Boston is piloting window heat pumps in affordable housing

Published on October 14, 2025

Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing by 2030. The latest tool it's deploying to reach that goal? Window-straddling heat pumps. Last week, the Boston Housing Authority announced that it's piloting the electric technology at Hassan Apartments, a 50-year-old public housing community with 100 units for…

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