2017 - A Greener Year to Come

Let's start 2017 together!

Expect big things in the year to come!

It's already 2017! How did that happen so quickly? Well, now that the holidays are over, we're keeping the positive vibes and we're going to be starting 2017 off with a bang.

Spoilers for our upcoming Annual Meeting in a few weeks - we're going to be announcing a game, and it's going to be quite...ENGAGING! This new program will shine the spotlight on those who really make an impact in our Chapter, and we're really excited to get this going. We will also recap the advocacy victories of 2016 and announce new Board members for the 2017 cycle.

From there, we will be holding our Building Tech Forum on February 16th - a unique event exploring how green buildings are a part of the smart cities of the future. Join us for this mixer combining technology with the building sector. Science and the future are awesome.

Upcoming Events

1/11: Creating the XPRIZE for Healthy Buildings

Join us on January 11th for a morning educational session with Eric Corey Freed, as he walks us through the power of exponential thinking in green building design.

1/26: Annual Meeting

We can talk about what we did in 2016, or we can show it off. On this night, we will celebrate all of our victories of 2016, announce new Board members, and start to really ENGAGE everyone in our community in a fun new game.

2/16: Building Tech Forum

Technology, innovation, and sustainability all collide to create the concept of Smart Cities, and this is the event where you'll get the scoop on how to best position your projects.

December 2016

Greenbuild Kick-Off & Volunteer Planning

Being here in the host city, it's our job to get the green building community involved, so we had ourselves a gathering of over 70 USGBC MA members to set up volunteering groups for the big event.

It's not too late to get involved! See our Greenbuild Committees page to learn more.

Full recap

This is the largest Passive House multifamily project in New England

On December 1st, we toured a renovated Distillery that is on its way to become a Passive House in 2017. Thanks to Fred Gorton for walking us through the building and teaching us so much about this side of building design!

Full recap

See everything we did in 2016!

A LOT went down in 2016. We had success in legislation, connected tons of awesome green building leaders together, got more green buildings in Massachusetts.

Full 2016 retrospective

Updates

A few updates to note:

Our Emerging Professionals committee is setting up their 2017 Mentoring Program. If you're interested in mentoring someone - or being mentored - please go here to learn more and sign up.
Did you know that Massachusetts has over 100,000 employed in clean energy? Yep, that's an achievement.
We're going to be hosting a few sessions at MED|Ed in March - stay tuned for updates!
Boston is making great strides to help the city prepare for climate change that is affecting where we live. Read the full report for more details.
Help decide the fate of our Chapter in 2017 and nominate someone to be on our Board of Directors.
We're doing podcasts now! Hear us recap 2016 and what to expect from 2017

More events:

1/9 - Residential Green Building Committee Meeting
1/18 - LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course
1/19 - Project Mapping Workshop with SPI: What integrative process steps do we need to consider when planning a new design?
1/23 - Emerging Professionals Committee Meeting
1/24 - WELL AP Exam Prep Course
1/25 - Living Building Challenge Prolegomenon - Get the full primer on the LBC.
1/31 - Grid Modernization in Massachusetts: Learn how we can plan a grid designed for the future.
2/8 - Presinar, Paving the Way to Stormwater Management
2/8 - Mentoring Kick-Off: Are you a part of our Mentoring Program? Let's kick-off the 2017 cycle with some fun!

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