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Town staff seek council input on existing-building decarbonization roadmap prioritizing efficient electrification, equity and voluntary early-adoption programs
Summary
Town sustainability staff presented a draft roadmap that favors efficient electrification as the principal pathway to decarbonize existing buildings, recommends voluntary and incentive-led programs in the short term, and identifies equity principles, retrofit pilots and funding strategies for mid- and long-term work.
Town sustainability staff introduced a draft Existing Building Decarbonization Roadmap on March 12 that recommends prioritizing efficient end-use electrification (paired with energy efficiency) as the primary pathway to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from existing buildings, aligning the town's approach with statewide technical assessments.
Key recommendations and approach Staff recommended an approach emphasizing energy efficiency first, followed by electrification of heating, water heating and other end uses. Town staff noted the state assessment finds electrification the most feasible and cost-effective path and observed that a full reliance on renewable natural gas is costly and unlikely to scale; local gas-provider feedback cited…
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