Remote or virtual energy assessments are an emerging technology that provides building owners with a greater understanding of their building’s energy use and operations using inputs from utility meters and computer modeling. Building owners are investigating the technology as an affordable alternative to more comprehensive walk-through energy audits, which can cost tens of thousands of…

An overview of the leading report by The Boston Harbor Association on preparing Boston for sea-level rise and coastal flooding.

Guidance for Purchasing and Making Associated Environmental Impact Claims

This paper synthesizes research on energy efficiency barriers and explores how these barriers may impact CRE properties in Boston

The Renewable Energy Leadership Prize was designed to catalyze action on climate change by spurring institutions to work through these barriers, essentially offering to buy them the time and the expertise to solve the puzzle. This report is a case study on the RELP process and its aim is to share the lessons learned with other institutions and businesses that are considering purchasing renewable energy. It is also designed to reach those who are in a position to shape the policy framework for a clean energy future in Boston and beyond.

A report by the Conservation Law Foundation

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…

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…