In a time when equity, sustainability, and community resilience face growing challenges, our mission at New Ecology has never been more urgent—or more clear. We remain committed to delivering high-performance building support and technical assistance to affordable housing providers and community-based organizations.

On March 24, New Ecology staff attended the dedication ceremony for four of the recently completed Habitat For Humanity of New Castle County and Todmorden Foundation homeownership units at Bennet Point, supported Energize Delaware.

In March, Project Manager Spencer Gorman attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Leland House, an affordable housing development for seniors in Waltham, MA, owned and developed by 2Life Communities.

If you're familiar with our BuildingWell Newsletter, you've been seeing regular updates on this exciting project for years now! Two Rivers Elementary School welcomed its first students this past August, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening on August 26, 2024.

Beacon House Square is an adaptive reuse project in Baltimore City that has been many years in the making. In late April, members of the New Ecology team attended a very powerful groundbreaking ceremony for this exciting project.

On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that essentially eliminates federal limits on water pressure and resulting flow rate for showerheads.

Powering the Future is a first-of-its-kind curriculum providing students with an introduction to both the consequences of climate change and current solutions, then explores a variety of local careers in clean energy, including their critical role in supporting the transition to clean energy and other climate-related goals.

Joining forces with long-time partners, this new program aims to build knowledge and capacity among affordable housing developers in Maryland to enable them to improve building performance, meet regulated performance standards and obtain financing for implementation projects. The program will deliver a series of educational webinars, and provide tools and resources needed for assessing portfolios to refine focus areas that will evolve into one-on-one technical assistance sessions.

There are several factors that can contribute to high performance buildings, perhaps none more important than operations. A well-designed system that is poorly configured or controlled will not work as expected, and in some cases can end up costing much more than bargained for. This is especially true for sophisticated systems which can deliver energy efficient operations but also rely on more complex building controls.

New Ecology staff have been busy! Here are some highlights from some of the conferences and events we have attended.

The BuildingWell podcast aired its season one finale episode, Does that Window Plastic Actually Work? & Other Questions (AMA, Homes Edition) with Rebecca Arnold & Alex Haworth.  

🏠Does that plastic on windows really help save energy?

👂Are heat pump water heaters really noisy?

💰What can renters do to save on utility bills?

In March, several members of the New Ecology staff donated their time to volunteer at the The Greater Boston Food Bank.