Addressing the Built Environment: How Massachusetts Leads through Accessibility, Affordability, and Innovation at Scale
Improving the energy efficiency, resiliency, and emissions performance of the built environment is critical to Massachusetts achieving its climate goals. With more than 36% of emissions attributed to buildings—and nearly 70% in the City of Boston— the challenge is comparable in scale to transportation. Addressing it will require coordinated action across the private and public sectors.
Across Massachusetts, communities, institutions, and industry leaders are working to translate climate ambition into practical solutions. But key questions remain: How are communities tackling this challenge? What solutions are truly accessible and affordable? And which innovations can scale across buildings, campuses, and municipalities?
This Boston Climate Week panel brings together leaders from across the building performance, energy planning, and infrastructure ecosystem to explore how Massachusetts continues to lead by example.
The conversation will highlight:
Advanced building diagnostics and data-driven insights that help identify efficiency opportunities at scale
High-performance building design and envelope innovation that improves durability, comfort, and long-term performance
Municipal and institutional energy strategies that help communities plan and implement decarbonization pathways
Financing and service models that make efficiency and resilience solutions more accessible and affordable
Data-driven energy planning approaches that help communities understand their energy systems, evaluate tradeoffs, and identify practical pathways for efficiency, electrification, and resilience
Together, the panel will explore how innovation, policy, and collaboration are enabling Massachusetts to move beyond pilot projects and toward scalable, real-world deployment of solutions across the built environment.
Join us for an engaging discussion followed by a networking reception with leaders across the climatetech, building science, municipal, and energy sectors.
Agenda
1:30 PM
Arrival and Check-in
2:10 PM
Welcome Remarks
Greentown Labs + Host Overview
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Scaling Climate Solutions Across Buildings, Energy Systems, and Communities
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Networking Reception
4:30 PM
Event Close
Speakers
Mark Vasu
Vice President, QEA Tech
Stephen Moore
Head of Massachusetts Office & Director, High Performance Building Solutions
Steven Winter Associates
Moneer Azzam
Principal
Beacon Climate Innovations
Tina Bennett
President & CEO
PowerOptions
Ryan David Ewell
Founder & Director
Building Envelope Co.
Who Should Attend
• Climate tech innovators
• Building owners and developers
• Municipal leaders and sustainability officers
• Engineers, architects, and building professionals
• Energy planners and utilities
• Investors and climate ecosystem leaders
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