In Brighton, Renew Boston Helps Make a Dream Home a Warm House
TweetSinh Trinh has been a Brighton resident for 23 years. It’s a neighborhood she loves and she was thrilled that she would be able to continue raising her family in Brighton when she bought her...
View ArticleA Letter From Mattapan
TweetDear Renew Boston, We have a small one family house in Mattapan and we were struggling with the gas payments. My niece told me about Renew Boston and I contacted them. In a few weeks I got an...
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Mayor Menino Announces 600th Free Home Weatherization Through Renew Boston
TweetToday, Mayor Thomas M Menino announced the 600th no-cost home weatherization resulting in over $1 million of annual savings through the City of Boston’s Renew Boston initiative. Since Mayor Menino...
View ArticleWanted: Residents to renew homes for free
TweetWanted: Residents to renew homes for free With winter weather fast approaching, the City of Boston is looking to bring residents in from the cold with a no-cost weatherization program. Now in its...
View ArticleEnergy upgrades to no longer be free
Tweet“A program that now offers free energy-efficiency home upgrades will only cover 75 percent of costs next year. MassSave, a state program, will continue to provide free energy assessments, products...
View ArticleRenew Boston Program Updates
TweetPREPARE THIS WINTER BY WEATHERIZING YOUR HOME! With winter just around the corner, Renew Boston is hosting informational sessions in Dorchester on Saturday, November 3rd and Saturday, December...
View ArticleDorchester Workshop A Success
TweetOver 50 residents attended a Renew Boston workshop this past Saturday Grove Hall Library, Dorchester. Next event to take place on Sat. December 8th at the Mildred Avenue Community Center. DON’T...
View ArticleCheck Out Renew Boston Solar Map
TweetPeter Rothstein of the New England Clean Energy Council has a blog post about the Renew Boston Solar Map and Harvard Universities new solar PV array....
View ArticleWeatherize Now! a success so far
Tweet Renew Boston is coming to your neighborhood! We’ve been hosting a series of “Weatherize Now” events to help residents sign up to do something about drafty homes and high energy bills right away....
View ArticleCool events in Charlestown, W. Roxbury, and East Boston
TweetWhile the snow is falling, you might be wishing your home were less drafty! Never fear, we have a bunch of cool Weatherize Now events coming up in February and March in Charlestown, West Roxbury,...
View Article“The difference is 100%!”
TweetA great story shared by Lourdes Lopez, our Community Outreach Manager: “This afternoon I had a really good conversation with Generoso Irizarry. He owns a home in Rozzie. Last summer he had...
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Live in a 2-4 unit building? Meet our Landlord/Tenant Coordinator!
TweetThe most effective way to weatherize a home is to take a “whole-building approach.” If you live in a 3 unit building, for instance, it may not benefit you to insulate only the 2nd floor apartment...
View ArticleBoston 500 Challenge to Save Energy is ON!
Renew Boston has challenged Bostonians to save $50,000 on their collective energy bills starting June 1st. Will you help us? Have fun with your neighbors and accomplish something important for our...
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528 Bostonians sign up to weatherize during the Boston 500
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced earlier this month that the Boston 500: Challenge to Save Energy has reached its goal of signing up 500 Boston residents for a Renew Boston no-cost energy assessment....
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What happens at a No-Cost Energy Assessment? For MA residents
At Renew Boston, we talk a lot about getting started with your weatherization by completing a no-cost home energy assessment. But what happens at an energy assessment? This post will give you a...
View ArticleMayor Menino Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from EPA!
Last week, Mayor Thomas M. Menino was recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency New England Region with an Environmental Merit Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Mayor is receiving this...
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Renew Boston will be on CITY HALL TO GO in Brighton’s Oak Square Friday,...
RENEW BOSTON will be present during the CITY HALL TO GO event on Friday, August 2nd from 12pm to 3pm in Brighton’s Oak Square YMCA to promote Energy Efficiency and to sign up Brighton residents who are...
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Old Boiler? Act before August 31!
Does this look anything like your heating system? If you heat with radiators or hot water baseboard and your heating system is old, take a moment to learn about a new rebate for replacement of working...
View ArticleSolarize Boston Workshop Schedule
Renew Boston Solarize Workshop Schedule Hyde Park Sat. September 7, 2013 10:00am – 12:00pm 1137 River St Hyde Park YMCA Gymnasium Hyde Park, MA 02136 West Roxbury Mon. September 30, 2013 6:30 – 8:00pm...
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Own a 2- or 3-family building in Boston?
Is your building drafty? Are you losing tenants to high energy bills? Are you interested in insulating your property? Renew Boston invites all owners of two- and three-unit properties in Boston to our...
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