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::: EVENT UPDATES:::

January Forum, Thursday, January 15th: Colin Booth and the 2009 BAC Solar Decathlon Team. -- Note that date is changed to third Thursday due to holidays. 

December Forum, Thursday, December 18th: Andrea Atkinson, The Green Roundtable.  "Nexus, GreenRoundtable and Green Build Boston in Review".

Download Announcement.

November Forum: Greening City Hall has updated documentation: 

Boston Green City Center; Green City Vision.  And, a video of the Boston City Council Public Hearing can be viewed here.

The 2008 MTTC Conference on Clean Energy ended Nov. 19th.

Information on all of the presenters is available at the MTTC "virtual incubator": 

http://mattcenter.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=110#company_list. 

SEI-US Symposium - Taking Climate Change Seriously:
Research and Policy Directions for the Next US Administration, December 5, 2008; 9-5, Tufts University, Medford. 

Scientists are reporting with increasing urgency about the impacts of unabated climate change.  With the new administration taking office there is a significant opportunity to reshape the US’ role in addressing the climate challenge.

A one day symposium of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at Tufts University will explore how sound science and policy research can lay a foundation for new climate policies – ones that will allow us to move beyond the current climate stalemate and which offer hope that a low carbon sustainable future is possible.  The symposium is free of charge.  More information:

www.sei-us.org/symposium2008.html.  Registration: www.sei-us.org/registration/registration.asp

March 10 – 12, 2009: The Building Energy Conference & Trade Show Returns to Boston's Seaport World Trade Center.

The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) invites you to BuildingEnergy09, the Northeast's premier conference and trade show for renewable energy and green building professionals. If you're committed to the practice of renewable energy and environmental sustainability, this is where you belong.

This conference grows every year by leaps and bounds as more demands are made to incorporate green techniques into building practices. Be among the over 3,500 participants learning how to benefit from green building techniques and products.

BuildingEnergy09 features in-depth workshops and sessions by more than 150 experts on a wide range of topics – climate change in the U.S. and abroad, carbon stabilization, high performance buildings, adaptive re-use, large scale renewables, daylighting, near net zero energy buildings, wind power, green design, integrated water systems, solar applications, financing green projects, human health issues, and much more. Hundreds of the latest green products are featured in the largest green building products and services show in the Northeast.

Whether you exhibit in the trade show or register as an attendee, you'll gain valuable information and contacts to help your business not only grow, but GROW GREENER.

Recommended for: Architects, Engineers, Builders, Building Systems Designers, Climate Change Professionals, Developers, Institutional Facility Managers, Investors, Policy Makers, Real Estate Professionals, and Students in Related Fields. See the opportunities, the technologies and the programs that are shaping the culture and business of tomorrow. Visit buildingenergy.nesea.org.

Ongoing:

BASEA is looking for additional ways to help create a more sustainable energy future.

Please spend some time thinking about this question, and send your suggestions in to us.  Also, if you are interested in working with this group, please let us know.  Send comments or questions to mfessary@gmail.com. 

Second Saturday of Each Month:  Green Your Home, Green Your Life, an ongoing series from NEXUS, a project from the Green Roundtable.  For more information: www.nexusboston.com/space/events.html/2008/10. 

The Annual NESEA Green Buildings Open House is over, held on a beautiful and sunny day, but information is still available on the houses and other green buildings:

www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse  

Junior Solar Sprint

The 2008 JSS event was held Saturday 17 May, 2008, thanks to the good timing of the event which coincided with a break in rainy, overcast weather. The result was a race held in full sun, with a great turnout and creative participation.

BASEA sincerely thanks all participating students, teachers, schools, parents and helpful volunteers who, working together, made for a really good experience.

We will post on these pages race results as they are compiled.

BASEA Forum

The BASEA Forum Renewable Lecture Series

The BASEA forums are held September through May, the second Thursday of each month (barring a conflict), at the 1st Parish Unitarian Church, #3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 

A reception begins at 7:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, go to the forum page .

Junior Solar Sprint 2007

As the Eastern Mass Junior Solar Sprint race was rained out both for the scheduled day and our rain date, the judges selected teams from entries participating in local school competitions.

The teams who will go to the Regional race in Springfield on June 10, 2007 are:

We've updated our Sustainable Energy resource page.
Check it out.

Junior Solar Sprint
CANCELLED FOR 2007
See our JSS Page to learn about the event and register.

The Eastern Mass. Jr. Solar Sprint competition was held at MIT on Saturday May 20, 2006 under sunny skies with a few clouds and windy conditions. Awards were given for Performance (Speed), Craftsmanship, Technical Merit, and Creativity (innovation).  The winners pictured here proceeded to the Regional competition held at the Springfield Science Museum on Sunday June 11, 2006 of the Eastern Mass Jr. Solar Sprint. 

This year's Eastern Mass Jr. Solar Sprint competition will be held at MIT on Saturday May 19, 2007 (rain date Sunday May 20th).    See our JSS Page to learn about the event and register.

More information on the regional competition is available here: http://www.nesea.org/education/jss

Contestants: check schedule and rules for the race and other information included in your regional race packet.

Any questions please email: JSS Coordinator - David McNair

BASEA Activities and Services

• BASEA Forum - Renewable Energy Lecture Series.

• Junior Solar Sprint - Model solar car competition for middle school science students, organized and sponsored by BASEA in Eastern Massachusetts.

• NESEA Chapter - BASEA is the Boston area chapter of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). Links to NESEA and other regional, national and international solar organizations can be found at BASEA Links.

• Events - Check our calendar of events for upcoming tours, projects, conferences, and picnics.
  
• Referral Program - Write us for information on solar vendors, designers, architects, installers and service in your area.  We want to help you with practical ways you can use solar and other sustainable energy technology.

BASEA's Mission

The Boston Area Solar Energy Association is convinced that New England's primary dependence on non-renewable energy sources is costly to our environmental, social, economic and political systems.

Therefore, we foster the design and use of solar and sustainable energy technologies through education, advocacy and the demonstration of practical, cost effective techniques.

It is our goal to promote Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future.

Please remember that your donations and membership support BASEA.

BASEA is affiliated with


The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

The American Solar Energy Association.

The International Solar Energy Association