Location: Boston, MA

Client: Allston Brighton CDC

Completion Date: 2025

Project Type: Multi-Family, Deep Energy Retrofit

Photo Credit: Jane Messinger

Project Overview: Hano Homes, originally built in 1888 as two-story duplex apartments and renovated in 2003, are being redesigned and updated to achieve Passive House certification through a comprehensive Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) of the buildings’ exterior envelopes. This project includes ten townhouse style duplex buildings, with twenty two- and three-bedroom apartments, forming a community of affordable low-income housing units. The overclad retrofit aims to achieve a 95% reduction in the Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of the existing buildings by incorporating advanced energy-saving technologies and materials, while minimizing tenant displacement with targeted interior improvements. A 63.7 kW solar array will be installed on the roofs, generating approximately 68,884 kWh annually, offsetting 77% of the building’s energy use.