By Katie Valentine | Climate Progress
Developers in Boston would soon be required to address how they’ll deal with threats of climate change before they construct large buildings, if a new proposal is passed in the city.
The proposal, which is part of the city’s new Climate Ready Boston report and will be presented before the Boston Redevelopment Authority board next month, would require developers in Boston to complete a climate-proofing checklist which would include documenting how the building would survive in the event of a flood or power outage and how it would conserve energy. The rules would apply only to new buildings larger than 50,000 square feet, a stipulation George Bachrach, president of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, said needs to ultimately be done away with.
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