Energy Code for the Building Envelope (2 Part Course)

Virtual Event

This two-part training is intended for new construction and existing building alterations and additions following the 225 CMR 23.00 Commercial Stretch Energy Code. Case studies and real-world calculation examples will reinforce key concepts, and attendees will apply their knowledge through hands-on exercises with a sample project.

Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC) Training

Virtual Event

This training is intended for Architects and Engineers. CPHCs learn to design to the Phius Certification climate-specific building standard. Projects earning Phius certifications (Phius CORE, Phius ZERO and Phius REVIVE) follow RESNET QA/QC protocols and achieve excellent HERS scores, US Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home status, and adhere to EPA indoor airPLUS requirements.

Phius Certified Builder (CPHB) Training

Virtual Event

The Phius Certified Builder Certification is for tradespeople and construction professionals with field experience in construction and/or high performance building. This training prepares construction professionals to understand passive building techniques — airtight enclosures, high-performance window installation, passive design strategies, field quality assurance, and site management. For a project pursuing Phius Certification, these professionals ensure the building is built and operating to the plans and specifications. They are responsible for executing air-sealing and thermal bridge mitigation.

BE+ Summer Shindig

Cisco Brewers Seaport 85 Northern Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Come on out and celebrate the incredible achievements of the local green building community! Join us for our second Summer Shindig – a fun way to meet and greet the leaders, aspiring leaders, and emerging professionals driving the sustainability of the built environment.

RESCHEDULING: LEED® Green Associate Exam Prep

Virtual Event

Are you planning to earn your LEED Green Associate professional credential? Join this training to kickstart or enhance your study process. The curriculum is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associate Exam and to lightly cover the AP specialty exams. It 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.

Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance

Virtual Event

Join the BE+ Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance hosted monthly roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to decarbonizing existing buildings.

Living Future Roundtable

Virtual Event

Join the BE+ Living Future Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss topics and issues related to International Living Future Institute (ILFI) programs.

TEDI Modeling

Virtual Event

The training will review the method and best practices of conducting a Thermal Energy Demand Intensity (TEDI) model as required for compliance with the Stretch Energy Code. Case studies and lessons learned from permitted buildings will be used to demonstrate model results and balance adjustments to design through the design process to reach a final compliant model.

Intro to Healthy Materials

Virtual Event

About the Training:In this workshop, participants will learn key product sustainability metrics and how to identify products and materials that are better for the environment and building occupants. The workshop will highlight the trends and the tools available to find and select healthier products, including: Health Product Declarations (HPDs), Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), transparency, Declare […]

Women in Green Roundtable

Virtual Event

The BE+ Women in Green Roundtable is a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to collaborate as Women in the industry.

Designing with Impact in Mind

Virtual Event

With hundreds of green product certifications on the market and persistent greenwashing, it can be difficult for designers to know what kind of impacts the materials they select for a project are having on the health of our climate, ecosystems, communities, and on individuals. But with the introduction of an industry-aligned framework for evaluating sustainable materials, more informed decision making is finally within reach. This course will present the current challenges to measuring holistic product impacts and introduce the Common Materials Framework: a groundbreaking common language for product sustainability - and how to apply it in your practice today.

This is the second session of the Materials Matter: Embodied Carbon & The Path to Healthier Buildings training series. Join the series to explore the connections between climate, human health, and the circular economy—transforming the way we design and build for a better future.

LEED® Building Design & Construction Exam Prep (2 Part Course)

Virtual Event

Are you planning to earn your LEED AP Building Design & Construction professional credential? Join this training to kickstart or enhance your study process. With this LEED AP Building Design and Construction training, you will learn the requirements and calculations required for the following LEED credits: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality.

Buildings and Carbon

Virtual Event

This course provides an in-depth exploration of carbon emissions in the built environment, offering a foundational understanding of key concepts, strategies, and principles. Participants will examine the global carbon cycle and its relationship to the built environment, covering both operational carbon (including grid emission factors and electrification strategies), embodied carbon (including carbon storage and emission reduction strategies), and the relationship between the two.

Bike Tour 2025

Join us for an urban biking experience showcasing the city's latest and greatest projects that contribute to a more sustainable built environment! Along the route, you will have the unique opportunity to hear insight from leading architects and engineers.

Carbon & Energy Roundtable

Virtual Event

Join the BE+ Carbon and Energy Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to carbon and energy in buildings.

Life Cycle Assessment & Environmental Product Declarations

Virtual Event

In this course for building industry professionals, you will learn the promise and pitfalls of LCA and EPDs, understand the categories of impact included in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) process, and examine the boundaries of those processes - what is included and what is not part of the process. The session will compare LCA categories with the Common Materials Framework defined by mindfulMaterials and consider the history of political debate that surrounds LCA of building materials with added focus on impacts that lie outside of the LCA process.

Energy Code for Low-Rise Residential Buildings (2 Part Course)

Virtual Event

In this two-part training, we will review the differences in Residential codes across Massachusetts' three energy codes – Base code, Stretch, and Net Zero – for Single Family Homes, existing, Additions, and Renovations. Various wall assemblies, air barriers, windows, and ceilings/roofs will be discussed. Participants will gain an understanding of the embodied carbon credit, as well as mechanical systems, solar systems, and electrical vehicle requirements. Additionally, participants will learn what is needed to build, test, and verify to the new code for these project types. While there are no prerequisites to join this training, it is recommended that attendees have already taken the level 1 courses taught by PSD and MassSave.