CSI Boston Board Meetings
The CSI Boston Chapter Board of Directors conducts a virtual meeting monthly from September to June on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please email [email protected] to request a meeting link.
CSI Boston Programming Meetings
The CSI Boston Chapter meets monthly from September to June. Meetings are held at the UMass Club on the 32nd Floor of One Beacon Street in Boston, except in December and June when we hold a social event. Our chapter meeting at the UMass Club includes:
- Networking time with tabletops from our sponsors, appetizers, and a cash bar
- Sit-down, buffet-style hot dinner prepared by the UMass Club
- Presentation by a speaker
Typical CSI meeting attendees and members are building and construction professionals including architects, engineers, manufacturer technical representatives, contractors, and students.
Limited parking available in 1 Beacon Street Parking Garage (entrance on Cambridge Street). Discounted pricing applies if parking after 4:00 pm.
Closest MBTA Station: Government Center (Green Line / Blue Line)
Low-Carbon Envelopes: Insights from Moisture Data in Biogenic Material Walls
November 18, 2026
12:00 AM
University of Massachusetts Club
One Beacon Street, 32nd Floor
Boston, MA
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DirectionsChristopher Nielson from Brunner Cott will do a variation of a co-presentation he gave at the NESEA conference on Low Carbon Building Envelopes. Their presentation used two projects – RW Kern Center at Hampshire College and Aliki Perotti and Seth Frank Lyceum at Amherst College in their case study. The presentation covered moisture data from cellulose-filled double-stud walls in two Western Massachusetts academic buildings, comparing detailing approaches and the use of “smart” vapor barriers to assess durability of low-carbon, biogenic material envelopes.
Presenter
Christopher Neilson, Senior Associates
Bruner / Cott Architects
Christopher is interested in design that builds community while addressing the impact of climate change. Christopher leads project teams to identify common goals and specific solutions. Since joining Bruner / Cott in 2013 Christopher has managed award winning projects including the Charles River Speedway in Boston, the Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum at Amherst College and the living building certified R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College. Christopher received the AIA Young Architects Award in 2022.
