Get Your Tickets for the 2022 BE+ Bike Tour!
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September 17th | 9am - 2pm | UMass Harborwalk Park | Boston, MA
$35 | $15 for Emerging Professionals
The 2022 BE+ Bike Tour is brought to you by the Emerging Professionals Community. It is not too late to get your tickets and join us in our ride-along discussion about the area's emerging environmental design.
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Thanks to Our Early #GBS22 Sponsors, We’re Over 25% of the Way to Our Goal!
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As you likely know, the annual BE+ Green Building Showcase is our most visible and impactful event of the year. In addition to celebrating the successes of this amazing community of green building leaders and aspiring leaders, GBS serves as an important fundraiser that supports our capacity to advance transformational change in the built environment sector.
Please consider joining these stalwart leaders in supporting the critical work we do to accelerate the sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of the built environment. We’re incredibly grateful for all each of you are doing to further that mission.
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Put Your Walking Shoes On and Join Us for a Biophilia Walk & Discussion!
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September 24th | 9am - 11am | Stonehurst Manor | Waltham, MA
$35 | $15 for Emerging Professionals
Join the Living Future community as they use this unique property as a backdrop for discussions of the relationships possible between buildings and landscapes, the role of tended landscapes in supporting mental and physical health, the role of humans in supporting ecosystems, and other topics in biophilic thinking.
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Join Us and Learn More About Working in the Built Environment Industry!
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October 4th | 6pm - 7pm | Virtual | $35 | Free for Emerging Professionals
What does a career in the built environment industry look like? Come join the Emerging Professionals Community and 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.
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Registration is now open for all of the below trainings. All are eligible for Express Program funding that could cover 50-100% of the cost for MA employees. Learn more and get in contact.
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September 20th 1pm - 5pm | $350
This hands-on workshop will help you understand how to develop an action plan for how to move communities forward. The EcoDistrict processes a template for bringing together community leaders, developers, architects and planners to envision and create sustainable neighborhoods, working at the district or neighborhood scale.
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September 27th, 29th 1pm - 5pm | $699
This LEED® Exam Prep Course is a comprehensive course that will prepare attendees for the Green Associate exam. The day-long curriculum is designed to cover the segments of the Green Associate Exam and lightly cover the AP specialty exams.
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October 4th, 6th 1pm - 5pm | $395
Renovation and Rehabilitation is a seminar that provides a highly interactive discussion for building industry professionals. You have a house, you have a mess, and you want to fix it. How do you keep the rain out of it? How do you make it energy efficient, not violate the building code and not irritate your contractor and the owner? More questions and more answers!
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October 11th 3pm - 5pm | $175
In this training, attendees will learn what an energy analysis is, methods of calculating and iterating designs through energy modeling, key metrics and inputs to optimize for maximum efficiency, and more.
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October 13th 1pm - 5pm | $350
This is a 4-hour course that dives into the basic principles, history, certification, and the new frontiers of Passive House design as it continues to challenge and change industry expectations. All theory is then illustrated through several case studies outlining specific Passive House principles.
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Registration Coming Soon:
Sustainable Acoustics
November 15th
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September 19th | 6pm - 7:30pm EST | Virtual Event | Free for Emerging Professionals
Looking to get more engaged with the green building community and form meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry? Join the BE+ Emerging Professionals Roundtable! Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved.
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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
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October 6th | 9am - 10am EST | Virtual Event | Free for Members
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.
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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.
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October 26th | 12pm - 1pm EST | Virtual Event | Free for Members
Join the BE+ Women in Green Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to collaborate as Women in the industry.
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Health & Wellness Roundtable
November 11th | 12pm - 1pm EST | Virtual Event | Free for Members
Join the BE+ Health and Wellness Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to healthy buildings.
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTS & EVENTS
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BERDO 2.0 Regulations Technical Working Sessions
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The final working session of this phase of Boston's BERDO 2.0 regulations development process will focus on setting emissions factors for district energy and co-generation systems. It takes place Wednesday, September 21st,
1-2:30 p.m.
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Zero Net Carbon Building Zoning Initiative - Public Meeting
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Please join members of Boston's Zero Net Carbon team for a virtual Public Meeting beginning the regulatory adoption process for Boston's Zero Net Carbon Building Zoning and Zoning Article 37 Updates. The meeting will consist of presentations introducing recommended Article 37/ZNC zoning and policy updates followed by a Q&A and open discussion.
Virtual Public Meeting - Regulatory Adoption
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Eversource 2022 Zero Energy Buildings Conference
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Join our partner Eversource at their annual Zero Energy Building Conference! In their continued commitment to helping build the next generation of zero-energy buildings, they are excited to invite you to their 6th Annual Zero Energy Building Conference! Join virtually to learn from industry experts about the latest in zero-energy building design, planning, and construction.
Date: October 6, 2022 Time: 8:45 AM - 3:30 PM
This event is free to all architects, builders, general contractors, and anyone who wants to learn more about zero-energy commercial buildings.
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MassCEC Request for Proposals
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MassCEC recently released a $2 million RFP soliciting proposals to implement deep building decarbonization using innovative financing models.
This RFP seeks partnerships between building owners, financing entities, and potentially third parties to demonstrate next-generation models to support replicable and deep building decarbonization. MassCEC is encouraging interested parties to consider applying and/or utilizing their Slack Channel to identify partnership opportunities. The application deadline is October 21.
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Go Beyond Building Green This November
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Greenbuild International Conference + Expo is reimagining what it means to build green, going beyond buildings to create greener communities, better workplaces, equitable programs, new sustainable solutions, and more! The green building industry comes together on November 1st-3rd in San Francisco, CA.
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LF23 - Call for Proposals
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Are you an advocate for climate, health, and justice issues in the built environment? With a community of stakeholders addressing the biggest challenges of our time, Living Future 2023 is your opportunity to share your impact and innovations with a global audience. We’re now accepting speaker proposals for the topic of advocacy and belonging until October 1.
The 17th annual Living Future Conference takes place in-person in Washington DC, May 3-5, 2023.
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Administrative Assistant | Built Environment Plus
The Administrative Assistant is a full-time position responsible for supporting Built Environment Plus (BE+) in achieving its mission of driving sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operations of the built environment. They will work primarily with the Education Director. The role is instrumental in enabling BE+ to provide quality educational programming and exceptional customer support while keeping us organized and efficient.
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Internships | Built Environment Plus
Do you want to help make every building in the world (at least in Mass.) a green building? Would you like to participate on the inside of the movement with us at Built Environment Plus. Consider participating in an internship with BE+!
Fall and Spring internships are up to 20 hours a week for 10 weeks, for a total of 200 hours. Summer internships are up to 40 hours a week for 12 weeks, for a total of 480 hours. All internships are currently remote.
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Be a part of our Community!
With a BE+ Membership you can help select who will make it on our board during the election. This is one of the special benefits for being a committed participant in our group. Invest in your BE+ Community and become a member today. |
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Thank you to our Members and Sponsors who keep our community strong!
Participation in our programs, membership, and sponsorship helps support the efforts of our staff members, Ethan, Eli, Ryan, Allison, Etianna, and myself, especially now as we navigate these difficult times. Please consider making a donation, joining as a company or individual, stewarding one of our communities, or sponsoring an event. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at Meredith@builtenvironmentplus.org.
Thank you. - Meredith
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