• 2023 BE+ Scavenger Hunt: Virtual Kickoff

    Virtual Event

    The BE+ Sustainability Scavenger Hunt is back and promises to deliver the most fun, the most sun, and the most puns yet. ???? Get your crew back together or start a new team and join us for some friendly competition! Explore sustainable practices in the built environment while engaging your colleagues and getting creative. ???? […]

  • Communication Skills for Persuasion and Influence

    Virtual Event

    Many people start talking before their first birthday, so how come communication can be so difficult when we have so much experience? How can you evaluate the effectiveness of your communication style? How can you convince someone to do something? Sometimes the issue is between you and your team, and other times it is with […]

  • Emerging Professionals Recycling Tour

    5 Lakeland Park Drive, Peabody, MA 5 Lakeland Park Drive, Peabody, MA, United States

    Join BE+ Emerging Professionals for a tour of Greenworks Recycling Facility! The BE+ Emerging Professionals Community is collaborating with Republic Services to provide a tour of the Greenworks Recycling Facility in Peabody. The 90-minute tour will run from about 5:00pm to 6:30pm, and we will be hosting a debrief onsite (with pizza!) until 7:30pm. We […]

  • Intro to Designing a Net Zero Building

    Virtual Event

    Join us as we examine case studies, detailing integrated systems and creative solutions that make ZNE a reality.

  • BE+ 2023 Scavenger Hunt Celebration!

    Cisco Brewery 85 Northern Ave, Boston, United States

    Join us for a raucous celebration of all our wonderful Scavenger Hunt teams and participants as we make this Celebration Event an Earth Month tradition! Our 3rd annual Sustainability Scavenger Hunt runs from April 4th to April 23rd. All players get into the celebration event for free! Players will receive a code for free registration […]

  • High-Performance Building for Carpenters (6 Part Course)

    Studio for High-Performance Design & Construction 151R Adams Street, Newton, MA, United States

    Six 4-Hour Sessions from May 4th to June 8th. About the Class This course teaches carpenters how to apply fundamental building skills to high-performance construction projects. Topics focus on the four layers of a high-performance house: water, air, vapor, and thermal. Throughout the 6-week course, students will learn high-performance essentials through building science lessons and […]

  • Lead Carpenter Training (4 Part Course)

    Virtual Event

    Four 1-1/2 Hour Sessions on May 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th. About the Class Lead Carpenter Training is for current and aspiring leads who are looking to build their management and leadership skills. In four 1-1/2 Hour Sessions on May 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th, we will explore what it means to be a lead carpenter- […]

  • Passive House 101: An Introduction to Passive Buildings

    Virtual Event

    In this course, we will provide an overview of the Passive House building standard including certification metrics, common design elements, and net-zero potential, as well as the impacts Passive House has on carbon and health. Examples of various building types will be presented and information on funding opportunities will be provided. Get your questions answered […]

  • Emerging Professionals Roundtable

    Arup 60 State Street, Boston, MA, US

    Date: May 11th, 2023 | Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Location: Arup, 60 State Street, Boston Massachusetts 02109 Join the BE+ Emerging Professionals Community for our May Roundtable hosted by Arup at 60 State Street in Boston. They will present on some of their sustainability work, we’ll discuss upcoming Emerging Professionals events, and network over pizza and […]

  • Emerging Professionals Podcast Club

    Virtual Event

    The BE+ spin on a bookclub! The Emerging Professionals Media Club will host recurring, multimodal discussions around sustainability topics. This event invites participants to listen to 2 selected podcast episodes around how we can leverage climate change reporting, and then join us for a discussion

  • Buildings and Carbon

    Virtual Event

    This 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. The course will begin with an exploration of the context of climate emissions in the built environment, covering topics […]

  • Certified Passive House Consultant CPHC® Training

    Virtual Event

    The cost of the certification exam is not covered by the Express Grant Program, and must be paid for out-of-pocket by the company.Please note this BE+ Training offering is intended for Architects and Engineers only. Phius (Passive House Institute US) established the CPHC program in 2008 to distinguish accomplished passive building professionals in the marketplace. Phius, […]

  • Building Science Fundamentals (4 Part Course)

    Virtual Event

    Four virtual sessions teaching the basic knowledge needed to design and build durable, energy-efficient, affordable, and healthy buildings.

  • Effective Meeting Facilitation

    Online event

    In this 4-hour course instructed by the Sustainable Performance Institute, you will learn the techniques needed to foster full team participation and engagement and understand what makes a meeting effective. You will also learn how to prepare for an effective team meeting, incorporate strategies for handling meeting challenges, and develop goals and desired outcomes. This […]

  • Sustainable Acoustics

    Online event

    An overview of acoustic principles and ways in which sustainable design can be applied to acoustics to extend green design concepts. Acoustics is a critical component in providing a comfortable listening environment for users and is recognized by several building rating systems for sustainability and health including LEED, WELL, Fitwel, and Passive House. We will […]

  • Emerging Professionals Roundtable

    Consigli Construction 313 Congress Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join the BE+ Emerging Professionals Community for our June Roundtable hosted by Consigli at 313 Congress Street in Boston.

  • Phius Certified Rater Training (3 Part Course)

    Virtual Event

    Three 3-Hour Sessions on June 19th, 21st, & 23rd. Phius Certified Raters focus on single-family residential projects. The course is geared toward experienced RESNET and BPI professionals, and provides grounding in passive building principles as well as a guide to onsite quality assurance for the Phius Certification program. This training is delivered live, online over […]

  • A Just Celebration

    Come Celebrate! We invite you to join us for the 2023 Living Future New England Just Celebration to acknowledge organizations in our community who have taken the next step towards transparency in becoming a socially equitable and diverse business. This is an exciting opportunity to connect and celebrate with those raising the bar of social […]

  • Tips and Tricks: TallyLCA

    Virtual Event

    Short training on LCAs using TallyLCA. During the training we’ll go over some of the most important features of TallyLCA and how to best make use of the tools available in the licenses in order to speed up the process. This course is taught by Vaclav Hasik Building Transparency. Meet your instructor Vaclav Hasik is a […]

  • Tips and Tricks: OneClick LCA

    Virtual Event

    Short training on LCAs using One Click LCA. During the training we'll go over some of the most important features of One Click LCA and how to best make use of the tools available in the licenses in order to speed up the process. Additionally, we'll be showing our integration with Revit, how the calculation […]