements intended to facilitate the future installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Attendees will have the chance to discuss in greater detail how solar PV needs to be accommodated in their designs and construction work\, as well as what code officials might look for in plan review and site inspection.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/are-you-ready-for-solar-ready-and-other-energy-code-updates/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, Floor 16\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180618T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Meeting
DESCRIPTION:EMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA)\nThe EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved.\nMEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE:\nThe meeting starts with a 45-minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC-MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to this portion of the meeting as we look for volunteers to help plan events. Please join us at 6:45 pm for the presentation and networking.\nBelow is the breakdown of the meeting agenda: \n6:00-6:40pm: Committee Meeting\n6:40-6:45pm: Break/Introductions\n6:45-7:20pm: Presentation\n7:20-7:30pm: Networking \nTHIS MONTH’S FEATURE PRESENTATION:\nIf you’re saying to yourself\, “Why the hell hasn’t the City done more on sustainability?”\, this may be a worthwhile time to interrogate a person working there. Alisha Pegan\, an employee of the Environment Department\, wants to provide a broad overview of the City’s progress (or not)\, how decisions are made in City Hall\, and ways to get involved. She will talk about so many Boston plans: Renew Boston\, Climate Ready Boston\, Zero Waste Boston\, and Carbon Free Boston. And\, she will leave a ginormous amount of time for questions.\nABOUT ALISHA PEGAN\nAlisha Pegan joined the City of Boston as a fellow in September 2017 to work on energy efficiency\, and now is a coordinator for Climate Ready Boston. She brings the design thinking and social justice lens to her work.\nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA:\nChairs: Jenna Dancewicz\, Aminah McNulty\nThe Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee is a community of ascending professionals across the green building industry and allied fields that provides professional support\, development and advocacy tools through active networking\, monthly programming and community events.\nTo learn more about EPMA\, join the mailing list by following this link (select the Emerging Professionals e-mail list)\, visit our EPMA facebook group page (USGBC Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@usgbcma.org.\nEPMA Events Include: \nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming\nCheck out our calendar for the latest schedule!
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-meeting/
LOCATION:Conference Room Edison (Floor 16)\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA 02110\, Boston\, MA\, 02110
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180615
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SUMMARY:Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference 2018
DESCRIPTION:ProExpos Group is proud to present the 13th annual Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference. This event will feature over 250 exhibitors displaying products and services necessary for the operation\, management\, maintenance and renovation of buildings and facilities in the greater New England region. Running concurrently with the trade show is an educational conference featuring 22 individual one-hour talks covering a wide range of topics including: LEED\, Green\, Sustainability\, Energy\, Building Commissioning\, Facility Maintenance\, Construction and Renovation Planning. AFE provides CEU’s & BOMI provides CPD’s for all 22 Conference Talks. \nMarkets served by NEBFM’18 include: \n\nSchools & Universities\nHospitals & Healthcare Facilities\nMunicipal & Government Buildings\nCommercial Buildings\nHotels & Resorts\nShopping Malls\nManufacturing Facilities\nMulti-Housing Complexes\nMajor Sports Facilities\nWarehouses\nAirports & Seaports\nWorship Facilities\n\nPublications \n\nConstruction Journal\nThe New England Real Estate Journal\nHigh-Profile Monthly\nManufacturer’s Mart\n\nA networking reception is held from 4:00pm – 5:00pm the first day of the show. Attendees & Exhibitors are invited to join all the Show Sponsors for drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/northeast-buildings-facilities-management-show-conference-2018/
LOCATION:Boston Convention & Exhibition Center\, Boston MA\, 415 Summer Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180611T200000
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SUMMARY:Residential Green Building Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join us on the second Monday of each month to be a part of the movement.\n\nThis Weeks Presentation: \nCarlos Zamora\, East Coast Sales Director for Messana Radiant Cooling is excited to introduce this proven European technology to the East Coast. Originally founded 25 year ago in Italy\, Messana has been the leader in radiant cooling and heating solutions for residential and commercial structures. Determined to bring thermal well-being to every home and office\, Carlos will discuss the benefits of radiant cooling and the challenges that Messana has overcome to develop an effective alternative to forced air.\n\n\nAbout Residential Green Building Committee \nThe committee’s objectives are to work to raise the awareness of the benefits of residential green building and remodeling and to increase the number of projects registering for LEED for Homes. The committee\, through education and outreach\, will focus on the following: \n\nHold across MA\, Lunch and LEED\, education sessions and tours on topics such as Zero Net Energy\, Deep Energy Retrofits and REGREEN\nHelp the community understand and implement LEED for Homes and residential green building\, remodeling and retrofits\nEnsure that our target markets are aware of available green building tools and resources\nPartner with other Green Building Programs\nEstablish a collaborative relationship with a professional and/or community organizations\nDevelop case studies and green residential building content for the USGBC MA website\n\nCommittee Meetings \nPlease contact Bill Womeldorf (williamwomeldorf@gmail.com) if you are interested in joining this committee or plan on attending an upcoming meeting. \nhttp://usgbcma.org/residential-green-building
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/residential-green-building-committee-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, Floor 16\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180608T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180608T100000
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SUMMARY:Getting to Zero National Forum Recap
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT OUR RECAP\nNot able to make it to the Getting to Zero conference? No worries\, join Henrietta Davis (former mayor of Cambridge) and Kate Bubriski (Director of Sustainability at Arrowstreet) for their key takeaways on where the national net-zero market is going and other details from the conference. \nABOUT THE GETTING TO ZERO NATIONAL FORUM\nRocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) are once again joining forces to bring you the premier global event dedicated to defining the future of low energy and zero energy (ZE) buildings. \nZE has captured the imagination of building professionals and energy efficiency advocates as a path to transform the built environment. Nearly all those surveyed believe ZE will be mainstream by 2050. The Getting to Zero National Forum is a platform for changemakers working to realize that vision. \nForum attendees will share perspectives on the growth of ZE\, discuss the policies driving new projects\, engage in best practices for successful outcomes and collaborate on opportunities for ZE to become the standard for the built environment.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/getting-to-zero/
LOCATION:Conference Room Edison (Floor 16)\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA 02110\, Boston\, MA\, 02110
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180315T200614Z
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SUMMARY:Net Positive Energy: Building Tech Forum 2018
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 24th for a night of net positive energy discussions\nJoin green technology firms and building product companies to discuss cutting-edge research and products to support net positive energy buildings. Start the night off by catching up with your colleagues with drinks and networking. Aftwerwards\, presenters will discuss advances in building technologies within areas of the industry in a series of five-minute presentations\, including renewable energy\, case studies\, and products. \nOur Building Tech Forum will also feature a display floor where companies and vendors will present the newest products and improvements in structures for sustainability. \nInterested in presenting? Click here for more information. \n \nSCHEDULE\n5:30-5:45: Networking and Bar Opens.\n5:45-6:00: Opening Remarks\n6:00-7:00: Multi-Session Educational Presentations\n7:00-8:15: Networking and Expo Tables\n8:15-8:30: Final Remarks
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/net-positive-energy-building-tech-forum-2018/
LOCATION:Fort Point Room\, Atlantic Wharf\, 280 Congress St\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180521T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180424T010049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180518T200139Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Monthly Meeting.
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Resilience Through Public Art and Placemaking\nCreative placemaking has become a standard tool of urban renewal\, economic growth and resiliency strategies. It is emerging as an important piece of the community building process. Longing for community and connection has fostered the emergence of the collaborative public art practice as an agent of change. \nPresenter: Aliza Vaida\nAliza has worked for a variety of sustainability-focused start-ups and the solar industry. She is also a creative placemaking consultant for Neighborways\, where she works on public art and community development projects with cities and towns. \nEMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) \nThe EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nMEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE: \nThe meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC-MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to this portion of the meeting as we look for volunteers to help plan events. Please join us at 6:45pm for the presentation and networking. \nBelow is the breakdown of the meeting agenda: \n\n6:00-6:40pm: Committee Meeting\n6:40-6:45pm: Break/Introductions\n6:45-7:20pm: Presentation\n7:20-7:30pm: Networking\n\n\nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA: \nChairs:Jenna Dancewicz\, Aminah McNulty \nThe Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee is a community of ascending professionals across the green building industry and allied fields that provides professional support\, development and advocacy tools through active networking\, monthly programming and community events. \nTo learn more about EPMA\, join the mailing list by following this link (select the Emerging Professionals e-mail list)\, visit our EPMA facebook group page (USGBC Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@usgbcma.org. \nEPMA Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming\nCheck out our calendar for the latest schedule!
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-monthly-meeting-3/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, Socrates Conference Room\, Floor 15\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180301T213334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180301T213334Z
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SUMMARY:Worcester Presinar: Exploring the SITES Rating System: Water
DESCRIPTION:Join Us\nJoin the Central Massachusetts USGBC community for an evening of green building exploration and discussion. At the Sustainability Hub\, watch the following webinar and discuss your practice and experience with those in the room as it relates to the webinar. RSVP for us to save you a seat at the Sustainability Hub’s viewing room. Thank you for supporting the mission and community in Central Massachusetts!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSite Design – Water\nGBCI: 0920012015\nDiscover the intents and requirements of the prerequisites and credits in the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\n\nAbout\nThis course begins with an overview of Section 3: Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\, which focuses on understanding water use on site\, its natural cycle as well as the larger context and impact of water locally. For each prerequisite and credit\, intents\, requirements\, and strategies are reviewed. In addition\, a case study example of a project that has been particularly successful with the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system is shown.\nIn addition to this series\, there are several resources available for the SITES v2 rating system\, including the text of the rating system itself\, a credit scorecard\, and a Reference Guide. Both the rating system and scorecard can be downloaded for free. The reference guide is available for purchase. We recommend you access these for reference\, as needed\, throughout this series.\nFor discussion questions\, related activities and additional resources to support this series\, check out the Instructor Guide.\nNote: This series as a whole is approved for 7 PDHs with LA CES. If you are interested in having hours reported to LA CES\, please email sitesap@gbci.org and include copies of all 10 certificates of completion from this series. LA CES PDHs are not available for partial completion of this series.\n\n\nObjectives\n\nIdentify the intents\, requirements and best practices for the prerequisites and credit of the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\, such as the Manage precipitation on site prerequisite.\nAnalyze the importance of water conservation and reuse in and around a project site\, as supported throughout the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\, including the Reduce outdoor water use credit.\nExplore opportunities to achieve credits through examination of the SITES rating system\, including the Restore aquatic ecosystems credit.\nDiscuss the water-related economic and social benefits as they relate to the Guiding Principles of the SITES rating system.\n\n\nCourse Modules\n\n\n\nModule 1: Site Design – Water Overview\n\nRun time: 00:11:45\n\n\n\n\n\nModule 2: Site Design – Water Prerequisites\n\nRun time: 00:13:12\n\n\n\n\n\nModule 3: Site Design – Water Credits\n\nRun time: 00:25:12\n\n\n\n\n\nModule 4: Site Design – Water Case Study\n\nRun time: 00:04:53\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____________________________________________________________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: The Sustainability Hub is located at 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610. Parking is available across the street from the Sustainability Hub\, and please be sure to place the attached Parking Pass in your front windshield. As a safety precaution please use the painted crosswalk to access the Sustainability Hub. Further street parking can befound on Hawthorne Street and Main Street. \n\n\n\nClick here to download the PARKING PASS !
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/worcester-presinar-exploring-the-sites-rating-system-water/
LOCATION:Sustainability Hub\, 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180417T204319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T192750Z
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SUMMARY:How to Engage: Networking + Making the Sustainability Case
DESCRIPTION:So you’re passionate about the environment\, you’ve learned about the issues\, and you have some great ideas on how to make the world a better place. What’s next? Join us Monday\, May 14th and learn how to share that passion with your peers and colleagues for a fun night of professional development. \nFirst up\, we’ll be joined by local improv coach Marcus Hunter who will teach networking skills through play. Exercise active listening in a low stress environment\, how to keep the conversation moving\, and how to say “yes\, and…” \nNext\, learn how to connect with your colleagues and management to improve sustainability at your workplace. We will be joined by two experienced sustainability professional to share their experiences building momentum for sustainability programs\, and how to have that difficult conversation about starting a green team. \n Barbra Batshalom is a social entrepreneur\, educator and change agent working with a variety of governmental\, institutional and private sector organizations to help them institutionalize sustainability and achieve portfolio-wide measurable improvements in performance and profitability. With a diverse background of fine arts\, social psychology and 20+ years in architecture and sustainability consulting\, she brings a variety of skills to her work and a unique perspective engaging the human dynamics of decision-making and creative collaboration to technical work. Her work focuses on the intersection of systems\, processes and culture. Barbra also teaches sustainable RE development in Brandeis University’s International Business School. \n \nKristen Fritsch AIA LEED AP BD+C  WELL AP is a designer with a passion for the environment and nature. She is currently a sustainability coordinator at Elkus Manfredi Architects where she has been instrumental in implementing initiatives related to the AIA 2030 Commitment. Her role also involves advising and assisting design teams with LEED\, WELL\, materials and systems research\, daylighting concepts and coordination with consultants.  She has led firm-wide training on sustainable design practices and the greening of office operations. Outside the office she has taught design studios at the Boston Architectural College on using biomimicry in the design process. \n 
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/how-to-engage-networking-making-the-sustainability-case/
LOCATION:5th Floor Havana Room\, 1 Broadway\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02142\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T200017Z
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SUMMARY:Residential Green Building Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join us on the second Monday of each month to be a part of the movement.\n\nSpeaker: David Lis\n\nDavid Lis\, Director of Renewable and Alternative Energy at the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships\n(NEEP) will deliver the inaugural presentation of the Action Plan to Accelerate Strategic Electrification\nin The Northeast.\n\nCulminating two years of research by authoritative trio of NEEP\, Synapse Energy Economics and Meister Consultants\, the Action Plan offers a new strategy for closing the troubling carbon reduction gap in the New England states and New York. Electrification describes the adoption of electric end use technologies by displacement of fossil fuel combustion in heating\, transportation and industry. There are significant added benefits to health and safety lower energy use and cost as well as decreased pollution. Electrification also enables the decarbonized generation of power.\n\nThe Action Plan calls for an integrated strategy of displacing at major scale use of fossil fuels in buildings transportation and industry. Although enabling technologies are largely in place\, formidable challenges\, including those of policy\, economics and infrastructure\, need to addressed. The Action Plan outlines a well-conceived\, unified program of priority actionable measures and parallel research to accelerate carbon reduction across all seven states.\n\n\nAbout Residential Green Building Committee \nThe committee’s objectives are to work to raise the awareness of the benefits of residential green building and remodeling and to increase the number of projects registering for LEED for Homes. The committee\, through education and outreach\, will focus on the following: \n\nHold across MA\, Lunch and LEED\, education sessions and tours on topics such as Zero Net Energy\, Deep Energy Retrofits and REGREEN\nHelp the community understand and implement LEED for Homes and residential green building\, remodeling and retrofits\nEnsure that our target markets are aware of available green building tools and resources\nPartner with other Green Building Programs\nEstablish a collaborative relationship with a professional and/or community organizations\nDevelop case studies and green residential building content for the USGBC MA website\n\nCommittee Meetings \nPlease contact Bill Womeldorf (williamwomeldorf@gmail.com) if you are interested in joining this committee or plan on attending an upcoming meeting. \nhttp://usgbcma.org/residential-green-building
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/residential-green-building-committee-meeting-3/
LOCATION:5th Floor “Meridian” Conf Room\, 50 Milk St\, 5th Floor "Meridian" Conf Room\, Boston\, MA\, 02109
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180301T212228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180301T212228Z
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SUMMARY:USGBCMA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nJoin us:\nAs a local 501-c3\, registered charity\, we welcome all in our community to observe our operations at the board level. Our 21 person board\, governs the organization and directs our efforts towards our mission: to drive sustainable and regenerative design\, construction\, and operation of the built environment!\nOur board is developed to reflect the community that we serve to learn more about the diversity of professions and backgrounds\, please review our board page: www.usgbcma.org/board\nDue to the size of our board and seating capacity\, there are a limited number of seats available for guests. Please RSVP if you plan on joining us.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/usgbcma-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, "Windrose" 5th Floor\,\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180423T195954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T195954Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Passive House Multi-Family Building
DESCRIPTION:For many teams\, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance\, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not uncommon for high performance commercial buildings to cost 10% -20% more to build than conventional buildings. Adam Cohen of Passiv Science has been designing and building Passive House Commercial Buildings at costs comparable to typical new construction and is achieving Passive House level results. This workshop will explain the basics of Passive House design principles specific to Multifamily Buildings\, we will also examine aspects of Integrated Project Management as will details\, equipment\, controls\, built examples and areas for capturing money typically left on the table in conventional design-bid-build project delivery situations.\nDescription of Event\n\nThe basics of Passivhaus\nThe basic physics\nThe standards\nModeled vs actual performance\nMarket rate implementation\nInnovative Design and Production Methods\nBuilt Examples\n\nDescription of Event\nThis event is designed to bring together design\, development and construction teams with the goal of both education and networking.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/introduction-to-passive-house-multi-family-building/
LOCATION:Studio for High-Performance Design + Construction\, 186 Riverview Avenue\, Waltham\, MA\, 02453
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T103000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180405T214011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T213936Z
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SUMMARY:What Makes a Commercial Air Barrier – It’s the Details!
DESCRIPTION:Continuous air barriers are required by code and paramount to the energy efficiency of a building. There are numerous ways to provide a code-compliant air barrier system\, including building wraps\, sealed sheathing systems\, and liquid- and spray-applied materials. This course will focus on the design and application of those systems\, details important to the success of an air barrier system\, and where designers and code officials can find additional support. The course will also provide tips on how to review construction details for air barrier continuity and how to inspect them in the field.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/what-makes-a-commercial-air-barrier-its-the-details/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, Floor 16\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180420T230100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T230221Z
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SUMMARY:USGBC Central MA Committee Presentation: Sustainable Trends on College Campuses
DESCRIPTION:Over the last ten years\, colleges and universities have become increasingly vigilant about joining the fight against climate change. Many schools have signed carbon or climate neutrality commitments and deploying strategies to get to net zero carbon emissions. A major part of their efforts have focused on reducing building energy use\, both through retrofits of existing buildings and through the energy-efficient design. With nearly 40 educational clients\, GreenerU’s Kailash Viswanathan will discuss some of the latest trends in sustainability and energy efficiency and talk about the biggest energy users on campuses\, the challenges with new construction\, and what energy-saving measures schools are using to meet their carbon neutrality goals. \nAbout the speaker\n\nKailash Viswanathan is the Vice President of Operations for GreenerU\, Inc.\, and an experienced energy-efficiency business leader with 25 years of industry experience. With the belief that educational institutions are uniquely positioned to lead the world in mitigating climate change and accelerating sustainability\, GreenerU uses a combination of engineering solutions with behavior change management\, helping clients such as College of the Holy Cross\, Yale\, Brown\, and Clark University.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/usgbc-central-ma-committee-presentation-sustainable-trends-on-college-campuses/
LOCATION:National Grid Sustainability Hub\, 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180406T181346Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Annual Charles River Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:Join EPMA on April 28th for our Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup! Over 3\,000 volunteers come each year to pick up litter\, remove invasive species and assist with park maintenance. Residents are drawn to the popular Charles River Cleanup from a desire to give back to their community while enjoying the beauty and wildlife along the Charles River. Volunteers build on the connections they establish during this day of stewardship by returning to the Charles to exercise\, play and enjoy nature throughout the year. \n\nThe Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup builds on a national effort as part of American Rivers’ National River Cleanup®\, which to date\, has removed over 25 million pounds of trash from America’s waterways. In 2016 and 2017\, the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup was recognized by American Rivers for the Most Volunteers Mobilized. This year we will be joining volunteers in Waltham to help cleanup the Charles River Greenway between Moody St. and Prospect St. We will be meeting at the Waltham Commuter Rail Station\, accessed via the Fitchburg Line and several bus lines. After the cleanup is done we will gather at a nearby Bertucci’s to enjoy a free pizza party courtesy of the Waltham Land Trust! Hope you can join us this Earth Day!
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/2018-annual-charles-river-cleanup/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, 75 Carter St. Waltham\, Waltham\, MA\, 02453\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180403T212836Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to LEED v4.1
DESCRIPTION:The greatest in green building standards just got an update! Have you been hearing about LEED v4.1? Announced at Greenbuild\, the update will be improved and agile\, ensuring we deliver on the vision of green buildings for all.\nThe goals of this update are to\n\nAddress market barriers and lessons learned from LEED v4 project teams.\nUpdate performance thresholds and reference standards to ensure LEED remains the global leadership standard for green buildings.\nExpand the marketplace for LEED.\nImprove performance throughout the life of buildings\, reward leaders based on their performance and incorporate performance reporting to enable building owners to track progress towards environmental\, social and governance goals.\n\nIn this introductory course\, we will cover the updates within LEED v4.1.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/introduction-to-leed-v4-1/
LOCATION:Room Anchor\, 1st Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T103000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180405T213224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T224226Z
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SUMMARY:MA Energy Code Update and Top Ten Things You Really Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:The 9th Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR) became mandatory on January 1\, 2018\, following a concurrency period from October 20 to December 31\, 2017. This course will help code enforcement officials\, builders\, contractors\, design professionals\, and energy professionals stay up to date with the most significant energy code changes in 9th Edition and between the 2012 and 2015 versions of International Energy Conservation Code. This course will focus on 9th Edition requirements for rooftop solar readiness and COMcheck documentation\, as well as 2015 IECC requirements for air barrier construction\, mechanical and lighting systems commissioning\, and “additional efficiency packages”. \nAbout the Presenter\nArthur Pakatar\, LEED Green Associate\, CEA The Pakatar Group\, LLC  Mr. Pakatar is the President of The Pakatar Group\, LLC\, a firm dedicated to the built environment. He is an industry veteran with several years teaching home performance\, code and construction-related topics. Mr. Pakatar holds certifications from International Code Council\, the Association of Energy Engineers\, the Building Performance Institute\, the U.S. Green Building Council and Resnet. He is a certified code enforcement officer in New York State and holds the energy code inspector and plans examiner credentials with ICC. Over the past 15 years Mr. Pakatar has prepared and delivered training to code enforcement officers\, design professionals and other construction industry stakeholders throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. He has taught throughout the United States. Having participated in creating protocols for several pertinent topics he is considered a subject matter expert. His company\, The Pakatar Group\, LLC\, is a member of International Code Council\, ASHRAE\, the Association of Energy Engineers\, Northeast HERS Raters\, Capital Region Builders and Remodelers Association\, the New York State Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders.  \nHere’s what past attendees had to say his programs: \n“Excellent seminar. One of the better ones I have attended.” — Professional Engineer \n“Well done. Enjoyed the seminar.” — Engineer \n“Enjoyed the presentation.” — Architect/Engineer \n“Enjoyable seminar\, light-hearted and humorous at times.” — Professional Engineer (Mechanical ) \n 
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/ma-energy-code-update-and-top-ten-things-you-really-need-to-know/
LOCATION:Room Anchor\, 1st Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180423T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180301T212910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T193845Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Monthly Meeting.
DESCRIPTION:EMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) \nThe EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \n  \nMEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE: \nThe meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC-MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to this portion of the meeting as we look for volunteers to help plan events. Please join us at 6:45pm for the presentation and networking.  \nBelow is the breakdown of the meeting agenda: \n\n6:00-6:40pm: Committee Meeting\n6:40-6:45pm: Break/Introductions\n6:45-7:20pm: Presentation\n7:20-7:30pm: Networking\n\nTHIS MONTH’S FEATURE PRESENTATION: Wood Partners: Multi-family Development/Construction A to Z\nMoira Cronin\, Development Analyst at Wood Partners\, will provide an overview of Wood Partners and speak about the logistics and challenges of sourcing\, designing and building residential housing in our current national housing crisis. Wood Partners has 17 offices around the USA and is consistently named in the top five multi-family development companies. Moira will go through a sample project and explain Wood’s development process. \n\n\n\nMoira Cronin is a Development Analyst at Wood Partners. Her driving forces are to help improve people’s quality of life via multi-family housing. Her interests include balancing the technical side of Urban Development with strong project management skills. Moira is currently enrolled in Boston University’s Certificate in Real Estate Finance program.\n\n\n\n\n\nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA: \nChairs: Jenna Dancewicz\, Aminah McNulty \nThe Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee is a community of ascending professionals across the green building industry and allied fields that provides professional support\, development and advocacy tools through active networking\, monthly programming and community events.  \nTo learn more about EPMA\, join the mailing list by following this link (select the Emerging Professionals e-mail list)\, visit our EPMA facebook group page (USGBC Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@usgbcma.org.  \nEPMA Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming\nCheck out our calendar for the latest schedule!
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-monthly-meeting-mar1/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, Socrates Conference Room\, Floor 15\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
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SUMMARY:Worcester Presinar: From Asphalt to Green Infrastructure: Transforming Surface Parking
DESCRIPTION:Join Us\nJoin the Central Massachusetts USGBC community for an evening of green building exploration and discussion. At the Sustainability Hub\, watch the following webinar and discuss your practice and experience with those in the room as it relates to the webinar. RSVP for us to save you a seat at the Sustainability Hub’s viewing room. Thank you for supporting the mission and community in Central Massachusetts!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGBCI: 0920010816\nThis archived webinar highlights innovations in sustainability practices organizations can implement for surface lots and greening the neighboring community. In the United States\, 4 million acres of land has been cleared to create 400 million parking spaces. Conventional parking lot designs create a host of problems for cities and the environment including water pollution\, heat island\, air quality issues and compared with buildings\, lots have received very little design innovation. Looking at parking lot design in a new light allows an organization to take advantage of sustainable innovations.\n\nAbout\n\n\n\n\n\nAn evolution in parking lot design is upon us to harness the massive potential of these vast open spaces in our cities and communities. Through the use of solar canopies\, a parking space can generate enough electricity to power an electric vehicle for 9\,000 miles per year. A single tree can clean the contaminants out of the water that runs off from four parking spaces. Permeable pavements and bioswales can retain and manage stormwater surges which protect the local water shed and save energy. Review this archived webinar to learn how your organization can save money and enhance your sustainable actions. This course offers three case studies each demonstrating ROI from implementing sustainable practices.\nLike what you see? For related courses\, check out the playlist that this course is featured in:\n\nCMP: SITES AP playlist\nGBCI Rating Systems playlist\n\n\n\n\nObjectives\n\nIllustrate various ways to integrate with the surrounding neighborhood and create communal spaces.\nDemonstrate how to mitigate the water and heat island issues that are damaging to local ecosystems.\nExplain various ways to generate additional incomes.\nIdentify innovations to mitigate the water and heat island issues that are damaging to local ecosystems.\n\n\n\n\n____________________________________________________________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: The Sustainability Hub is located at 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610. Parking is available across the street from the Sustainability Hub\, and please be sure to place the attached Parking Pass in your front windshield. As a safety precaution please use the painted crosswalk to access the Sustainability Hub. Further street parking can befound on Hawthorne Street and Main Street. \n\n\n\nClick here to download the PARKING PASS !
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/worcester-presinar-from-asphalt-to-green-infrastructure-transforming-surface-parking/
LOCATION:Sustainability Hub\, 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180403T003855Z
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Legislation and policy drives our industry\, but who drives changes in legislation and law? \nJoin our Advocacy committee as they interpret\, suggest updates to\, and advocate for advances in laws and policy related to green buildings. All are welcome to join in this high level discussion. \n\nAlthough the legislative session has ended\, we are still tracking our current priorites: \n\nPACE Clean Energy Financing – we were victorious in attaining PACE for Massachusetts in 2016! Now: how can we bring this new tool to bear on green building projects throughout the Commonwealth?\nNet Zero Energy building code – how can we  shift the conversation on codes? How can we support municipalities who are leading – like Cambridge with their Net Zero Action Plan?\nNet Metering Improvements – we were able to engineer reform of net metering in 2016\, but we know it was a temporary fix. How do we position our advocacy efforts to ensure we see progress in early 2017?\n\nAlso\, we are tracking other initiatives including: \n\nBuilding Energy Benchmarking (BERDO & BEUDO)\nThe MA “Stretch Code” for energy efficiency\nThe greening of the MLS and the residential market transformation\nEnergy efficiency education
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/advocacy-roundtable-2/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, 50 Milk Street Hummingbird\, 12th Floor\, Boston\, MA\, 02109
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
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SUMMARY:Presinar - From Sprawl to Sustainability: Rethinking Neighborhood Design with Smart Growth
DESCRIPTION:Smart growth covers a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our natural environment and make our communities more attractive\, economically stronger\, and more socially diverse. This course discusses what makes Smart Growth “smart.” Illustrated are how Smart Growth expands choices for families – choices in housing\, choices in transportation\, choices in how we invest our time and resources. Also discussed is why making smarter development choices is so imperative now. The reasons have to do with our families’ health and well-being\, the fiscal solvency and vitality of our communities\, the quality of the environment\, and social relations in our neighborhoods.\nCourse Objectives:\n1       Understand how the current code encourages sprawl 2       Analyze the principles of smart growth within the four paths to achieving LEED ND v4 Smart Location and Linkage Prerequisite: Smart Location 3       Understand the barriers to smart growth 4       Identify at least three benefits that may be expected from smart growth through the lens to LEED ND v4 Neighborhood Pattern and Design Prerequisite: Compact Development 5       Explain the role of zoning changes in promoting smart growth and sustainability at the community scale in LEED ND v4 Neighborhood Pattern Design credit: Local Food Production.\nCredits: 1.5 AIA 1.5 GBCI (LEED Specific BD+C\, ND\, GA)\nhttps://www.usgbc.org/education/sessions/sprawl-sustainability-rethinking-neighborhood-design-smart-growth-11198450  
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/presinar-from-sprawl-to-sustainability-rethinking-neighborhood-design-with-smart-growth/
LOCATION:Hercules Conference Room (floor 17)\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, US
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180413T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180413T103000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180319T175229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180326T200755Z
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SUMMARY:Regenerative Planning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This Introduction to the LENSES Regenerative Framework will introduce you to the first principles of whole systems thinking\, and then show how the LENSES frameworks and the process can help you to use these principles in your projects. You will walk away with tools to help make your work more fun and\, more importantly\, more meaningful. Based on years of work at the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University\, the LENSES framework is a very useable tool for making sure each of your projects sing!\n\n\nAbout the Instructor: Jim Newman | LEED AP O+M \nJim is founder and Principal at Linnean Solutions. He helped found the Massachusetts Chapter of the USGBC and held the position of Chair of the Board of the Chapter for two years. Jim is a founding Board member of the Resilient Design Institute. Created by Alex Wilson of BuildingGreen\, the organization pursues research and education on resilience in the built environment. Jim is also a Board member of CLEAR\, the owner of the LENSES regenerative development framework. Previously\, Jim worked as the Director of Strategy at BuildingGreen.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/introduction-to-lenses/
LOCATION:Hummingbird 12th Floor\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224914
CREATED:20180301T212103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180301T212103Z
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SUMMARY:USGBCMA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nJoin us:\nAs a local 501-c3\, registered charity\, we welcome all in our community to observe our operations at the board level. Our 21 person board\, governs the organization and directs our efforts towards our mission: to drive sustainable and regenerative design\, construction\, and operation of the built environment!\nOur board is developed to reflect the community that we serve to learn more about the diversity of professions and backgrounds\, please review our board page: www.usgbcma.org/board\nDue to the size of our board and seating capacity\, there are a limited number of seats available for guests. Please RSVP if you plan on joining us.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/usgbcma-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, "Windrose" 5th Floor\,\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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