Mayor Wu announces plan to reduce emissions from buildings and a program to help affordable housing units to become greener
already in place for large buildings to reduce emissions gradually to net zero by 2050.
“The specialized stretch energy code creates much more efficient buildings with a simpler code that will ensure that new buildings in Boston are all electric or electric ready on day one,” said Oliver Sellers-Garcia, Boston’s Green New Deal director.“Eighty-five percent of the square footage that we have today is still going to be around in 2050Sellers-Garcia said. "We need to work on the buildings that we have now and bring them into the next generation.
Wu also announced a new program to make existing affordable housing greener. The new Large Building Green Energy Retrofits Program will use $10 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to provide up to $50,000 per unit for energy retrofits for affordable housing buildings with 15 or more units.
The Brian Honan Apartments in Allston will be the first to undergo renovations. Its heating and cooling will be made fully electric. The building will also get a new insulation system, including a new roof and windows. “Heating and cooling will all be fully electric powered and new ventilation will be added to provide fresh air to every unit
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