What: Fundamentals of Pre-Construction and Project Management is a deep dive into the fundamentals of good pre-construction and project management practice. This 7-session online course will cover essential tasks during pre-construction, estimating, scheduling, and project management tasks... Full Description
Community Events
Below is a list of upcoming events hosted by NESEA or by NESEA Members. Please make sure to confirm event dates and details beforehand with the hosting organization. NESEA Members can submit events by logging in to their nesea.org account and returning to this page to fill out a form. We select several news items and events to feature in our NESEA Monthly newsletter each month. Questions? Contact Katie Schendel at kschendel@nesea.org.
Community Event - Hosted by HELM Construction Solutions
Tuesday, November 5 to Tuesday, December 17
Community Event - Hosted by passivhausMAINE
Tuesday, December 3 - Rockland, Maine
With the new update to Maine's building codes–and the increased importance of sustainability–we want to share this training.
This training will teach new and experienced builders around (1) meeting the new MUBEC building and health codes as well as (2) understanding and implementing the... Full Description
Community Event - Hosted by passivhausMAINE
Wednesday, December 4 - Brunswick, Maine
Celebrate the holiday season with PHriends! Gather with us at Moderation Brewing in Brunswick for some celebration, socialization, and passive house trivia. Meet fellow passive house and high-performance building enthusiasts and tradespeople and enjoy some sweet treats. This event is open to all... Full Description
NESEA Event - BuildingEnergy Pro Tour
Friday, December 6 - New York City, New York
Join NESEA for the final Pro Tour of 2024: a passive house-certified, 185,000 square-foot building, providing 160 units of much-needed affordable housing to the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Community Event - Hosted by Bensonwood
Wednesday, December 11
We recently announced nine new plans as part of our OpenHome series, a culmination of years of development and fine tuning. Join us on December 11th for an informative webinar where we’ll deep dive into the OpenHome offering. By pre-designing and pre-engineering our OpenHome collections, we can... Full Description
Community Event - Hosted by passivhausMAINE
Friday, December 13 - Freeport, Maine
This is an in-person, one-day builder training. Retrofits can present a number of complex and evolving challenges such as significant financial investments, complexity of and access to the building structure, and its overall disruptiveness to using the home. With an upfront understanding of the... Full Description
Community Event - Hosted by EEBA
Monday, December 16 to Tuesday, December 17 - Southborough, Massachusetts
Join us for the Zero Energy Ready Home and ENERGY STAR NextGen Builder Training, brought to you by the Sponsors of Mass Save® . This two-day event presented by Gord Cooke includes a comprehensive program that will equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to to construct high-... Full Description
NESEA Event - BuildingEnergy Planning Meeting
Tuesday, December 17
The BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 Content Committee will be meeting to make final decisions about conference session proposals and begin shaping the 2025 conference session lineup.
Community Event - Hosted by HTS / DXS / CTI
Wednesday, January 8 to Wednesday, March 26
HTS-U is a 10-week training program designed to enhance Engineers’ fundamental HVAC application skills. This course will be offered online only starting January 8th, 2025 – March 26th, 2025. Please note that there will be no HTS-U Module on Wednesday, February 12th, and Wednesday, February 26th... Full Description
Community Event - Hosted by HELM Construction Solutions
Wednesday, January 8 to Wednesday, January 29
What: Scheduling Skills is a comprehensive introduction to the methodology and techniques of scheduling with Gantt charts for residential construction. In this 4-session online course participants will learn how to build their schedules using predecessor relationships, to establish a critical... Full Description
NESEA Event - BuildingEnergy Planning Meeting
Wednesday, January 22
Our next BuildingEnergy NYC conference will take place October 2025. The event is designed by and for practitioners (like you) in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Share your vision and help to shape the next BuildingEnergy NYC by... Full Description
Community Event - Hosted by HELM Construction Solutions
Tuesday, February 4 to Tuesday, April 22
What: Construction Business Basics is a 12-week online course that covers all the essentials of running a construction business. With a focus on the Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, and Prosperity), our facilitators help business owners assess where their company is today, create a vision for... Full Description
NESEA Conference
Thursday, March 20 to Friday, March 21 - Boston, Massachusetts
BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other.... Full Description
Community Event - Hosted by Efficiency Vermont
Wednesday, April 2 to Thursday, April 3
The 2025 conference theme is 2030 on the Horizon: Assessing Vermont's Vision Versus Reality. Vermont has two ambitious goals with 2030 deadlines: make all new construction net-zero and reduce greenhouse gas pollution to 40% below 1990 levels. Five years out, we have a lot of work to do,... Full Description