The Boston Zoning Commission voted to approve a new zoning standard requiring new buildings to meet net zero carbon emissions upon opening — becoming the first city in the country to do so. The new ...
The approval comes after Boston's Zoning Commission voted down the proposal last year over concerns of increased costs for affordable housing projects.
The Boston Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved the long-debated rules that require newly constructed buildings to reduce energy use and fossil fuel reliance.
Boston’s first in the-nation net zero carbon zoning rule for new buildings passed Jan. 29 after failing to gain enough votes ...
Developers will face fines for any carbon emissions emitted by forthcoming buildings that are planned for at least 20,000 square feet.
The zoning change requires most new buildings to be net zero when they open. The city previously set similar performance ...
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of Green Globes® Journey to Net Zeroâ„¢ (JNZ), the latest addition to GBI’s suite ...
New Boston developments will be required to comply with new clean energy regulations likely to increase project and long-term ...
A fire broke out at Brussels’ first net-zero energy structure, the Treurenberg building, in late October. The blaze, likely caused by building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels on the facade ...