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City, advocates and utilities outline building decarbonization strategy and pilots
Summary
Councilors pressed the administration on emissions reductions in the existing building stock; staff described BERDO requirements for large buildings, Boston Energy Saver incentives for small buildings, pilot gas‑stove replacements and district heat projects such as Vicinity Energy’s electric boiler and planned seawater heat pump.
Council members used the Nov. 14 hearing to probe how the 2030 Climate Action Plan will accelerate emissions reductions in Boston’s existing building stock.
City staff noted that BERDO (the building performance/benchmarking ordinance) targets large buildings that account for the lion’s share of city emissions and that Boston Energy Saver is a newly launched program to support smaller owners and renters with incentives and technical assistance. "BERDO covers the…
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