Buildings Play a Key Role in Massachusetts’ Energy Future
If we want to maintain momentum on climate goals, we must be strategic in how and when building performance is integrated into the construction process.
Baker Leaves Healey, State With New Emissions Plan
By the year 2050, the Baker administration envisions...
Tech and Wellness Intersect at One Congress
Across the U.S., commercial real estate projects have ramped up to implement new technology to ensure a gold standard of wellness. One Congress, the highly anticipated office tower that will serve as an anchor to the larger Bulfinch Crossing development, is no exception.
Can Tech Soothe COVID Concerns in the Office?
Office building owners better brace themselves for possible multimillion-dollar facility upgrades if they’re going to successfully lure back health-conscious tenants after the pandemic crisis finally eases.
Legislative Leaders Refile Vetoed Mass. Climate Change Bill
The climate and emissions reduction bill opposed by real estate industry groups and vetoed by Gov. Charlie Baker last week has been refiled by House and Senate leaders in the hopes of quickly returning the legislation to the governor, only this time with the opportunity to override a veto if it comes.
Baker Vetoes Climate, Emissions Reduction Bill Amid Developer Opposition
Scuttling what looked to be a major session-ending accomplishment for the legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed ambitious climate legislation on Thursday over his concerns that key pieces of the bill could stymie housing construction, and that the legislature did nothing in the bill to help cities and town adapt to the effects of climate change.
‘All-Out Offensive’ Planned on Climate Bill to Regulate CRE, Other Sectors
With the time left to make a deal ticking away and other matters jockeying for attention, climate policy advocates are mounting an effort – one group declared it “an all-out offensive” – to keep pressure on the group of lawmakers negotiating a climate bill to produce a final product soon.
Smaller Hotels Will Weather COVID-19 Storm Best
Today, all metrics for hospitality have been turned upside-down. In the era of COVID-19, size still matters but now it is the smaller that is better.
Landlords’ Manual to Clear the Air
Landlords of now-deserted commercial buildings have a menu of options to fight the indoor transmission of COVID-19 as they prepare for a gradual return of tenants’ workforces, but face significant capital costs and no guarantee how effective they’ll be.
