Built Environment Plus

?? Save the Date: 2025?BE+?Building Tech Forum ?? The 2025?Building Tech Forum?is official!?Save the date and get ready to keep your finger on the pulse of the latest trends, technologies, and groundbreaking innovations accelerating a healthy, sustainable, and regenerative built environment.?This is a great opportunity to expand your network and share innovative projects?with leaders, practitioners, and aspiring professionals in the industry. Stay tuned for details on presenters.?For inquiries, contact?[email protected]. Learn more about Building Tech Forum:?https://lnkd.in/d4p9dXR6 Watch recorded talks shared by past presenters:?https://lnkd.in/e8gJMbQh ??Where:?Joyce Cummings Center at Tufts University ?? Date:?July 17, 2025 from 5:30?-?9:30pm

? Event Update: JUST 3.0 Workshop and Celebration Postponed. Join us instead for an informal social gathering of the Living Future Community at Portico Brewing at 5:30 PM on April 3rd!?No tickets. Pay your own way for food and drinks. We are postponing in order to reimagine this important?workshop and celebration. ??? When: April 3rd, 2025 at 5:30pm ?? Where:?Portico Brewing,?101 South St, Somerville, MA 02143

?? The BE+ Team is Growing! We're excited to announce the latest additions to the BE+ team!?We're looking forward to the energy, expertise, and passion these three will bring to our team as we reach new heights! Join us in welcoming?Clay, Claire, and Kay. ? Existing Buildings Program Manager - Clay Tilton ? Existing Buildings Research Associate -?Claire Wigglesworth ??Community Senior Associate?- Kay M. Learn more about our new members: https://lnkd.in/eBGCGBFg

?? Join Meredith at Wentworth's Women@Breakfast ?? Get ready for a morning of inspiration as we celebrate?the incredible achievements of women in STEAM?industries?at the 18th Annual?Women@Wentworth?breakfast!?In addition,?hear from?Meredith Elbaum alongside other women leading the way in the field. As?a?part of the Women's History Month programming, they will speak about their insights and expertise. This event is a great opportunity to network, connect, and honor the impactful contributions of women across STEAM industries. ??? When:??Thursday,?March 27 from 8-10am ?? Where: Watson Auditorium at Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 ???Learn more:?https://lnkd.in/eU3HVdAu

?? Don't miss the Suffolk Climate Tech Forum! ?? Join?Suffolk Construction at their?Boston HQ for an exciting event?where?Suffolk?Sustainability?and?Suffolk?Technologies?team up with climate tech startups to explore how innovation is advancing sustainability in the built environment. Centered on three key areas -?circularity, industrial decarbonization, and connected industry?- the event will feature startup pitches, a real-world case study on adoption and implementation, and interactive breakout sessions with industry leaders.?With high-profile stakeholders in attendance, this is a unique opportunity to connect, collaborate, and help drive the future of sustainable construction. ??? When: March 25, 2025 at 3pm ??Where: Suffolk HQ, Boston ?? Learn more here:?https://lnkd.in/eR5yDXfi

?? Massachusetts continues to demonstrate leadership where it counts ?? Massachusetts has been ranked #2 in the 2025 The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)?State Energy Efficiency Scorecard?with an overall score of 80.5 out of 100. ?? MA?was among the top five contributors to the national increase in energy efficiency investments?and?remains?a leader in industrial energy efficiency, which includes Mass Save, MA Energy Efficiency Partnership, and an Equity Workforce Program. ???MA?invested significantly in programs aiding low-income households to implement energy-saving upgrades, contributing?as one of the few states?to?help?nearly double the national investment in such initiatives from 2021 to 2023 ???MA?sets policy and?energy requirements for public buildings, benchmarking energy use, and promoting energy savings performance contracts ?? 19 states and the District of Columbia have set industrial decarbonization targets with at least four of those states developing clean heat standards, MA being one of them ?? MA has ranked in the top 5 - 15 times since the first edition of the?State Scorecard MA continues to set a strong example, with its efforts?highlighted?in?the role of energy efficiency in reducing costs, enhancing living conditions, and?advancing?environmental goals.?Let's keep this momentum going! Read more here:?https://lnkd.in/eA65AMhB

?? BE+ at NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston Conference ?? We're honored to have played a role in shaping the conversations around sustainability, decarbonization, and the built environment at Northeast Sustainable Energy Association #BuildingEnergyBoston2025!?The conference was packed with thought-provoking and inspiring discussions that were the perfect tribute to?NESEA?during its?50th anniversary?year.?Huge thank you to the speakers who joined our Executive Director Meredith Elbaum on three panels, and to everyone there who made this conference so impactful!?It was great seeing so many familiar and new faces, and we hope we can continue collaborating and driving positive change in the built environment. ??? Shoutout to the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and The Westin Boston Seaport District for cultivating this?empowering?event!???

??? Join BE+ at NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston Conference this week! ??? We're thrilled for this year's BuildingEnergy Boston: Building the Movement, where BE+ will play an active role in shaping conversations around sustainability, decarbonization, and the future of the built environment. Find us there and help celebrate NESEA's 50th anniversary!?? Meredith Elbaum will be speaking on three panels: ? Slashing Upfront Embodied Carbon: How to Replicate Success?(Thursday, March 20, 2025 -?10:30am?to?12:00pm)?https://lnkd.in/ex5ERu7b ??Centralizing Knowledge to Scale Commercial Building Decarbonization?(Thursday, March 20, 2025 -?2:30pm?to?3:30pm)?https://lnkd.in/eCseWWdA ? Change Agents: This Is What Community Looks Like?(Friday, March 21, 2025 -?10:30am?to?12:00pm)?https://lnkd.in/euEKVyBg And our new Existing Buildings Program Manager, Clay Tilton is serving as Vice Chair of the content committee and has been curating conference sessions by reviewing proposals and ensuring they align with the theme and needs of the building science industry. He'll be facilitating two sessions,?Carbon in the Landscape?on Thursday and?Leveraging Moral Imagination to Accelerate Systems Change?on Friday. ?? Join us for key panels, learn about all the amazing approaches to sustainability, and help build the movement to transform our built environment.?We look forward to seeing you there! ???Stop by our trade show booth and chat with us! Let us know if you want to schedule time to talk:?https://lnkd.in/eH3UAC-m ?? Learn more about NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston 2025?and register today:?https://lnkd.in/e9P9jsCR ???Check out the?schedule:?https://lnkd.in/eCrfJwYR

Want to submit your firm or project for an award, but intimidated by the process? Join SMPS Boston for the final event in our awards series: Networking and Industry Panel: Ways to Win Awards & People to Win With. Taking place in person at Cushman & Wakefield in Boston on Tuesday, March 25, this event will cover what AEC-related professional organizations look for in awards submissions and what makes winners stand out. It will be moderated by Lisa Frisbie, VP of Member Services, Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts. Panelists include Greg Beeman, President and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors, Massachusetts Chapter; Danyson Tavares, Executive Director of the Boston Society for Architecture; Ann Gisinger, President and Executive Director of the Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc. and Meredith Elbaum, Executive Director of Built Environment Plus. There will also be extensive networking time before and after the event to connect with industry professionals. Don’t wait – register today to secure your spot! For more information and to register, visit https://lnkd.in/efcNxFxY #networking #awards #SMPSBoston

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