In Brighton, Renew Boston Helps Make a Dream Home a Warm House
Sinh Trinh has been a Brighton resident for 23 years. It’s a neighborhood she loves and she was thrilled that she would be able to continue raising her family in Brighton when she bought her 2-family home in Oak Square 7 years ago. While staying in the neighborhood was a dream come true, the older home she owns was a small nightmare in terms of energy efficiency. It was poorly insulated and...
Read MoreCommunity and Institutions Work Together to Renew Boston
Green For All Blog post: “From America’s first Subway to first-in-the-nation LEED requirements for private buildings, Boston has been a leader in sustainability. Mayor Thomas M. Menino is continuing to lead the way with an innovative initiative called Renew Boston that helps residents struggling to pay their bills by weatherizing homes and creating green jobs in the...
Read MoreMeet Cameron, Triple Decker Landlord in Dorchester
The triple decker is synonymous with Boston. Renew Boston is actively engaging owners like Cameron to save money and add value to their building by adding wall insulation and other energy saving steps. Cameron is a new landlord in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, trying to make a difference in his home and the homes of his tenants. Interested in energy efficiency, Cameron attended a landlord...
Read MoreNew Solar Program Annouced for Renew Boston
On June 21, 2011, Mayor Menino announced the launch of the Renew Boston Solar Residential Pilot. This program will provide solar PV rebates to Boston homeowners who meet certain energy efficiency eligibility criteria. The City and its community partners will be hosting Solar 101 education sessions throughout the summer to educate residents about this new initiative and their options for...
Read MoreMichael from JP
Michael was very pleased about the “great staff service” he received by Renew Boston and it’s contractors Next Step Living. The weatherization work was done in October 2010 and Michael saved $250 in one month alone during this past winter on his natural gas heating and electric bills. Like hundreds of Boston residents, Michael received a free energy assessment through the Renew...
Read MoreSaithlyn, Dorchester – Owner of a Two Family Home
“I was having such a difficult time with my utility bills. My natural gas bill was out of control and I couldn’t understand what was happening. I applied for fuel assistance and I didn’t qualify. I heard about Renew Boston and they came in to do an energy audit. Low and behold, the auditor told me that all the heat was going through my roof, because I didn’t have any insulation in my...
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