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SUMMARY:USGBC Central MA Committee Presentation: Sustainable Trends on College Campuses
DESCRIPTION:Over the last ten years\, colleges and universities have become increasingly vigilant about joining the fight against climate change. Many schools have signed carbon or climate neutrality commitments and deploying strategies to get to net zero carbon emissions. A major part of their efforts have focused on reducing building energy use\, both through retrofits of existing buildings and through the energy-efficient design. With nearly 40 educational clients\, GreenerU’s Kailash Viswanathan will discuss some of the latest trends in sustainability and energy efficiency and talk about the biggest energy users on campuses\, the challenges with new construction\, and what energy-saving measures schools are using to meet their carbon neutrality goals. \nAbout the speaker\n\nKailash Viswanathan is the Vice President of Operations for GreenerU\, Inc.\, and an experienced energy-efficiency business leader with 25 years of industry experience. With the belief that educational institutions are uniquely positioned to lead the world in mitigating climate change and accelerating sustainability\, GreenerU uses a combination of engineering solutions with behavior change management\, helping clients such as College of the Holy Cross\, Yale\, Brown\, and Clark University.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/usgbc-central-ma-committee-presentation-sustainable-trends-on-college-campuses/
LOCATION:National Grid Sustainability Hub\, 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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SUMMARY:What Makes a Commercial Air Barrier – It’s the Details!
DESCRIPTION:Continuous air barriers are required by code and paramount to the energy efficiency of a building. There are numerous ways to provide a code-compliant air barrier system\, including building wraps\, sealed sheathing systems\, and liquid- and spray-applied materials. This course will focus on the design and application of those systems\, details important to the success of an air barrier system\, and where designers and code officials can find additional support. The course will also provide tips on how to review construction details for air barrier continuity and how to inspect them in the field.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/what-makes-a-commercial-air-barrier-its-the-details/
LOCATION:Room Edison\, Floor 16\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T170000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Passive House Multi-Family Building
DESCRIPTION:For many teams\, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance\, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not uncommon for high performance commercial buildings to cost 10% -20% more to build than conventional buildings. Adam Cohen of Passiv Science has been designing and building Passive House Commercial Buildings at costs comparable to typical new construction and is achieving Passive House level results. This workshop will explain the basics of Passive House design principles specific to Multifamily Buildings\, we will also examine aspects of Integrated Project Management as will details\, equipment\, controls\, built examples and areas for capturing money typically left on the table in conventional design-bid-build project delivery situations.\nDescription of Event\n\nThe basics of Passivhaus\nThe basic physics\nThe standards\nModeled vs actual performance\nMarket rate implementation\nInnovative Design and Production Methods\nBuilt Examples\n\nDescription of Event\nThis event is designed to bring together design\, development and construction teams with the goal of both education and networking.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/introduction-to-passive-house-multi-family-building/
LOCATION:Studio for High-Performance Design + Construction\, 186 Riverview Avenue\, Waltham\, MA\, 02453
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T193000
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SUMMARY:USGBCMA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nJoin us:\nAs a local 501-c3\, registered charity\, we welcome all in our community to observe our operations at the board level. Our 21 person board\, governs the organization and directs our efforts towards our mission: to drive sustainable and regenerative design\, construction\, and operation of the built environment!\nOur board is developed to reflect the community that we serve to learn more about the diversity of professions and backgrounds\, please review our board page: www.usgbcma.org/board\nDue to the size of our board and seating capacity\, there are a limited number of seats available for guests. Please RSVP if you plan on joining us.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/usgbcma-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, "Windrose" 5th Floor\,\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T203000
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SUMMARY:Residential Green Building Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Residential Green Building Committee is focused on improving the housing stock of the Commonwealth by championing green building practices in our communities. Join us on the second Monday of each month to be a part of the movement.\n\nSpeaker: David Lis\n\nDavid Lis\, Director of Renewable and Alternative Energy at the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships\n(NEEP) will deliver the inaugural presentation of the Action Plan to Accelerate Strategic Electrification\nin The Northeast.\n\nCulminating two years of research by authoritative trio of NEEP\, Synapse Energy Economics and Meister Consultants\, the Action Plan offers a new strategy for closing the troubling carbon reduction gap in the New England states and New York. Electrification describes the adoption of electric end use technologies by displacement of fossil fuel combustion in heating\, transportation and industry. There are significant added benefits to health and safety lower energy use and cost as well as decreased pollution. Electrification also enables the decarbonized generation of power.\n\nThe Action Plan calls for an integrated strategy of displacing at major scale use of fossil fuels in buildings transportation and industry. Although enabling technologies are largely in place\, formidable challenges\, including those of policy\, economics and infrastructure\, need to addressed. The Action Plan outlines a well-conceived\, unified program of priority actionable measures and parallel research to accelerate carbon reduction across all seven states.\n\n\nAbout Residential Green Building Committee \nThe committee’s objectives are to work to raise the awareness of the benefits of residential green building and remodeling and to increase the number of projects registering for LEED for Homes. The committee\, through education and outreach\, will focus on the following: \n\nHold across MA\, Lunch and LEED\, education sessions and tours on topics such as Zero Net Energy\, Deep Energy Retrofits and REGREEN\nHelp the community understand and implement LEED for Homes and residential green building\, remodeling and retrofits\nEnsure that our target markets are aware of available green building tools and resources\nPartner with other Green Building Programs\nEstablish a collaborative relationship with a professional and/or community organizations\nDevelop case studies and green residential building content for the USGBC MA website\n\nCommittee Meetings \nPlease contact Bill Womeldorf (williamwomeldorf@gmail.com) if you are interested in joining this committee or plan on attending an upcoming meeting. \nhttp://usgbcma.org/residential-green-building
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/residential-green-building-committee-meeting-3/
LOCATION:5th Floor “Meridian” Conf Room\, 50 Milk St\, 5th Floor "Meridian" Conf Room\, Boston\, MA\, 02109
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SUMMARY:How to Engage: Networking + Making the Sustainability Case
DESCRIPTION:So you’re passionate about the environment\, you’ve learned about the issues\, and you have some great ideas on how to make the world a better place. What’s next? Join us Monday\, May 14th and learn how to share that passion with your peers and colleagues for a fun night of professional development. \nFirst up\, we’ll be joined by local improv coach Marcus Hunter who will teach networking skills through play. Exercise active listening in a low stress environment\, how to keep the conversation moving\, and how to say “yes\, and…” \nNext\, learn how to connect with your colleagues and management to improve sustainability at your workplace. We will be joined by two experienced sustainability professional to share their experiences building momentum for sustainability programs\, and how to have that difficult conversation about starting a green team. \n Barbra Batshalom is a social entrepreneur\, educator and change agent working with a variety of governmental\, institutional and private sector organizations to help them institutionalize sustainability and achieve portfolio-wide measurable improvements in performance and profitability. With a diverse background of fine arts\, social psychology and 20+ years in architecture and sustainability consulting\, she brings a variety of skills to her work and a unique perspective engaging the human dynamics of decision-making and creative collaboration to technical work. Her work focuses on the intersection of systems\, processes and culture. Barbra also teaches sustainable RE development in Brandeis University’s International Business School. \n \nKristen Fritsch AIA LEED AP BD+C  WELL AP is a designer with a passion for the environment and nature. She is currently a sustainability coordinator at Elkus Manfredi Architects where she has been instrumental in implementing initiatives related to the AIA 2030 Commitment. Her role also involves advising and assisting design teams with LEED\, WELL\, materials and systems research\, daylighting concepts and coordination with consultants.  She has led firm-wide training on sustainable design practices and the greening of office operations. Outside the office she has taught design studios at the Boston Architectural College on using biomimicry in the design process. \n 
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/how-to-engage-networking-making-the-sustainability-case/
LOCATION:5th Floor Havana Room\, 1 Broadway\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02142\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T183000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Presinar: Exploring the SITES Rating System: Water
DESCRIPTION:Join Us\nJoin the Central Massachusetts USGBC community for an evening of green building exploration and discussion. At the Sustainability Hub\, watch the following webinar and discuss your practice and experience with those in the room as it relates to the webinar. RSVP for us to save you a seat at the Sustainability Hub’s viewing room. Thank you for supporting the mission and community in Central Massachusetts!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSite Design – Water\nGBCI: 0920012015\nDiscover the intents and requirements of the prerequisites and credits in the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\n\nAbout\nThis course begins with an overview of Section 3: Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\, which focuses on understanding water use on site\, its natural cycle as well as the larger context and impact of water locally. For each prerequisite and credit\, intents\, requirements\, and strategies are reviewed. In addition\, a case study example of a project that has been particularly successful with the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system is shown.\nIn addition to this series\, there are several resources available for the SITES v2 rating system\, including the text of the rating system itself\, a credit scorecard\, and a Reference Guide. Both the rating system and scorecard can be downloaded for free. The reference guide is available for purchase. We recommend you access these for reference\, as needed\, throughout this series.\nFor discussion questions\, related activities and additional resources to support this series\, check out the Instructor Guide.\nNote: This series as a whole is approved for 7 PDHs with LA CES. If you are interested in having hours reported to LA CES\, please email sitesap@gbci.org and include copies of all 10 certificates of completion from this series. LA CES PDHs are not available for partial completion of this series.\n\n\nObjectives\n\nIdentify the intents\, requirements and best practices for the prerequisites and credit of the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\, such as the Manage precipitation on site prerequisite.\nAnalyze the importance of water conservation and reuse in and around a project site\, as supported throughout the Site Design – Water section of the SITES v2 rating system\, including the Reduce outdoor water use credit.\nExplore opportunities to achieve credits through examination of the SITES rating system\, including the Restore aquatic ecosystems credit.\nDiscuss the water-related economic and social benefits as they relate to the Guiding Principles of the SITES rating system.\n\n\nCourse Modules\n\n\n\nModule 1: Site Design – Water Overview\n\nRun time: 00:11:45\n\n\n\n\n\nModule 2: Site Design – Water Prerequisites\n\nRun time: 00:13:12\n\n\n\n\n\nModule 3: Site Design – Water Credits\n\nRun time: 00:25:12\n\n\n\n\n\nModule 4: Site Design – Water Case Study\n\nRun time: 00:04:53\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____________________________________________________________________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: The Sustainability Hub is located at 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610. Parking is available across the street from the Sustainability Hub\, and please be sure to place the attached Parking Pass in your front windshield. As a safety precaution please use the painted crosswalk to access the Sustainability Hub. Further street parking can befound on Hawthorne Street and Main Street. \n\n\n\nClick here to download the PARKING PASS !
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/worcester-presinar-exploring-the-sites-rating-system-water/
LOCATION:Sustainability Hub\, 912 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180521T193000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Monthly Meeting.
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Resilience Through Public Art and Placemaking\nCreative placemaking has become a standard tool of urban renewal\, economic growth and resiliency strategies. It is emerging as an important piece of the community building process. Longing for community and connection has fostered the emergence of the collaborative public art practice as an agent of change. \nPresenter: Aliza Vaida\nAliza has worked for a variety of sustainability-focused start-ups and the solar industry. She is also a creative placemaking consultant for Neighborways\, where she works on public art and community development projects with cities and towns. \nEMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) \nThe EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nMEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE: \nThe meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC-MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to this portion of the meeting as we look for volunteers to help plan events. Please join us at 6:45pm for the presentation and networking. \nBelow is the breakdown of the meeting agenda: \n\n6:00-6:40pm: Committee Meeting\n6:40-6:45pm: Break/Introductions\n6:45-7:20pm: Presentation\n7:20-7:30pm: Networking\n\n\nA BIT MORE ABOUT EPMA: \nChairs:Jenna Dancewicz\, Aminah McNulty \nThe Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts (EPMA) Committee is a community of ascending professionals across the green building industry and allied fields that provides professional support\, development and advocacy tools through active networking\, monthly programming and community events. \nTo learn more about EPMA\, join the mailing list by following this link (select the Emerging Professionals e-mail list)\, visit our EPMA facebook group page (USGBC Emerging Professionals – MA) or send an email to emergingprofessionals@usgbcma.org. \nEPMA Events Include: \n\nBuilding Tours\nSustainable Bike Tour\nNetworking Nights\nNeighborhood Clean-Ups\nStudent Programming\nCheck out our calendar for the latest schedule!
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-of-massachusetts-monthly-meeting-3/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, Socrates Conference Room\, Floor 15\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T203000
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SUMMARY:Net Positive Energy: Building Tech Forum 2018
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 24th for a night of net positive energy discussions\nJoin green technology firms and building product companies to discuss cutting-edge research and products to support net positive energy buildings. Start the night off by catching up with your colleagues with drinks and networking. Aftwerwards\, presenters will discuss advances in building technologies within areas of the industry in a series of five-minute presentations\, including renewable energy\, case studies\, and products. \nOur Building Tech Forum will also feature a display floor where companies and vendors will present the newest products and improvements in structures for sustainability. \nInterested in presenting? Click here for more information. \n \nSCHEDULE\n5:30-5:45: Networking and Bar Opens.\n5:45-6:00: Opening Remarks\n6:00-7:00: Multi-Session Educational Presentations\n7:00-8:15: Networking and Expo Tables\n8:15-8:30: Final Remarks
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/net-positive-energy-building-tech-forum-2018/
LOCATION:Fort Point Room\, Atlantic Wharf\, 280 Congress St\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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