Clean Energy Calendar

The built environment is responsible for about 42% of carbon emissions worldwide. How do we change that? Climate change affects all of us, but hits disadvantaged communities hardest. Learn the power you as an architect, engineer, client, builder, or part of the construction industry have to make a difference. Hear from six distinguished speakers how you can change your practice and have an impact. Engage in hands-on roundtable discussions. Network with other architects, design professionals, clients, and builders over coffee, beverages and box lunch included in your registration. Learn about new materials and equipment from our sponsors. Enjoy the beautiful 2,000-acre campus of The Cary Institute and tour its buildings which are a lesson in the evolution of sustainable architecture.

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Ticket Prices:

• Students – $15

• Associate Members – $30

• AIA Members – $40

• Non-Members – $50

• Prices increase by $10 after September 25. 2024

Morning Session:

Bill Caplan, Assoc AIA, engineer, innovator and author of “THWART CLIMATE CHANGE NOW: Reducing Embodied Carbon Brick by Brick” will show us that reducing embodied carbon is the next crucial tool in the architect’s power to fight back against climate change.

Ken Levenson, Executive Director of the Passive House Network, will help you understand how the Passive House movement offers architects and owners a revolutionary, holistic way to create homes that are energy efficient, comfortable, and affordable.

Christina Griffin, AIA, LEED AP APB+C, CPHC, Principal of CGA Studio, who has actively promoted sustainable design through her civic engagement and collaboration within the design and construction community, will show us how to embrace building science to design low-carbon environments.

Afternoon Session:

Tour of the Cary Institute: It was initially designed in 1978 by Malcom Wells, the founder of the green building movement. In 2022, a renovation and expansion designed by Bruce Becker was completed, with LEED Platinum, Living Building Future Zero Carbon, Zero Energy, and Core Green certification.

Bruce Becker, FAIA, will show you how his firm designs and develops projects that are social and environmental game-changers: restoring underutilized historic buildings and transforming urban sites to enrich and revitalize communities. He will share examples of his projects including the renovation of and addition to the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, and net zero adaptive re-use of existing icons such as the Hotel Marcel in New Haven.

Dr. Sharon Sutton, FAIA, Distinguished visiting professor of Architecture, Parsons School of Design, educator, author, and citizen architect with worldwide reach who has shifted the profession of architecture toward a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive future. She will share her work on community-based participatory research and design with a special emphasis on low-income and minority youth and other disenfranchised populations.

Illya Azaroff, FAIA, National AIA President Elect 2025, COP 28 Delegation Chair. Professor in practice at New York City College of Technology (CUNY) and founding principal of +LAB architect PLLC, will talk about his mission to build resilient capacity in response to climate change and natural disasters, and design a sustainable, regenerative future while giving underserved communities greater voice and visibility.

The Energy democracy project is excited to invite you to our webinar, “Succeeding with Federal Funding: Experiences From the Field,” which will take place on Monday, October 7th at 4pm ET, 3pm CT, 2pm MT, 1pm PT, and 12pm AK.

Join to learn how grassroots organizations across the country have been leveraging federal funding to bring resources to their communities and build capacity to fight for energy democracy! There will also be a variety of panelists from energy-focused initiatives and non-profits. These include Craig Ickler from Cleveland Owns, Jessica Travis from the Climate and Energy Project, and Crystal Huang from People Power Solar Cooperative. Mmakgantsi “Mak” Mafojane and Sarah Gakenia Cleveland will also be joining us from the People’s Solar Energy Fund.

Register for the event here.

Join BE-Ex, Pratt Institute, and NYSERDA for an insightful panel discussion where leading experts will discuss the impact of Passive House standards on the building industry, the importance of education and workforce development in advancing high-performance design, plus current design trends in professional practice.

Following our panel discussion on Passive House design, attendees will have the chance to directly engage with industry experts in a live Q+A session.

Passive House is the most rigorous energy efficiency standard a building can achieve, focusing on maximizing energy efficiency and building performance while enhancing comfort and quality of life for occupants. As a leading standard for reducing energy consumption, Passive House plays a crucial role in meeting stringent regulations like Local Law 97.

Enjoy coffee, tea, and small bites as you learn more about the benefits and applications of Passive House design and what it will take to make Passive House the business-as-usual standard for everyone, everywhere!

This event builds upon the Pratt Ice Box Challenge: Empowering Tomorrow’s High Performance Designers Exhibit, which celebrates and showcases student work from the Pratt Institute’s Ice Box Challenge.

Welcome:
Richard Yancey, Executive Director, Building Energy Exchange

Opening Remarks:
In Cho, Co-founder, Passive House for Everyone

Moderator:
Ken Levenson, Executive Director, The Passive House Network

Panelists:
Lois Arena, Director of High-Performance Building Solutions, Steven Winter Associates
In Cho, Co-founder, Passive House for Everyone
Matthew Beller, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development

Co-hosted with Mid-Hudson CRAFT, come learn about organic orchard production and what it is like to maintain a split operation. We’ll start with a tour of the farm and finish with a social hour hosted by NOFA-NY.

Please join NYSERDA on Wednesday, October 16 at 1:00 p.m. ET for an offshore wind webinar as part of NYSERDA’s Learning from the Experts series. In this webinar, Dr. William Bailey, Dr. Benjamin Cotts, and Dr. Pamela Dopart with Exponent will discuss electromagnetic fields from offshore wind energy generation and how potential health effects are assessed.

Learning from the Experts is an educational webinar series hosted by NYSERDA’s Offshore Wind Team, featuring independent experts speaking on key offshore wind topics, including wind farm technologies, development practices, regulatory processes, and research initiatives. Visit NYSERDA’s Learning from the Experts webpage for more information on the webinar series.

The 2024 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Decarbonization Conference will be an information and idea exchange between stakeholders in the built environment industry concerning the timely and important topic of reducing carbon emissions from existing buildings in cold climates. The focus for the conference will be replicable decarbonization technical solutions for existing large and tall buildings, where the density of construction makes this sector one of the most difficult to decarbonize. The conference will highlight substantial global activities and research driving decarbonization demonstrations, and technical and financial case studies for large building solutions.

The New York Brooklyn Bridge Marriott October 21-23, 2024 will host a two-day conference with sessions and tracks, the NY-GEO Annual Dinner, and a day of local project site tours.

This is NY-GEO’s first conference Downstate and will emphasize content on how to address densely populated areas and large commercial buildings.

You can view the conference schedule here.

You can find hotel information here.

You can register for the conference here.

NYATEP (New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals) & NYSEDC (New York State Economic Development Council) have worked together to improve workforce and economic development for all New Yorkers. Together, we’ve broken down the silos between the local workforce and economic development ecosystems, and defined that investing in people, developing infrastructure, and creating vibrant communities will naturally lead to economic development opportunities and the industries of the future. As the state’s workforce and economic development leaders, we are interested in hearing your collective vision for the opportunities ahead, how the state agencies will be collaborating, and what we can do in the present to prepare for the future.

The Conference Registration has moved to a waitlist. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Adrienne at aceneviva@nyatep.org.

View the event’s agenda here.

NESEA’s BuildingEnergy NYC conference and trade show is a chance to immerse yourself in a full day of networking and intensive learning with your peers from the fields of design, construction, engineering, policy, finance, and beyond. This unique event is designed by and for our community of practitioners, ensuring that the content is useful, relevant, and on the leading edge. Conference sessions feature best practices and lessons learned from real case studies and proven data, as well as showcasing innovative technologies and programs. If you are a building sustainability professional in any stage of your pleae join us on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in New York City!

Who Attends

BuildingEnergy NYC attendees are leaders and emerging professionals from across the Northeast, committed to developing a more sustainable, healthy, and resilient built environment. They represent a wide range of industries, backgrounds, and levels of experience.

2024 Conference Theme: Beyond Compliance

The urgency of climate change demands bold action, innovation, and transformative leadership. In recent years, New York and the Northeast have led the country through groundbreaking changes to building codes, energy codes, and financial incentives to support climate adaptation across all sectors. Today, we have an opportunity to push our industry to achieve and even exceed these ambitious mandates. The 2024 BuildingEnergy NYC conference will be a chance to explore both the risks and rewards of moving Beyond Compliance.

At this year’s conference, we challenge you to share your experiences, successes, and setbacks with projects and programs that exceed the bare minimum and innovate on existing practices. We need to be thinking beyond compliance both in terms of scope (What else?) and time (What next?). This holistic approach encompasses the intersections of health, efficiency, resilience, and financial benefits, and prioritizes the needs of people while addressing the climate crisis.

NY-BEST and Con Edison of New York are teaming up again this year to present an informative and engaging half-day virtual event on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 1:00 PM-4:30 PM ET. The event will focus on opportunities for energy storage in Con Edison territory.

Energy storage installers, vendors, and project developers interested in developing energy storage in Con Edison territory are invited to attend this timely and informative event. Attendees will learn first-hand from Con Edison senior managers about the utility’s network, needs, programs and opportunities for energy storage. Updates on New York City and NYSERDA clean energy initiatives impacting energy storage will also be provided.

The half-day video-conference event will consist of informative featured presentations and provide opportunities for attendees to ask questions.

Who Should Attend:

Energy storage project developers, vendors, integrators, and installers interested in deploying energy storage in Con Edison’s territory.

Date and Time:

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

Cost:

$95 – NY-BEST Members

$175 – Non-Members

You can register for the event here.