The Video of the May 11 presentation of ‘Green Construction and Home Renovation in Newton’ is now available.
Topics covered in the presentation included:
- Green Newton’s four principles for sustainable construction
- Advocacy with developers and their buy-in
- The impact of zoning on climate change
- Programs that help homeowners reduce their fossil fuel use
The presenters:
- Dan Ruben, Green Newton Building Standards Committee
- Jay Walter, Green Newton Advisory Board member
- Beverly Craig, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
- Jonathan Kantar, Newton’s Citizens Commission on Energy
- Peter Barrer, Co-Chair of Newton’s Design Review Committee
- Liora Silkes, City of Newton’s new Energy Coach
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Special permit system in #NewtonMA is a poison pill for good development. “The system is broken when a minority of councilors can prevent development without justification. The opponents have argued.” https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/opinion-treat-special-permits-fairly-newton