BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Built Environment Plus - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Built Environment Plus 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T012526 CREATED:20220801T131620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T150451Z UID:10001560-1664888400-1664902800@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:LEED® Green Associate Exam Prep (2 Part Course) DESCRIPTION:This LEED® Exam Prep Course is a comprehensive course which will prepare attendees for the Green Associate exam. The day long curriculum is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associate Exam and to lightly cover the AP specialty exams. \nIt will be a fast-paced class for real estate professionals\, architects\, engineers\, and anyone else 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 you will be eligible to sit for the LEED Green Associate exam at a local testing center. \nThis occurrence will happen in two parts and only needs one registration to attend both: \n\nTuesday October 4th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm EST\nThursday October 6th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm EST\n\n  \nThis course is taught by Patrick Boyle\, LEED AP\, WELL AP\, Assistant Sustainability Consultant at The Green Engineer. \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Funding Grants Available: Submit by September 13th\, 2022\n The express grant is designed to help businesses of all sizes respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants\, the Express program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding. \nYou could take this training for FREE. Learn more and get in contact. \nCourse ID# 1131031 \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 Background photo above is of the Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center\, Lafayette College via The Green Engineer / Payette taken by © Robert Benson. \n  URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/leed-green-associate-exam-prep-two-part/2022-10-04/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/LEEDGA-Rockwell_TGE_Payette_RobertBensonPhoto-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T012526 CREATED:20220906T145438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T141951Z UID:10001770-1664906400-1664910000@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals Career Panel DESCRIPTION:What does a career in the built environment industry look like? Come hear from three professionals that are passionate about sustainability and equity in the built environment. They will tell you about their unique journey into the industry\, current goals\, and career advice for students and emerging professionals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers\n   \nChristina Hoover\, AIA\, WELL AP Associate \nWith seven years of experience\, Associate and Architect Christina Hoover has developed a deep portfolio of higher education campus planning and multi-family\, mixed-use housing projects. Since joining Elkus Manfredi Architects in 2015\, she has been a champion of purposeful place-making and smart\, sustainable urban planning\, accompanied by her passion for skills-based volunteerism and mentorship of emerging professionals. Her recent work includes a 65% affordable housing project at the ongoing CambridgeSide Redevelopment and renovations to four academic buildings at Simmons University to enable a new Living/Learning Center and state-of-the-art Science Center. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University\, and completed international studies in the United Kingdom and Italy. \n  \nAustin Lee\, Associate \nAustin Lee\, an Associate at Elkus Manfredi Architects\, has twelve years of experience in a wide range of master planning and architecture projects\, including the Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre for Boston University and the Little Building Residence Hall for Emerson College. Austin is an advocate for sustainable design and the built environment\, and his recent work includes a pair of buildings for the University of Southern Maine in Portland slated for completion in fall 2023: a 40\,000-square-foot Career and Student Success Center featuring a hybrid mass timber structure and a 580-bed pre-certified Passive House residential commons. Prior to joining Elkus Manfredi in 2015\, Austin worked in Shenzhen\, China. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n  \n  \nSamira Ahmadi \nSamira Ahmadi is the Founding Principal of enviENERGY Studio LLC\, an energy and sustainability consulting firm\, serving regional and national clients looking for sustainable solutions in the built environment. Her practice focuses on sustainability and energy performance analyses for new construction and existing building retrofit projects that are pursuing LEED certification and energy upgrades\, occupant’s health and comfort in the built environment\, and post-occupancy evaluation\, and measurement and verification. Samira has more than 12 years of experience in energy modeling and sustainability consulting. She is an advocate of sustainability and energy efficiency in the built environment and has served on the USGBC Massachusetts Chapter Board of Directors. \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 This event was planned\, and is hosted\, by the BE+ Emerging Professionals Committee. \nThis event is FREE for BE+ Emerging Professionals Members and Emerging Professionals who have been in the green building industry for 3 years or less. \n  \nBackground photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/emerging-professionals-career-panel/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Community,Emerging Professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Artboard-1-100.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T012526 CREATED:20220801T131620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T150451Z UID:10001561-1665061200-1665075600@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:LEED® Green Associate Exam Prep (2 Part Course) DESCRIPTION:This LEED® Exam Prep Course is a comprehensive course which will prepare attendees for the Green Associate exam. The day long curriculum is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associate Exam and to lightly cover the AP specialty exams. \nIt will be a fast-paced class for real estate professionals\, architects\, engineers\, and anyone else 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 you will be eligible to sit for the LEED Green Associate exam at a local testing center. \nThis occurrence will happen in two parts and only needs one registration to attend both: \n\nTuesday October 4th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm EST\nThursday October 6th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm EST\n\n  \nThis course is taught by Patrick Boyle\, LEED AP\, WELL AP\, Assistant Sustainability Consultant at The Green Engineer. \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Funding Grants Available: Submit by September 13th\, 2022\n The express grant is designed to help businesses of all sizes respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants\, the Express program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding. \nYou could take this training for FREE. Learn more and get in contact. \nCourse ID# 1131031 \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 Background photo above is of the Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center\, Lafayette College via The Green Engineer / Payette taken by © Robert Benson. \n  URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/leed-green-associate-exam-prep-two-part/2022-10-06/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/LEEDGA-Rockwell_TGE_Payette_RobertBensonPhoto-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T100000 DTSTAMP:20260404T012526 CREATED:20220928T154839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T154805Z UID:10001774-1666600200-1666605600@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Winthrop Center Tower: Sustainability and Wellness Tour DESCRIPTION:Join BE+ Emerging Professionals for a tour of the sustainability and wellness features of the under-construction Winthrop Center Tower! \nThe Winthrop Center Tower is making history in Boston as the largest Passive House office building in the world in addition to achieving LEED Platinum and WELL Core Gold certifications. Developed by Millennium Partners\, the Winthrop Center Tower is a mixed-use project consisting of a ground-level Great Hall with retail and restaurant space open to the public\, 21 floors of Class A office space\, and 26 floors of luxury residential units. This tour will take participants to the active project site for a behind-the-scenes look at the sustainability and wellness features of the project. \nLocation Notes: \nThe Winthrop Discovery Center – 40 Franklin Street\, Boston\, MA 02110 \nAs this tour takes place on an active construction site\, all participants must sign a waiver\, wear close-toed boots\, and wear a safety vest and hard hat. Participants must indicate whether they need a safety vest and hard hat in their registration form. \nThis is free for Emerging Professionals. General Admission ticket sales support the BE+ Emerging Professional Community. \nThis event was planned and is hosted\, by the BE+ Emerging Professionals Community URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/winthrop-center-tower-sustainability-and-wellness-tour/ LOCATION:The Winthrop Discovery Center\, 40 Franklin Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WinthropCenterTowerSustainabilityandWellnessTour-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T012526 CREATED:20220531T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T170247Z UID:10001759-1666710000-1666717200@builtenvironmentplus.org SUMMARY:Intro to SITES DESCRIPTION:The Sustainable SITES Initiative is the most comprehensive system for creating sustainable and resilient land development projects. Land is a crucial component of the built environment and can be planned\, designed\, developed and maintained to protect and enhance the benefits we derive from healthy functioning landscapes. Participants will learn how to create ecologically resiliency that benefits the environment\, property owners\, and local and regional communities and economies. \nThis course is co-taught by Carrie Havey and Lindsey Lawson. Carrie Havey\, LEED Fellow and SITES AP\, is a Principal at The Green Engineer\, Inc. She is a founding member of Built Environment Plus (BE+)\, a Co-Chair of the BE+ Health & Wellness Community Roundtable\, and a past board chair. Lindsey Lawson\, LEED AP BD+C\, is a Sustainability Consultant at The Green Engineer\, Inc. Her educational background is in civil and environmental engineering. She is a member of the BE+ Emerging Professionals community. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Funding Grants Available: Submit by October 4th\, 2022\n The express grant is designed to help businesses of all sizes respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants\, the Express program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding. \nYou could take this training for FREE. Learn more and get in contact. \nCourse ID# 1131182\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 Background photo above is of the Colby College Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center via Sasaki. Photography by Jeremy Bittermann and Matthew Arielly. \n  URL:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/intro-to-sites/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://builtenvironmentplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IntrotoSITES_Sasaki_ColbyCollege_JeremyBittermann_MatthewArielly-01.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR