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Articles

GreenerU wins a second consecutive BE+ Green Building Showcase award

GreenerU is proud to announce that our geothermal heating and cooling project at Wellesley Village Church, in partnership with Elevated Design, Inc., won the Building Decarb Upgrades & Interventions category of the 2026 BE+ Green Building Showcase awards!

5 myths of geothermal heating and cooling, debunked

Is geothermal too expensive? Does it only work in certain climates? Do you need acres of land to install it? We're separating fact from fiction about one of the most promising technologies for building decarbonization.

Eight years later, fall is still the season of STARS

The higher education sustainability landscape has changed since 2018. The need to begin a March STARS submission well before spring has not.

Case Studies

Modernizing a historic affordable senior housing community

For buildings like 28-40 Washington, decarbonization is about both preserving historic character and improving residents' quality of life.

Decarbonizing affordable housing at DJ Landers House

In Holyoke, Massachusetts, a 6-unit multifamily building takes advantage of a no-cost decarbonization design study to see how it can improve its building's efficiency.

Six buildings, one coordinated approach to decarbonization

At Sister Clara Muhammad Housing Cooperative, the property owner didn’t have to choose between affordable and ambitious–GreenerU’s decarbonization design study made both possible.

Webinars

Strategic affordable housing decarbonization: the zero over time approach

Where do affordable housing communities start approaching aging equipment, high energy bills, long-term development planning, and climate goals? A zero-over-time plan can be a great place to start.

How Two Congregations Chose Geothermal Heating and Cooling

PA IPL, MA IPL, and GreenerU cohosted a webinar discussing the geothermal HVAC projects at Wellesley Village Church and St. Christopher's Church.

Driving climate action with building decarbonization: lessons from four campuses

Learn how four different campuses are strategically leveraging building decarbonization studies to move from planning to viable pathways for cost-effective decarbonization to drive real campus action.

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