BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 Community Events
Wednesday
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Community Happy Hour Kick off BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 and meet fellow attendees at our community happy hour. Light appetizers will be provided, and there will be a cash bar. |
Sauciety 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
Thursday
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Trade Show Open Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show. |
Trade Show Floor 8:00 am to 9:00 am |
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Lifetime Member Breakfast Invitation only. This annual event provides NESEA Lifetime Members with a dedicated space to relax, network, and enjoy breakfast before a busy day at the conference. Lifetime Members will have the opportunity to connect with old friends and meet new members of our community during this informal gathering. Drop in for a minute or stay for the... Full Description |
Carlton 8:00 am to 9:00 am |
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Keynote — Carbon (R)Evolution: Collective Impact and Decarbonization in the Building Industry Andrew Himes is Director of Collective Impact for the Carbon Leadership Forum. Over the past several years in the building industry, collective decarbonization efforts have accelerated dramatically. Collective impact initiatives involving hundreds of companies and organizations from every part of the sector have inspired and catalyzed systemic... Full Description Speakers: Andrew Himes |
Harbor Ballroom 9:00 am to 10:00 am |
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BE the Future Scholarship Lunch Invitation only. This annual networking lunch brings together recipients of NESEA's BE the Future scholarship and supporters of the program. Included in each scholarship is a NESEA Membership, a pass to a BuildingEnergy Pro Tour, and a pass to BuildingEnergy Boston. This lunch offers an opportunity for recipients to meet one another and to make... Full Description |
Carlton 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm |
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Diversity Caucus Details TBD |
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm |
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Keynote Follow-Up: Models of Collective Impact In the inherently competitive design and construction industries, collaboration can be challenging. However, there are powerful examples of collective impact-- where organizations and networks learn, align, and act together to drive systems-level change. This follow-up to the morning's keynote presentation will showcase inspiring stories from... Full Description Speakers: Andrew Himes ✵ Lori Ferriss ✵ Julie Janiski ✵ Michelle Lambert ✵ Nadav Malin |
Marina 3-4 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
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Trade Show Reception All conference attendees are invited to mingle on the trade show floor during this reception that includes a cash bar and light snacks. Celebrate the first day of the conference, catch up with friends, and make new connections while learning about products and services important to the success of the industry. |
Trade Show Floor 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm |
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NESEA 50th Anniversary Celebration Registration required. Join us at the conclusion of the first day of BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 to toast 50 years of NESEA! We'll gather to celebrate our first 50 years, share our dreams for the future, and connect with others from our growing NESEA community. Registration includes hearty hors d'oeuvres and one complimentary drink ticket. |
Harbor Ballroom 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm |
Friday
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Trade Show Open Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show. |
Trade Show Floor 8:00 am to 9:00 am |
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BuildingEnergy Access Breakfast Registration required. Join us for this networking breakfast to meet participants in BuildingEnergy Access, NESEA's new initiative to support the work of WMBEs (women- and minority-owned business enterprises) by connecting them with the resources of the NESEA community. During this event, attendees will meet and learn about the work of... Full Description |
Marina 3-4 8:00 am to 9:00 am |
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Studio for High Performance Design and Construction Open House Details TBD |
Burroughs 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
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Closing Reception Join us for the conference's closing reception, celebrating the close of two days of connecting around the conference's theme of Scalable Solutions. We'll also raise a class to mark the moment as this year's conference co-chairs, Dave Boettcher and Megan Nedzinski, pass the torch to the 2024 co-chairs, Mark Schow and Karno Widjaja. |
Harbor Foyer 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
