BE13

BE13

80 Sessions, 150 Exhibitors and You!

BE13: March 5–7, 2013
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston MA

Gather, learn, get back to work

BuildingEnergy (BE) is the most established, most cross-disciplinary renewable energy and high-performance building conference and trade show in the northeastern United States. NESEA’s flagship program, it’s an annual intergenerational gathering of professionals for three days of networking, accredited educational sessions, collaboration, and a high-level trade show. NESEA members drive the content from questions that come up in their professional lives – from ‘what type of heating system makes sense for this low load building’ to ‘how do we plan more resilient neighborhoods’? It’s a place to shape a vision of a sustainable built environment and to do the whole systems thinking it will take to get there. It’s rigorous—no greenwashing here—and it’s a blast.
Browse the Invitation to Attend Online here, or go to the Media Kit to download .pdf copies.

All of the information you need to know about BE can be found within the expandable  links to the left under the Building Energy banner.

80 accredited sessions and workshops on renewable energy and green building

BE presents 10 to 12 areas of focus—we call them “tracks”—on renewables and high-performance building. Each track usually spans two days (Wednesday and Thursday) and comprises 90-minute sessions featuring one or more speakers. Sometimes we do a few one-day tracks. In addition are full- and half-day workshops (Tuesday) led by master practitioners working in the Northeast and beyond.

Rigor guaranteed.

NESEA requires an array of actual performance data for projects featured in BE presentations. How do we know we’re winning if we don’t keep score? Have a look at our case study guidelines here.

Earn credit. BE workshops and sessions receive continuing ed units from AIA, BPI, GBCI, InterNACHI, NAHB, and NARI.

4,000 sustainability pros from 31 states and 14 countries

That’s 2012’s attendance. We are thinkers who want to think together. Old hands, emerging professionals, and students. Architects, engineers, builders, developers, policymakers, building managers, manufacturers, installers, and anyone else who’s working toward a sustainable built environment.

150 trade show exhibitors

On Wednesday and Thursday, BE presents the latest products and services that support alternative energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable building. Want to exhibit? Sign up early for the best spots. See present and past exhibitors here.

Zero Net Energy Building Award

Our annual $10,000 prize is announced at BE. You also have an opportunity to hear more about the projects directly from the builders, architects and/or engineers involved. See entries (past and present) here.

News for 2013

Thermal Bridging at NESEA BuildingEnergy – at last!

From NESEA business members SchöckUSA and BE13 speaker Jim D’Aloisio

Guru of HRV’s coming to BE13

Long-time NESEA Member Andy Shapiro on lessons from Germany and Upper Austria

Water Woes & Possibly The Most Important 90 Minutes in 2013

Read the latest on BE13 from Conf. Chair Paul Eldrenkamp

BuildingEnergy13 Registration is LIVE!

Be sure to add NESEA Night (click here for more information)

NPR’s Alex Blumberg to Deliver Keynote

Read more about this from Conf. Chair Paul Eldrenkamp on the NESEA blog