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Plans for Seaport District tower include âgreat hall,â public access
Boston Global Investors plans to break ground at the end of the year on a 17-story tower at 401 Congress St. in the Seaport District, a parking lot tucked between the Seaport Hotel and the Boston Convention & and Exhibition Center. The upper floors will be the kind of state-of-the-art lab and office space that companies flocking to the Seaport have come to expect. The buildingâs base will feature a two-story âgreat hallâ connecting Congress Street and the elevated World Trade Center Avenue. It would be open to the public 24/7 and be located alongside new parks and plazas above the tangle of the Massachusetts Turnpike offramps below. It would be one of the grander and most public ground floors in the Seaport, and thatâs by design, said Victor Vizgaitis, a principal at Sasaki, BGIâs architect on the building. It has set up the lo
But, a Massachusetts energy efficiency initiative offers them an opportunity to lower energy costs and reduce emissions.
Through the Mass Save partnership, electric and gas utility companies work with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to offer energy-efficiency improvements.
After getting a home assessment, which can be done virtually, participants receive recommendations for weatherization, lighting and more. Rebates and incentives are available, including to low- or moderate-income residents. Mass Save defines low income as 60 percent of the state median or lower, and moderate income is set at 60 to 80 percent of the median.
Following are some questions and answers about Mass Save compiled by The Eagle from interviews.
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