Sustainable Design Programming

Build Boston offers a variety of workshops that cover the hottest trends in green and sustainable technologies and services. Get all of the answers that you need to streamline operations, maximize ROI and take your business to the next level.

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Workshops include:

Sustainable Design
(A06) The aesthetics and economics of renewable energy in residential design
(A10) Boston and climate change - a call for action
(A25) Greening affordable housing - lessons learned
(A28) Environmental choices for wood doors
(A49) Protecting buildings from contaminants
(A53) Toward zero energy and beyond
(A71) The Harvard Green Campus Initiative: setting the precedent for sustainability
(A73) Integrated green - retail case study
(A83) Beyond building green
(B01) Advanced Buildings: a clear path to high performance buildings
(B05) Sustainable homes and energy mistakes
(B06) Sustainable tools - daylighting design and analysis
(B30) Detailing toward zero-energy buildings
(B32) Green, greener, greenest specs
(B42) The first LEED-rated house in Rhode Island - a case study
(B43) Pairing green and universal design: U.S. case studies
(B51) Does recycling help the project bottom line?
(B62) Making a LEED-certified home healthy
(B66) LEED compliance during construction administration
(B71) Building communities through the green economy
(B94) The sustainable sites initiative: the proposed LEED rating system
(C22) How to manage the sustainable design process
(C35) Today’s decorative energy-efficient lighting
(C43) Case study of a Gold LEED-CI project - the IIDA Headquarters
(C63) LEED Platinum: certification is only the beginning
(C66) Tried and true sustainable design for healthcare clients

Sustainable Sites
(A01) Improving indoor air quality
(A20) Six types of condensation
(A40) Introduction to building science: heat, air, and moisture transfer
(A60) Building science: water intrusion
(A80) Building science: specifications for the exterior enclosure
(A86) Subsurface environmental contamination, vapor intrusion assessments, and IAQ
(B52) Avoiding pitfalls with air barriers
(C01) Building enclosure and HVAC systems commissioning
(C04) The three key measures of sustainable building performance
(C16) Building enclosure and mechanical system design and construction
(C83) Integrating an energy model into building design

Sustainable Design through Building Science
Sponsored by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects
(B08) Site sustainability on institutional campus
(B24) Green roofs - the conversation continues
(B44) Realizing sustainable soils: the hardball politics of soil design
(B72) Go native: a guide to native plants in public landscapes
(B85) Business development 101 for marketing professionals
(B88) Vegetative applications for stormwater management

Sustainable Business Practices
(A12) Negotiating profitable fees
(A87) Highly effective business development habits for principals
(B14) Shortlist success
(B73) Lessons from the second generation leaders of A/E/C firms
(C14) Sell from your strength: design and build your brand
(C60) Rewards and pitfalls of international practice