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The transcript for this episode can be found here.Energy Star page on installing plastic on windowsHeat pump water heatersHydronic 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 checkupsRocky Mountain Institute (RMI)RMI Article mentioned in this episode Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here.Greater Boston Housing Report CardBoston IndicatorsBoston FoundationBoston University Initiative on CitiesHousing Navigator MassachusettsMulti-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA CommunitiesArticle in the Boston Globe about weaponizing public landCommunity Preservation Act Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here.Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (Mass CEC)Mass CEC Workforce TrainingMass Save Clean Energy Pathways Internship ProgramMass Talent InitiativeEquity Workforce FundMWBE: Minority and/or Women-Owned Business EnterpriseEPA: US Environmental Protection AgencyDOE: US Department of EnergyDOE Training for Residential Energy Contractors Grants (TREC)EV: Electric vehicleMassachusetts Clean Energy Workforce Needs Assessment2023 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report2030, 2050 goals for decarbonizationDOL: US Department of LaborHot Work certificationCBO: Community-based organizationRFP: Request for ProposalsEJ neighborhoods: Environmental Justice Populations in MassachusettsEquity Workforce Training Implementation GrantsClimate-Critical Training, Equipment, and Infrastructure GrantsEquity Workforce Planning and Capacity GrantsMinority and Women Business Enterprise Support Grants Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

ABCDLEAN Multifamily programWegoWiseEnvironmental Justice CommunitiesDecarbonization: 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)BERDOLEAN Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) programDOERDOER Decarbonization ProgramAction, Inc.AMP Appliance Management ProgramCategorical benefit list for eligibility for discount utility rateMassachusetts Fuel Assistance Programwww.LEANmultifamily.orgABCD FacebookABCD LinkedInABCD TwitterABCD YouTubeABCD Instagram Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

Guardian Article about spray foamEmbodied CarbonSpray Foam Removal CertificationGrenfell 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/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

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The transcript for this episode can be found hereACEEEPaper published as a part of ACEEE Summer Study 2024: Investigating the Impacts of Climate Change on an Affordable Multifamily Building in Boston, MassachusettsLEEDPassive HouseEnergy StarEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass SaveBenchmarking: Measuring and tracking energy use in buildings to better understand energy performance compared to similar buildingsBuilding 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.IESEnergy PlusEQuestWufi PassiveFraunhoferHERSPassive House Institute (PHI)PhiusLITCH: Low-income Housing Tax CreditMass Save Passive House Construction IncentivesMA Specialized Opt-In Code2050 Climate Goals in MABERDOCMIP 6Energy burden: the percentage of total income that is paid towards energy bills.2003 power outage in the NortheastTexas 2021 power outageElectric resistance heatingEpisode 5 about DHWSmart gridsMicrogridsPhius Revive for existing buildings Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

WELL CertificationLEED Health pathwaysOld Colony Case Study regarding building and occupant health Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here.Notes from this episode:WELL Building StandardWELL APPhiusCertified Passive House ConsultantLEEDLEED APLEED Green RaterGreen GuardFloorScoreGreen Label PlusCradle to CradleFitwelResetEnterprise Green CommunitiesLiving Building Challenge99% Invisible podcast episode about Octagon HousesOld Colony case studyOld Colony Harvard School of Public Health studyReferences on Kristin's research:Cedeño-Laurent, J.G., Williams, A., MacNaughton, P., Cao, X., Eitland, E., Spengler, J. and Allen, J. (2018). Building Evidence for Health: Green Buildings, Current Science, and Future Challenges. Annual Review of Public Health, [online] 39(1), pp.291–308. https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031816-044420Dovjak, M. and Kukec, A. (2019). Creating Healthy and Sustainable Buildings: An Assessment of Health Risk FactorsFrumkin, H., Bratman, G.N., Breslow, S.J., Cochran, B., Kahn Jr, P.H., Lawler, J.J., Levin, P.S., Tandon, P.S., Varanasi, U., Wolf, K.L. and Wood, S.A. (2017). Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda. Environmental Health Perspectives, [online] 125(7). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28796634/Huang, L., Fantke, P., Ritscher, A. and Jolliet, O. (2022). Chemicals of concern in building materials: a high-throughput screening. Journal of Hazardous Materials, [online] 424. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389421025425#:~:text=To%20assess%2 0the%20potential%20human%20exposures%20and%20risks,Isaacs%20et%20al.%2C%202014 %2C%20Jolliet%20et%20al.%2C%202021%29. [Accessed 1 Aug. 2022]Kim, D.H. and Bluyssen, P.M. (2020). Clustering of office workers from the OFFICAIR study in The Netherlands based on their self-reported health and comfort. Building and Environment, [online] 176, p.106860. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132320302195National Center for Healthy Housing (2008). Background on the Importance of Healthy Housing for Older Adults Prepared by the National Center for Healthy Housing. [online] Available at: https://nchh.org/resource-library/fact-sheet_background-on-the-importance-of-healthy-housing-for-older-adults.pdf [Accessed 14 Aug. 2024].Petrovic, E.K., Vale, B. and Pedersen Zari, M. (2017). Materials for a Healthy, Ecological and Sustainable Built Environment: Principles for Evaluation. [online] Duxford, United Kingdom; Cambridge, Ma, United States: Woodhead Publishing Elsevier. Available at: https://www-sciencedirectcom.ezproxy3.lhl.uab.edu/book/9780081007075/materials-for-a-healthy-ecological-andsustainable-built-environment [Accessed 12 Mar. 2022].The New School: Healthy Materials Lab (n.d.). Why Healthy Materials. [online] Healthy Materials Lab. Available at: https://healthymaterialslab.org/why-healthy-materials [Accessed 3 Apr. 2022]U.S. Green Building Council (n.d.). Better Building Materials. [online] Available at: https://prod-hml.s3.amazonaws.com/news/Better_Building_Materials_Guide.pdf [Accessed 20 Apr. 2022].U.S. Green Building Council (n.d.). Better Building Materials. [online] Available at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014- 08/documents/sick_building_factsheet.pdf [Accessed 29 Apr. 2022]Welch, L.S. (1991). Severity of health effects associated with building-related illness. Environmental Health Perspectives. [online] Available at: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.919567 [Accessed 5 Mar. 2022]Valette, J., Schettler, T. and Wolfe, M. (2014). Asthamagens in Building Materials: The Problem & Solutions. [online] Healthy Building Network. Available at: https://healthybuilding.net/uploads/files/gb2014-asthmagen-paper.pdf [Accessed 6 May 2022]. Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

Especially after 2020, I believe that people are now spending 62% of their lives indoors since 2020, when it used to be 50% and in hotter places it's up to 90%.[1]Different temperature needs for men and women large office buildingsViral TikTok mentioned in this episode  [1] Allen, Joseph G., and John D. Macomber. Healthy buildings: How indoor spaces drive performance and productivity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2020.  Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found hereNESEA Presentation Link NESEA Presentation PDFBuilding Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) BostonElectrify CambridgeBuilding Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) CambridgeLEANFour step decarbonization processNESEALoads & losses slides 9, 10 & 24ACEEE Hot water forum 2024 ACEEE Hot Water Forum 2025: March 4-6, 2025 in Portland OregonASHRAE guidelines for everythingAnimated explanation of total hot water system efficiency25% of the multifamily building energy usage comes from DHW- A ‘juicy piece’  https://climate.cityofnewyork.us/reports/handbook-for-multifamily-buildings/ page 18Cost, carbon, energy of 10 buildings slide 5  Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

Join hosts Michelle Moran and Alina Michelewicz for Bonus Banter by BuildingWell; a quick post-episode discussion and recap of Episode 4. Why is it important to decarbonize existing buildings? What tools do owners need to make the most significant environmental and impact? What drivers incentivize owners to decarbonize?Passive House/ Phius Energy Star LEED Enterprise Green Communities Mass Save www.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found hereDecarbonizationZero over timeEnergize DelawareLEAN MultifamilyElectrify CambridgeClimate Smart CommunitiesPhiladelphia Housing AuthorityElevate EnergyInflation Reduction Act (IRA)ResilienceBenchmarkingMassachusetts Clean Energy CenterBERDO“The unregulated stock is about 80% of affordable housing….”Home repair programs in Pennsylvania Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found here.Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)National Housing Trust (NHT)Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)“38% of energy use in 2022 was the built environment"**Mass Save Passive House incentivesIRA Community Change GrantsNet Zero EnergyNet Zero WaterClimate Justice CommunitiesIRA BootcampElevateLow Income Housing Tax CreditsMassachusetts Building Energy Code **updated source, value change from 38% in 2022 to 36.9% for 2023 Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

The transcript for this episode can be found hereWWOOFHEAT Loan‘Massachusetts was always in the number one, two, or three spot for the most energy efficient states in the country.’Mass Clean Energy Center internshipsNESEA emerging professionals trackWELLBPI Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org

Transcript for this episode can be found hereCDC: Community Development CorporationCosts and Benefits of Green Affordable HousingWegoWiseOld Colony health case studiesNaturally-Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)CharretteState of Delaware Resilience AssessmentMBE: Minority Business EnterpriseIRA/ Inflation Reduction ActGreenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Passive House/ PhiusEnergy StarLEEDEnterprise Green CommunitiesMass Savewww.newecology.org