A partnership between Remain and the Nantucket Preservation Trust has been exploring the challenges and potential pathways forward for the practice of salvage and reuse of materials in the building sector on Nantucket, which has the potential to not only mitigates greenhouse gas emissions but also assist affordable housing endeavors. Research began with Boston-based…
Remain has supported the Town of Nantucket’s efforts, in partnership with the Nantucket Land Bank, to prepare for the impacts of sea level rise on Nantucket’s critical transportation corridor along Washington Street. A grant provided to the Town funded a significant design and planning effort developed by SCAPE and the Woods Hole Group that will bring…
A partnership between Remain and the Nantucket Preservation Trust has been exploring the challenges and potential pathways forward for the practice of salvage and reuse of materials in the building sector on Nantucket, which has the potential to not only mitigates greenhouse gas emissions but also assist affordable housing endeavors. Research began with Boston-based…
In 2022, Remain published the second of a two-part survey measuring attitudes on climate change within the Nantucket community as part of the Envision Resilience Nantucket Challenge and conducted by Boston-based consulting firm EBP. The first survey, conducted in January 2021, found that Nantucketers are far more likely to be alarmed about climate change…
NANTUCKET, Mass. January 10, 2022 — Every year on Nantucket, more than 8,800 tons of construction and demolition waste are transported off-island, eventually winding up in a landfill facility in southern Ohio. This includes materials from homes that have been either entirely or partially demolished, much of which has the potential to be salvaged and…
N Magazine (June 30, 2021) — Can one person change the world? The answer is unlikely; however, when you put two of the right people together, the odds increase dramatically. Enter Wendy and Eric Schmidt, whose portfolio of philanthropies are strategically positioned to help change the planet. Read the full story below. GLOBAL…
Remain conducted a two-part survey measuring attitudes on climate change within the Nantucket community between 2021 and 2022, run in part with the Envision Resilience Nantucket Challenge and conducted by Boston-based consulting firm EBP. The Envision Resilience Challenge model, a coastal resilience initiative that connects academia, local leadership and community members, first launched in the…
NANTUCKET, Mass. March 9, 2021 — Nantucketers are alarmed about climate change, according to results of a new survey conducted by ReMain Nantucket and ACKlimate and released today. An analysis of the survey, conducted in January, found that Nantucketers are far more likely to be alarmed about climate change than the national average, 73 percent…
NANTUCKET, Mass. (January 13, 2021) — Today, The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it has awarded $20,000 in grants to local small businesses owners, to help them fund innovative projects in response to the challenges of operating during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the support of ReMain Ventures, The Chamber’s Rock…
NANTUCKET, Mass. (November 18, 2020) — Today, The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with ReMain Ventures, is pleased to announce a new grant program has been established for local small businesses owners, to help them launch innovative responses to economic challenges, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The Rock Solid Fund will award micro-grants…