Ameresco Partners with the City of Brockton to Modernize Historic Buildings and Promote Sustainability

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & BROCKTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 13, 2025--

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, today announced its ongoing partnership with the City of Brockton to preserve and modernize some of the City's most treasured buildings. Through this collaboration, Ameresco has been instrumental in making these buildings more energy-efficient and healthier for their occupants and visitors.

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The City of Brockton has embarked on generational projects aimed at preserving two of its most beautiful and historically significant buildings: City Hall, built in 1892, and the War Memorial Building, dedicated on June 20, 1930. These projects are part of a broader initiative to enhance City buildings, and lighting projects throughout Brockton.

"Ameresco is honored to collaborate with the City of Brockton on these transformative projects,” said Pete Christakis, President of East USA & Greece; Project Risk at Ameresco. “Our goal is to enhance the energy efficiency and overall sustainability of these historic buildings while preserving their unique character. Mayor Sullivan's exceptional leadership, vision and dedication have been instrumental in driving these initiatives forward, ensuring that the investments are not only preserving the city's historic landmarks but also enhancing the quality of life for its residents.”

The City of Brockton's $7 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) will deliver comprehensive upgrades, including advanced lighting systems, new energy management technologies, and enhanced HVAC and ventilation systems with completion expected in 2025. The City Hall project is well underway and will soon feature a Direct Outdoor Air System (DOAS) to introduce fresh air and provide a healthier and more pleasant experience for government officials and visitors.

The War Memorial Building, dedicated to honoring the memory of the men and women who served our country in times of war, has undergone significant enhancements and upgrades. The $3 million ESPC improvements include a new HVAC system, advanced lighting systems, a new roof, restoration of historic windows and trims, new energy management technologies, and the installation of energy-efficient storm windows. These upgrades successfully modernized the cherished civic landmark while maintaining the building's historic integrity.

"We are incredibly proud of the work being done to preserve and upgrade Brockton's historic buildings,” said Robert F. Sullivan, Mayor of the City of Brockton, Massachusetts. “These projects not only honor our past but also ensure a healthier and more sustainable future for our City and our community. The partnership with Ameresco has been instrumental in making these improvements possible, and we are grateful for their expertise, support and dedication."

“This historic investment in our infrastructure has allowed us to make generational changes to the City's most visible assets like the City Hall, War Memorial Building, the Council on Aging, city parks and playgrounds, and the Cosgrove Memorial Pool,” said Troy Clarkson, CFO, City of Brockton, Massachusetts. “This initiative is part of our ongoing partnership with Ameresco. In addition to historic buildings, Ameresco and the City of Brockton have been actively working on a number of projects to create healthier and more comfortable environments for our residents, students, and employees.”

These projects are set to positively impact Brockton residents of all ages for generations to come. Ameresco's partnership with the City of Brockton on these transformative projects brings significant benefits, contributing to a more sustainable and energy-efficient future.

To learn more about ESPC and Energy Performance Contracting offered by Ameresco, visit www.ameresco.com/espc-energy-savings-performance-contract/

About Ameresco, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. Our comprehensive portfolio includes implementing smart energy efficiency solutions, upgrading aging infrastructure, and developing, constructing, and operating distributed energy resources. As a trusted full-service partner, Ameresco shows the way by reducing energy use and delivering diversified generation solutions to Federal, state and local governments, utilities, educational and healthcare institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. Headquartered in Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more than 1,500 employees providing local expertise in North America and Europe. For more information, visit www.ameresco.com.

The announcement of completion of a customer’s project contract is not necessarily indicative of the timing or amount of revenue from such contract, of Ameresco’s overall revenue for any particular period or of trends in Ameresco’s overall total project backlog. This project was included in Ameresco’s previously reported contracted backlog as of December 31, 2024.

Generational projects underway to preserve the city's heritage and improve infrastructure. (Photo: Business Wire)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an apparent snub to U.S.-led peace efforts as Moscow's invasion of its neighbor approaches the four-year mark.

Russia fired almost 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles at eight regions overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media.

One strike in the northeastern Kharkiv region killed four people at a mail depot, and several hundred thousand households were without power in the Kyiv region, Zelenskyy said.

The daytime temperature in Kyiv, which has endured freezing temperatures for more than two weeks, was minus 12 degrees C (about 10 degrees F), with streets covered in ice and the rumble of generators heard throughout the capital.

Kyiv has grappled with severe power shortages for days, although Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Monday night's strikes caused the biggest electrical outage the city has faced so far.

More than 500 residential buildings remained without central heating Tuesday. Throughout the city, bare trees were weighed down with icicles and snow was piled up next to sidewalks.

To cope, friends and relatives gathered in those apartments that have power or hot water, at least temporarily. They charge their phones, take hot showers, or share a warm drink.

Klitschko ordered the city to provide one hot meal per day to needy residents. He also announced that workers in the city’s water, heating and road maintenance services would receive bonuses for working “day and night” to restore critical infrastructure.

Four days earlier, Russia also sent hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack and, for only the second time in the war, it used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in what appeared to be a clear warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies that it won’t back down.

On Monday, the U.S. accused Russia of a “ dangerous and inexplicable escalation ” of the fighting at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance peace negotiations.

Tammy Bruce, the U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that Washington deplores “the staggering number of casualties” in the conflict and condemns Russia’s intensifying attacks on energy and other infrastructure.

Russia has sought to deny Ukrainian civilians heat and running water in winter over the course of the war, hoping to wear down public resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022. Ukrainian officials describe the strategy as “weaponizing winter.”

The attack in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region also wounded 10 people, local authorities said.

In the southern city of Odesa, six people were wounded in the attack, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration. The strikes damaged energy infrastructure, a hospital, a kindergarten, an educational facility and a number of residential buildings, he said.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is counting on quicker deliveries of agreed upon air defense systems from the U.S. and Europe, as well as new pledges of aid to counter Russia’s latest onslaught.

Meanwhile, Russian air defenses shot down 11 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defese Ministry said Tuesday. Seven were reportedly destroyed over Russia’s Rostov region, where Gov. Yuri Slyusar confirmed an attack on the coastal city of Taganrog, about 40 kilometers (about 24 miles) east of the Ukrainian border, in Kyiv's latest long-range attack on Russian war-related facilities.

Ukraine’s military said its drones hit a drone manufacturing facility in Taganrog. The Atlant Aero plant designs, manufactures and tests Molniya drones and components for Orion unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Explosions and a fire were reported at the site, with damage to production buildings confirmed, the General Staff said.

It wasn't possible to independently verify the reports.

Katie Marie Davies in Manchester, England, contributed.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)