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Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts)

Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts)
Phone: (617) 752-2422
50 Milk Street15th Floor
Boston
Massachusetts , 02209
United States
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Description: Built Environment Plus, formerly known as the USGBC Massachusetts Chapter, is a membership-based community advocating for green buildings at the state and local level. The USGBC MA Chapter provides green building education, networking, advocacy and leadership opportunities for the sustainable building practitioner community and beyond.
Environmental Statement: The Mission Statement: We drive sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of the built environment! Vision Statement: We envision a thriving and diverse community, creating a built environment of net positive systems of water and energy, of financial and social equity, and of ecological and human health.
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Certifications/Awards
Activity
Built Environment Plus, Green Building Showcase, October 29, 4-9:30 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at its annual Green Building Showcase. Join BE+ for a night of project boards, short presentations, discussions, and awards. Attendees include architects, engineers, contractors, developers, owners, facility managers, building users, lenders, suppliers – everyone who plays a role in designing, operating, and...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 10/29/2024 + Show |
BE+ Building Tech Forum 2022, July 7, 5 - 9 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Built Environment Plus envisions a thriving and diverse community, creating a built environment of net positive systems of water and energy, of financial and social equity, and of ecological and human health. Which innovations in building technology are advancing us towards this vision? At BTF ’22, green technology firms and building product companies will answer this question and explore the future of building science. Start the...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 07/07/2022 + Show |
Webinar: Deep Dive into Net Zero Water and the Water/Energy Nexus, February 25, 8-10 am
The New England Living Building Collaborative is presenting a series of webinars on how water management, water efficiency and water and energy nexus concepts can be incorporated into project planning, design, construction and operation. Deep Dive into Net Zero Water and the Water/Energy Nexus will explore how energy is involved with water by looking at the energy embodied in water infrastructure, and the energy available from water and how...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 02/25/2021 + Show |
Women in Green: Leading Through Adversity, Online, November 19, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Women are driving the sustainability of the built environment. We are tasked with the most important mission of all: healing the earth. This event is for professionals to network and connect with leaders in the field, promote women’s leadership across the environmental and built environment industry, and to channel our efforts to build a better world where people have equal access to and are involved in leadership and decision-making. At...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 11/19/2020 + Show |
Building Tech Forum (Online): Getting to Zero with Embodied Carbon, October 28, 4 pm EDT
Building Tech Forum: Roadmap to 2050 aimed to better understand how our carbon footprint will change to accommodate the Commonwealth’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. Now, we’re narrowing in on a particular type of carbon that’s standing in the way of carbon neutrality: embodied carbon. The Materials Carbon Action Network (materialsCAN) states that “embodied carbon will be responsible for almost half of total new...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 10/28/2020 + Show |
BuiltEnvironment Plus is bringing in industry expert presenters for a final 90-minute discussion. Dr. Joseph G. Allen will begin with an introductory 15-minute presentation to set the stage for over an hour of discussion with other panelists and the building engineering and design community at large. Please join Built Environment Plus and the panel for a debate of the merits of various COVID-19 mitigation strategies, their sustainability...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 08/18/2020 + Show |
(Now Online!) Building Tech Forum 2020: Roadmap to 2050, April 29, Boston, MA
COVID-19 Update from Built Environment Plus / USGBC MA Location: Remote Web Conference Date: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT) ** In response to the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19, we are exercising caution by rethinking our events programming. We are working to reimagine this event for a remote setting–more information will be released soon. We thank you for your cooperation and patience....
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 04/29/2020 + Show |
(Now Online!) Women in Green: Culture of Courage, Built Environment Plus, March 30, Boston, MA
*** Monday, March 30th, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM This event will now be held remotely through Zoom web conferencing IMPORTANT UPDATE: In response to COVID-19, this panel is being revised for an online setting. Built Environment Plus debated postponing this event (again) because we believe that the face-to-face networking that happens at Women in Green is such a critical part of the panel. On the...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 03/30/2020 + Show |
USGBC Massachusetts, Annual General Meeting, January 28, 6pm, Boston
Once a year, USGBC MA comes together to celebrate the volunteers, members, and successes that make the USGBC MA community amazing! Ring in the new year with food and drinks and an awards ceremony for members, as well as wrapping up voting for the Board of Directors and the organizational name change. This past year a lot has been accomplished, such as advocating for zero energy policies, launching inaugural conference Design 4 People,...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 01/28/2020 + Show |
USGBC MA Emerging Professionals Meeting, January 27, Boston
The EPMA Committee is a great venue for becoming more engaged with green building community and forming meaningful connections with colleagues across the industry. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming more involved. MEETING AGENDAS TYPICALLY INCLUDE: The meeting starts with a 45 minute discussion with the committee leaders regarding planning for upcoming EPMA events and USGBC MA Chapter updates. All are welcome to...
By Built Environment Plus (Formerly USGBC Massachusetts) Event Date: 01/27/2020 + Show |
Mentions
USGBC MA is Hiring - Marketing and Graphics Associate
Job Summary The Marketing and Graphics Associate is a full-time position responsible for managing all organizational communications, graphics, and related marketing technology. The position will cultivate community and build our member and sponsor base through consistent communication and promotion of our activities. The Marketing and Graphics Associate is a critical role responsible for promoting all USGBC MA activities to the public and...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Last updated: 03/12/2019 + Show |
Mass Moving on Up at #3: Top LEED State in the Nation
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its national ranking of the top states in the country for LEED green building and Massachusetts is the third state in the nation for 2015. The rankings come at an important time for states looking to reduce their energy use. LEED-certified spaces use less energy and water resources, save money for families, businesses and taxpayers, reduce carbon emissions and create a healthier environment for...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Last updated: 02/05/2016 + Show |
Starting the Year off With a Big Bang - USGBC MA Annual Meeting 1/21/2016
Starting 2016 Off With A Bang! Molly Cox reports on the USGBC MA Annual Meeting and Celebration: To read the full blog post: http://usgbcma.org/blog/starting-2016-bang USGBC MA Board Members: New Directors: Julie Conroy of MAPC Darien Crimmin of Winn Development John Markowitz of MassDevelopment Johanna Jobin of Biogen Sarah Brylinski of MIT Steven Burke of SMMA Samira Ahmadi of AHA Returning: Ben Myers of Boston...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Last updated: 01/27/2016 + Show |
Building Blocks for Green Master Planning: A Hands-on Introduction to LEED ND Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 2-5 pm Presenters: Kimberly Vermeer Casey Studhalter This engaging, hands-on workshop will give participants a “learning by doing” introduction to sustainable site planning principles and USGBC’s LEED for Neighborhood Development program. The workshop will begin with a short introduction. Then, using case studies developed...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 03/08/2016 + Show |
Vanguard Series: E+, Key Secrets to Success with Net Positive Development Part 1: Residential, March 2, 8:30 am, Boston March 2, 8:30 am-1:30 pm 50 Milk St, 14th Floor "Dali" Conf Room Boston, 02109-Boston Join John Dalzell, Senior Architect at the Boston Redevelopment Authority for Part 1 of a two part E+ Series on the city's energy positive (E+) affordable housing development. We look forward to having a deep level discussion...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 03/02/2016 + Show |
USGBCMA - Annual Sustainable Dinner: Thursday, February 11 at the Commonwealth Restaurant - 6:30 pm
Please join the USGBCMA on Thursday February 11th @6:30pm for our Annual Sustainable Dinner at the Commonwealth Restaurant; co-hosted with the Illuminating Engineers Society (IES). We will enjoy a delicious & sustainable meal of the freshest locally sourced ingredients created by Chef Nookie; along with an educational presentation on the health effects of artificial lighting by our sponsor Jane Slade, RAB Lighting https://www.rabweb.com/: ...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 02/11/2016 + Show |
Green Breakfast: Cambridge and a Net Zero Plan, USGBC MA, 1/28 8:30-10 am
Green Breakfast: Cambridge and a Net Zero Plan January 28th, 8:30 - 10 am Learn more about the City of Cambridge's 25-year Net-Zero Action Plan from presenter Susanne Rasmussen, director of the Environmental and Transportation Planning Division for Cambridge. Join us for our Green Breakfast series with Susanne Rasmussen, Director of Transportation and Environmental Planning for the City of Cambridge, as she speaks to the USGBC...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 01/28/2016 + Show |
USGBCMA Green Building Showcase and Awards 2015 - October 1st, 6:30-8:30 pm
Green Building Showcase and Awards 2015 October 1st, 6:30-8:30 pm 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA Join us at the 2015 Green Building Showcase, the Chapter’s premier fall event to showcase and celebrate exceptional green buildings conceived, designed, built & operated by our community of practitioners over the past year. Over 75 projects will be on display. More than 250 leaders in our industry will be in attendance for this open bar...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 10/01/2015 + Show |
Electric Vehicle Lunch & Learn event - August 27th! 11:45-1:45 pm
Join SemaConnect, CBRE, and USGBC MA on Get Charged 2015 Summer Tour's Boston stop, an interactive Electric Vehicle Lunch & Learn event on August 27th! The event is FREE for all attendees within the commercial industry who are interested in building out their green programs! It will specifically touch on best practices for Electric Vehicle charging services, you'll earn LEED continuing education credit, and lunch is included. To spark your...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 08/27/2015 + Show |
USGBCMA - Presentation at the State House on the Green Building Advocacy Platform, June 23, 9 am
Join the USGBCMA at the Members Lounge at the State House on June 23, from 9-11 am for a Green Building Policy Forum. Massachusetts State House House Members Lounge 24 Beacon St, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 01233 Green Buildings and related businesses comprise a major component of our thriving economy in Massachusetts and support the state in taking a leadership role on environmental & quality of life issues. Experts from our Chapter...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Event Date: 06/23/2015 + Show |