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New Campus Center Is Non-Toxic, Net-Zero Energy and Water 'Living Building'
bmoreins@gmail.com
Hampshire College will open its new 17,000-sq-ft campus center, the R.W. Kern Center, this month as one of the greenest buildings in the world.
Interacting With the 21st-century Consumer
Roger Willett
Consumers are only going to pay for what they need, but “what they need” hangs on so many variables, including location, socio-economic factors, and personal preferences. Homeowners in Brownsville, Texas, for example, likely have no need for a hyper-heating system which help endure harsh winter conditions and negative temperatures as low as minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit. Homeowners in New England may own a hyper-heating system, but may not experience such extreme conditions regularly, while Minnesotans may rely on it.
Sausage Making At Its Finest
Kevin Ireton
A behind-the-scenes look at putting together a session for BuildingEnergy Boston 2016
Kate Goldstein Fund Sponsors Emerging Professional Woman To Travel to Copenhagen
Jennifer Marrapese
Apply for or support NESEA's sponsorship of an emerging professional to join delegation of Green Building leaders.›
Emerging Dangers in LED Lighting
Jennifer Marrapese
Executive Director Jennifer Marrapese interviews Fred Davis, curator of BE’s lighting sessions.
Problems are emerging in LED lighting integration that need our attention now.
Welcome Bram Moreinis, New Director of Communications & Marketing
Jennifer Marrapese
NESEA is delighted to welcome Bram Moreinis aboard as our new director of communications and marketing.
Passive Houses: Not Just Single Family Anymore.
Jennifer Marrapese
Executive Director Jennifer Marrapese interviews Ken Levenson, curator of BE’s Passive House sessions.
Passive House methodology does not apply just to single family new construction.
Show Us The Data
Rachel White
Show us the data. This is a key imperative that distinguishes BuildingEnergy Boston from other green building conferences, and no one on this year’s roster has more data to show than Michael Blasnik.
Spray Foam Insulation, What Could Go Wrong?
Kevin Ireton
After graduating with a degree in architecture from Carnegie Mellon, Henri Fennell followed the usual path. He became a spray-foam insulation contractor for thirty years.
The Wingnut Test Facility Update
Kevin Ireton
Peter Yost runs Technical Services for BuildingGreen, Inc. and is Technical Director for GreenBuildingAdvisor.com.