Existing Buildings
Heating Our Homes (and Our Planet)
In Danvers, most homes and businesses are heated with natural gas and a sizeable number of homes (27%) are heated with oil. Using fossil fuels to power buildings is less efficient, produces more emissions, and creates greater health and safety risks compared to powering buildings with electricity and renewable energy.
Green Buildings
Net Zero Energy Buildings
How we construct new buildings in the future will have a direct impact on our energy use, emissions, and our contribution to climate change. Designing net zero buildings, which generate enough clean, renewable energy onsite to equal or exceed the total amount of energy that the building consumes over the course of a year, is one way to minimize the impact of our built environment.
Did you know? Danvers is home to the first state-owned net zero energy building in Massachusetts! The Health Professions and Student Services Building at the Danvers Campus of North Shore Community College features onsite renewable energy and a green roof to reclaim rainwater. This innovative building was designed to save an estimated $142,000 in electricity costs per year (Mass.gov).
Be Part of the Solution
Save Energy (and Money!) at Home
Save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Danvers by making your home or business more energy efficient.