Green Buildings

Franklin Realty Advisors redevelops 280,000 s/f Worcester Business Center

The Worcester Business Center is a 280,000 s/f, five-story suburban office building located at the intersections of I-190 and I-290. The bui...

Benefits of Solar Investment for Mass. Commercial Real Estate Owners

The solar industry in Mass. has taken significant steps in technology and policy and is poised for continued growth for the foreseeable futu...

History of Net Metering in Massachusetts

Mass. net metering regulations require investor owned utilities (IOU) to credit the accounts of customers whenever a customer's eligible ren...

Going Beyond LEED: Deep Green Practices

As more companies recognize the economic and environmental benefits of achieving LEED certification for their buildings, Skanska envisions a...

Identifying Energy Waste and Implementing Energy Efficiency to Save Money

One of the best ways to prove a point is "to practice what you preach." Since Rexel, Inc., a leading electrical distribution company, regula...

NAIOP applauds President Obama's Energy efficient building incentive proposal

Thomas Bisacquino, president and CEO of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, issued a statement regarding President Ob...

Comprehensive Wind Energy Siting-will a statewide bill be enacted?

Last summer as the Mass. legislative session drew to a close, time ran out for the passage of the long debated Comprehensive Wind Energy Sit...

Back to the Future!

Solar hot water systems have been used in the United States for over 100 years, but recent advances in collector design have increased effic...

The Solar Carve-Out Program

If you have been considering investing in solar energy, now may be the time. In January 2011, the Mass. Department of Energy Resources (DOER...

Renewable Energy Benefits

Home owners, private companies, non-profit institutions and government officials now realize the myriad benefits associated with renewable e...