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The Large Building Green Energy Retrofits Program targets large, aging, affordable housing developments in the City and is supported by $10 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for energy performance improvements. The pilot will provide 10 building owners with an energy assessment from a qualified decarbonization advisor, who will identify specific retrofit opportunities tailored to their building. [Extracted from the article]

"This executive order directs and empowers the operations cabinet and facilities managers across the city to lead the decarbonization of our building portfolio. Mayor Michelle Wu recently signed an executive order banning fossil fuels in new city-owned buildings. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- In a doubly historic moment, Boston is poised to elect a mayor who is a woman and a person of color. But Essaibi George's local accent and strong backing in Whiter districts contributed to a widespread sense that she was more "old Boston", while Wu better represented "new Boston" - - younger, multiracial, highly educated and increasingly progressive. [Extracted from the article]

One television spot, which Wu unsuccessfully tried to block, alleged Wu had a cozy relationship with a Boston developer. (Bloomberg) -- In a historic milestone, Bostonians on Tuesday elected a mayor who is a woman and a person of color: Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old city councilor who backs rent control, free public transport and a city-level "Green New Deal.". [Extracted from the article]

Though not elected mayor -- the former city Council President assumed the role when former Mayor Marty Walsh became U.S. Secretary of Labor -- she broke barriers in March as the first woman and first Black mayor. (Bloomberg) -- Boston's race for mayor is too close to call, but whoever wins, the field of candidates itself has already made history: The city is all but certain to elect a female mayor for the first time. [Extracted from the article]