Boston – The US Green Building Council Massachusetts Chapter has formally announced that the annual Green Building Showcase will be held on June 15th, at Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC). This is an evening celebration that highlights building excellence across the Commonwealth.
Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex / photo by USGBC MA
The ISEC, a venue designed by Payette and tracking LEED Platinum certification, has 220,000sf of academic space with laboratories designed for pharmaceutical discovery, robotics, and security research. The building is a marvel of water and energy efficiency through a variety of Passive House, solar, and high-tech design elements.
The Annual Green Building Showcase will feature and award prominent buildings for their devotion to sustainable features, such as resilience, energy conservation, and beauty. The highlighted buildings represent firms from across the state and embody the pinnacle of green building practices. The highest award is ‘Green Building of the Year,’ which last year was awarded to Elkus Manfredi for the New Balance Headquarters design.
Green Building Showcase event / photo by USGBC MA
This year, the Green Building Showcase will feature over 100 project boards and will have over 300 industry leaders in attendance. Attendees include architects, engineers, contractors, developers, owners, facility managers building users, lenders, suppliers, and sustainability enthusiasts.
To commemorate the ISEC’s open, Mayor of Boston Martin J. Walsh articulated “I urge developers in our city to shoot for this world-class design, to match our world-class innovation in this city.” The ISEC’s interdisciplinary approach will be a great leap forward in the potential synergy and convergence between different fields of science and engineering.
