The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Energy Star page on installing plastic on windows

Heat pump water heaters

Hydronic heating system: A hydronic heating system uses hot water to heat a home. The system includes a boiler, pumps, pipes, and radiators or baseboard heaters.

Stack effect (aka chimney effect): The movement of air into and out of a building due to differences in air pressure and temperature.

Maryland Home Energy checkups

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

RMI Article mentioned in this episode

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Greater Boston Housing Report Card

Boston Indicators

Boston Foundation

Boston University Initiative on Cities

Housing Navigator Massachusetts

Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities

Article in the Boston Globe about weaponizing public land

Community Preservation Act

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (Mass CEC)

Mass CEC Workforce Training

Mass Save Clean Energy Pathways Internship Program

Mass Talent Initiative

Equity Workforce Fund

MWBE: Minority and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprise

EPA: US Environmental Protection Agency

DOE: US Department of Energy

DOE Training for Residential Energy Contractors Grants (TREC)

EV: Electric vehicle

Massachusetts Clean Energy Workforce Needs Assessment

2023 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report

2030, 2050 goals for decarbonization

DOL: US Department of Labor

Hot Work certification

CBO: Community-based organization

RFP: Request for Proposals

EJ neighborhoods: Environmental Justice Populations in Massachusetts

Equity Workforce Training Implementation Grants

Climate-Critical Training, Equipment, and Infrastructure Grants

Equity Workforce Planning and Capacity Grants

Minority and Women Business Enterprise Support Grants

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org

ABCD

LEAN Multifamily program

WegoWise

Environmental Justice Communities

Decarbonization: for more information on what decarbonization is and the goals of decarbonization, listen to BuildingWell Episode 4: The Role of Existing Buildings in a Green World (or Functional Medicine for Buildings)

BERDO

LEAN Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) program

DOER

DOER Decarbonization Program

Action, Inc.

AMP Appliance Management Program

Categorical benefit list for eligibility for discount utility rate

Massachusetts Fuel Assistance Program

www.LEANmultifamily.org

ABCD Facebook

ABCD LinkedIn

ABCD Twitter

ABCD YouTube

ABCD Instagram

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org

Guardian Article about spray foam

Embodied Carbon

Spray Foam Removal Certification

Grenfell fires

“Building Science Corporation did some great testing where they looked at the impact of insulation in assemblies where you have that air gap, because I think folks were concerned that, you know, if you have a layer of air, isn't that defeating the point of insulation?”[1]

Kristin’s episode on healthy homes

[1] https://buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-1207-vancouver-field-exposure-facility/view

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here

ACEEE

Paper published as a part of ACEEE Summer Study 2024: Investigating the Impacts of Climate Change on an Affordable Multifamily Building in Boston, Massachusetts

LEED

Passive House

Energy Star

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

Benchmarking: Measuring and tracking energy use in buildings to better understand energy performance compared to similar buildings

Building envelope: All building components separating indoors from outdoors. (Exterior walls, foundations, roof, windows, doors, etc.)

Heat island effect: When urban areas are hotter than the surrounding areas because they absorb and retain more heat and have fewer natural landscape features.

IES

Energy Plus

EQuest

Wufi Passive

Fraunhofer

HERS

Passive House Institute (PHI)

Phius

LITCH: Low-income Housing Tax Credit

Mass Save Passive House Construction Incentives

MA Specialized Opt-In Code

2050 Climate Goals in MA

BERDO

CMIP 6

Energy burden: the percentage of total income that is paid towards energy bills.

2003 power outage in the Northeast

Texas 2021 power outage

Electric resistance heating

Episode 5 about DHW

Smart grids

Microgrids

Phius Revive for existing buildings

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org

WELL Certification

LEED Health pathways

Old Colony Case Study regarding building and occupant health

Passive House/ Phius

Energy Star

LEED

Enterprise Green Communities

Mass Save

www.newecology.org