A meeting tonight in Belmont will consider adoption of the stretch code. The local option to adopt the stretch code comes out of the Green Communities Act that we passed in 2008. In communities adopting the stretch code, new homes and major renovations will have to meet lower energy use targets.
Author Archives: Will Brownsberger
Numbers matter (an oral presentation outline)
Carbon reduction goals — 80% by 2050 (enough?) Global Warming Solutions Act Planning process Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020 Secretary’s Determination Greenhouse gas inventory (see page 4) How much is under individual control? Deep Energy Retrofit Project Downsize first The project photos CFM Goals Case study I (Building Science) Continual learning process Monitoring …
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Education Agenda
My education agenda for 2011-2 is about action but also about continued discussion and reflection.
Clean Energy Agenda
I am working on a portfolio of bills to further a clean energy strategy in this session.
Speaker DeLeo on Job Recommendations
In an address to the Boston Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Speaker DeLeo covered a number of important areas, making a commitment to move on municipal health care reform and a commitment to control legislative recommendations on jobs.
Financial analysis of deep energy retrofit
This post continues the sharing of learning from the “deep energy retrofit” of our home. It summarizes a financial analysis of the project.