CPC Changes Plan, Endorses Seven Projects

 March/April 2023, Newsletter  Comments Off on CPC Changes Plan, Endorses Seven Projects
Mar 012023
 
CPC Changes Plan, Endorses Seven Projects

By Elizabeth Harmer Dionne Every summer, members of Belmont’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) update Belmont’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) Plan. Publication of the plan launches the subsequent fiscal year’s funding cycle, which begins with the submission of preliminary project applications each October. The current version of the CPA plan is posted on the town website. During its initial years, Belmont’s CPC learned a lot about elements of successful projects and how best to evaluate them. We have kept the structure and content of the original plan, but in recent years, we have refined and emphasized important provisions. One example is [READ MORE]

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Town Plans Sustainable Library

 Newsletter, Open Space, Parking, Sept/Oct 2022  Comments Off on Town Plans Sustainable Library
Sep 092022
 
Town Plans Sustainable Library

By Marty Bitner and Clair Colburn  The proposed new library, designed by Oudens Ello Architecture, is an all-electric, highly sustainable building, but what are those sustainable features? What is the process of designing a holistically sustainable building? Right-Sizing Buildings contribute to 40% of global energy consumption and 33% of greenhouse gas emissions. Since heating buildings is the largest source of carbon emissions in Belmont, the first goal in sustainability is to make sure that our new library is no larger than it needs to be. Having the right size building means that space is not being unnecessarily heated and cooled [READ MORE]

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