Real Estate Agents Who Want to Sell the Future Get Phius Certified
Understanding the differences between sustainable building practices is nearly as difficult as it is important for real estate agents.
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.
Future-Proofing for a Fast-Changing Built Environment
Jared Krieger is settling into his new role co-leading the 200-employee office of architects Gensler as the architectural firm expands its physical footprint and returns to a more robust in-office work environment.
A Sustainable Landmark Rises on the Boston Skyline
Winthrop Center’s energy-efficient design is setting a new standard, and helping it attract anchor tenants, too.
New Code Pushes Developers Toward Solar, Passive House
The proposed new regulations are designed to cut carbon emissions in multifamily developments, but natural gas hookups won’t be banned.
Office Tenant Downsizes in 115K SF Winthrop Center Move
A Boston investment firm will relocate to Millennium Partners’ Winthrop Center skyscraper after leasing 115,000 square feet in the Financial District office-residential tower.
Building Designs Respond to Climate and COVID Crises
People are increasingly concerned about how their immediate environs impact their health, with special attention to the indoor air quality of spaces we inhabit every day.
Proving a Case for Passive House Projects
As the city of Boston strives to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, it might look to 52 Fisher Ave. in Mission Hill for a how-to guide. Developer Zeina Talje’s interest in sustainability stretches back to her formative years in Lebanon, where her father was involved in solar hot water installation projects.
How Passive House Construction Reduces Environmental Impact
If houses had personalities, passive homes would be the kind that are calm, quiet and have a reliable temperament. Passive House significantly reduces the carbon footprint while making a comfortable, healthy, and affordable environment.
New Thinking Can Address Boston’s Four Housing Crises
The greatest innovation in housing is not any specific material, system or assembly. It’s the rapidly growing movement to continually define and consistently deliver future housing.
Winthrop Center Project Has Far-Reaching Effects
What does an MIT professor, an African American-owned cleaning company, a Chinatown affordable housing project and a 1.4 million-square-foot tower in Downtown Boston have in common? The answer: everything.
New Frontiers in Home Energy Efficiency
The seemingly hidebound world of insulation is changing, as new products are introduced, old products are updated and consumers demand ever more efficient, affordable and environmentally friendly insulation products.
Affordable Housing and the Challenge of Becoming Climate Ready
How can affordable housing be built to operate to high efficiency standards, enduring into an uncertain climate future? Currently, the resources available to achieve these goals are falling short of the costs to meet them.
Millennium Pushes the Envelope at Winthrop Center
Developer Millennium Partners didn’t anticipate a renewed debate in Congress over carbon taxes as it started designing its $1.35 billion Winthrop Center tower. But the potential to reduce the 691-foot skyscraper’s energy consumption by up to 80 percent is starting to look more prescient.
