By Adam Prince, Co-Chair of the Cape & Islands Working Group of USGBC MA Chapter
By Adam Prince, Co-Chair of the Cape & Islands Working Group of USGBC MA Chapter
The USGBC-MA Cape & Islands Interest Group hosted an evening in late April with presentations and a tour of a new high performance home in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Open to the public (with refreshments graciously sponsored by g Green Design Center) attendees listened to insights and details about the brand new green home during a series of short presentations.
Presenters covered nearly every aspect of the project including:
- Greg Delory, the designer for the building who addressed the architecture and selection of SIPs as a construction system
- Nicole Goldman, the green interior designer, who explained green material selections & finishes, kitchen design, and bathroom design
- Steven Klug, the general contractor, who discussed the SIP assembly and construction techniques
- Bruce Torrey, who completed the energy modeling and consulting for the home
- Paul Raymer, who designed the heating, cooling, and ventilation systems
- Peter & Betsy, who provided insight regarding their values and decisions as the homeowners
Overall the evening was exceptionally insightful with professionals willing to share, and plenty of content available to discuss in the newly constructed energy efficient home.
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Founder and Principal, Linnean Solutions | LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex