Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

Brooklyn Brownstone DER, December 13, Brooklyn, NY

Project Details Units:  2 Type of Construction:  DER (completed July 2018) Square footage: 3,000 10 kw roof-mounted PV array, offsetting more than 100% of energy demand (simple payback period less than two years) Owner duplex above, renter at garden level, unfinished basement below Townhouse occupied for duration of work Shell air sealing from 3,500 to 2,200 cfm50 Attic and side wall...

Multi-Family Housing: Under Construction Through Final Product, November 15, Northamption, MA

During this event, attendees will tour two projects built by hosting company Sunwood Builders: a 13-unit condominium project, which has been complete for less than six months, and a 28-unit co-housing project, which will still be under construction. Because these two projects are being built by the same team, similar design and construction techniques are being used on both, which will give attendees the unique opportunity to see very similar...

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - Resilient Retrofit and ZNE Office Building - May 18, New Paltz, NY

Site 1 Details Units: 8 units in office building Square Footage: 5,400 gross plus fully conditioned basement Type of construction: New LEED Platinum certified, zero-net-energy verified 24KW integrated photovoltaic system Blower-door test results: 0.59 ACH at 50pa Site 2 Details Units: 1 Square Footage: 2,400 Type of construction: Retrofit Ratings Include: HERS Index (5), NYSERDA Tier III Net-Zero Energy, EPA ENERGY STAR Homes v3.1,...

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - May 4, Far Rockaways, NY

CEUs: 3.0 AIA LU/HSW pending; certificates of attendance provided to all attendees Units: 101 Square Footage: 109,000 Type of construction: New Energy Generated Onsite: 100% Resiliency features, including bioswale for storm water retention Building features mixed income and mixed unit type

NESEA Green Building Pro Tour - Portland's First PHIUS+ Affordable Multifamily Housing, Friday, April 7, 1-5 pm, Portland, Maine

Green Building Pro Tour - Portland's First PHIUS+ Affordable Multifamily Housing Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday, April 7, 1-5 pm, Portland, Maine CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and certificates of participation are available Join NESEA for a tour of Bayside Anchor, a recently-completed 45 unit apartment building in downtown Portland, ME. The building is a joint venture of the Portland Housing Authority and...

NESEA Pro Green Building Tour - FineHomeBuilding's ZNE Teaching Home, Friday March 31st, 1-5 pm, East Greenwich

Green Building Tour - FineHomeBuilding's ZNE Teaching Home Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Friday March 31st, 1-5 pm East Greenwich, RI CEUs Pending: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, 2.0 BPI, and certificates of participation are available This Pro Tour takes attendees into FineHomebuilding’s ProHOME, a single-family residence specifically designed as a teaching tool for builders and designers dedicated to producing quality buildings that...

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum (BASEA): Thursday, Oct. 13th, 7 pm: The Future of Solar Incentives in Massachusetts

Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum: Thursday, Oct. 13th, 2016, 7 pm DOER's 'Next Generation Solar Incentive Straw Proposal' ~ the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Attend the BASEA Forum, Thursday, October 16th, to glimpse the future of solar incentives for Massachusetts. First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Time: Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; Presentation begins at 7:30 p.m Solar...

NESEA Pro Tour: Two New Living Building Challenge Designed Projects/Centers at Hampshire College - Friday August 5, 1-5 pm, Amherst MA

Come see Hampshire College's two new Living Building Challenge centers up and running. Friday, August 5th - 1-5 pm Hampshire College Campus 893 West Street, Amherst MA, 01002 With construction now complete, Hampshire College's two Living Building Challenge (LBC) certified centers are fully functional! In fall of 2015, BuildingEnergy Pro Tour participants toured two under-construction centers on the Hampshire College campus that were...

NESEA Pro Tour with Two Data Geeks on Martha's Vineyard, Friday April 1, 1-5 pm

Pro Tour with Two Data Geeks Friday, April 1 - 1-5 pm Martha's Vineyard, MA CEUs: 2.5 AIA LU/HSW, Pending approval $25 for NESEA Members, $35 for Non-members Spend a day on Martha’s Vineyard touring two recently completed high-performance houses. The first house is a completely new structure, purpose-built to incorporate high performing energy systems and materials. The second house is a deep energy retrofit, where an existing house...

O&M Stories in Multifamily Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results - @NESEA's Building Energy - March 10, 1:30 pm

O&M Stories in MF Housing: Challenges, Solutions & Results Thursday, March 10 1:30 - 2:30 pm BE16: Multifamily In the world of multi-family housing every operational dollar is earmarked, budgeted, and designated. For both Selfhelp Community Services, owning/operating 960 units, and POAH, owning/operating 8500 units, this rings especially true. Both organizations have worked to create operational plans and protocol, short and long term...