BOMA Boston Update: BERDO roundtable, BOMA Springfest, BOMI courses & summer events

Boston, MA BOMA Boston and the Energy & Environment Committee held the BERDO Success: What Do We Do Next? roundtable on April 30^th. Moderated by Jim Kelly, commercial account executive, Mantis Innovation, attendees heard about the highs and lows of preparing to comply with BERDO. Panelists, John Marzec, director of facilities, Museum of Science; Ryan Easton, CEM, LEED green associate, senior director, engineering, Carr Properties; and Kevin Lubinger, energy efficient consultant, Eversource Energy, discussed what next steps must be taken past the low hanging fruit for your buildings to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

BOMI courses are in full swing with both Environmental Health & Safety Issues which kicked off on April 23^rd and will conclude on Thursday, May 16^th and BOMA Foundations which started on April 26^th and will run every Friday until May 31^st. In the fall, BOMA is also offering BOMI: The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part II and Real Estate Investment & Finance. For questions on education courses or to register for a class, please contact Kathryn Morgan, kmorgan@gbreb.com.

BOMA Springfest is taking to new heights in 2024! This year’s BOMA Springfest will be held on Wednesday, May 15^th at View Boston. Hosted by the BOMA affiliate companies, members can look forward to a night of networking on the 52^nd floor of the Prudential Tower. All attendees are also welcome to take in the other two floors and partake in the full view experience. For questions on how to register, email Courtney Sullivan, csullivan@gbreb.com. Thank you to all the BOMA Springfest sponsors:

• 24Restore: A Cotton Company;

• ABM;

• American Window Film: A Solar Art Company;

• ATI Restoration;

• BELFOR Property Restoration;

• BluSky Restoration;

• C&W Services;

• Cityscapes, Inc.;

• Cliffhangers, Inc.;

• Compass Facility Services;

• Cox Engineering;

• DCS Service, Inc.;

• FlagShip Lab Services;

• GDI Services Inc.;

• HqO;

• HUB Building Maintenance;

• IMG Technologies;

• J.M. Service Company;

• Janitronics Building Services;

• JDL Corporate Interiors, Inc.; 

• Landscape America;

• Lawless Restoration & Waterproofing;

• LEI Corporation;

• MD Weaver “The Pest Reliever;”

• Next Gen Supply Group;

• Northeast Security;

• Outdoor Pride;

• Paige Landscape Company;

• Performance Northeast Services;

• Pierce Property Services;

• Pilgrim Parking;

• Pritchard;

• Seltser & Goldstein Public Adjusters;

• ServiceMaster by Gilmore;

• SP+ Corporation;

• Suburban Glass & Mirror; 

• UG2, LLC;

• W.T. Kenney Painting; and

• WS Aiken.

The Annual BOMA Fishing Tournament will take place on Friday, June 7^th out of Liberty Wharf followed by an awards luncheon at Tony C’s. Guests will enjoy a day out at sea with colleagues and industry friends as they compete to see who can catch the most fish! A big thank you to Stanley Elevator for sponsoring the tournament again this year!

BOMA members and guests will once again take the greens down at Pinehills Golf Club on Monday, July 8^th for the Annual BOMA Golf Tournament. Registration will be opening in the next few weeks. For questions regarding the event, please contact Courtney Sullivan, csullivan@gbreb.com. 

The commercial real estate industry has a professional certification that provides early recognition for foundational knowledge and guides the next generation of property managers toward greater responsibility and success in their careers: The Certified Manager of Commercial Properties (CMCP). The CMCP is the only certification of its kind for early career commercial property managers – you may qualify with as little as one year’s experience. Learn more at https://www.creci.org/the-cmcp-advantage/. 

For more information about events or educational offerings, and to get involved with BOMA Boston, visit our website at www.BOMAboston.org. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BOMABoston and on LinkedIn.