Event Recap: Built to Lead: Lessons in Building Decarbonization in Existing Buildings
September 25, 2025
On Wednesday, September 24th, A Better City convened an informative and inspiring event to kick off the new "Built to Lead: Lessons in Building Decarbonization and Resilience" series, showcasing the climate leadership of A Better City member companies and institutions in advancing innovative and replicable strategies.
This first event in our series focused on decarbonizing existing buildings, we explored an array of strategies—from temperature control, to new window technology, to equipment optimization, to waste heat recovery, to innovative retrofit phasing. Thank you to our panelists for sharing their time and expertise:
• Torey Lee Brooks, Pembroke
• Saagar Patel PE, LEED AP BDC, WELL AP, CCP, Equity Residential
• Al Scaramelli, Beacon Capital Partners
• Neetu Singh Siddarth, BXP, Inc.
•Kailash Viswanathan, Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Additionally, congratulations to our partners at the Boston Green Ribbon Commission on the launch of their new content hub featuring case studies from several joint GRC and ABC members, including: AvalonBay Communities, Beacon Capital Partners, BXP, Inc., Boston University, and Equity Residential.
If you missed this first event, please join us on Thursday, October 30th for our next installment of the "Built to Lead" series with a focus on new construction. Learn more and register here.
