October 2016 Newsletter

 Imagine 20,000 People Chanting "More Green Buildings!"

Greetings from Greenbuild!

We are at the biggest convention and most fun gathering of green building professionals in the world. Well, this one is great here in LA but it will actually be better in Boston in November next year.

I hope you save the date and get it into your budget to attend Greenbuild in Boston - it is an amazing opportunity to be in an incredible density of connected green building advocates.

Yesterday we heard from USGBC on the launch of "arc" a new software platform to connect building data and create a new wave of competitive energy to improve building performance. Arc will support LEED Cities - a new system to engage "beyond the building" and ensure our entire built environment improves on sustainability metrics. It was exciting!

So far, in the first 24h of Greenbuild, 6,434 hours of aggregate credential maintenance have been logged - there are a lot of great sessions going on and over 30 Massachusetts-based professionals are delivering education sessions here. Not only are we wicked green, we're also wicked smaht!

I look forward to seeing you at some of our events in the coming weeks. Definitely sign up for our Healthy Materials Summit on 10/26 at Google in Cambridge, and consider joining some of our upcoming tours and service projects.

For those heading to ABX in November, please review the links below: we want you to sign up to these courses! They are going to be great - take a look and register.

Thank you again for participating in our mission to transform the built environment into net positive effects for our society and our planet.

Thanks,
Grey


Green Building Showcase 2016 Was A Success!

One of our favorite events of the year - The Green Building Showcase - was a huge success! We can't thank everyone enough who attended. Between volunteers, sponsors, judges, guests, board members, and local industry leaders, this night was so much fun. Congratulations again to all of the winners of the night, and to Elkus Manfredi Architects for taking home the Building of the Year award for the New Balance HQ. All of the photos from the event can be found on our Flickr.

 

 

 
It's Almost Time for Healthy Materials Summit 2016

Another one of our biggest events, the Healthy Materials Summit is coming up soon. On October 26th, 2016, the Google Cambridge office will be holding this year's event, focused on healthy material practices for everyone involved in the building industry. This day-long event will feature a panel, breakout sessions, networking, oh, and good and drinks! What's not to be excited for?
You can register here.
 
You Can Still Register for October's WELL AP Exam Prep Course Oct. 18th

Are you still preparing for your WELL AP exam? Well, it's not too late to brush up your knowledge before the big day! We will be holding an all-day workshop event, lead by Jennifer Taranto.
Learn more here, and register here.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
50 Milk Street, 18th Floor
Hemingway Room
Boston, MA
8:30AM-4:30PM
 
Our LEED Course Has Open Slots Oct. 19th

Are you still preparing for your WELL AP exam? Well, it's not too late to brush up your knowledge before the big day! We will be holding an all-day workshop event, lead by Blake Jackson.
Learn more and register here.
 
Coming up

 

 

 

Thursday, October 20th, 2016
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA
Come join your green building colleagues for a tour of the University of Massachusetts Boston's new University Hall.
 
Click here to learn more and to register!


USGBC MA Emerging Professionals + BSA EPNet: HallOlympics 

Thursday, October 27th, 2016
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Peabody Office Furniture
234 Congress Street #1
Boston, MA

Join the Emerging Professionals of the USGBC MA and BSA Emerging Professionals for some Healthy competition in your best sports costume, we're having HallOlympics!
Click here to learn more and to register!
USGBC MA Give Back Day: Weatherizing Windows   

Saturday, November 19th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 
USGBC MA is teaming up with YouthBuild Boston for our give back day project this year. Volunteers will insulate windows using a thin plastic film which will help reduce the costs of heating for some low-income seniors living. The homes will all be in the Mattapan/Hyde Park neighborhoods. 
Click here to learn more!
 
 
ABX 2016
 
A05: Good Medicine: the WELL Building Standard

Tuesday, November 15th
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
 
 This session provides a deeper review of the WELL Building Standard and the certification process. The medical basis for the concept categories is explored along with design and construction strategies to create healthy buildings.
 
Click here to learn more and to register!
A25: Integrative Design (LEEDv4 IP): Where the rubber meets the road

Tuesday, November 15th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
 This workshop is a practical and applied look at how your firm can capture the value provided by institutionalizing IP. Successfully implementing IP requires a clear, shared understanding of what integration means in your firm culture, how individuals in different roles participate and alignment with consultants around your project delivery objectives.

Click here to learn more and to register!
A44: Beyond Inspiration: Implement a successful biophilic project

Tuesday, November 15th
 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
 
 How do designers go above superficial references to nature and use of natural materials to design environments that are truly connecting, inspiring, and regenerative?

Click here to learn more and to register!

B04: Ask the Experts: Live up to the Living Building Challenge

Wednesday, November 16th
 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
 
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the Living Building Challenge-a philosophy, advocacy tool, and certification program that addresses development at all scales.

Click here to learn more and to register!
B25: Transforming Inertia

Wednesday, November 16th
 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
There is a huge opportunity for practitioners to learn how to change firm culture and overcome inertia in order to pursue sustainability in their projects. The presentation will cover the insight of those outside of a firm but working on this issue with firms, as well as the perspectives of those in an architecture and engineering firm.

Click here to learn more and to register!
B44: Mapping the Materials Universe: Lessons and Strategies

Wednesday, November 16th
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
We explore the hardest specification sections and the most opaque market sectors, inviting discussion and exploration of the greatest challenges. 

Click here to learn more and to register!

B49: Thriving in an Age of Rising Seas

Wednesday, November 16th
1:00 PM - 2:30 AM
 
The City of Boston's Living With Water Design Competition called for international teams to submit designs to increase Boston's climate change resiliency and overall sustainability. 

Click here to learn more and to register!
B68: Designing for Net Positive Water and Energy

Wednesday, November 16th
 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
 
 Net positive energy is a key component in the battle against climate change. Buildings emit nearly 50% of carbon emissions, and architects can play a leadership role in moving beyond incremental reductions to regenerative design now.
 
 

Click here to learn more and to register!
C21: How Green Building Make Your Clients Smarter - Harvard Study

Thursday, November 15th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
Green Buildings have measurable positive effects on brain function. The ability to provide data on how design impacts occupant productivity is key to moving client towards valuing and advocating for green building features.

Click here to learn more and to register!

C51: Introduction to the JUST Program

Thursday, November 17th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
 
 Program acts as a "nutrition
 label" for socially just and equitable organizations. Learn how this system ties into LEED, WELL, LBC and other certification systems.
 

 

 Click here to learn more and to register!

 
C66: The New Corporate Accounting and Existing Buildings

Thursday, November 17th
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
 
This workshop will explore options such as LEED EBOM and Building Energy Audits as well as compliance pathways to achieve a higher level of performance and branding from your portfolio.
 
 
 Click here to learn more and to register!
Greenbuild 2017 is coming to Boston!
 
Connect with the Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the International Living Building Institute. She will be in Boston for ABX and we will be hosting an evening program at Skanska's headquarters in Boston for her to connect with our community. Please join us for a spirited evening of networking and design enlightenment with the ILFI. Learn more here and register your seat!

Greenbuild 2017 is coming to Boston!
 
While Greenbuild is in Los Angeles this year, it will be coming to Boston next year! Stay tuned for all of the updates for Greenbuild 2017 in Boston in the upcoming months.

Greenbuild is expected to bring over 20,000 visitors and $32 million in business to the Boston area. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to showcase local projects and expertise while bringing attention to issues of particular importance to our region. 

While Greenbuild is a meeting of national and international experts in the field during one week in November 2017, our goal is to leverage the event to engage the broader local community in discussions and activities that raise awareness around sustainability and the built environment throughout the year leading up to the event.

Let's stay in touch!

Stay tuned for upcoming updates!
Get in touch with our planning team, please email info@usgbcma.org. We welcome any communication relating to content or event support.
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