Saturday, May 3rd from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM at Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
Many Massachusetts
communities like Lexington are embarking on their biggest building campaigns in
a generation. This is an excellent time to have a conversation about how the
next generation of municipal buildings can help us achieve our goals for the next
generation of our students, teachers, and public employees. Studies show that
buildings with clean and healthy air, lots of natural sunlight, great thermal
comfort and moisture control, result in fewer sick days, improved staff
productivity, heightened student participation, and even higher test scores!
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has recently launched the
“Pathways to Zero Net Energy” program to encourage the construction of zero-net
energy buildings throughout the Commonwealth.
We’ve got an amazing
panel:
Paul Eldrenkamp, Owner,
Byggmeister – Sustainable Builder & Chair, 2013 Building Energy
Conference
Ellen Watts & Dan
Arons, Co-founders Architerra – Sustainable design and zero net energy building
architects
Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental
Strategies – Nationally recognized expert on indoor air quality & healthy
buildings
Tina Halfpenny –
Director of Energy Efficiency at the Mass Dept. Energy & Environmental
Affairs (DOER)
The
panel will address these questions:
-
What goals should we be considering for the next generation of our
buildings?
- How can high performance buildings benefit our
health, productivity, and resilience?
- Are zero-net energy and zero-emission buildings
possible and affordable in Massachusetts?
- How do we choose the best sustainable building
standards for our community?
- What support is available to help our community get
started building a healthy future?
Who should attend? Anyone interested in the health, efficiency, and
resilience of public buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This
workshop is open to the public—regardless of where you live.
Sponsored by
LexGWAC, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), & Sustainable
Lexington
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