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Cruising with Save the Harbor
We will be taking to the high seas on Monday, August 15th for Save the Harbor / Save the Bay’s cruise aboard the Valiant around Boston Harbor. Happy to support Save the Harbor’s efforts to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment we all enjoy.
Touring KIPP Academy Boston
Last week, Katie Ferrier and I led a group of Arrowstreet designers on a tour of the new KIPP Academy Boston Charter School in Mattapan. As the project nears completion, school administrators are gearing up for the start of school, and we took a sneak peek at what the new facility will provide for KIPP students and the local community. After…
Governor Baker Signs Energy Bill
As Advocacy Chair of the USGBC Massachusetts I have had the privilege to work with the chapter and a broad coalition of other organizations around PACE legislation for commercial buildings. We are very excited to see that the energy bill passed by the MA legislature includes provisions for PACE. This is one portion of a larger bill that focuses on…
USGBC Legislative Celebration BBQ
On Thursday the USGBC Massachusetts chapter, along with Climate Action Business Association (CABA), hosted a legislative celebration BBQ. CABA graciously hosted the event at their new headquarters at Old West Church in Boston. There was grilling, cold drinks, yard games, and a great group of people; it doesn’t get much better than that. Attendees, including state legislators, city officials, advocates,…
NAIOP Rock ‘N Real Estate Harbor Cruise
Look for us at NAIOP’s 6th Annual Rock ‘N Real Estate Harbor Cruise on Wednesday August 10th at 5pm. The boat departs from Rowes Wharf and we hope to see you there.
Arrowstreet Walking Tour: East Boston
We traveled across Boston Harbor via water taxi last week for the first of our summer walking tours. East Boston is becoming one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and underutilized land on the waterfront is being made accessible to the public at a number of new developments. Our tour weaved through the neighborhood, stopping at three new mixed-use…
USGBC Advocacy BBQ
Will we see you on Thursday, July 28th for the USGBC Advocacy BBQ at the Old West Church in Cambridge? The event starts at 5:30 pm and tours of the old church (home of CABA) will be available.
Workforce Housing and Innovation Tenants
BisNow’s “The Future of Cambridge: Innovation, Community Engineering and the Spread of the Kendall Square Phenomenon,” moderated by our old friend Rich McKinnon, was an interesting, insightful discussion between public (Tom Evans, the Executive Director of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority, and Iram Farooq, Assistant City Manager of the City of Cambridge), and private (Alex Twining, CEO Twining Properties, and Lawrence…
