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.
As more Greater Boston communities adopt the state’s new opt-in energy code with its higher sustainability standards, developers are testing the limits of how far commercial buildings can effectively run without fossil fuel sources.
Battle lines are forming as advocates of tougher voluntary energy codes weigh in on the state’s approach to meeting its carbon emissions-cutting goals.
The proposed new regulations are designed to cut carbon emissions in multifamily developments, but natural gas hookups won’t be banned.
