Tag: Matthew Guarracino
Greater Boston Gets Creative With Sustainability and Energy Savings
by Matthew Guarracino Sustainability and energy efficiency have long been priorities for Greater Boston developments — especially in light of the region’s ongoing building boom. To meet the area’s energy standards, tenants, residents, developers, and city officials are getting increasingly creative in the ways in which they go about saving energy and promoting sustainability. Here […]
Top 4 Boston Life Sciences Development Trends of 2018
by Matthew Guarracino Recognized globally as a leader in the life sciences sector, Greater Boston is home to the largest concentration of life sciences researchers in the country. Even in the first quarter of 2018, lab-space vacancy rates are tight in primary life-sciences markets, with less than 5% here in Boston. And, according to a […]
Why Your Building Needs an Updated HVAC System
by Matthew Guarracino Technology and innovation in energy and building management systems have opened up new pathways for creating innovative and necessary features of development, such as an updated heating, ventilation, automation, and cooling system (HVAC system). Throughout the building process, owners and developers collaborate to make an array of choices ranging from renewable energy […]
The importance of energy efficiency in our learning Institutions
by Matthew Guarracino While energy usage and energy management is a significant component of any academic institution’s sustainability strategy, surprisingly as much as 30 percent of a school’s total energy is used inefficiently or unnecessarily. According to the U.S Department of Environmental Protection, 17,450 K-12 American school districts spend more than $6 billion annually on energy, amounting […]
