As the city of Boston strives to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, it might look to 52 Fisher Ave. in Mission Hill for a how-to guide. Developer Zeina Talje’s interest in sustainability stretches back to her formative years in Lebanon, where her father was involved in solar hot water installation projects.
The greatest innovation in housing is not any specific material, system or assembly. It’s the rapidly growing movement to continually define and consistently deliver future housing.
At a trash-strewn vacant lot in Roxbury’s Fort Hill section, Boston design-build firm Placetailor and architects Generate Technologies are making a bid to revolutionize how buildings are built in Massachusetts.
A $4.1 million contribution from MassHousing will support construction of workforce housing units in Dorchester using energy-saving passive house designs.
