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Municipal Technical Assistance Program & Funding Initiative
Municipal Technical Assistance Program & Funding Initiative
Municipal Technical Assistance Program & Funding Initiative
Municipal Technical Assistance Program & Funding Initiative
Top Challenges Addressed
Top Challenges Addressed
Top Challenges Addressed
Top Challenges Addressed
Boston Mass Timber Accelerator
Municipal Technical Assistance Program & Funding Initiative
Architects & Engineers, Contractors
The Boston Mass Timber Accelerator was a competitive technical assistance program that provided $25,000 grants and WoodWorks technical support to development teams exploring mass timber feasibility in early project phases. The program funded 10 projects across two rounds (2022-2023), resulting in 8 active projects totaling 1.3 million square feet and 22 future projects totaling 4.3 million square feet. The program concluded with a final report documenting lessons learned, carbon reduction findings (35-80% embodied carbon savings), and recommendations for advancing mass timber adoption.

Top Challenges Addressed
Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)
#1 - Holistic Costing Gaps, #6 - Values Versus Priorities, #12 - Designer Inexperience Loop
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