Studio HPDC

Make 2026 the year your team levels up in high-performance building! Registration is now open for ALL of our scheduled High-Performance Building for Carpenters sessions this year. Details are at /high-performance-building-course Key dates for the April session: 👉 March 16: Deadline to apply for a Workforce Training Fund Express Program grant for the April session 👉 March 31: Registration cutoff for the session running from April 7 to April 28 Key dates for the June session: 👉 May 11: Deadline to apply for a Workforce Training Fund Express Program grant for the June session 👉 May 26: Registration cutoff for the session running from June 2 to June 23 Key dates for the October session: 👉 September 14: Deadline to apply for a Workforce Training Fund Express Program grant for the October session 👉 September 29: Registration cutoff for the session running from October 6 to October 27

Registration is OPEN for the April session of High-Performance Building for Carpenters! Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect during the course. The next session will take place in the newly reopened Studio HPDC Barn! Sign up now for this 4-session course and learn the basics of building science, integrated project delivery, and assembly installation. You can expect hands-on learning, small class sizes, and some fun along the way. Links in our bio for info and sign up. **Make sure you apply for the MA Workforce Training Fund Express Program by 3/16 to be eligible for reimbursement!** Not ready for April's session? No worries—you can also register for the June and October sessions!

Meetup Alert! 🚪🔨🧪 Join us Thursday 5/21 for: “Doors, doors, the Barn’s new door!” with architect Stephanie Horowitz @stephaniezed of @zeroenergy_design . We talk about windows all the time… now it’s time for doors to shine. Who better to learn from than someone who’s spent the last 20 years designing incredible high-performance and Passive House homes? Stephanie will walk us through ZeroEnergy Design’s approach to door detailing and installation, how their process has evolved over time, and some lessons learned along the way. We’ll look at details that worked, details that maybe didn’t, and how to make your next door install perform and last. Plus, we have a guest star:⭐️ The brand new @studiohpdc “Barn” door, provided by @europeanarchitecturalsupply , was just installed! We’ll get an up-close look at this impressive triple-pane door and dig into the details together. I can’t wait to see it. Huge thanks to Studio HPDC for hosting (it’s been a while!) and to European Architectural Supply for supporting the event 🍕🍻🥤 Thursday 5/21, 5:30 PM at the Studio HPDC Barn 942 Chestnut St, Newton, MA Please park on Winter St, Summer St, or High St. #BSTogether #BSisforallofus

Are you planning to attend High-Performance Building for Carpenters in June? Make sure you register with Studio HPBC before May 26 to reserve your spot. If your project work includes foundations, sills, walls, windows or doors, attics or roofs, High-Performance Building for Carpenters is relevant for you. If you are coordinating your install or renovation work with electricians, plumbers, weatherization experts, HVAC mechanics, or solar systems installers, this course is relevant for you. You might be a journeyman carpenter, a lead carpenter, a production manager, a site supervisor, or a one-person master of all trades—this course will support your effective delivery of high-performance building projects. Join us on Tuesday afternoons from June 2 to 23 for a combination of building science discussions, hands-on practice with schematics and mock assemblies, and project management communication activities. Check out all the details: /high-performance-building-course Will we see you there?

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center recently awarded Studio HPDC two grant-funding awards totaling more than $600K. The grants will extend and expand two of Studio HPDC’s pilot programs supporting vocational school students and educators in accelerating career awareness and technical knowledge of high-performance building and its construction practices. Both awards were announced on March 13 at MassCEC’s Central MA Regional Clean Energy & ClimateTech Workforce Summit. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is a state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits and to secure long-term economic growth for the people of Massachusetts. With new funding from MassCEC’s Student and Young Adults Career Awareness and Training grant program, Studio HPDC will continue its Studio HPDC Tech School Accelerator program focusing on high-performance career awareness for vocational school students enrolled in a high-school level construction program. Recently, Studio HPDC brought 43 students and 7 educators from Greater Lawrence Technical School and Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School to NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Boston 26 conference as part of the 2025 - 2026 Studio HPDC Tech School Accelerator program.

Massachusetts builders, you may qualify for tuition reimbursement for High-Performance Building for Carpenters! The grant application deadline is TOMORROW, May 11, for our June session. Already applied for tuition reimbursement? Make sure you register with Studio HPBC before May 26 to reserve your spot. Set a reminder, mark your calendar, whatever it takes—you don't want to miss out on this hands-on training with peer experts! Register today: /high-performance-building-course#hpbc-registration

🌬️In our four-week flagship course, High-Performance Building for Carpenters, week 2 is all about air. Sign up now for our next session, held from June 2 to 23 at the Barn! Make sure to apply for the Workforce Training Fund program for tuition reimbursement before Monday, May 11! All the details are at /high-performance-building-course#hpbc-registration We’ve got seats available, and we want you here. 🤝

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What do you get when you put together 2 vocational schools, 43 students, 7 educators, and 22 professionals at NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Boston? Career awareness success for the high-performance building sector! Vocational students from Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School and Greater Lawrence Technical School joined Studio HPDC for the first day of BuildingEnergy Boston in March 2026 as part of Studio HPDC’s Tech School Accelerator program. Students representing all the major construction trades (carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and construction craft labor) were welcomed to the conference by NESEA Board Member, and Studio HPDC Board member, Stephanie Horowitz before working with high-performance building professionals to prepare for each aspect of the conference experience. The students fully participated in the three main features of any professional industry conference: networking on the trade show floor, lunch with selected industry professionals, and attending a presentation aligned with their career interests. To wrap up the day, Studio HPDC facilitated a discussion with students to spark reflection and cement learnings from the conference experience.  Check out the full recap at studiohpdc.org/news!

Starting with the foundations of high-performance building—literally and figuratively—week 1 of our High-Performing Building for Carpenters course focused on vapor. Over the course of four sessions starting on June 2, you'll learn the basics of building science, integrated project delivery, and assembly install. ⏰ Don't wait to sign up! The deadline for tuition reimbursement through the MA Workforce Training Fund is May 11. Get all the course details and registration information at /high-performance-building-course#hpbc-registration See you soon!

TONIGHT! Join Studio HPDC and HELM Construction Solutions for a casual, fun, and free event for women, trans, and non-binary folks in construction, design, and engineering. Participants gather to connect, share experiences, and build a supportive community. We’ll provide non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. Feel free to bring a friend or colleague who might be interested. The more, the merrier!

Massachusetts builders! Studio HPDC partners builders with peer facilitators to learn high-performance building practices, client communication skills, and more before they need them on the job site. Our High-Performance Building for Carpenters course lays the foundation for success (and then examines it in relation to air, water, vapor, and thermal energy...) for you and your team. Registration is open for the June and October sessions of High-Performance Building for Carpenters—check out some of the details, key dates to note, and where to register. We'll see you in The Barn!