GREENFIELD, MA--Joining forces with nearly 4,000 professionals and visitors at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) 33rd annual Building Energy Conference and Trade Show, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick reinforced his commitment to green building and renewable energy by establishing a task force on net zero energy buildings.
Patrick also called on the green building and renewable energy professionals gathered at Boston's Seaport World Trade Center, March 11 – 13, to continue to develop ways to build green and use sustainable products, energy-efficient techniques, and renewable energy installations to help to reduce the carbon foot print of buildings and, ultimately, help slow climate change.
With a theme of Tools, Action, & Solutions, BuildingEnergy08 provided opportunities for attendees to learn, network, and experience first-hand what really works to successfully complete green building, energy-efficiency, and other climate change-related projects. NESEA’s years of experience have helped the organization develop the seeds for the solutions to building green that so many people are utilizing today, solutions that not only help to reduce building emissions, but also to reduce the impact of rising energy costs.
A free Public Forum, "The Boston Green Tea Party: An Energy Revolution!," was moderated by Jim Braude, host of NECN's NewsNight. As a "British red-coat" kept watch, the panelists provided four distinctly different perspectives on actions to be taken against climate change. Panelists were Linda Gunter of Beyond Nuclear, Maryland; James Howard Kunstler, Journalist, New York; Chris Martenson an Economic Analyst, Massachusetts; and Solitaire Townsend, co-founder and Managing Director of Futerra, London, United Kingdom.
Other highlights of BuildingEnergy08 included live and silent auctions of recycled, organic and natural items; a tour of the Seaport World Trade Center's green Seaport Hotel, and showing of Everything’s Cool, a documentary film featuring Ross Gelbspan and Bill McKibben and other prominent global warming messengers.
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) advances the practical application and adoption of sustainable and low-carbon energy practices in the Northeast United States. NESEA accomplishes this through a number of ongoing programs and annual events including: the Building Energy conference and trade show, professional education workshops, K-12 Education programs, the Green Buildings Open House Tour, and the Sustainable Green Pages.
BuildingEnergy08
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