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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. \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 \nIntroduction\nOur RGBC meeting on August 13th will include a presentation from Joy Conway and Matt Coogan focusing on climate change and renewable energy impacts for several residential communities north of Boston. Joy will talk about sea rise and the significant costs (very significant real estate costs) every community will incur from today through 2100. Matt will talk about his experience’s working with communities developing infrastructure and residential areas that will be impacted by flooding in the Cape Ann region. Matt will describe how his communities have reduced fossil fuel requirements by using renewable energy sources. Bill W.\, Joy and Matt will look forward to an engaging discussion with all of you about community design in era of Climate Change in the 21st Century. \nAbout the Presenters \nJoy Conway\nJoy is a Climate Reality Leader\, trained by Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project to speak about the impacts of climate change and the need to shift from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. The Project began in 2006 in response to the landmark film\, An Inconvenient Truth. Today\, the Project provides research and scientific data to a corps of 14\,000 Leaders organized in a worldwide network. This year\, training programs for new Leaders were held in Mexico City\, Berlin\, and Los Angeles. \nJoy began work on renewable energy policy and programs in the 1990s in her position as Senior Vice President for Government and Industry Affairs for the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. She represented the real estate industry on many environmental projects\, including the Green Building Advisory Committee of the Renewable Energy Trust\, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Among its various policy initiatives\, the Committee recommended proposals to incorporate renewable energy into affordable housing. \nMatt Coogan\nMatt helped make the Gloucester one of the leading municipalities in clean energy and energy efficiency. Under his leadership\, the City completed over $3 million of energy projects that significantly reduce the municipality’s energy consumption and reduced CO2 emissions by 35 percent. This includes lighting upgrades in 17 municipal facilities\, HVAC upgrades in several facilities\, a city-wide LED streetlight conversion\, and the creation of the City’s Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet by and publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations. Gloucester received a Fast Fleet Award in 2017 from the Center for Sustainable Energy for having one of the top performing EV fleets in the nation. Matt also led efforts to help the community reduce energy consumption and costs and invest in local renewable energy\, launching Gloucester Green to help residents and collaborating with the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce to create Cape Ann Saves Energy (CASE) to help local businesses. In addition to his focus on reducing carbon emissions\, Matt was part of the Gloucester Climate Vulnerability Study that helped the City identify areas vulnerable to storm surges and flooding\, factoring in climate change in future time horizons. Matt received the 2016 Massachusetts Leading by Example Award from the Baker-Polito administration in recognition of his efforts to implement policies and programs that have led to significant and measurable environmental and energy benefits.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/residential-green-building-committee-meeting-6/
LOCATION:“Edison” Conference Room\, 50 Milk Street 16th Floor\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Healthy Building Summit 2018
DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, the World Green Building Council reported that buildings designed for occupant wellness reported healthier\, happier\, and more productive employees. One Harvard University study even found that green office environments were linked with higher cognitive function scores in occupants.\nThe data shows that healthy buildings are not an unnecessary expense. In fact\, they can directly improve the bottom line of many businesses. Yet from Health Product Declarations (HPD) to Red Lists\, WELL to FitWell\, and LEED to The Living Building Challenge\, the avenues for pursuing healthy buildings for your occupants can be challenging to navigate. \nWe want to empower building owners and stakeholders by increasing their knowledge of healthy building strategies so their employees and clients can have the best work experience possible.\nFor our Healthy Building Summit\, we have gathered an expert panel from top universities and companies. Join us for a catered breakfast and converse with your colleagues about healthy buildings. Afterward\, our panel will launch into discussion\, engaging the audience with cutting-edge questions and information on the science and engineering of healthy buildings. \nFor information about speakers and sponsorship please visit usgbcma.org/hbs18.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/healthy-building-summit-2018/
LOCATION:Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT\, 20 Sidney Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, US
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SUMMARY:Presinar: How a Nonprofit Develops Healthy\, Net Zero Homes at Market Rate
DESCRIPTION:GBCI: 0920016194\nCan net-zero LEED homes be built at competitive rates compared to code-built? Michael Walton\, ExecutiveDirector at green|spaces and licensed architect will provide an overview of his nonprofit’s demonstration development of healthy\, high-performance homes that produce as much energy as they consume. Most importantly\,they built and sold them at market rate.\n\nCourse Objectives \n\nIdentify cost-effective strategies for net-zero energy homes in light of the LEED BD+C V4 Homes EA Annual Energy Usage\nKnow about how ensuring health and LEED BD+C V4 EQ Low Emitting materials are incorporated in a cost-effective manner with zero is key\nAnalyze construction options to determine the highest performance for value and how that fits into LEEDBD+C V4 Homes MR Material Efficient Framing\nArticulate value propositions of net-zero homes to buyers\, realtors\, appraisers\, and lenders.\n\nCredits: 1.5 AIA\, GBCI (Homes and GA Specific)https://www.usgbc.org/education/sessions/how-nonprofit-develops-healthy-net-zero-homes-market-rate-11647365
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/presinar-how-a-nonprofit-develops-healthy-net-zero-homes-at-market-rate/
LOCATION:Room Hercules\, Floor 17\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, US
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SUMMARY:Zero Carbon Buildings by Carbon Based Lifeforms
DESCRIPTION:In the last decade\, carbon levels increased 20 parts per million (from 380 to 403)\, the population grew by one billion\, global temperature increased by half a degree Celsius\, and 25 percent more people moved into our cities. \nThe world is rapidly changing and will be a very different place by 2030.  In this talk\, we’ll explore dozens of disparate trends in technology\, sustainability and the construction industry and connect the dots to get a glimpse into how we can save the world AND save our businesses at the same time.  You’ll learn how to stack emerging trends to forecast opportunities in the green building space.\nClimate change is redefining the design parameters and project demands for building design.  Uncertainty in the future will require solutions that measure and manage energy\, water and health outcomes in innovative ways. \nDuring this energetic and entertaining session\, we’ll train and engage attendees in a collaborative process to better address systemic barriers to healthy\, high-performing\, sustainable\, resilient buildings.  Together\, we’ll acknowledge the challenges and complexities facing project teams pursuing net zero / zero carbon projects and how to identify the risks amplified over and above a conventional development.\nHear from an award-winning architect in a lively discussion that will change how you look at the future\, regardless of how bleak it may be! \nLearning Objectives: \nObjective #1: Understand the lessons learned from recent developments in net zero energy\, carbon pricing and financial risk models\, and how to apply them to your upcoming projects; \nObjective #2: Understand the key financial barriers facing these projects\, and how to find creative ways to communicate these opportunities to the owners; \nObjective #3: Discover how advances in automation\, energy storage\, biophilia and climate planning will change how building owners set requirements for their projects; \nObjective #4: Learn about innovative strategies being used on current projects to design and build low carbon communities; \nObjective #5: Understand and gain experience in co-creating holistic solutions through a collaborative and inclusive process to address systemic barriers to innovation in net-zero building; \nAbout the Presenter:\nEric Corey Freed is an award-winning architect\, author\, and global speaker. As Sustainability Disruptor for Morrison Hershfield\, he identifies solutions to problems most teams didn’t know were holding them back. He was Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT\, a visionary design leader in biophilic and regenerative design. \nHis past roles include Vice President of the International Living Future Institute and Chief Community Officer of EcoDistricts\, both nonprofits pushing innovative new paradigms for deep green buildings and communities. \nEric is the author of 11 books\, including “Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies.” In 2012\, he was named one of the 25 “Best Green Architecture Firms” in the US\, and one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Green Architects.” In 2017\, he was named one of Build’s American Architecture Top 25. He holds a prestigious LEED Fellow award from the US Green Building Council.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/zero-carbon-buildings-by-carbon-based-lifeforms/
LOCATION:50 Milk St\, Socrates Conference Room\, Floor 15\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180820T180000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals of Massachusetts Meeting
DESCRIPTION:EMERGING PROFESSIONALS OF MASSACHUSETTS (EPMA) \nThe EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. \nMEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE: \nThe meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC-MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to this portion of the meeting as we look for volunteers to help plan events. Please join us at 6:45pm for the presentation and networking. \nBelow is the breakdown of the meeting agenda: \n\n6:00-6:40pm: Committee Meeting\n6:40-6:45pm: Break/Introductions\n6:45-7:20pm: Presentation\n7:20-7:30pm: Networking\n\nTHIS MONTH’S FEATURE PRESENTATION: \nPhase One: From Dirt to Green.\nLeandro Molina\, Founder of The Green Solutionist and currently part of Greentown Labs\, will talk about his journey pursuing a career in sustainability after shifting from the hospitality industry. There will be an interactive introspection session. \nAbout the presenter: \nLeandro\, originally a hospitality grad – is trial and testing his career options to discover ways of inspiring the sustainability movement. \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. \n  \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-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Room Hummingbird\, Floor 12\, 50 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180825T080000
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SUMMARY:Green Building Bike Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another year of green buildings by bike tour! Biking is one of the healthiest\, greenest\, and best ways to see the city in all its architectural glory. This tour is a unique opportunity to hear insights into sustainable building and development projects as well as community-oriented spaces. This year we are taking the tour through Somerville\, as we hit a diverse spread of sights and scenes. Somerville is a neighborhood in transition\, and this year we’re traveling through sustainable spaces that serve the needs of the community while helping support environmental goals. Bike with us to see how some projects are tackling those issues\, and be prepared for a highly informative exploration of landscape architecture along our bike tour stops.  \nStart: 9:30AM Davis Square\n48 Grove Street\, Somerville MA\n(BlueBike Station #S32019\,Grove St & Somerville Community Path)\nThis is a 4 minute walk from the Davis Square T stop.\nEnd: 2:00PM Aeronaut Brewery\n14 Tyler St.\, Somerville MA \nWhat to Bring: \nhelmet for safety \nbike lock for when you go in the buildings \nwater & reusable bottle \nPersonal snack \nID to get into Aeronaut  \ngood vibes for this fun event! \nIf you’re bikeless\, BlueBikes has generously offered a discount on rentals! Sign up now\, space is limited! \nPlease note that while this tour is safe for riders of any experience level\, this is going to be an urban biking experience through Somerville. There will be steep sections and shared roads with cars. \nHighlights of this years tour:\nPolycarp Village with the Somerville Community Corporation\nBlessings of the Bay Park with Offshoots Inc\nMystic River Reservation\nCapuano Early Education Center\nGreentown Labs\nArtisan’s Asylum\nAeronaut Brewery \nCheck out our route:\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/mfoRrHN3FMK2
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/green-building-bike-tour/
LOCATION:BlueBike Station #S32019\, Grove St & Somerville Community Path\, 48 Grove Street\, Somerville MA\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, US
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180830T153000
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SUMMARY:EPA New England Rooftop Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special tour of the Environmental Protection Agency’s rooftop garden! Hidden downtown among skyscrapers\, the GSA building has a green rooftop developed with EPA Region 1 in Boston. It is a unique roof\, mostly in shade on the 4th\, 5th floors of a 21 story building. \nSpace is limited for this unique tour. As this is a federal building\, attendees will have to go through a security screening at the start of the tour and a government-issued ID is needed to enter. Please bring an ID and allow time to check-in.
URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/epa-new-england-rooftop-garden-tour/
LOCATION:EPA Region 1 Office\, 5 Post Office Square\, Suite 100\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, US
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