BuildingEnergy NYC 2025: Call for Proposals

Event Date: 

Friday, March 28, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025

Location: 

online

Now Accepting Proposals for BuildingEnergy NYC 2025

We are now accepting proposals for sessions at our 2025 BuildingEnergy NYC Conference, which will be taking place on October 16 with the theme of Action and Adaptation. Session proposals are due by April 27, and will be reviewed by an experienced committee of NESEA Members. We look forward to your submissions!

Conference Theme: Action and Adaptation

The NESEA community has always been a force for courageous, innovative change. The climate movement in the United States is at a pivotal moment this year, with federal government actions likely to slow or even reverse progress toward established targets. At the same time, we are facing the rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events—uprooting people's lives and costing billions of dollars annually. In this new climate reality and complex policy environment, it is more important than ever for us to find creative ways to adapt and move forward with confidence, and to design buildings that will continue to perform at the highest level while withstanding these changing conditions.

The 2025 BuildingEnergy NYC conference will focus on how those of us in the building industries can continue to take effective action by incorporating resilience, adaptation, and mitigation strategies towards large-scale climate goals, while navigating an environment where regulatory and funding structures are unpredictable. We all must think critically and innovatively about the approaches that are feasible to continue driving impact in an uncertain national landscape, as well as how design and policy considerations themselves can look toward the future and center climate adaptation.
 
Within the umbrella of this theme, we are specifically interested in proposals exploring:

  • Building design and policy solutions targeting resilience and adaptation
  • Roadmaps and phased solutions for building design, construction and mechanical systems in an unpredictable environment
  • Circularity and embodied carbon
  • Education and engagement with diverse communities and practitioners
  • Workforce development and mentorship approaches
  • Strategies for navigating shifting financial and policy support
  • Innovative financial solutions for existing buildings and new construction projects
     

About the Review Process

BuildingEnergy NYC will take place on October 16, 2025. The deadline to submit your conference session proposal is Sunday, April 27 at midnight. Please use this planning sheet to prepare your proposal before submitting. Proposals will be reviewed and vetted by a volunteer committee of NESEA members to ensure that conference sessions are data-driven, diverse, and genuinely useful to attendees. Proposers will be notified of committee decisions in Mid-June.
 
Successful proposals:
  • Feature sustainable and high-performance building practices, solutions, or governance.
  • Present innovative material and ideas.
  • Have rich data to support claims.
  • Avoid focusing on specific, proprietary products or services.
  • Describe learning from mistakes as well as from successes.
  • Are designed to actively engage attendees in dialogue.
  • Include diverse speakers and panelists.
  • Are comprehensive and complete upon submission.
     
You must log in or create an account at nesea.org to create a proposal (membership is not required). This allows you to save your proposal as a draft and come back to work on it as often as you like before submitting. NESEA does not provide compensation or reimburse expenses for speakers.

Questions? Speaker suggestions? Want to talk over a proposal idea before submitting? Contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Conference Director, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org.
 

Submit Your Proposal