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March 12, 2003
BUILDING ENERGY 2003
Make plans now to attend the premier professional conference that brings together practitioners in the burgeoning fields of green building and renewable energy. Building Energy 2003 will feature a workshop day on the campus of MIT as well as two full conference days at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and a full day of workshops at the hotel after the conference.
location: Boston Park Plaza and the MIT Campus
sponsor: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
for more info contact:
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
p: 413 774-6051
e: nesea@nesea.org
w: www.nesea.org
March 15, 2003
 SEBANE ANNUAL MEETING
SEBANE's Annual Meeting is an opportunity to review past business, learn about planned activites, and renew aquiatances with fellow members. As has been our custom, the meeting will be held at the same site as the NESEA Building Energy conference.
time: 7:30 - 9:00 am
location: Boston Park Plaza, the Cambridge Room
for more info contact:
Andy Grossman
p: 617 227-6980
e: info@sebane.org
April 9, 2003
PV INSTALLATION WORKSHOP
As solar energy technology becomes more sophisticated, affordable and necessary in meeting the world’s energy demands, you can expect to see it installed more frequently in homes, businesses, schools and elsewhere. To help you prepare to permit and inspect installations, we’re offering a workshop for electrical and building inspectors and others in the building trades to introduce and expand your knowledge of Photovoltaic (solar electric or ‘PV’) panel systems.
time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
location: First Congregational Church, Greenfield, MA
sponsor: Pioneer Valley Photovoltaic Cooperative
for more info contact:
Pioneer Valley Photovoltaic Cooperative
p: 413 772-8788
e: info@pvsquared.coop
w: www.pvsquared.coop
May 21, 2003
IMPLEMENTING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
This two day course is designed to teach fundamentals of cost-effective renewable technologies, to convey the process to integrate the principles of low energy design in new construction, to illustrate how to screen for renewable projects and identify alternative finance mechanisms for renewable energy projects, to describe options for procuring electricity generated from renewables and present an overview for each technology, design issues, rules of thumb for cost-effective applications, operation and maintenance issues and case studies. The cost is $50.
time: All day through the 21st
location: JFK Federal Building, Boston
for more info contact:
Annett Eiffert
Imaginit, Inc.
p: 916 721-7473
October 4, 2003
GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE
More than 275 homes and other buildings throughout the Northeast have signed up to participate in the Green Buildings Open House. Go to www.nesea.org. Visting the sites is easy: just choose the sites you wish to visit after reading about them on this website, and show up sometime between 10:00AM and 4:00PM on Saturday, October 4! Please read the site details carefully, as some sites are only open for guided tours and some are open for a shorter block of time. Some homeowners and building managers also prefer that you call first to let them know you are coming. There is no charge to participate, unless you sign up for a guided tour that charges a fee.
time: 10 am - 4 pm
location: various
for more info contact:
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
p: 413 774-6051
w: www.nesea.org
October 11, 2003
PV 101
PV 101 is designed to provide an overview of PV touching on both grid-connected and stand alone systems. Batteries, inverters, financing, hardware, and maintenance will also be covered. These full-day workshops include lunch and breaks and will be held at locations close to an existing PV installation so that participants can get a close-up look at a working system as a part of the day. Handouts will be provided. This workshop could easily have been entitled, "everything you wanted to know about PV but were afraid to ask" as it covers a lot of ground from emerging solar technologies to financing options.
location: CT (10/11), RI (10/25), and MA (11/8 and 12/6)
sponsor: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
for more info contact:
Sandy Thomas
NESEA
p: 413 774-6051 x14
e: sthomas@nesea.org
w: www.nesea.org
October 16, 2003
SEBANE MEETING
Rob Pratt, Director of the Massachusetts Renewables Energy Trust (MRET), will speak to SEBANE members regarding recent MRET initiatives. At 2 pm, attendees are invited to stay for a SEBANE members meeting to discuss organization business.
time: 1 pm - 4 pm
location: Weiss Building, MA Technology Collaborative, Westborough, MA
for more info contact:
Paul Gromer
p: 617 227-6980
e: pgromer@sebane.org
w: www.sebane.org
November 1, 2003
PASSIVE SOLAR WORKSHOP
John Ringel of Jersey Devil Design/Build will be leading a full day look at passive solar for residential buildings. This workshop will include:
The basic design, theory, and methods required to maximize the solar potential of your present or future home. Lectures, slide shows, and hands-on demonstrations will offer looks at how to best use passive design for home heating, cooling, and daylighting.
The workshop will be held at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in VT where John is an instructor during the summer. John has presented this material at Building Energy conferences in both Massachusetts and New Jersey and has extensive knowledge in this subject. If you are planning on building or designing a home or are just interested in time-tested methods for taking advantage of the sun for warmth and light, this workshop will have something for you.
time: 9 am - 4 pm
location: Warren, VT
for more info contact:
Sandy Thomas
p: 413 774-6051 x14
e: sthomas@nesea.org
w: www.nesea.org
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