Does your organization have goals for sustainability or a plan to achieve sustainability outcomes over time? Do you know how your company will manage the impacts of severe weather, power outages or pandemics in the future? This workshop can help you regardless of your...
Course Listings
Aligning Project Delivery Methodology with Sustainability Goals (including AIA 2030)
Project delivery is the life-blood of every firm. Most firms who have made a commitment to sustainability start off strong, but then hit a point where they plateau or stall. Most of the time, this is caused in part because they have done many things but neglected to...
AIA 2030: Raising the Bar (A) Intermediate
Climate change and the impact of severe weather events is highlighting the urgency for design firms to align their practice with the delivery of resilient, low carbon buildings. More and more clients are demanding this expertise and firms are scrambling to figure out...
AIA 2030: Raising the Bar (B) Applied
This session builds on the prior workshop and dives deeper into different elements, from benchmarking and goal setting to governance and structure for managing the program, strategies for feedback loops and continuous improvement and more. Special attention is paid to...
Design Charrettes: A tool to manage cost, optimize synthesis and achieve excellence
The demands for high performance, net zero, low carbon, resilient design are growing. A collaborative, “agile” design process is critical for success, and a key element in this process is the design “charrette” or workshop. Unfortunately, these charrettes are often...
Leveraging Sustainability in Marketing and Biz
During these challenging times, marketing and business development are more important than ever. Whether your firm is a sustainability superstar or not, now is the time to understand how this focus can help you rebound (or bounce forward!) and expand your services and...
Negotiation Skills for Stressful Times (A) Intro
Do you encounter resistance to your ideas or feel overwhelmed dealing with conflict? Do you need to get clients, team members or others on the same page but find it challenging at times? Do you run into barriers, getting push-back about sustainability strategies? Are...
Communication Skills for Persuasion and Influence
Many people start talking before their first birthday. At work and at home, we communicate all the time, so how come it can be so difficult when we have so much experience? How do you know that your communication style is effective? Do you ever get frustrated that you...
Leadership Effectiveness, Especially in Times of Crisis (A) Intro
Developing your personal leadership effectiveness is critical for professional development regardless of your current role or title, especially in challenging times. If you currently lead a team, division, business unit, department or organization, you can improve...
Leadership Effectiveness Especially in Times of Crisis (B) Applied
This session gives participants from the previous workshop an opportunity to report back on their experiences working with teams and putting their skills in action. We revisit concepts from the prior workshops and take a deeper dive to better understand how to...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer Shellebration
Summer Shellebration
Join us for an evening of drinks, delicious food (including oysters), and great company as we bring together the leaders, rising stars, and emerging professionals shaping a more sustainable built environment at our Spring Shellebration!
Emerging Professionals Roundtable
Emerging Professionals Roundtable
The BE+ Emerging Professionals is a community of ascending professionals across the green building industry and allied fields helping drive sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of the built environment.
Carbon & Energy Roundtable
Carbon & Energy Roundtable
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.
Just Celebrate – Recognizing AEC Social Equity
Just Celebrate – Recognizing AEC Social Equity
Join us for the 2026 Just Celebration—an evening to recognize organizations leading the way in transparency, equity, diversity, and justice, and to connect with a community committed to meaningful change. Grow with us in community to salute the organizations who have ...
Health & Wellness Roundtable
Health & Wellness Roundtable
Join the BE+ Health and Wellness Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to healthy buildings.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Certified Passive House Designer (PHI) Training
Certified Passive House Designer (PHI) Training
This course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard to professionals in the U.S.
Phius Certified Builder (CPHB) Training
Phius Certified Builder (CPHB) Training
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 ...
Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC) Training
Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC) Training
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 excelle...
LEED v5 for Construction & Contractors: Delivering High-Performance Projects on the Jobsite
LEED v5 for Construction & Contractors: Delivering High-Performance Projects on the Jobsite
As the industry prepares for LEED v5, this training offers a practical, insider look at what’s changing. Designed for general contractors, construction managers, and trade partners—this webinar will help you align frameworks like the Contractor’s Commitment and ma...
Planning for Building Performance Upgrades: Learn from 12 Diverse Commercial Buildings
Planning for Building Performance Upgrades: Learn from 12 Diverse Commercial Buildings
Join this 1-hour webinar to learn how commercial building decarbonization, energy efficiency upgrades, electrification, and renewable energy strategies can reduce operating costs, improve building performance, increase resiliency, and help achieve Building Performance S...