The new building uses curtains of glass, thickly insulated walls, and specially designed ventilation systems to lower its carbon emissions by about two-thirds compared with a standard commercial building of similar scale.
A new Boston skyscraper has a climate-friendly claim to fame. Last week, it became the largest office space in the world certified to the extremely energy-efficient “Passive House” standards — and the first skyscraper in the U.S.
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