Sustainability Standoff in Watertown
Potential new requirements to discourage fossil fuel use at approximately 150 large buildings in Watertown would drive up housing costs and penalize developers of recent lab projects, opponents say.
Wu Pledges Office Conversion Expansion
The city will also launch its first-ever anti-displacement program, Mayor Michelle Wu said during her annual State of the City address.
Top Mass. Politicians Turn Out to Praise Sublime Systems, WS Seaport Tower
One phrase was uttered over and over again Tuesday morning by the movers and shakers of Beacon Hill and D.C.: Who knew concrete was so exciting?
Commission Rejects Boston Fossil Fuel-Free Zoning Code
In a surprise vote Wednesday night, Boston’s Zoning Commission rejected the Wu administration’s attempt to limit carbon emissions in new developments.
Healey, Wu Will Attend Vatican Climate Conference
Healey will discuss “governing in the age of climate change” and Wu will talk about “governance, health and energy.”
These Show Homes Take Different Paths
Two model homes being showcased at this week’s International Builders’ Show try to offer solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges: sustainability and the difficulty of “trading up” as your family changes.
Experts’ Voices Must Be Part of Decarbonization Conversation
We are experiencing a sea change in regulations related to sustainability and decarbonization in the built environment. And technical experts like architects need to have central roles in their development.
Holyoke Seeks an On-Ramp to Mass. ‘Climate Corridor’
As MIT-trained scientists pursue clean energy breakthroughs at Cambridge and Somerville incubators, Gateway Cities are seeking to capture a share of Massachusetts’ growing decarbonization economy.
More Green Building Requirements Coming to Boston in 2024
The next hurdle for developers that want to build in the city will challenge them to include decarbonized materials and green building designs to reduce their fossil fuel footprints.
BERDO Turns Up the Heat on Landlords
Boston’s groundbreaking law cutting large buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions is set to gain a set of teeth, but a leading real estate group says the measure could drive up rents and make the affordability crisis worse.
Hot Property: La Victoire Condominiums
An adaptive reuse project is transforming an 1891 church in Boston’s Bay Village into 18 residential condominiums.
Concrete Getting Pulled into Beacon Hill’s Carbon Battle
As lawmakers look at regulating building and infrastructure materials in pursuit of the state’s emission reduction goals, the concrete industry wants to been seen as a partner, not a foe, in the effort to make Massachusetts greener.
Policymakers Set Sights on Construction Carbon
Since New York last month became the first state in the nation to limit concrete in state-funded building and transportation projects, some on Beacon Hill think it’s time for Massachusetts to take on “embodied carbon” initiatives.
A Low-Cost Lender Responds to BERDO
Developers and landlords face difficult decisions about how to finance work to to control energy costs and comply with decarbonization regulations. Mike Doty and Nuveen Green Capital say they can offer an affordable solution.
Homeowners Could Win Big from Biden Law
Homeowners, which of these consumes more energy in your house: space heating or water heating? Either way, Uncle Sam is ready to help you pay for some energy-efficient upgrades.
What the New Energy Codes Mean for Construction
Builders have to navigate a changing web of complex and highly localized requirements for reducing the environmental footprint of new developments.
Building Codes Have a Role in Coastal Resilience
Catastrophic flooding. Extreme heat. Flash droughts. Our safest refuge should be our homes – our sanctuaries from the proverbial and literal storms. But the reality is, many of our homes are not safe. Not by a long shot.
Dorchester Housing Framed as Chapter in U.S. Energy Story
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday visited a Dorchester housing complex slated to make the switch to cleaner energy to highlight it as one anecdote in the “national story” of how the United States is preparing to deal with effects of a changing climate.
How to Prepare Buildings for a Carbon Neutral Future
Commercial building owners in Greater Boston face immediate decisions on strategies to comply with new regulations on emissions, decarbonization and energy efficiency.
Builders Predict More Pain for Housing Production
Homebuilders say the latest energy efficiency standards being adopted in many Massachusetts communities will wipe out recent progress the state has made toward spurring housing production.
