BuildingWell

BuildingWell

By Alina Michelewicz, Michelle MoranBusinessScienceEducationNon-Profit
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BuildingWell episodes

  • The Juiciness of Decarbonizing Domestic Hot Water with Neil Donnelly & Charlie Simek

    The transcript for this episode can be found here

    NESEA Presentation Link 

    NESEA Presentation PDF

    Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) Boston

    Electrify Cambridge

    Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) Cambridge

    LEAN

    Four step decarbonization process

    NESEA

    Loads & losses slides 9, 10 & 24

    ACEEE Hot water forum 2024 

    ACEEE Hot Water Forum 2025: March 4-6, 2025 in Portland Oregon

    ASHRAE guidelines for everything

    Animated explanation of total hot water system efficiency

    25% of the multifamily building energy usage comes from DHW- A ‘juicy piece’  https://climate.cityofnewyork.us/reports/handbook-for-multifamily-buildings/ page 18

    Cost, carbon, energy of 10 buildings slide 5

     

    Passive House/ Phius

    Energy Star

    LEED

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    www.newecology.org

    56 min
  • BONUS! Episode 4 Recap: Bonus Banter by BuildingWell
    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
    5 min
  • The Role of Existing Buildings in a Green World (or Functional Medicine for Buildings) with Marty Josten and Pat Coleman

    The transcript for this episode can be found here

    Decarbonization

    Zero over time

    Energize Delaware

    LEAN Multifamily

    Electrify Cambridge

    Climate Smart Communities

    Philadelphia Housing Authority

    Elevate Energy

    Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

    Resilience

    Benchmarking

    Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

    BERDO

    “The unregulated stock is about 80% of affordable housing….”

    Home repair programs in Pennsylvania

    Passive House/ Phius

    Energy Star

    LEED

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    www.newecology.org

    57 min
  • What Makes a Building Green? With Joshua Galloway and L.J. Eldredge

    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 incentives

    IRA Community Change Grants

    Net Zero Energy

    Net Zero Water

    Climate Justice Communities

    IRA Bootcamp

    Elevate

    Low Income Housing Tax Credits

    Massachusetts Building Energy Code

     

    **updated source, value change from 38% in 2022 to 36.9% for 2023

    Passive House/ Phius

    Energy Star

    LEED

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    www.newecology.org

    57 min
  • The Past, Present, and Future of Green Innovation and Sustainable Community Development with Ed Connelly

    Transcript for this episode can be found here

    CDC: Community Development Corporation

    Costs and Benefits of Green Affordable Housing

    WegoWise

    Old Colony health case studies

    Naturally-Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)

    Charrette

    State of Delaware Resilience Assessment

    MBE: Minority Business Enterprise

    IRA/ Inflation Reduction Act

    Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

    Passive House/ Phius

    Energy Star

    LEED

    Enterprise Green Communities

    Mass Save

    www.newecology.org

    1 hr 1 min

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BuildingWell, the new podcast from New Ecology, deep-dives into the past, present, and future of sustainable development in affordable housing. Hear inspiring stories, real-life case studies, and…