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Lawmakers hear support for statewide building energy and decarbonization bill
Summary
Representative Mesquit urged the Joint Committee to report H.3529 favorably, saying the building energy and decarbonization bill would equip municipalities with stretch codes, incentives and technical tools to reduce greenhouse gases from large and existing buildings.
Representative Mesquit testified in support of H.3529, "an act relative to building energy, and decarbonization," saying the measure builds on the Commonwealth's 2050 roadmap and aims to unlock municipal leadership through incentives and stretch codes. "We filed this bill, in collaboration with MAPC," Mesquit said, adding that the proposal focuses first on large buildings to capture economies of scale."
Supporters said the proposal would expand the Green Communities program and help cities and towns adopt policies that reduce building emissions while protecting affordability…
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