BRA Homes Will Generate More Energy Than They Use
And they could be the leading edge of a new trend in Boston development.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority recently named developers for three properties in Boston that, when completed, will be so energy efficient that they will actually create more energy than they use. In a City Hall conference room this week, John Dalzell, a senior architect with the authority’s Urban Design Department, pointed at a poster board showing designs for one of the sites—a four-unit development in Roxbury. “These four units will generate enough energy to power another home,” he said. The board is one of six labeled with the names of three firms who won a city design contest for three parcels—one in Jamaica Plain and two in Roxbury—for a total of 10 homes that combine an extreme level of energy efficiency with solar panels. …
