Community Events

We are now accepting proposals for sessions at our 2027 BuildingEnergy Boston Conference, which will be taking place on March 10-11, 2027 with the theme The Building in Context: Earth, Air, Water, Fire & Light. Session proposals will be reviewed by an experienced committee of NESEA Members, and ...

Thinking of submitting a session proposal for BuildingEnergy Boston 2027, but don't know where to start? Have a question about the conference theme? Have an idea but want a different perspective? Join us for an informal chat with our conference chairs!

Effective balanced ventilation is easy to spec, but harder to do right.

Join BS & Beer Western MA for a two-part discussion on ventilation system selection, distribution strategy, commissioning, and occupant controls. Learn from experienced practitioners, share lessons from the field,

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Join NESEA in Connecticut for a Pro Tour featuring an exciting collaboration between two NESEA Bottom Lines members (Wolfworks and Rare Forms), showcasing a new, single family home, built from straw panels to reduce embodied carbon.

Join us 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 constructing the built ...

Join us on Wednesday, November 4 for NESEA’s Annual Meeting! Whether you’re a longtime member of the NESEA community or simply curious about our work and mission, we invite you to join us. Members and non-members alike are welcome.

On November 5, NESEA will be hosting an in-person meet-up for people working in industries connected to NESEA who have identities that are traditionally underrepresented in the field. This is a follow-up to similar events we have run in Boston and New York City.

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour where we will learn about East Montpelier Vermont's decision to electrify their city garage, which could be a replicable solution for other towns in the Northeast. This is the first building of its kind that NESEA has featured in our Pro Tour program.

A casual, fun, and free meet-up for women, trans, & non-binary folks in construction, design, and the trades hosted by HELM Construction Solutions, Vermont Works for Women, Efficiency Vermont, Monadnock Community Investments, and Generator. 

Join us to connect, share experiences,

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Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of an occupied 19th century factory building undergoing a re-renovation and electrification using historic tax credits. There are numerous points of interest in this project, including updating to air-to-water electric heating and cooling with minimized refrigerant ...

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of an innovative Single-family home featuring new wood-frame construction on concrete bond beam over 1892 stone foundation. This interesting project uses wood stove heating with no mechanical cooling, heating the home with mechanical ventilation. An attached greenhouse is ...

Join NESEA for a Pro Tour of the landmarked Harlem River Houses, New York City’s first purpose-built public housing development. This development has undergone a thorough and senstive renewal, updating the building for its residents while preserving its historic character. Originally built in 1937 ...

Have you ever left a NESEA event and wished you just had more time to get to know those cool people? Join us for a weekend of winter fun for NESEA community members who want to hang out with fellow nerds. With Yestermorrow Design/Build School as our home base and clubhouse, we will play together, ...

NESEA is excited to announce the dates for our next BuildingEnergy Boston Conference: March 10-11, 2027! We will be back at the Westin Boston Seaport District. for two inspiring days of learning and connecting with a wide array of industry leaders and emerging professionals.