Join us for spring break at Tufts for four intensive days of networking, sharing and learning. Building Energy is the premier conference that brings together experts in the fields of renewable energy and green building. Focusing on practical solutions to such important issues as electricity deregulation, rising energy prices, sustainable building practices and healthy, quality construction, Building Energy 2001 is a unique conference that addresses some of the most fundamental sustainability issues. Featuring two workshop days and two full conference days with lunchtime tours, an interactive trade show and a public slide show this is an event not to be missed. Building Energy is a professional conference bringing together the worlds of Renewable Energy and High-Performance, Green Building.
Buildings account for one third of all the United States' carbon emissions.
Carbon is the leading greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. Electricity consumed by American citizens and businesses generates more pollution than any other U.S. industry. At the same time, construction and energy generation are critical sectors of the U.S. and global economic engine. In fact, many other countries in the world are developing their economies based on the American model. Accordingly, a shift in the energy performance of America's built environment and in how the United States generates electricity is having and will continue to have a profound impact on the global economy and the global greenhouse gas equation while improving public health.