BuildingEnergy Boston 2019 - Sessions by Room

The Marina Session Rooms are located on the Lobby Level, just past the registration area. 
The Harbor and Burroughs Session Rooms are on the Upper Level accessed via the escalator.

Sessions in Marina 3

Thursday, March 14, 2019
Session Title Time Speakers Areas of Focus
The Cannabis Cultivation Conundrum: Lessons and Insights from the Design Studio to the Growroom

With a growing growing industry and a fresh round of local energy regulation, we will provide new insights into actual design and just how much energy real cannabis production facilities are... Full Description

10:30 am to 12:00 pm Brian Anderson
Nicholas Collins
Fred Davis
Sam Milton

Commercial

Design & Construction Process

Resiliency

Codes

Policy

The Race Toward Decarbonization

Many states in the Northeast have aggressive long-term carbon reduction goals, but are we on track to get there? While energy efficiency has been critical to minimize load growth and in some cases... Full Description

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Gina Bocra
Elizabeth Galloway
Deanna Moran
Paul Ormond
Darren Port

Building Envelope

Single Family

Multifamily

Beyond Energy*

Cities

Standards in Action**

Codes

Policy

Quebec City's Eco-District: Low-Energy, Affordable, Sustainable and Cost-Effective

This session will discuss 3 successful case studies from Quebec City with collaborative approaches: a 13-story cross-laminated timber frame eco-condo project and an energy efficient affordable... Full Description

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Dany Blackburn
Martine Dion
Martin Gougeon
André Huot
Alejandro Montero

Building Envelope

Multifamily

Institutional

Beyond Energy*

Resiliency

Cities

Friday, March 15, 2019
Session Title Time Speakers Areas of Focus
Energy Storage Behind the Meter in Massachusetts: New Incentives, Programs and Economics

The session will present new information on the cost effectiveness of behind-the-meter energy storage; new incentives for installing storage, including rebates, performance incentives and zero-... Full Description

8:30 am to 9:30 am Todd Olinsky-Paul
Amy McGuire

Multifamily

Commercial

Institutional

Energy Production & Storage

Policy

Finance

How Can Public Policy Promote Multifamily Passive House Projects?

The affordable multifamily housing market is leading the expansion of Passive House in larger scale construction, supported by public policy and influenced by competitive state financing. This... Full Description

10:00 am to 11:30 am Matthew Beaton
Zan Bross
Holly Glauser
Hank Keating

Multifamily

New Construction

Standards in Action**

Codes

Policy

Finance

Smart Homes and Sustainability: Putting Data into Practice

Navigating the smart-home hype is a challenge, particularly when trying to decide what smart-home technologies can make meaningful contributions to sustainability. This session will help... Full Description

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Claire Miziolek

Building Envelope

Single Family

Multifamily

Retrofit

Standards in Action**

Policy

Resilience Gaps and Clean Energy Solutions at State-Owned Medical and Residential Care Facilities

In 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources contracted with Arup to conduct an Energy Resilience Assessment of 12 state-owned care facilities which house difficult-to-relocate... Full Description

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Eric Friedman
Alan Glynn
Geoff Gunn

Institutional

Resiliency