Sustainability - Boston
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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 -
New Balance Headquarters Earns LEED Platinum Certification
The 250,000-square-foot facility is the first in the U.S. to achieve all credits in the Indoor Environmental Quality category under this rating system.
09 June 2016 20:47 -
Suffolk Develops $400M BioMed Research Facility at UMass
The Albert Sherman Center, a 512,000-square-foot biomedical research and education facility, has opened at the UMass Medical School campus in Worcester, doubling the school’s research capacity.
21 February 2013 15:10 -
Norwegian Pension Fund Charges into U.S. Market via TIAA-CREF
Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, has entered into a $1.2 billion JV with TIAA-CREF and has at one stroke gained substantial interests in five Class A or boutique buildings on the East Coast.
12 February 2013 15:31 -
Skanska Closes Land Purchase for 455 KSF Boston Office Project
Boston remains high on Skanska USA Commercial Development's radar and the company has just made another move toward increasing its presence in the city.
20 December 2012 15:52