Posts by Cora

Grant Writing Workshop for Municipal Sustainability Staff. August 1, 10:30-1:30This in-person workshop focused on identifying recurring, priority grant funding opportunities for municipalities and on creating winning grant proposals. During the…

BEA Retrofits Working Group. July 11, 11:00-12:00 For the July Retrofits Working Group, we welcomed Esmeralda Bisono, Northeast Community Engagement and Policy Manager with the Emerald Cities Collaborative. Esmeralda discussed…

BEA Retrofits Working Group. June 13, 11:00-12:00During the June Retrofits Working Group, Damaris Dominguez, Manager of Customer Advocacy with National Grid, and her colleagues from National Grid's Consumer Advocacy Program…

We're excited to announce that the BEA is offering two $5,000-$10,000 seed grants and facilitation support to local teams focused on advancing building retrofits in environmental justice communities in Massachusetts.…

Thursday, June 6, 11:00-12:30  Thank you for joining our Spring Quarterly Meeting! We met on June 6 from 11:00-12:00 with optional breakouts from 12:00-12:30. Our guest speakers were Martha Grover,…

Wednesday, May 15, 11:00-12:00  The BEA Marketing Working Group hosted a guest presentation on “The Cost of Comfort” followed by an open discussion & local campaign updates. We heard from…

Thursday, May 9, 11:00-12:00 An open meeting for discussing local retrofit efforts and learning from each other’s work.

Monday, May 6, 1:00-2:00 Overview and discussion of the draft 2025-2027 Mass Save Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan and public comment process.  Hosted by MCAN and co-sponsored by MassEnergize and the BEA with…

Thursday, April 11, 11:00-12:00   This Retrofits Working Group highlighted NEEP's Total Energy Pathways (TEP) Workforce and Buildings UP Programs. TEP is a DOE-funded workforce development project aiming to increase knowledge…

Thursday, March 21, 11:00-12:00, with an optional Q&A and discussion from 12:00-12:30. Dillan Patel, Green Communities Regional Coordinator with the Department of Energy Resources, will give an overview of the new…