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The mission of Newton’s Public Buildings Department is to maintain and improve City buildings to provide safe, accessible, and sustainable facilities that appropriately support City departments, programs and services for residents and visitors. The department is responsible for approximately 2.9 million square feet of space in 84 municipal and school buildings.

(For information regarding building permits or zoning issues, please see Inspectional Services.)

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To keep up with our latest project updates and photos follow us at:

https://www.facebook.com/City-of-Newton-Public-Buildings-110750734594034

https://www.instagram.com/newtonmapbd/

https://twitter.com/NewtonMAPBD

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-To See Newton’s Approach to Sustainable School and Municipal Buildings click here

-Integrated Building Design: What is it? – How does it help Newton? - How can it help you? Click here to read.

-Why are school building projects so important? Click here to read why! 72547-thinking-photography-question-mark-man-stock

-Why is building electrification so important? Click here to read why!

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Comprehensive Capital Project Report

April 2026 update- click here

March 2025 update- click here

July 2024 update- click here

April 2024 update- click here

February 2024 update- click here

November 2023 update- click here

September 2023 update - click here

July 2023 update - click here

May 2023 update- click here

March 2023 update- click here

January 2023 update- click here

Aug 2022- click here

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Capital Projects - Investing in Newton's Future

Please click on the project below to see descriptions, calendars, and updates on the projects.

School Projects:

Municipal Facilities Projects:

Cooper Center for Active Living

Green Energy:

Green Buildings

To sign up for project updates, please email the following project listservs:

Lincoln-Eliot - lincolneliot@newtonma.gov

Cooper Center for Active Living - newcal@newtonma.gov

Countryside - countryside@newtonma.gov

Horace Mann - horacemann@newtonma.gov

Franklin - franklin@newtonma.gov

_{To See Pictures of Our Completed Projects click here}

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Links

Newton Renewable Resources

Newton Energy Commission

Sustainable Newton Committee

Capital Improvement Plan

Building Historic Assessment - Phase I

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Green Communities Program

Final Report 2020: Letter, Narrative, Building Info

Charging Stations

We have installed 4 level 2 charging stations at Newton North High School in March 2021: 2 at the Lowell Ave Lot and 2 at the Walnut St lot. Data sheets found here.
We have installed 4 level 2 charging stations at the Main Library.

Energy

FY19 Energy Report

Gas and Electricity Savings

The new electric contract is for the period 11/2020 through 10/2024 and has a fixed price of 9.29 cents. See savings reports here: Small Accounts, Large Accounts
The new gas contract goes from Nov 2019 through Oct 2023 at a substantial savings from the previous contract. See savings report here.