BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 - Sessions by Room
Sessions in Harbor 1
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The Materials Revolution It's time to build the movement! Bio-based or natural materials are the future, and we'll discuss the role they are playing in shaping the industry. The Bio-Based Materials Collective brings... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
James Kitchin Chris Magwood Ace McArleton Jonsara Ruth |
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Beyond the Data: The Humanity of Radical, Regenerative Retrofits As practitioners, we are often so distracted by the data, payback, or whether a decision makes financial sense, that we lose sight of the real meaning of our work and why it is essential to meet... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Carri Beer Catherine Rosas |
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RESNET Standard 1550: Embodied Carbon Comes of Age Building Energy Boston 2019 launched awareness of embodied carbon as a key issue for the home building sector. The following five years marked major advances in understanding and measuring EC. The... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Chris Magwood | |
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Getting a Phius Project to the Phinish Line: What You Need to Know This panel will feature three construction professionals: architect, builder and rater/verifier, who have completed multiple certified Phius projects. Each professional will bring their unique... Full Description |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Michael Browne Greg Downing Jeff Geisinger |
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Scale Up/Carbon Down: A Regenerative Approach to the Housing and Climate Crises This session will lay out in detail a comprehensive plan to simultaneously solve both the regional housing shortage and the building industry’s contribution to the climate crisis. Alan Gibson,... Full Description |
10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Andrew Frederick Alan Gibson |
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Decarb Do No Harm: Applying the Hippocratic Oath to Existing Buildings Gone are the days of simple light fixture changes to save money and power. The low-hanging efficiency fruit has been harvested, and building owners, utilities and municipalities are in search of... Full Description |
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Sara Kudra Rand Lemley Ilene Mason |
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Refrigerants: Rethinking their Role in Electrification A recording of this session is available here: https://youtu.be/uUuGNMokg8Q This panel will analyze the impacts of the EPA's... Full Description |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Neil Donnelly Maciej Konieczny JS Rancourt Tom Secondo |
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Low-Carbon Envelopes: Insights from Moisture Data in Biogenic Material Walls It is no longer sufficient to provide high-performance envelopes without considering their broader embodied impacts. Thankfully, data helps confirm the durability of enclosures using low-carbon... Full Description |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Diana Andrea Brito Picciotto Christopher Nielson |
