Resources
Issue Brief: Can Sustainable Hospitals Help Bend the Health Care Cost Curve?
By: Susan Kaplan, Blair Sadler, Kevin Little, Calvin Franz, and Peter Orris Abstract: As policymakers seek to rein in the nation’s escalating health care costs, one area deserving attention is the health system’s costly environmental footprint. This study examines data from selected hospitals that have implemented programs to reduce energy use and waste and achieve
European Climate Innovations Study Tour Overview
From June 13-18, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission hosted a Climate Innovations Study Tour for approximately 20-25 Boston and Commonwealth leaders interested in in-depth learning about climate adaptation and mitigation best practices in several advanced cities in Northern Europe. This document is the original overview of the entire project.
Higher Ed Working Group Mitigation Progress Summary
The following summary report synthesizes the results of the HEWG Phase I stakeholder assessment. It gives a succinct progress report on how the HEWG universities are approaching mitigation and includes a detailed comparison table of HEWG university GHG goals, progress, best practices, awards and recognition, and other information.
A Guide to Electricity Markets, Systems, and Policy in Massachusetts
A report by the Conservation Law Foundation
New England Overview: A Guide to Large-Scale Energy Infrastructure Issues, 2015
New England Overview: A Guide to Large-Scale Energy Infrastructure Issues in 2015, by Raab Associates and Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. The report outlines how regional electricity and natural gas infrastructure decisions are made. It examines the current proposals to expand electricity transmission lines and natural gas pipelines into New England, as solutions to electricity and gas
Introduction to Renewable Energy Procurement in Massachusetts – 2015
An Introduction to Institutional Renewable Energy Procurement Options in Massachusetts, by the Meister Consultants Group. The report addresses the conundrum that although the price of renewable energy has dropped, the cost of completing a transaction for wind or solar energy remains high. This is because the deals are customized and complicated and because there is usually
MA-EEAC Commercial Real Estate Working Group Final Report
This report provides a high-level summary report on the Commercial Real Estate Market in Massachusetts and the results of the MA EEAC Commercial Real Estate Working Group (CRE WG) investigation of means to improve penetration of utility energy-efficiency programs into that sector.
Enhancing Resilience in Boston: A Guide for Large Businesses and Institutions
This report and its associated online toolkit provide building owners with information on 32 available resilience actions and technologies. It also provides a preliminary assessment of potential regulatory touch points within the City and state for resilience actions and considers initial ideas for district-level resilience strategies for the Boston area.
Green Leasing: An Effective Landlord-Tenant Strategy for Energy Efficiency
An Effective Tenant/Landlord Strategy for Energy Efficiency Published by A Better City, December 2014
Energy Efficiency & Commercial Real Estate Barriers and Opportunities in the Boston Market
This research paper is an effort to help inform policy makers, efficiency program administrators and the wider CRE community about the challenges and opportunities of energy efficiency in the Boston commercial property market. Section I of this report reviews statistics on three major commercial property sub-markets: Class A properties, Non-Class A properties, and hotels. Section