How the IRA cuts costs and emissions from buildings
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Sponsored: EDF’s Victoria Mills interviews Katie McGinty of Johnson Controls to discuss how the IRA is taking on the often overlooked topic of building emissions.
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GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Sponsored: EDF’s Victoria Mills interviews Katie McGinty of Johnson Controls to discuss how the IRA is taking on the often overlooked topic of building emissions.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
After years of debate over the definition of materiality, 2020 has brought a consensus that materiality is double — meaning that businesses should report on financially material topics that influence enterprise value as well as topics material to the economy, environment and people. Take the topic of climate change.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
GreenBiz
JANUARY 13, 2022
With the passage of the infrastructure bill and the urgent need to improve and expand our cities, it’s critical that we build in a way that is both resilient and sustainable. Among the topics: What sustainable and resilient infrastructure looks like in the future.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 9, 2020
As our society looks to build back better by emerging from the crisis with a more resilient and sustainable system, many industries are planning to integrate circularity into their recovery plans. Our current work aims to explore and develop responses to these impacts in collaboration with fashion companies and broader industry stakeholders.
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2021
Can smart buildings be more equitable buildings? Fortunately, I work for a supportive company that requested modification from building management to convert a small conference room to a part-time pumping room. Many building standards developed decades ago have had only small incremental updates over the years.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Best practices on identifying and building strategic and collaborative relationships along the value chain. Aligning strategy with infrastructure and considering product lifecycles.
GreenBiz
MAY 21, 2021
Originally focused on leaders in the green building industry, the WSLA Alumnae Group last year became an independent organization. Gina Ciganik , CEO, Healthy Building Network. Rachel Hodgdon , president and CEO, International WELL Building Institute. This year’s awards were the first to be held since that development. .
GreenBiz
JULY 29, 2021
The building components are modeled using 3D design software; it’s like creating pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that can be pieced together. More recently, Nexii created a strategic alliance with building automation technologies company Honeywell. Nexiite is used in the store’s wall and roof panels and assembled in just six days.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 15, 2023
Topics covered included government funding, incoming heat network zoning, the Heat Network Technology Assurance Scheme (HNTAS), and best practice in design and installation of heat networks. Two interactive panel sessions allowed delegates to ask speakers their opinions on a variety of topics.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 16, 2024
Although the suitability of hydrogen for home heating remains a topic of contention, Cornwall Insight’s latest Hydrogen Index report, which ranks countries who have branded themselves as potential leaders in the new hydrogen economy, does highlight hydrogen’s undeniable potential within broader decarbonisation strategies.
GreenBiz
MAY 14, 2021
Interest in the electrification of transportation, buildings and industry is accelerating. The powerhouse in software for product, building and infrastructure design is careful about balancing offsets and actual investments in carbon removal solutions — and its customers are at the center of that vision. It's electric (33:50).
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Big Oil shrink and build racial. Carbontech is on the VERGE. Carbontech hits the. market; removal joins the. carbon agenda. New Year’s Resolutions. Watch GreenFin grow, help. justice for all. Corporate Strategy. Climate Change. Sustainability. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).
GreenBiz
JANUARY 29, 2021
Simultaneously, the built environment is working on lowering the embodied carbon of buildings — emissions from the manufacture of building materials — which make up about 11 percent of total global emissions. The database would track buildings going up or down, and maintain specifications of the steel in buildings.
GreenBiz
MARCH 5, 2021
Career coach and long-time GreenBiz columnist Shannon Houde chats with Associate Editor Deonna Anderson about her new book, " Good Work: How to Build a Career That Makes A Difference in the World.". Is your job meaningful? (32:40). Stay connected. To make sure you don't miss the newest episode of GreenBiz 350, subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 28, 2020
The world's largest automakers have been relatively slow to build and market electric trucks and buses, citing a lack of demand from customers and technology that isn't ready for prime time. Two years ago, Amazon bought 20,000 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans to launch its local franchised shipping program in the United States. Pull Quote.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
With these emerging leaders, building the future of the clean economy starts now. We chat with two executives representing The Clean Fight NYC, a building decarbonization initiative led by New Energy Nexus and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Joe Biden’s environmental priorities: The first 100 days.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
The case for electrifying buildings is a no-brainer. It makes buildings healthier , cheaper and is essential to addressing climate change (building operations account for 28 percent of emissions globally — more than all of the transportation sector). That doesn’t mean electrifying buildings will be easy.
GreenBiz
JUNE 15, 2020
To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air. In Seoul, an infection cluster was so concentrated that even on a 19-floor building, the outbreak was contained to just one floor, and almost entirely on one side of that floor. Jesse Klein. Mon, 06/15/2020 - 02:00. The coronavirus thrives inside.
GreenBiz
MAY 19, 2020
Building a supply chain that is resilient to the impacts of both climate change and COVID-19.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 14, 2023
The anticipated role of this and other technologies is explored in ‘Changing mindsets on aggregate reuse and recycling in the built environment’, a new report from building materials firm Tarmac. The introduction of a mandatory digital waste tracking system in the UK is imminent. To download the report, visit [link] .
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2020
What is the role of gas efficiency in the time of building electrification? But what is the role of gas energy efficiency programs as we move to electrify America’s buildings? Efficiency’s role in equitable building electrification. Focus on building efficiency for long-term success. Alejandra Mejia.
GreenBiz
MAY 15, 2020
Here is what we also know about hospital buildings and the way they are designed: Ventilation is an important aspect for the design of medical facilities, embraced to prevent the spread of airborne disease. For the sake of this discussion, we will focus on commercial buildings because ventilation systems in residences can vary widely.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Supply chain workers' health and safety, combined with ethical working conditions and practices, and taking into consideration environmental impacts are needed to ensure brand trust and build brand loyalty with consumers. Ethics are important to young people now more than ever. . Diversity, equity, inclusion. Gen Z is the Honest Generation.
GreenBiz
JUNE 3, 2021
How many buildings in your company’s real-estate portfolio might require climate-adaption retrofits? . Benioff-backed software startup helps companies get smarter about climate risk. Heather Clancy. Thu, 06/03/2021 - 01:30. Will that new $50 million factory be threatened by flooding or wildfires? Climate Tech. Information Technology.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 27, 2021
The industry aims to build back better, aware that it's one of the few sectors that hasn't yet embraced electrification. The fuel isn't yet being made commercially just yet, and it'll take at least three years to build a factory and start making it at any kind of scale. It's also putting solar up on buildings at the airports.
GreenBiz
MAY 24, 2021
So why not learn from efficient, interconnected and balanced ecosystems to build our industrial systems? . Manufacturing building materials from mycelium . This bio-based building materials company uses the root structure of mushrooms to produce a higher-performance, lower-cost and more sustainable insulation material.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2020
Large corporate energy buyers and utilities, in particular, hold the opportunity to build better and make things right. If we define the value of resilience in such narrow economic terms, however, we will build a clean energy dystopia. Building energy resilience can do more than keep the lights on for those who can pay for it.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
More on such topics, as well as novel reforming technologies, such as methane pyrolysis and electrified SMR, is available in IDTechEx’s “Blue Hydrogen Production & Markets 2023-2033: Technologies, Forecasts, Players” report. However, access to affordable renewable electricity will ultimately determine green hydrogen’s success.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 10, 2020
Bikes, buildings and butterflies. And then there’s the Monarch Sanctuary , a prototype building façade that serves as a habitat for the butterfly of that name, an iconic pollinator species that is considered endangered. It’s a regular building on the inside but the skin of the building doubles as a "vertical butterfly meadow."
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The session was designed for those new to AI, companies looking to implement AI, or those hoping to gain greater knowledge about this topic. They provide in-depth overviews of key topics in the water and wastewater industry.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The research covers a broad spectrum of topics crucial to the UK and Irish water industries, such as protecting and improve drinking water quality, through to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. It can also help build bridges to new organisations, instigate new partnerships, and spark new ideas.
Solar Power World
JULY 13, 2021
By Scott Downie, Principal, Spiezle Architectural Group Learning happens in schools every day, but school buildings themselves are not always considered active participants in the learning process.
Greentown Labs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Meanwhile, climatetech startups can nimbly innovate on the cutting edge of solutions to decarbonize the global economy and build resilient communities. Topic: Industrial IoT + sensors. Topic: Solar materials. Topic: Distributed energy technology. Sector: Buildings. Topic: The built environment.
GreenBiz
MAY 8, 2020
Now is a great time to optimize energy in buildings. Commercial buildings in the United Kingdom have reduced energy consumption only by 16 percent on average during the pandemic, according to analysis from Carbon Intelligence. The worst-performing buildings are only achieving a 3 percent reduction, according to the analysis.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 14, 2023
Economics and Commercialisation covers topics including the financing, compliance and planning of renewable energy projects, with commercialisation case studies provided by industry experts. The Renewable Energy Technology theme looks at key renewable technologies and how these are developed and integrated into the electricity grid.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 30, 2020
We do that by building great products so that people can purchase more products,” Rachey said. That means building out a robust charging infrastructure at Amazon facilities long before it will be needed. Make sure that when you build a site, you haven’t created a one-way door that is going to be painful later to electrify," he said.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Air pollution, tall buildings, building materials, lack of green spaces and wind all contribute to trapping heat from the sun, traffic and industry and result in the creation of Urban Heat Islands (UHI). There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play.
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
New session topics for the December 2023 Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure are ou t now. Track 2: Design & Manufacturing of Charging Systems Content for engineers who are building, testing, and manufacturing charging systems.
Green Business Bureau
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Either way, good corporate training guides employees through the range of sustainability topics relevant to their company’s goals, business strategy, operations, and ultimately their own jobs. These courses tend to tackle smaller and more specific topics. Online Courses Have Come Of Age. Climate Change for VCs.
GreenBiz
APRIL 7, 2021
Here are 10 important bits to know about the planned federal investments for electric vehicles and EV infrastructure (and a reminder that we're hosting an event about many of these pressing topics, VERGE Electrify online May 25 and 26): 1. by 2030 since before the election. What's been floated now is an aspirational initial draft.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 7, 2022
As the construction sector is reviewing all its processes to see how best to meet ambitious decarbonisation targets, this material use and its associated carbon emissions is coming under the spotlight, says Steve Richmond, Head of Marketing and Technical at REHAU Building Solutions.
GreenBiz
JUNE 5, 2020
The quest for net-positive buildings (22:35). How feasible are net-positive buildings, and how might our new economic landscape affect their development? Ideas for building a supply chain resilient to both short-term disruptions such as the pandemic and long-term risks such as climate change. Virtual conversations. Contributors.
Charged
DECEMBER 5, 2023
All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the recorded videos on each session’s registration page.
GreenBiz
MAY 8, 2020
Here to discuss the project is Paul Scialla, founder and CEO of Delos, which founded both the International Well Building Institute and the Well Building Standard. On the fringe. consumers (40:45). A highlight from our " Seeing into the Future " webcast, featuring sustainability marketing guru Suzanne Shelton. Contributors.
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