BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Built Environment Plus - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Built Environment Plus REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210517T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210517T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164407 CREATED:20210330T132711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203327Z UID:10001644-1621274400-1621279800@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Meeting DESCRIPTION:*EPMA meetings are being hosted virtually until further notice. \n\n\n\n\nEMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) The EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with the green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nTYPICAL MEETING AGENDA: The meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and BE+ 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. Below 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\nMEETING ACCESS: https://zoom.us/j/95860673399?pwd=R1RlTkhOOGIyYmVacGNuYmQ2ZkJvUT09 \nMeeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: d1^6Vth \nDial by your location+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)Meeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: 964501Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ab8QDwbcWc \nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA: The 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. To 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 (Built Environment Plus Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@builtenvironmentplus.org. \nEPMA Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-meeting-35/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:EPMA,Roundtable END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210421T214834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203320Z UID:10001654-1621414800-1621440000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Healthy Materials Advanced | Green Building Training Program DESCRIPTION:Photo by kindfolk on Unsplash \nIn this course\, participants will learn which Materials & Resources (MR) credits in LEED v4 your project can easily achieve\, and what you need to know to get them. TheMR credits in LEED v4 move us away from single-attribute product selection\, and toward having a richer set of data to make more robust product selections using multiple attributes.\nThe following will be covered:● Product transparency and LEED● Health Product Declarations & Cradle to Cradle● Environmental Product Declarations● Sourcing of Raw Materials● Low-emitting materials\, occupant health\, and LEED● All About VOCs: content & emissions We’ll look at the things to watch out for in key product categories\, and how you can identify preferable alternatives.\nSchedule● Part One: 9:00am to 12:00pm● Lunch / Break● Part Two: 1:00pm to 4:00pm\n  \n6 LU/HSW AIA Hour(s) Availible \nThis course is taught by Brent Ehrlich. As BuildingGreen’s Products & Materials Specialist\, Brent excels at deep\, unbiased\, and nuanced technical research on the health and environmental impacts of green building products and materials. \n  \nYou and your business may be eligible to take this training for FREE! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website.\n \n \n \n \n \n Green Building Training Program Information\n This course is now funded through the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP). If you are a small\, Massachusetts-based business that employs 100 people or less\, you and your employees may be eligible to take this training session for free! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website. \n** This course will be hosted virtually. All attendees\, regardless of whether or not they are eligible for the Green Building Training Program (GBTP)\, must register for the course through our Eventbrite page. For GBTP participants\, your company’s enrollment in the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP) must be verified before you can access the Zoom link – unverified participants will not be let into the meeting. ** URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/healthy-materials-advanced-green-building-training-program/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Courses,Green Building Training Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/HealthyMaterials-kindfolk-unsplash-large.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210422T173720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203311Z UID:10001403-1621425600-1621429200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:BSA EDI Network: What does a JUST Label mean for a firm? DESCRIPTION:Join the Boston Society of Architects Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion Network\, in conjunction with the International Living Future Institute’s New England Collaborative and Built Environment Plus\, for a lunchtime discussion of the JUST Transparency Label for organizations. The JUST Label is a voluntary disclosure of personnel and workplace policies and realities aimed at increasing justice\, equity\, diversity\, inclusion\, and transparency in organizations. The discussion will highlight four local AEC firms of different sizes\, ranging from small (S) to extra-large (XL)\, who have received the JUST 2.0 Label. Topics will include the effects of transparency within the firm\, firm leaders’ roles\, and many other topics. The discussion’s goal is to introduce the JUST program to organizations that might be interested and open a dialog about what it takes to achieve a JUST label and what it means for the firms that have gone through the process. \nFirms represented in the discussion panel are DREAM Collaborative (S)\, PCA Design (M)\, Payette (L)\, and Buro Happold (XL) \nFree for BSA Members\, $10 General Admission. \n \n Register Here URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/bsa-edi-network-what-does-a-just-label-mean-for-a-firm/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Community,Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210504T223917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203305Z UID:10001408-1621533600-1621539000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:EPMA Deep Dive: Recycling DESCRIPTION:A deeper dive into recycling in Massachusetts with Gretchen Carey from Mass Recycle & Republic Services. \n\nHave you ever wondered about those numbers on plastics? \nPizza boxes: recycle or no? \nWhere is recycling going in the future?\n\nOur special guest Gretchen Carey\, from Mass Recycle & Republic Services\, will be here to answer this and more. This event will include a short presentation followed by an open conversation. Come prepared with your own recycling questions! \nLearning Objective: Gain a better understanding of the recycling industry\, recycling practices\, and trends towards the future. \n  \nAbout the Presenter:  \nGretchen is President of the Board of Directors at MassRecycle\, the statewide non- profit organization dedicated to sustainable materials management and advocacy for smarter ways to handle our waste.  She has worked in the environmental field for over a decade as a volunteer\, municipal recycling coordinator\, and now the Republic Services Recycling and Organics Coordinator for New England. Along with providing training and educating on recycling for both municipalities and commercial customers\, she is helping to build the organics infrastructure in New England. Gretchen is a LEED Green Associate\, a Zero Waste TRUE Advisor\, and is a member of the Environmental Business Council Solid Waste Management Leadership Committee.  She is also the co-founder and co-owner of GreenLabs Recycling\, a hyperlocal business that collects clean laboratory plastic in the Greater Boston area\, and is now running a pilot to collect beer can toppers. \n  \nThis event was planned\, and is hosted\, by the BE+ Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee \nThis event is FREE for BE+ EPMA Members and Emerging Professionals who have been in the green building industry for 3 years or less. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/epma-deep-dive-recycling/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Community,EPMA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DeepDiveRecyclingwithGretchenCarey.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210525T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210525T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210507T140351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203258Z UID:10001410-1621933200-1621962000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:LEED Green Associate Exam Prep | Green Building Training Program DESCRIPTION:** “LEED Green Associate Exam Prep” will be hosted virtually. All attendees\, regardless of whether or not they are eligible for the Green Building Training Program (GBTP)\, must register for the course through our Eventbrite page. For GBTP participants\, your company’s enrollment in the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP) must be verified before you can access the Zoom link – unverified participants will not be let into the meeting. **\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Class\nYou and your business may be eligible to take this training for FREE! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website. \n\nThe LEED Exam Prep Course is a comprehensive course which will prepare attendees for the LEED Green Associate. This eight-hour course is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associate Exam. If you have specific questions regarding a specialty exam\, feel free to bring these questions to class and the instructor will cover these identified areas. \nThis is a fast-paced class for real estate professionals\, architects\, engineers\, students\, and anyone interested in green building practices and LEED. The majority of attendees have little previous knowledge of the LEED rating system\, green building operations\, and green building construction. Upon completion of the class\, employees will be eligible to sit for the LEED Green Associate exam at a local testing center. Please note that the national office has lowered their student rate to $100–read more at usbgc.org. By passing the exam\, employees will earn the LEED Green Associate credential. \nThe course is divided into the following\, one-hour long sessions: \n\nIntroduction – This section will explain the LEED Green Associate credentialing process and serve as an introduction to LEED\, sustainability\, the USGBC\, the GBCI\, and the LEED rating system.\nLocation and Transportation / Sustainable Sites – Topics include site issues such as connectivity\, transportation\, erosion\, landscaping\, and heat island effect.\nWater Efficiency / Energy and Atmosphere – Topics include water issues (plumbing efficiency\, irrigation\, process water\, etc.) and energy and atmosphere issues (demand\, efficiency\, renewable energy\, ozone-depleting substances\, etc.).\nMaterials and Resources – Topics include procurement and waste diversion.\nIndoor Environmental Quality – Topics include indoor environmental quality issues such as occupant comfort and green cleaning.\nInnovation / Regional Priority / Certification Process – This section will explain the LEED certification process\, as well as the Innovation and Regional Priority categories.\nExam Review – Discussion of exam format and registration and sample exam questions.\nExam Review – Reviewing sample exam questions.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This course is now funded through the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP). If you are a small\, Massachusetts-based business that employs 100 people or less\, you and your employees may be eligible to take this training session for free! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/leed-green-associate-exam-prep-green-building-training-program/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Courses,Green Building Training Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/leed_ga_training.jpg__700x350_q85_subsampling-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210427T145522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T163221Z UID:10001405-1622203200-1622206800@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Women in Green Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Women in Green: Sustainability Director\, Coordinator\, Manager. \nThis roundtable session we have three sustainable design practice leaders representing a small\, medium and large-size design firm joining us to share about their roles and how they integrate sustainable design into their practices. If you are interested in learning about sustainable design topics and practices that are gaining the most ground in their firms currently\, getting advice on how to establish a role or how to be a sustainability champion in your firm\, getting firm leadership on board and how to implement strategies\, join us and bring your questions! \nSustainable Leaders: \n\nKate Bubriski – Director of Sustainability & Building Performance at Arrowstreet\nAlison Nash – Architect and Sustainability Practice Leader at DiMella Shaffer\nKristen Fritsch – Sustainability Coordinator at Elkus Manfredi Architects\n\n  \nThe BE+ Women in Green Roundtable is a venue for architects\, designers\, construction managers\, and sustainability professionals to collaborate as Women in the industry. \nReach out to womeningreen@builtenvironmentplus.org with any inquiries\, questions\, or concerns. \n  \n*Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. Enter your email into the promo code field for 100% off. \n**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer\, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that\, consider becoming a BE+ Member\, or purchase general admission to return as you like. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/women-in-green-roundtable/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Community,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WomeninGreenLogo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210604T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210604T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210507T152604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203233Z UID:10001412-1622797200-1622826000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:WELL AP Exam Prep | Green Building Training Program DESCRIPTION:8 Hour Training presented by Built Environment Plus \n\n** “WELL AP Exam Prep” will be hosted virtually. All attendees\, regardless of whether or not they are eligible for the Green Building Training Program (GBTP)\, must register for the course through our Eventbrite page. For GBTP participants\, your company’s enrollment in the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP) must be verified before you can access the Zoom link – unverified participants will not be let into the meeting. **\n\nMost people spend up to 90 percent of their time in buildings – while the health of the building is highly critical\, it is a component that was often overlooked. Now with the advent of COVID-19\, our perspective on this component has changed: building designers and operators must re-examine how we navigate offices\, restaurants\, stores\, schools\, and residential common areas. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put out new guidelines for the health and safety of the indoor space. Fortunately\, the WELL Building Standard® provides the knowledge necessary to make the health and well-being of building residents an even greater priority. \nThe WELL standard is an evidence-base verified rating system focused on operational policies\, maintenance protocols\, and the health of the occupants. WELL is grounded in the premise that buildings play a leading role in supporting the health and well-being of the residents. \n\nWithin this WELL course you will learn how to articulate the financial\, societal\, and environmental benefits of WELL certification\, identify the role of the International Well Building Institute and the WELL Building Standard\, recognize the structure of the WELL Building Standard\, explain the seven concepts of the WELL Building standard\, the strategies to achieve them\, and the health impacts they address\, and summarize the certification process of the WELL Building Standard. \nThe WELL AP Exam Prep Class will have nine sections which will be given over the course of one day. Upon completion of the class you will be eligible to sit for the WELL AP exam at a local testing center. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Instructor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jenn TarantoDirector of Sustainability | STO Building Group \nJennifer Taranto brings more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate and construction industry. She joined Structure Tone in 2001\, where she served as a superintendent and project manager before becoming STO Building Group’s Director of Sustainability. Jennifer gets involved in the early stages of design and construction to define the client’s sustainability goals and help the project team create an internal roadmap to achieve them. With her guidance and expertise\, organizations around the world have been able to improve people’s health and wellbeing while reducing the construction and operating costs of facilities. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering from North Carolina State University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Green Building Training Program Information\n This course is now funded through the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP). If you are a small\, Massachusetts-based business that employs 100 people or less\, you and your employees may be eligible to take this training session for free! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website. \n** This course will be hosted virtually. All attendees\, regardless of whether or not they are eligible for the Green Building Training Program (GBTP)\, must register for the course through our Eventbrite page. For GBTP participants\, your company’s enrollment in the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP) must be verified before you can access the Zoom link – unverified participants will not be let into the meeting. ** URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/well-ap-exam-prep-green-building-training-program/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Courses,Green Building Training Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WELL_AP_ExamPrep.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210330T155922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203225Z UID:10001649-1623142800-1623146400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Health and Wellness Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Join the BE+ Health and Wellness Roundtable\, a venue for architects\, designers\, construction managers\, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to healthy buildings. \nReach out to wellness@builtenvironmentplus.org with any inquiries\, questions\, or concerns. \n  \n*Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. Enter your email into the promo code field for 100% off. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/health-and-wellness-roundtable-3/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BUILDING-HEALTH-1448.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210428T154901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210428T154906Z UID:10001407-1623157200-1623171600@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Buildings and Carbon | Green Building Training Program DESCRIPTION:Photo by Clark Van Der Beken on Unsplash \nThis course will focus on climate impacts associated with carbon emissions from the built environment. It will emphasize the importance of goal setting and taking actions to manage building-related carbon emissions throughout a building’s life cycle.\nThe course will begin with an exploration of the context of climate emissions in the built environment\, covering topics such as the global carbon cycle\, whole building life cycle analysis\, operational carbon\, embodied carbon and the impact of building materials and practices\, carbon storage and buildings as carbon sinks\, the “time value” of carbon\, and a series of solutions from material selection to policy engagement for addressing the climate impact of the built environment.\nNext\, the course will explore applied strategies in the context of a design practice\, covering topics suchas goal setting and defined metrics\, defining core questions framing carbon analysis\, carbon accountingtools\, and workflow in the design process.\nFinally\, the course will guide participants through a series of workshops and facilitated discussion in which key barriers to and opportunities for implementing carbon reduction strategies in participants’ practices are identified\, discussed\, prioritized\, and formulated into an action list for participants to reference moving forward to actualize real carbon reduction in their work.\n  \nThis course is taught by Jacob Deva Racusin. Jacob is co-owner of New Frameworks Natural Design/Build\, offering services in green remodeling\, new construction\, consultation\, and education featuring low-impact high-performance building technologies. \n  \nYou and your business may be eligible to take this training for FREE! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website.\n \n \n \n \n \n Course Objectives: \nAfter attending this course\, participants will be able to\n\nUnderstand the impact of embodied carbon and carbon storage in building materials.\nBecome familiar with real-world examples and case studies that stored carbon.\nIdentify tools\, workflow strategies\, and other resources for carbon accounting in the design process.\nTake action on opportunities and strategies for integrating climate action and carbon reduction into their professional practice.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Green Building Training Program Information\n This course is now funded through the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP). If you are a small\, Massachusetts-based business that employs 100 people or less\, you and your employees may be eligible to take this training session for free! Learn more about this opportunity at our Green Building Training Program website. \n** This course will be hosted virtually. All attendees\, regardless of whether or not they are eligible for the Green Building Training Program (GBTP)\, must register for the course through our Eventbrite page. For GBTP participants\, your company’s enrollment in the Commonwealth Workforce Training Fund’s Small Business Direct Access Program (SBDAP) must be verified before you can access the Zoom link – unverified participants will not be let into the meeting. ** URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/buildings-and-carbon-green-building-training-program/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Courses,Green Building Training Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Letters-clark-van-der-beken-unsplash-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210510T202641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T003208Z UID:10001413-1623398400-1623407400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Zero Carbon Buildings — Municipal Summit DESCRIPTION:Image via Architecture 2030 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why are we hosting this event? \nWe want to empower Municipal Leaders and Staff with knowledge on Zero Carbon Buildings\, so that they have the context and confidence to make the necessary transition towards our Zero Carbon Future. \nBack in March\, Gov. Baker signed a landmark climate bill\, An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for the Massachusetts Climate Policy\, into law. Included in this bill is an opt-in stretch code which represents a big win for municipalities. Elected and appointed officials from 59 municipalities representing 40% of the Commonwealth’s population signed a letter to Governor Baker expressly calling for the development of an opt-in net-zero stretch code to allow communities to address building sector emissions. \nMassachusetts is stepping up and empowering local municipalities to achieve their climate goals in an efficient and coordinated way. We need to work together over the next year to ensure the building sector is decarbonized in a way that is consistent with our shared carbon reduction goals. \nAccording to Architecture2030\, with data from the UN Environmental Global Status Report 2017\, embodied carbon will be responsible for almost half of total new construction emissions between now and 2050\, yet MA’s Building Sector Report of the MA 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap Study doesn’t even mention it. \nConsidering the goal is for Massachusetts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050\, you just can’t do this without considering the entire picture including embodied carbon. \nGiven this critical knowledge\, we must prioritize solving this challenge in order to ensure we meet the global goals needed in the face of our shared climate emergency. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What can I expect from this summit? \nTo gain a better understanding of the complete carbon picture in buildings and why it is so important to pay attention to. You will learn ways building designers are reducing operational and embodied carbon today in Massachusetts. Discover tangible strategies municipalities can implement in the short and long terms. Have an opportunity to hear from and share initiatives with other municipal leaders. \nWho is involved? \nBuilt Environment Plus\, with sponsors Eversource + Mass Save & MassCEC\, is partnering with the Boston Society for Architecture\, the local Carbon Leadership Forum hub\, MCAN\, MAPC\, NEEP\, SierraClub\, Mothers Out Front and RMI to pull this together. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenters & Host\n \n\n\nJulie Janiski\, Presenter\nPartner | BuroHappold Engineering \n\nJulie Janiski is partner in Buro Happold’s Boston office where she leads integrated teams of engineers\, designers\, analysts\, and subject-matter experts to deliver the highest performance projects. She aligns design\, consulting and analysis to provide solutions that encompass all aspects of regenerative design in the built environment\, from carbon reduction and water conservation to social equity and human health and wellbeing. Her career has included work in construction\, building operations\, architecture\, and engineering–an experience that lays the foundation for a fully integrated approach. \nJulie has delivered projects across every scale (from design of individual buildings to city planning and drafting policy)\, and in all major sectors. Her recent work includes consulting for the Massachusetts Commercial Energy Code\, a number of U.S. Embassy projects internationally for the U.S. State Department\, USDA grant-funded research on forestry and heavy timber design\, a Net Zero workforce training center in Pittsburgh\, and The House at Cornell Tech – a residential high-rise in New York City which is certified LEED Platinum and Passive House. \nJulie holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Master of Design Science in Sustainable Design from the University of Sydney\, and continues to engage with students at many institutions as adjunct faculty\, a visiting lecturer or critic. Her commitments in the local Boston community include being a board member for Built Environment Plus\, the co-chair of the Boston Carbon Leadership Forum\, and a key contributing author for a proposed Net Zero stretch code. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJacob Knowles\, Presenter\nDirector of Sustainable Design | BR+A \n\nAs Director of Carbon Neutral Planning at BR+A\, Jacob Knowles leads our sustainability consulting team. He is a Zero Net Energy guru\, spearheading millions of square feet of Carbon Neutral + Cashflow Positive projects. With the help of his team\, we have developed carbon neutral master plans and our projects have received awards such as AIA COTE Top Ten\, I2SL Go Beyond\, and major MA DOER high performance buildings and zero net energy grants. Jacob is also a board member of the Boston Society for Architecture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeredith Elbaum\, Host\nExecutive Director | Built Environment Plus \n\nAs a sustainability advocate and educator\, Meredith joined Built Environment Plus as Executive Director\, in November 2017\, where she drives sustainable and regenerative design\, construction\, and operation of the built environment.Before becoming ED\, she was developing climate action plans\, master plans\, design guidelines and green buildings as President of the Elbaum Group and she launched the Health Product Declaration\, as its Interim Executive Director. For almost a decade\, Meredith was Director of Sustainable Design at Sasaki. During that time she helped in USGBC MA Chapter’s creation and served as a founding board member. She earned a BArch from Rice University\, a MSArch from MIT\, and currently teaches at Wentworth Institute of Technology. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Joseph Curtatone\, Mayor of Somerville - Panelist\n \nJoseph Curtatone\, Mayor of Somerville\, MA\, has implemented a wide range of reforms and new programs that have earned the city many distinctions by regional and national organizations\, including “the best-run city in Massachusetts” (The Boston Globe)\, one of the “100 Best Communities for Youth” in the nation (America’s Promise Alliance)\, three “All-America City Awards” (the National Civic League)\, and the designation as one of the 15 most influential cities in the U.S (Boston University study). Curtatone earned his bachelor’s from Boston College\, a J.D. from New England School of Law\, and a Mid-Career Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. Currently serving a record 8th term\, Curtatone is the longest-serving Mayor in the City’s history. Prior to his election to the office\, he served as one of Somerville’s four Councilors at Large.After inheriting a government in fiscal crisis\, Mayor Curtatone stabilized city finances while expanding services and earning the City its highest bond ratings ever. Under his leadership\, the Somerville Public Schools have seen extraordinary growth in test scores\, the transformational and Smart Growth development of the Assembly Square neighborhood has become one of the most exciting mixed-use projects on the east coast\, and forward-looking investments in the city’s pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure has earned the City status as one of the most walkable and bikeable cities in the nation.His key early initiatives included comprehensive reform of the Somerville Police and a citywide commitment to data-driven performance management. In 2006\, Somerville also became the first city in America to offer both a 311 constituent service center and Connect CTY mass notification technology. His administration has earned national recognition for its “Shape Up Somerville” healthy living and child obesity prevention program\, which inspired the national “Let’s Move!” campaign\, and the City’s “Happiness Survey\,” is the first municipal wellbeing survey in the nation.A vocal advocate for sustainable transportation\, Mayor Curtatone brokered the construction of the first new MBTA subway stop in a quarter century and also worked with MassDOT and the MBTA to save the Green Line Extension project\, which will bring 7 more new T stops. Recent initiatives include an aggressive and multi-pronged plan to increase housing affordability\, regional leadership on Climate Change and the Somerville Climate Forward Plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050\, and numerous supports and unwavering advocacy for immigrant residents. Mayor Curtatone is the Chairperson of the Metropolitan Mayors Association and past president of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association. \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Ciccarello\, Town of Amherst - Panelist\n \nStephanie Ciccarello is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Town of Amherst and has worked for over two decades addressing municipal energy efficiency\, regional climate change and carbon emissions\, alternative transportation and food security.  She was the staff liaison for one of the state’s more successful Solarize Mass campaigns\, co-founder of Grow Food Amherst\, is a founding member of the Valleybike regional bikeshare program as well as a current member of the state’s Green Communities Advisory Committee. \n \n \n \n \n \n Andrea Love\, Cambridge Net Zero Task Force - Panelist\n \nAndrea Love is a Principal and the Director of Building Science at Payette\, a member of the Cambridge Net Zero Task Force\, and serves on the board of the Boston Society for Architecture. As a Building Scientist\, Andrea’s interests are in pushing the performance and minimizing the environmental impact of her projects. She also enjoys building the firm’s knowledge and intuition about sustainability through research endeavors and project explorations. \nAt Payette\, Andrea works across projects to bring rigor to the performance of projects. She integrates performance modeling tools into Payette’s design process at the very beginning to inform and push designs. Additionally\, she leads a number of internal research projects\, and was the Principal Investigator on the 2012 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative-funded “Thermal Performance of Facades\,” a research project focused on thermal bridging. She also leads the firm’s efforts on the AIA 2030 Commitment\, tracking and benchmarking the performance of projects across the firm. \nAndrea received a Master of Science in Architecture Studies in Building Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, where she was the recipient of the Tucker-Voss Award and focused her thesis on the thermal performance of facades. She is also a Lecturer at MIT in the Department of Architecture’s Building Technology group where she teaches a class on building envelope performance. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As this event is intended for Municipal Staff and Leadership\, they are welcome to come for FREE. Built Environment Plus members can also join in for FREE using their email as a promo code. All other parties are asked to join via general admission. \nIf you have a hardship\, or have another situation you wish us to consider\, please reach out to communications@builtenvironmentplus.org. \nWhere and When is this happening? \nThis summit is on June 11th from 8:00AM to 10:30AM EST\, and is 100% digital using Zoom. To foster better\, and more focused conversations\, we will breakout at times into groups to work through our shared thinking and planning. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/zero-carbon-buildings-municipal-summit/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Community,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zero-Carbon-Muni-Summit-Logo-06.08-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210518T192457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T154830Z UID:10001414-1623747600-1623751200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:The Materials Petal — Material Re-Use Roundtable DESCRIPTION:The Living Building Challenge Materials Petal can be\, well\, challenging. Tracking all those materials\, vetting material and component inputs for Red List chemicals\, tracking the locations of product manufacture or assembly\, it is a lot. However\, there is one part of the Materials petal that does not get as much attention\, even though it can have profound environmental effects. \nRe-used materials in an LBC project can bypass most of the documentation requirements defined in the Materials imperatives. And can reduce environmental damage from extraction or production as well as greatly reducing the embodied carbon of a project. This can include whole buildings\, re-used on site\, or individual products repurposed from another project. \nThis roundtable discussion will start with a short introduction by Matthew St. Onge\, Executive Director of Boston Building Resources on how that organization helps save and set up the re-use of building materials and casework for sale to homeowners and others in the Boston area. Matthew’s intro will kick off a discussion of how to save and re-use materials and how re-used materials fit into the design and construction process. \n  \nSPEAKERS \nMatthew St. Onge is the Executive Director of Boston Building Resources\, a community based center for learning and teaching about buildings and renovation\, as well as a center for building materials re-use. \nDiAnn Tufts and Jim Newman are co-facilitators of the New England Living Future Collaborative. Both are Living Future Ambassadors. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nTo understand how your peers have saved or re-used materials on projects\nTo engage with the BBR as both a source and sink for materials\nTo gain understanding of the materials re-use imperative of the Living Building Challenge\nTo test the process of re-using materials on a project.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n *Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. Enter your email into the promo code field for 100% off. \n**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer\, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that\, consider becoming a BE+ Member\, or purchase general admission to return as you like. \nOur members support our close-knit community of passionate practitioners. Join us in transforming the built environment to sustainable design practices. \nBenefits for all membership types are the same with a few exceptions\, including free admission to events like this\, and a minimum 15% discount on other events. Please note corporate membership with USGBC National is NOT the same as individual membership with Built Environment Plus. Not sure if you are a member of BE+? Check here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Built Environment Plus’s Living Future Collaborative New England promotes the Living Building Challenge and other ILFI programs. The Collaborative promotes the transformation of communities throughout Boston and New England that are socially just\, culturally rich\, and ecologically restorative. Learn more about the Collaborative and the International Living Future Institute here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/the-materials-petal-material-re-use-roundtable/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Living Future Collaborative,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Materials-Re-Use-wesley-tingey-unsplash.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210621T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210621T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210330T132901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T203211Z UID:10001645-1624298400-1624303800@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Meeting DESCRIPTION:*EPMA meetings are being hosted virtually until further notice. \n\n\n\n\nEMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) The EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with the green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nTYPICAL MEETING AGENDA: The meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and BE+ 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. Below 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\nMEETING ACCESS: https://zoom.us/j/95860673399?pwd=R1RlTkhOOGIyYmVacGNuYmQ2ZkJvUT09 \nMeeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: d1^6Vth \nDial by your location+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)Meeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: 964501Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ab8QDwbcWc \nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA: The 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. To 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 (Built Environment Plus Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@builtenvironmentplus.org. \nEPMA Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-meeting-36/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:EPMA,Roundtable END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210712T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210712T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210616T011221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210621T111434Z UID:10001415-1626112800-1626116400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals Book Club: The Drawdown Review DESCRIPTION:The Emerging Professionals invite you to a book club discussion of the Drawdown Review. Let’s gather together to discuss these critical climate solutions and our reactions\, feelings\, and thoughts. This event will be a chance to chat with friends over a good and important book. \nThe Drawdown Review is the follow up publication to the initial Drawdown Review published by the Drawdown Project. These books address research and strategies to reach a “drawdown” point where the levels of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere start to decline instead of increase. The Drawdown Review is an update to the original which represents nimble and timely updates to research and analysis of climate solutions. \nThe Drawdown Review is FREE to download here \nCan’t finish the reading material in time for the event? Don’t Fret! We will start our discussion with a recap to get everyone on the same page. All are welcome. No qualifications for participation are required! \n  \nThis event was planned\, and is hosted\, by the BE+ Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee \nThis event is FREE for BE+ EPMA Members and Emerging Professionals who have been in the green building industry for 3 years or less. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-book-club-the-drawdown-review/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:EPMA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/EPMA-Book-Club-Image-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210719T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210719T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210711T191258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T191349Z UID:10001681-1626696000-1626701400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - STUDENT LIFE DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around higher education existing building work! Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about projects at Boston University and Emerson College.\n  \nThe Little Buildingdesigned by Elkus Manfredi Architectsfor Emerson College \nPresenters:Ross Cameron RIBAvice president\, Elkus Manfredi Architects \nMargaret Ingsinterim vice president for Government & Community Relations\, Emerson College \nMichelle Lambertfounding principal\, Lambert Sustainability \n— \nAlan and Sherry Leventhal Centerdesigned by Goody Clancyfor Boston University \nPresenters:Dennis Carlberg AIAdirector of Sustainability\, Boston University \nLori Ferriss AIAdirector of Sustainability and Climate Action\, Goody Clancy \nArjun Mande AIAassociate principal\, Goody Clancy \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-student-life/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_ED-FAC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210719T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210719T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210330T133857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210713T205414Z UID:10001646-1626717600-1626723000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Meeting DESCRIPTION:*EPMA meetings are being hosted virtually until further notice. \n\n\n\n\nEMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) The EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with the green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nTYPICAL MEETING AGENDA: The meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and BE+ 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. Below 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\nMEETING ACCESS: https://zoom.us/j/95860673399?pwd=R1RlTkhOOGIyYmVacGNuYmQ2ZkJvUT09 \nMeeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: d1^6Vth \nDial by your location+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)Meeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: 964501Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ab8QDwbcWc \nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA: The 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. To 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 (Built Environment Plus Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@builtenvironmentplus.org. \nEPMA Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-meeting-37/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:EPMA,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EPMAMeetingGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210721T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210721T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210617T202938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210812T222140Z UID:10001679-1626868800-1626874200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Dangers of PFAS Chemicals in the Built Environment DESCRIPTION:BE IN THE KNOW\n \n \n \n \n \n Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of thousands of chemicals that are found in a wide range of building products\, including roofing\, paints and coatings\, sealants\, caulks\, adhesives\, fabrics and more. PFAS provide desirable functions such as weatherproofing\, corrosion prevention\, lubrication\, friction reduction\, and grease and water resistance\, but they don’t break down\, and can bioaccumulate in the soil\, water\, and even in living things. Health studies of some PFAS show them to be hazardous to humans\, with documented effects including kidney and testicular cancer\, elevated cholesterol\, liver disease\, decreased fertility\, and thyroid problems. \nA recently released report\, “Building a Better World: Eliminating Unnecessary PFAS in Building Materials” by researchers at the Green Science Policy Institute\, provides an introduction to this class of chemicals\, and shows they’re ubiquitous in products used in our sector. The good news is that work done by the AEC community over the last decade to drive the market toward healthier materials has resulted in a plethora of transparency labels and optimized products\, so the transformation framework needed to accelerate the reduction of PFAS in building products is in place. Regulations\, on both the state and federal level\, are also under development\, and when enacted\, should provide a clear signal to manufacturers to eliminate PFAS in certain consumer products\, and develop safer alternatives. \nThe goal of the session is to help all interested parties understand where PFAS might be found\, develop strategies to eliminate them in their work\, and illuminate the long term efforts needed to identify safer alternatives for use in buildings. In addition to presentations by experts\, small group sessions will be used to ensure everyone has an opportunity to engage and increase their understanding. \nPrior to the workshop: It is recommended participants review the Green Science Policy Institute Report on this page\, as well as\, the video on the hazards of PFAS. \n  \n  \nThis event is approved for the following continuing education credits: \n\n1.5 LU/HSW AIA credits\n1.5 General LFA CE credits\n\n \n  \nWorking Agenda: \n\nWelcome by BE+ Clean Water Action\nIntroduction – Integrated Ecostrategy\nOverview of the Problem – Green Science Policy Institute\n#1: Prioritization\n#2: Action\nClosing\n\n  \nSpeakers: \n\nMeredith Elbaum\, Executive Director of Built Environment Plus\nLaura Spark\, Sr. Policy Advocate at Clean Water Action (MA)\nHannah Ray\, Ph.D\, Science and Policy Fellow at Green Science Policy Institute\nCharley Stevenson\, Principal at Integrated Eco Strategy\n\n  \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nUnderstand the basics of perfluorinated chemicals and how they function in building products.\nBegin to identify PFAS in your scope of influence–in the products you make\, specify\, and/or purchase.\nDevelop an action plan for identifying PFAS in products in whatever space you practice.\nDevelop strategies for eliminating PFAS in your work and the wider building community.\n\n  \nAlternative Title: Addressing PFAS in the Built Environment for Public and Environmental Health \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n READ THIS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WATCH THIS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HOST\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PARTNERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SPONSOR\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN US\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSCHOLARSHIP FORM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Don't let cost keep you from participating. Scholarships for our events and trainings are provided by our friends at the R.W. Kern Center. Apply for free admission.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Name\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Email Address\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Job Title\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Company\n \n \n \n \n \n \n What would free registration to Addressing PFAS in the Built Environment do for you?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n How will you use this opportunity to help others?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5 + 3 = \n \n \n Submit URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/addressing-pfas-in-the-built-environment-for-public-and-environmental-health/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community,Living Future Collaborative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DangerPFASChemicals.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210726T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210726T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210711T191946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T191952Z UID:10001682-1627300800-1627306200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around multifamily existing building work! Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about senior living and affordable housing.\n  \nMystic Waterworksdesigned by DiMella Shafferfor Somerville Housing Authority \nPresenters:Brian Langtondirector of Modernization\, Somerville Housing Authority \nFrank Valdez AIAprincipal\, DiMella Shaffer \n— \nArlington Pointdesigned by ICON Architecture \nPresenters:Bethany Moody AIAproject architect\, ICON Architecture \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-multifamily-housing/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_HOUSING.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210728T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210728T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210702T171245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T201847Z UID:10001680-1627462800-1627466400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Workforce Training Open House: Let’s Get You FREE Training $$$ DESCRIPTION:Since 2018\, Built Environment Plus has directed $1.2M of Workforce Training Funds to the MA green building community\, which has provided FREE training for 800+ individuals. This education effort is driving sustainable and regenerative design\, construction\, and operations of the built environment. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! \nCome learn why participating in the NEW Express Program or existing General Program from the Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) is a smart move for you and the planet and see how Built Environment Plus is curating important training to meet the needs of the local building industry for this moment. \nThe WTFP is a program of MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Participation is Crucial \nBuilt Environment Plus is committed to upholding our mission to promote\, train\, and advocate for all forms of sustainable and regenerative building from design\, construction\, and ongoing operations. We are focused on bringing relevant instruction to address the needs of the design\, construction\, and operations workforce in order to make this happen. \nBusinesses that participate in our offered training will develop industry leading skills in: \n\nIntegrative Design Planning and Strategies for High Performance Buildings\nCurrent Green Design Standards\nGreen Building Rating Systems\nOccupant Health & Wellness\nEnergy Efficiency & Carbon Management\nOperations and Management of Green Buildings\nCritical Leadership Thinking and Strategies\nBusiness Operations Software and Tools\nBuilding Industry Software and Tools\n\nView our training catalogue to see some of the training that would be available to you! \n  \nBoth Programs could fund up to 100% of your training! \nThe Express Program is designed to help businesses respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants\, Express is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding. Join us and learn more about this opportunity. More information can be found on the Express Program Website. \nAll business sizes can get funding towards training\, those with 100 or less employees in MA can get 100% covered up to $3K per person per course until $30k is reached for the calendar year\, and those with more than 100 employees can get up to 50% covered up to the same amounts per calendar year. \nWith the General Program Businesses of any size in Massachusetts can apply for up to $250\,000 of training in a 2-year period.  BE+ works with companies to develop a curriculum to meet their business goals.  This process begins with a training catalogue with nearly 200 courses. We write the application and then administer the grant on behalf of our clients. Companies then match the grant amount with the cost of employee time. \nMaking connections to green building experts through training instruction is a key perk in addition to gaining leading knowledge helping to advance our ability to create a healthy\, equitable\, and sustainable built environment. \n  \nThe Workforce Training Fund is a state fund financed entirely by Massachusetts employers\, and enacted into law in July 1998. Its purpose is to provide resources to Massachusetts businesses and workers to train current and newly hired employees. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “The Workforce Training Grant has supported Payette staff in learning new tools and skills that enables us to continue to push our designs in order to create better buildings.” \n Andrea Love\n Principal and Director of Building Science\, Payette \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “Utilizing this program for a series of whole office engagements around design excellence was a great boon to Goody Clancy because direct costs were completely covered.  The workshops\, led by Barbra Batshalom of the Sustainable Performance Institute\, were a major step forward in ensuring that all members of the firm\, including marketing\, accounting\, and support\, understand the values and goals of our sustainability/design excellence framework plan.” \n Lori Ferriss\n Director of Sustainability and Climate Action\, Goody Clancy URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/workforce-training-open-house-lets-get-you-free-training/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Green Building Training Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WFTPOpenHouseGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210802T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210802T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164408 CREATED:20210711T192959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T193004Z UID:10001683-1627905600-1627911000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - COMMERCIAL WORKPLACES AND MIXED-USE DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around adaptive reuse for commercial workplaces! Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about developer-driven workplace projects.\n  \nCongress Squaredesigned by Arrowstreetfor Related Beal \nPresenters:Kate Bubriski AIAdirector of Sustainability & Building Performance\, Arrowstreet \nAmy Korte AIApresident\, Arrowstreet \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nPost @ 200 Smithdesigned by CBTfor Anchor Line Partners \nPresenters:Maren Reepmeyer AIAprincipal\, CBT \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-commercial-workplaces-and-mixed-use/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_WORKPLACE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210803T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210803T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210712T142718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211118T201336Z UID:10001688-1627983000-1627986600@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Living Future Roundtable: Carbon Mitigation at Scale DESCRIPTION:We will look at carbon from the large scale and in terms of circular economic principles.\nThe Roundtable will kick off with a couple of short (5 minute) presentations on carbon mitigation actions and regulations at the state and city levels\, followed by a short overview of how circular economic principles can serve to support carbon mitigation efforts. This is all followed by a roundtable discussion. \nThis is unique opportunity to discuss decarbonization strategies with representatives from the City of Boston and the State. \n  \nSPEAKERS \nJim Newman\, Principal\, Linnean Solutions \nDiAnn Tufts and Jim Newman are co-facilitators of the New England Living Future Collaborative. Both are Living Future Ambassadors. \n  \nAGENDA \n\nSpeaker from the City of Boston office of Energy and Environment\nSpeaker from the Massachusetts Decarbonization Roadmap team\nJim Newman will present the principles and an example of circular economy\nOpen roundtable discussion of where to put our efforts.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n *Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. Enter your email into the promo code field for 100% off. \n**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer\, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that\, consider becoming a BE+ Member\, or purchase general admission to return as you like. \nOur members support our close-knit community of passionate practitioners. Join us in transforming the built environment to sustainable design practices. \nBenefits for all membership types are the same with a few exceptions\, including free admission to events like this\, and a minimum 15% discount on other events. Please note corporate membership with USGBC National is NOT the same as individual membership with Built Environment Plus. Not sure if you are a member of BE+? Check here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Built Environment Plus’s Living Future Collaborative New England promotes the Living Building Challenge and other ILFI programs. The Collaborative promotes the transformation of communities throughout Boston and New England that are socially just\, culturally rich\, and ecologically restorative. Learn more about the Collaborative and the International Living Future Institute here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/living-future-collaborative-zero-carbon-roundtable/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Living Future Collaborative,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LivingFutureRoundtableGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210807T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210807T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210729T164107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210729T164842Z UID:10001701-1628341200-1628352000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals Summer Picnic DESCRIPTION:Hey you! Yes\, you! What’s your sustainability passion? We want to know!\nJoin us for EPMA’s Annual Summer Picnic where we’ll be talking about all things sustainability from professional projects to personal lifestyles and goals!\nAfter a long year of virtual events\, we are excited to be re-uniting to enjoy some fresh air\, green grass\, good company\, and conversation! We’ve chosen the beautiful and relaxing Chandler Pond/Gallagher Park to enjoy peaceful waterside comradery; our own hidden oasis in the city! \nParadise as it may be\, we want to exercise caution in light of the continued impacts of Covid-19\, so we will be encouraging social distancing\, wearing a mask covering your nose and mouth\, and respecting the boundaries of other attendees! \nWe will also be asking that you bring your own blanket or chair and your favorite snacks! \n  \nHere’s a breakdown of what to expect and when: \n1PM- 1:45 PM: Folks arriving\, introductions \n1:45PM – 2:30PM: Break off into groups of 3 or 4 to discuss your passions and experiences while meeting new people and reconnecting with your buddies! Rotate groups every 15 minutes \n2:30PM – 3:15PM: Return to the large group and share the different aspects of sustainability that came up\, as well as anything you learned from your break-out groups \n3:15PM – 3:45PM: Mingle! Did you start a conversation you wanted to return to? Is there someone you haven’t had the chance to meet and want to introduce yourself? Now’s the time! \n3:45PM – 4PM: Wrap-up and thank you for attending! \n  \nLocation Notes: \nChandler Pond/Gallagher Park – 144 Kenrick St\, Boston\, MA 02135 \nWe will likely be set up somewhere along the paved path to the west of the pond. \nThere are no restrooms on site\, attendees should plan accordingly\, there is free street parking on-site however. It is about a 15 minute walk North of the Boston College T stop \n  \nThis event was planned\, and is hosted\, by the BE+ Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee \nThis event is FREE for BE+ EPMA Members and Emerging Professionals who have been in the green building industry for 3 years or less. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-summer-picnic/ LOCATION:Gallagher Park\, 140 Kenrick St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02135\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,EPMA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EPMAPicnicGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210809T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210809T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210711T193846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T193851Z UID:10001684-1628510400-1628515800@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - K-12 SCHOOLS DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around adaptive reuse and renovation for K-12 schools! Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about making space for these essential learning places.\n  \nEliot Innovation Schooldesigned by Finegold Alexander Architectsfor Boston Public Schools \nPresenters:Rebecca Berry AIAprincipal + president\, Finegold Alexander Architects \nChristopher Lane AIAprincipal\, Finegold Alexander Architects \nTraci Griffith Walkerprincipal\, Eliot Innovation School \n— \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-k-12-schools/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_ED-FAC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210811T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210811T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210729T144721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210729T145332Z UID:10001700-1628694000-1628699400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Pathways to Low Carbon Buildings in Somerville DESCRIPTION:Somerville’s overlay zoning requirements can be met with Passive House or Zero Carbon. Learn about how it works.\nThe City of Somerville has adopted new requirements for high performance buildings in a number of Zoning Overlay Districts in the City. Passive House certification  and ILFI’s Zero Carbon certification are two of the key pathways to meeting these requirements. \nThis discussion will start with a presentation by Oliver Seller-Garcia from the City of Somerville about how the requirements work and what they are attempting to achieve. Oliver will be followed by Aaron Gunderson from Passive House Mass and Jacob Bloom from Cambridge Seven to talk about Passive House and Zero Carbon certifications.  \nMost of the time in this discussion will be spent on open discussion and questions about how these pathways work\, what are the issues\, and what are the benefits. This discussion should be valuable for developers and designers\, as well as municipal regulators and stakeholders. \n  \nWorking Agenda: \n\nIntroduction to the Built Environment Plus and the Living Future Collaborative;\nOliver Sellers-Garcia will talk about the City of Somerville pathways to high performance in the Zoning Overlay District;\nAaron Gunderson will describe Passive House certification and how it fits into the Somerville requirements;\nJacob Bloom will describe ILFI’s Zero Carbon certification and how it fits into Somerville’s requirements;\nAn open discussion of the requirements and pathways facilitated by Living Future Collaborative Co-Facilitator Jim Newman.\n\n  \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nUnderstand the zoning requirements for Somerville Zoning Overlay Districts\nExperience the value of pursuing the Passive House and Zero Carbon pathways to high performance buildings\nDevelop an approach for your organization to meet Somerville’s requirements\nRefine your thinking through discussion with other experts\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oliver Sellers-Garcia\n Speaker \n Oliver is the Director of Sustainability and Environment at City of Somerville. After ten years of consulting in urban planning\, sustainability\, and finance\, Oliver now leads a multidisciplinary government agency responsible for addressing climate change in New England’s most densely populated city. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Aaron Gunderson\n Speaker \n Aaron is the Executive Director of Passive House Massachusetts\, overseeing member engagement\, public outreach\, educational programing\, and organizational administration. He is a Certified Passive House Tradesperson and an accredited LEED professional. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacob Bloom\n Speaker \n Jacob Bloom is a Living Future Ambassador and Associate at CambridgeSeven\, a Cambridge-based interdisciplinary architecture and design firm. Working with owners\, developers\, and the community\, Jacob designs projects to be culturally\, ecologically\, and financially responsible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jim Newman\n Host / Facilitator \n Jim is founder and Principal at Linnean Solutions\, and also is a co-facilitator of the Living Future Collaborative New England here at Built Environment Plus. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DiAnn Tufts\n Co-Facilitator \n DiAnn is an Associate and the Director of Sustainability at PCA\, and also a co-facilitator of the Living Future Collaborative New England here at Built Environment Plus. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN US\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSCHOLARSHIP FORM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Don't let cost keep you from participating. Scholarships for our events and trainings are provided by our friends at the R.W. Kern Center. Apply for free admission.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Name\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Email Address\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Job Title\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Company\n \n \n \n \n \n \n What would free registration to "Pathways to Low Carbon Buildings in Somerville" do for you?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n How will you use this opportunity to help others?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 + 2 = \n \n \n Submit URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/pathways-to-low-carbon-buildings-in-somerville/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Community,Living Future Collaborative,Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/gayatri-malhotra-unsplash-eventimage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210617T021149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T162906Z UID:10001416-1628758800-1628762400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Health and Wellness Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Join the BE+ Health and Wellness Roundtable\, a venue for architects\, designers\, construction managers\, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to healthy buildings.\nReach out to wellness@builtenvironmentplus.org with any inquiries\, questions\, or concerns. \nView the roundtable’s webpage \n \nGroup Leadership:\n\nCo-Chair: Lisa Carey-Moore\nCo-Chair: Connie (Tzou) Wijaranakul\nBoard Liason: Jenn Taranto\nBoard Liason: Heather Henriksen\nBoard Liason: Rebecca Schofield\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n 2021 Topics & Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December - Lighting (Coming Soon)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n November - Big Wins and Challenges in Building Rating Certifications\n More info to come – Presentations of built projects by local leaders discussing the successes and challenges when using various rating systems to drive health and wellness in the finished design. \n \n \n \n \n \n October - Cancelled\n \n \n \n \n \n \n September - Member Input & Planning Meeting\n \n \n \n \n \n \n August - Materials Universe\n The products we use to construct our buildings and create engaging interior spaces are expected to do more than serve a function or aesthetic. Today’s materials are being asked to have healthier ingredients\, lower embodied carbon and promote circularity\, and\, if they’re really well conceived\, address inequities and injustice throughout their supply chains.\n \nBuilding and product certifications\, as well as commitments like the 2030 Challenge or AIA Material’s Pledge provide us with frameworks for setting materials goals. Research continues to evolve to support\, or even challenge\, the use of certain materials. It’s a lot to stay on top of given that product selection is likely only one facet of our work.\n \nJack Dinning of Brightworks Sustainability\, and a materials consultant to Harvard’s Office of Sustainability\, has been regularly mapping the building products ecosystem\, and is looking to engage practitioners at all levels of experience to share information and strategies for pursuing optimized materials goals.\n \nNote: Attendees will get access to a Miro board prior to the session that will be the focus of the collaborative discussion and once complete\, can serve as a resource for accelerating the work of optimized materials.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You to our Health & Wellness sponsor Superior Essex!\n \n \n \n \n \n *Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. Enter your email into the promo code field for 100% off. \n**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer\, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that\, consider becoming a BE+ Member\, or purchase general admission to return as you like. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/health-and-wellness-roundtable-4-2021-08-12/2021-08-12/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/HealthWellnessRoundtableGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210816T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210816T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210711T194220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T194226Z UID:10001685-1629115200-1629120600@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - MISSION-DRIVEN WORKPLACES DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around adaptive reuse for mission-driven workplaces! Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about making existing buildings viable workplaces for innovators looking toward the future.\n  \nThe Swift Factorydesigned by Bruner/Cottfor Community Solutions \nPresenters:Jason Jewhurst AIApartner + principal\, Bruner/Cott \nTodd McCabeproject executive+ vice president of Project Services\, Consigli \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nGreentown Labsdesigned by Silverman Trykowski Associatesfor Greentown Labs \nPresenters:David Silverman AIAprincipal\, Silverman Trykowski Associates \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-mission-driven-workplaces/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_WORKPLACE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210816T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210816T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210713T211457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211222T214424Z UID:10001689-1629136800-1629142200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals Roundtable DESCRIPTION:*BE+ Emerging Professional Roundtables (EPMA meetings) are being hosted virtually until further notice. \n\n\n\n\nBE+ EMERGING PROFESSIONALS (EP) The EP group is a great venue for becoming more engaged with the green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nTYPICAL MEETING AGENDA: The meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EP events and BE+ 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. Below 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\nMEETING ACCESS: https://zoom.us/j/95860673399?pwd=R1RlTkhOOGIyYmVacGNuYmQ2ZkJvUT09 \nMeeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: d1^6Vth \nDial by your location+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)Meeting ID: 958 6067 3399Passcode: 964501Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ab8QDwbcWc \nA BIT MORE ABOUT THE EP GROUP: The BE+ Emerging Professionals Group 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. To learn more about EP\, join the mailing list by following this link (select the Emerging Professionals e-mail list)\, visit our EPMA facebook group page (Built Environment Plus Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@builtenvironmentplus.org. \nBE+ EP Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-meeting-38/2021-08-16/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EmergingProfessionalsRoundtableGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210818T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210818T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210617T135918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220311T140402Z UID:10001667-1629288000-1629291600@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Women in Green Roundtable DESCRIPTION:The BE+ Women in Green Roundtable is a venue for architects\, designers\, construction managers\, and sustainability professionals to collaborate as Women in the industry.\nReach out to womeningreen@builtenvironmentplus.org with any inquiries\, questions\, or concerns. \nView the roundtable’s webpage \n \nGroup Leadership:\n\nChair / Moderator: Allison Zuchman\, Senior Sustainability Consultant at The Green Engineer\nBoard Liason: Jenn Taranto\, Director of Sustainability at STO Building Group\nBoard Liason: Kristen Fritsch\, Sustainability Coordinator at Elkus Manfredi Architects\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Topics & Featured Leaders\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 2022 - Owners and Real Estate Developers\n This roundtable session will include leaders from the real estate development sector and higher education responsible for overseeing their organizations ESG initiatives\, sustainable design\, and green building certification projects. Learn about what led them to their current roles and what unique skills have made them successful. Learn how each are advancing sustainability efforts within their own organizations and within the building sector overall. Gain advice on working most effectively with developers and clients on your projects. Join us and bring your questions! \n  \nFeatured Leaders: \nJenny Whitson – Director\, Sustainability & ESG at IQHQ \nHeather Henriksen – Managing Director\, Office for Sustainability at Harvard University \nNeetu Singh Siddarth – Sustainability Manager at Boston Properties \nRanda Ghattas – Senior Sustainability Project Manager at MIT \n \n \n \n \n \n 2021 Topics\n November 2021 – Construction Leaders \nOf all people working construction\, women comprise only 10.3 percent. This roundtable session will include women from Boston area construction companies including a Passive House specialist\,  a sustainability manager\, and project managers.  Learn what led them to work in this industry including how they moved into their current roles\, what challenges they may face and what unique skills have made them successful. \nJoin us for this lively conversation and bring your questions! \nSustainable Leaders: \n\nKate Starr – Project Manager at Commodore Builders\nAlex Testa – Project Manager at Siena Construction Company\nCaroline Murray – SPD Senior Project Manager / Sustainability Manager at Turner Construction & SourceBlue Manager\, Architectural Products\n\nModerator: \n\nJenn Taranto – Director of Sustainability\, Global Services at STO Building Group\n\n  \nAugust 2021 – Building Performance Leaders \nThis roundtable session will include three building performance leaders including a founding principal of a woman-owned energy analysis and sustainable design consulting firm\, a building performance analyst with experience working at both an engineering firm and currently a local sustainable design consulting firm\, and a technical principal in a sustainability practice within one of the world’s leading engineering firms. Learn about what led them to their current technical roles and what unique skills have made them successful. Gain some advice if you are interested in pursuing energy analysis work\, and learn how to most effectively work with analysts on your current projects. Join us and bring your questions! \nSustainable Leaders: \n\nSamira Ahmadi – Founding Principal of enviENERGY Studio LLC\nJasmine Abdollahi – Building Performance Analyst at The Green Engineer\nJoelle Jahn\, Associate – Technical Principal at WSP USA\n\n  \nMay 2021 – Sustainability Directors\, Coordinator\, Manager \nThis roundtable session we have three sustainable design practice leaders representing a small\, medium and large-size design firm joining us to share about their roles and how they integrate sustainable design into their practices. If you are interested in learning about sustainable design topics and practices that are gaining the most ground in their firms currently\, getting advice on how to establish a role or how to be a sustainability champion in your firm\, getting firm leadership on board and how to implement strategies\, join us and bring your questions! \nSustainable Leaders: \n\nKate Bubriski – Director of Sustainability & Building Performance at Arrowstreet\nAlison Nash – Architect and Sustainability Practice Leader at DiMella Shaffer\nKristen Fritsch – Sustainability Coordinator at Elkus Manfredi Architects\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n *Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. \n**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer\, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that\, consider becoming a BE+ Member\, or purchase general admission to return as you like. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/women-in-green-roundtable-2/2021-08-18/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Roundtable,Women in Green ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WomeninGreenRoundtableGraphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210819T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210819T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210805T201331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T194122Z UID:10001702-1629363600-1629367200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Carbon and Energy Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Join the BE+ Carbon and Energy Roundtable\, a venue for architects\, designers\, construction managers\, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to carbon and energy in buildings.\nReach out to communications@builtenvironmentplus.org with any inquiries\, questions\, or concerns. \n \nGroup Leadership:\n\nCo-Chair: Joelle Jahn\nCo-Chair: Stephen Moore\nBoard Liason: Julie Janiski\nBoard Liason: Rebecca Hatchadorian\n\n \nSponsors:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2022 Topics & Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March - ASHRAE 209\n Featured Leaders: \nChris Schaffner\, Founder and President of The Green Engineer\, Inc. \nJulie Janiski\, Partner at Buro Happold\, BE+ Board Member \nSamira Ahmadi\, Founding Principal of enviENERGY Studio \nBen Brannon\, Building Performance Engineer at Arup \n \n \n \n \n \n February - BERDO + BEUDO\n Featured Leaders: \nHannah Payne\, Carbon Neutrality Program Manager at City of Boston \nSeth Federspiel\, Climate Program Manager at City of Cambridge \n \n \n \n \n \n January - Electrifying Labs & Life Sciences\n Featured Leaders: \nAri Greenberg\, PE\, LEED AP BD+C – Senior Associate\, HVAC/Sustainable Design at BR+A \nAndrew Wang\, AIA\, LEED AP – Senior Project Manager\, Design at Related Beal \nMatthew Fickett\, AIA\, CPHC\, LEED – Director or Science and Technology at SGA \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2021 Topics & Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December - Schools\n Featured Leaders: \nKimberly Cullinane – Supervisor\, New Construction\, Energy Efficiency at Eversource \nJulia Nugent AIA\, LEED BD+C – Principal at HMFH Architects \nMartine Dion FAIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Principal\, Director of Sustainable Design at SMMA \n \n \n \n \n \n November - Boston’s Zero Net Carbon Building Zoning\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October - Current Events and Roundtable Planning\n This month’s roundtable will start with a brief current events update on what has been happening locally and then we will open up the space for others to share or comment. \nThe majority of the roundtable will be spent actively engaging the group to understand what the future of this roundtable should look like. This space is for the community to have dedicated time to connect and work together on Carbon & Energy related issues and opportunities in the built environment. \nBE+ members and IBPSA Boston members can sign up for the session for free.  People new to BE+’s roundtables without membership can also attend for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n August - Let's Prep for DOER Input\n Interested in sharing your thoughts on the Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code? The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has just a year left to develop and promulgate the next MA stretch energy code.  They are required to hold at least five public hearings throughout the state during the process yet have not released a schedule as of now.  While we wait for the hearings to begin we want to proactively gather the Building Community to discuss priorities and recommendations. \nThis will be the first of monthly roundtables on Carbon and Energy. This month’s session will take place this Thursday\, August 19\, from 9-10am\, and will focus on gathering input from Massachusetts building industry practitioners on the direction of the state’s Stretch Energy Code. We want to hear both your fears and hopes for the code. \nBE+ invited IBPSA members\, a community of energy modeling professionals in the Boston area\, to attend and form a dedicated “breakout room” focused on the role of energy modeling in the Stretch Energy Code. Now is your chance to share testimonies on energy modeling requirements in the current code\, and provide input on potential new directions for the code in the future. \nDepending on attendance\, we’ll have additional breakouts to gather thoughts on efficiency\, electrification\, renewables\, and other. \nThe result of the breakout room discussions will be a letter drafted to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) on behalf of Built Environment Plus and IBPSA Boston\, summarizing the discussion. \nBE+ members and IBPSA Boston members can sign up for Thursday’s session for free.  People new to BE+’s roundtables without membership can also attend for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n *Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members. \n**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer\, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that\, consider becoming a BE+ Member\, or purchase general admission to return as you like. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/carbon-and-energy-roundtable/2021-08-19/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Carbon & Energy,Community,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CarbonEnergyRoundtableGraphic-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210823T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210823T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210711T195451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T195458Z UID:10001686-1629720000-1629725400@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - RESIDENTIAL DESIGN DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around smart and sustainable renovation of single-family homes. Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about weighing demolition and new construction versus continued use as well as bringing sustainable design to the residential level.\n  \nPresenters:Jonathan Kantarprincipal\, Sage Builders \nRachel WhiteCEO\, Byggmeister Design Build \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-residential-design/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_HOUSING.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210830T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210830T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164409 CREATED:20210711T195731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210711T195736Z UID:10001687-1630281600-1630330200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings - HIGHER ED PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION DESCRIPTION:Register with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Build the will around adaptive reuse for performing arts and education spaces! Join a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-and-client teams about transforming existing buildings to host performances\, arts education\, and creative collaboration.\n  \nMIT Theater Artsdesigned by designLABfor MIT \nPresenters:Sam Batchelor AIApartner\, designLAB \nKelly Haigh AIApartner\, designLAB \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nMiddlesex Community College New Academic Arts Centerdesigned by Leers Weinzapfel Associatesfor Middlesex Community College \nPresenters:Josiah Stevenson FAIAprincipal\, Leers Weinzapfel Associates \nKaren Osterchair of Performing Arts\, Middlesex Community College \nAdditional presenters to be announced. \n— \nInterested in the rest of the Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings series? Learn more here. URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/matter-opinion-existing-buildings-higher-ed-performing-arts-and-education/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SNIP_ED-FAC.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR