High Performance Buildings

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MassCEC accelerates building decarbonization with proven electrification technologies, financing solutions, and workforce programs that deliver immediate economic and environmental benefits to every Massachusetts community.

Recent Opportunities

Green School Works Implementation Grants

Up to $52.5 million was available to help K‑12 public schools that serve a high share of low‑income students electrify and decarbonize their buildings; awards ranging from $50k to $5 million could cover both hard costs and up to 15% for design or project management, with applications due April 30, 2025.

High-Performance Buildings: Powering Massachusetts with Clean, Affordable Energy.

Discover how MassCEC drives a cleaner, more affordable energy future for Massachusetts homes and businesses through high-performance building solutions.

Small Residential Buildings

Residential home receiving updated insulation

MassCEC helps make your community's homes and apartments more affordable and energy efficient. We develop and test clean, efficient ways to heat and cool, moving away from fossil fuels. From classic triple-deckers to other housing, our goal is to bring cost savings, cleaner air, and new jobs to every neighborhood.

Commercial and Multi-Family Buildings

Greenfield Community College

MassCEC helps local businesses, community centers, and other buildings in your community become more affordable and energy efficient by supporting energy-saving upgrades and new affordable housing, which creates local jobs and stronger, healthier communities.

Consumer Engagement

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Our Clean Energy Lives Here campaign engages homeowners and renters who want to decarbonize, electrify, save money, or just be more energy efficient.

Equity & Community-Based Initiatives

Solar panel installation

MassCEC helps communities put solar panels on homes and bring clean heating and cooling to neighborhoods, ensuring all residents get the benefits of clean energy, including jobs and cost savings.

Financial Innovation

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MassCEC understands that easy access to capital can be an important driver of clean energy adoption. Our support for the Ipswich ReSource ReInvest program demonstrates how On Bill Financing can eliminate upfront costs by allowing building occupants to pay for clean energy upgrades through monthly utility bills that are less than their energy savings. We're seeking ways to leverage private capital providers while using public funds efficiently to expand access and drive forward-looking projects.

Buildings News

From Stage to Solar: Building Clean Energy Housing

In the quiet hills of Ashfield, Massachusetts, Double Edge Theatre isn’t just putting on plays, they’re bringing clean energy…

By Lisa Dobbs, Senior Program Manager, MassCEC

Lowering energy bills starts at the community level. With more families feeling the pinch of rising costs, connecting people with the right resources can make a real difference…

Galen Nelson, Chief Climate Officer, MassCEC

Massachusetts’ building industry looks very different today than it did 20 years ago. At the 2025 Building Tech Forum hosted by Built Environment Plus, I was struck by just how…

Buildings Press

Funding through the Green School Works program will create cleaner, healthier learning environments in 18 Massachusetts schools BOSTON – Today, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)… read more
New Strategy Charts Path to Cement Massachusetts as the Global Hub for Climate Innovation, Create Thousands of Jobs, and Drive Equitable Economic Growth in Every Region of Massachusetts WORCESTER,… read more
The Home Modernization Navigator provides personalized assistance to help residents lower their energy bills by connecting them with energy-efficient upgrades and clean energy solutions  BOSTON… read more