Sustainability - Boston
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Q&A: SITES Certification, a Natural LEED Extension
Copley Wolff Design Group Principal Sean Sanger shares details about the energy-efficiency program that builds on LEED’s framework of sustainability features, focusing on protecting the ecosystems.
25 July 2019 12:33 -
MA Includes Battery Storage in Statewide Energy Efficiency Plan
The three-year plan is estimated to drive the installation of 30 to 34 megawatts of behind-the-meter battery storage in the state.
12 April 2019 13:24 -
National Grid Awaits Approval of Revolution Wind Agreement
The project is more than 13 times the size of the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm, the country’s first offshore wind farm.
21 February 2019 08:54 -
MA Modular Development Moves Forward
More than 100 “boxes” that will create residential units in Newton, Mass., are being installed as the mixed-use project prepares for a summer opening.
19 February 2019 13:51 -
SunPower to Install Solar Parking Canopy for Cabot Corp.
The integrated solar parking canopy project is expected to produce enough electricity to offset approximately 20 percent of the facility's energy needs thereby reducing Cabot's grid energy costs.
19 November 2018 15:11 -
SunPower’s 1.7 MW Project Powers Bose’s Global HQ
The fixed-tilt, ground-mount solar system in Framingham, Mass., will reduce Bose’s traditional grid electricity consumption over the next 20 years.
25 October 2018 13:10 -
GZA: Testing the Waters for Offshore Wind Farms
The offshore sampling is one of the first phases of what will be a five-month review by Deepwater Wind off its offshore leased property.
03 October 2018 13:02 -
Incentivizing Brownfields and Greenfields
State and municipal governments are taking steps to improve the feasibility of investing in brownfield and greenfield properties. Panelists on the Sustainability Spotlight panel on the final day of the National Association of Real Estate Editors real estate journalism conference outline their efforts.
24 June 2018 20:35 -
Workplace Design: Space Standards Are Critical Focus Areas
Principal Dan Perruzzi of Boston-based Margulies Perruzzi Architects shared his view on sustainable office design in an interview with CPE. The company has roughly three decades of experience in designing energy-efficient working spaces.
07 May 2018 10:42 -
Bulfinch Office Buildings Receive Wired Certified Gold Designation
Four of the properties, located in Massachusetts, became the first Wired Certified buildings in Needham and Newton. The WiredScore Certification standard evaluates and distinguishes outstanding internet connectivity in commercial buildings.
11 April 2017 20:40 -
Christa McAuliffe Library Awarded LEED Silver and Additional State Funds
The building, designed by Finegold Alexander Architects, is the first LEED-awarded building in the Town of Framingham. The Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program will pay the town nearly $105,000 for the LEED certification of the development.
05 April 2017 21:17 -
Rebalancing Act: New Balance’s New Headquarters
New Balance transformed 15 acres of previously vacated light-industrial property into a LEED Platinum-certified headquarters under the USGBC v2009 Core and Shell rating system, becoming the first in the U.S. to achieve all 12 indoor environmental quality credits.
03 April 2017 21:07 -
Skanska Tops Out on Green Office Building in Boston
The tower, designed by CBT Architects, will feature double the traditional amount of vision glass in an elliptical, bevel-edged frame.
24 March 2017 14:29 -
Theory Wellness to Open Medical Marijuana Facility Near Boston
The dispensary, located south of Boston in Bridgewater, will be housed in a 12,000-square-foot building and is scheduled to open in April 2017.
21 November 2016 10:51 -
Community Solar Project Completed in Massachusetts
The solar system is estimated to produce more than 30,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, enough to power more than 2,200 homes.
30 September 2016 13:49