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City Plans to Adopt Green Building Standards

BOSTON-Large developers could soon be required to adhere to green building standards under a plan by the city that could change Boston's permitting requirements for buildings over 50,000 sf.

By Beverly Ford | Updated on December 20, 2006

BOSTON-Boston could become the first city in the nation to require large developers to adhere to green building standards. A new law could require projects over 50,000 sf to go green with more energy efficient and environmentally friendly materials.

James Hunt, chief of environmental and energy services for the city, tells GlobeSt.com that the city will ask the Boston Redevelopment Authority to incorporate green building standards into the city’s zoning laws on Thursday. The request is an outgrowth of a recommendation made by a task force comprised of city officials and members of the development community that was established by Mayor Thomas Menino in 2003 to study the issue.

“Our goals are to continue to grow Boston but to continue to grow it in a large, sustainable way,” he says.

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