Building Energy 2012 and Its Participants Establish Building Blocks for the Future

‘The Only Way to Predict the Future is to Design It’ may only be the title of the keynote speech for the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) Building Energy 2012 conference, but it undoubtedly encompasses the spirit behind the entire three day event.

NESEA is an organization built on membership and driven by the increasing support or responsible energy use in the building sector. The Building Energy 2012 conference brings together professionals in the renewable energy and high performance building field and 170 vendors for a premier networking, educational and social event.

Building Energy 2012 is a cross-disciplinary conference, and NESEA welcomes both those with extensive experience, as well as those new to the building field. Attendees can choose from 12 different tracks such as Renewable Energy, Green Financing and What the Pros Want to Know. Combined, the tracks will consist of 80 different sessions and workshops including Energy Basics, The State of Affordable Housing and The Future of Natural Gas.

Green Alliance corporate partner James Petersen of Petersen Engineering Inc. is heavily involved with the conference behind, and in front of the scenes.

Last month Petersen was re-elected for a second term as Board Chair for the NESEA Board of Directors. Petersen is also a co-chair of the Health Care track, a recent addition to the conference.

 “This is a new track that will be appealing to architects, facility managers and engineers working in hospital and health care operations, design and construction,” Petersen explains.

In addition to co-chairing, Petersen will also be presenting as part of the Large-Scale Multi-Family Done Right workshop, designed to highlight the Castle Square Deep Energy Retrofit project. According to Petersen, the project – conducted on a 500-unit multi-family housing complex in Boston – is believed to be the largest deep energy retrofit of its kind.

Petersen will not be alone at the conference, however. He will be joined by the rest of the team at Petersen Engineering, who are looking forward to taking advantage of the many educational opportunities the conference provides.

“Our entire staff will be attending the conference. This is our best annual resource as building practitioners to get educated and inspired on sustainability topics,” says Petersen.

The conference provides fresh inspiration for an average of 4000 participants every year, and Building Energy 2012 will be no exception. Along with the Health Care track, new tracks include Campus & Communities track and The Boston Society of Architects – Residential Track.

Attendees are also invited to attend NESEA Night aboard the Spirit of Boston for only $25 with a conference pass. The cruise is sponsored by CleanTech, and includes a buffet dinner and a cash bar.

The Green Alliance will be at the conference with a booth on both March 7th and 8th, so make sure to stop by and visit!

For more information about NESEA Building Energy 2012 visit http://www.nesea.org/be12/.

For more information about Petersen Engineering visit www.petersenengineering.com

For more information about the Green Alliance visit www.greenalliance.biz.