Massachusetts is Going Net Zero with Nearly 50 Million GSF!
The known square footage of Net Zero and Net Zero Ready buildings in Massachusetts has grown nearly six times in just three years.
People's Choice Voting
Dive Deep into approaches to reduce embodied carbon in buildings. Check out these projects and vote for your favorite.
Get Ready for Building Tech Forum 2024!
Accelerating Change in the Built Environment
Keep your finger on the pulse of the innovations driving a sustainable and regenerative built environment with 5-minute lightning talks!
BE+ CONNECTS
A Directory of High-Performance Building Professionals.
This interactive discovery tool curates evolving companies and professionals to promote their expertise to anyone designing and constructing high performance buildings.
We drive sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operations of the built environment.
We do this by providing green building education, building community, engaging in advocacy, research and tool development, celebrating success, and by fostering leadership opportunities for sustainable building practitioners.
Built Environment Plus is a USGBC Community, and is home to Living Future New England, the Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance, and the Carbon & Energy, Health & Wellness, Women in Green, and Emerging Professionals Communities.
COMPANY MEMBERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance
Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance
Living Future Roundtable
Living Future Roundtable
Emerging Professionals Roundtable
Emerging Professionals Roundtable
Women in Green Roundtable
Women in Green Roundtable
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Certified Passive House Consultant CPHC® Training (Phius)
Certified Passive House Consultant CPHC® Training (Phius)
MA Net Zero Cohort: Solar Decathlon Professionals Training
MA Net Zero Cohort: Solar Decathlon Professionals Training
WUFI® Passive Advanced Multifamily Training (Phius)
WUFI® Passive Advanced Multifamily Training (Phius)
“Easy” Wins for Embodied Carbon Reduction
“Easy” Wins for Embodied Carbon Reduction
We drive sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operations of the built environment.
We do this by providing green building education, building community, engaging in advocacy, research and tool development, celebrating success, and by fostering leadership opportunities for sustainable building practitioners.
Built Environment Plus is a USGBC Community, and is home to Living Future New England, the Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance, and the Carbon & Energy, Health & Wellness, Women in Green, and Emerging Professionals Communities.
EVENTS
Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance
Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance
Join the BE+ Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance hosted monthly roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to decarbonizing existing buildings.
Living Future Roundtable
Living Future Roundtable
Join the BE+ Living Future Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss topics and issues related to International Living Future Institute (ILFI) programs.
LCA User Group
LCA User Group
Are you pulling your hair out working on an Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the Mass CEC Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge (ECC)? We bet you aren’t alone and we want to help.
Emerging Professionals Roundtable
Emerging Professionals Roundtable
Women in Green Roundtable
Women in Green Roundtable
The BE+ Women in Green Roundtable is a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to collaborate as Women in the industry.
TRAININGS
Certified Passive House Consultant CPHC® Training (Phius)
Certified Passive House Consultant CPHC® Training (Phius)
MA Net Zero Cohort: Solar Decathlon Professionals Training
MA Net Zero Cohort: Solar Decathlon Professionals Training
WUFI® Passive Advanced Multifamily Training (Phius)
WUFI® Passive Advanced Multifamily Training (Phius)
“Easy” Wins for Embodied Carbon Reduction
“Easy” Wins for Embodied Carbon Reduction
COMPANY MEMBERS
New Report Shows Massachusetts is Going Net Zero
LEED v5 and the BE+ community
Expanding the Toolkit for Justice at Work through JUST.
BE+ Training Catalogue
We are focused on bringing relevant instruction to professionals in order to uphold our mission. Check out the online catalogue and add any desired courses to the contact form to tell us what you want us to offer next.