AMHERST — When municipal buildings need new heating systems, the problem is often urgent, costly and involves non-renewable technology. With that in mind, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Clean Energy Extension’s Clean Energy Corps is striving to help cities and towns plan for a green future.The Clean Energy Corps is a class for UMass upper-level students that uses consulting methods to solve these problems. In the class, students visit communities to investigate a building and create a detailed report on how it can be rehabilitated to become more energy efficient. The program then works with municipalities to maximize grants provided by the state to enact the plans that students have created for them.“Building decarbonization, electrification of heating with energy efficiency, and working with communities on buildings are our main goals,” explained Ben Weil,…
The Recorder – With Clean Energy Corps help, municipal buildings find green future
