BuildingWell

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

Episode Summary

What exactly is a green building? What does it mean for a building to be green certified? How do building occupants and members of a community experience green and sustainable features? In this episode, host Alina Michelewicz and co-host Michelle Moran find the answers to these questions and more with two leaders of Green Building Services at New Ecology, L.J. Eldredge and Joshua Galloway. Tune in for a comprehensive discussion on the state of green building and how it fits into the modern affordable housing market. This episode was made possible by a Mass Save Community Education Grant.

Episode Notes

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