The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has been awarded a $19,994,487 project grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The primary goal of this one-year award is to provide critical support for the implementation and enforcement of building performance standards (BPS) in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Specifically, the funding will be used to develop building-specific decarbonization plans, offer technical assistance to covered properties for compliance, and build local implementation, enforcement, and workforce development capacity. This will help ensure the successful execution of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) in Boston and the Building Energy Use Ordinance (BEUDO) in Cambridge. The project aims to create the necessary infrastructure to scale up BPS support to other Massachusetts communities considering similar policies. Prioritized resources and workforce development will also target low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods in the two cities.
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