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City office seeks pilot to retrofit multifamily housing for lower bills and resilience

5451235 · July 21, 2025
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The Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency told the council committee it is designing a pilot program to help multifamily and condominium buildings finance retrofits that lower utility bills and increase resilience.

The Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency (CCSR) briefed the council committee on Wednesday about a proposed pilot program to help retrofit multifamily buildings and lower utility costs for residents. Director Ben Sullivan said his office is designing an “affordable green housing retrofit” program that would aggregate federal rebates, utility incentives and potential low‑interest lending to enable building‑level retrofits — especially in multifamily stock from the 1960s and 1970s that Sullivan said is overdue for upgrades. Sullivan framed the…

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