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URL:https://lexcan.org/events/greentown-labs-event-addressing-the-built-en
 vironment-how-massachusetts-leads-through-accessibility-affordability-and-
 innovation-at-scale/
SUMMARY:Greentown Labs Event: Addressing the Built Environment: How Massach
 usetts Leads through Accessibility\, Affordability\, and Innovation at Sca
 le
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n​Improving the energy efficiency\, resiliency\
 , and emissions performance of the built environment is critical to Massac
 husetts achieving its climate goals. With more than 36% of emissions attr
 ibuted to buildings—and nearly 70% in the City of Boston— the challen
 ge is comparable in scale to transportation. Addressing it will require co
 ordinated action across the private and public sectors.\n​Across Massach
 usetts\, communities\, institutions\, and industry leaders are working to 
 translate climate ambition into practical solutions. But key questions rem
 ain: How are communities tackling this challenge? What solutions are trul
 y accessible and affordable? And which innovations can scale across buildi
 ngs\, campuses\, and municipalities?\n​This Boston Climate Week panel br
 ings together leaders from across the building performance\, energy planni
 ng\, and infrastructure ecosystem to explore how Massachusetts continues t
 o lead by example.\n​The conversation will highlight:\n\n\n 	\n​Advanc
 ed building diagnostics and data-driven insights that help identify effic
 iency opportunities at scale\n\n 	\n​High-performance building design an
 d envelope innovation that improves durability\, comfort\, and long-term 
 performance\n\n 	\n​Municipal and institutional energy strategies that 
 help communities plan and implement decarbonization pathways\n\n 	\n​Fin
 ancing and service models that make efficiency and resilience solutions m
 ore accessible and affordable\n\n 	\n​Data-driven energy planning approa
 ches that help communities understand their energy systems\, evaluate tra
 deoffs\, and identify practical pathways for efficiency\, electrification\
 , and resilience\n\n\n​Together\, the panel will explore how innovation\
 , policy\, and collaboration are enabling Massachusetts to move beyond pil
 ot projects and toward scalable\, real-world deployment of solutions acro
 ss the built environment.\n​Join us for an engaging discussion followed 
 by a networking reception with leaders across the climatetech\, building s
 cience\, municipal\, and energy sectors.
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LOCATION:Greentown Labs Boston\, 444 Somerville Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, Uni
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