Sustainable Architecture and Green Buildings News & Articles

Cooling as a Service Gains Momentum as Demand for Sustainable Cooling Grows

November 5, 2020November 30, 2020 by Jennifer Nastu

Cooling as a Service (CaaS) is gathering momentum as demand for sustainable cooling accelerates; nearly 20 companies in Africa, Asia and LAC are pursuing CaaS projects, acco rding to the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE), a Swiss not-for-profit foundation.

Aramark Global Headquarters Receives LEED Certification

November 3, 2020November 30, 2020 by Emily Holbrook

Aramark has announced that its global headquarters office space in Philadelphia has received LEED Silver certification by the US Green Building Council.

SC School District Saves Millions, Meets Airflow Regulations with Schneider Electric ESPC

October 30, 2020December 29, 2020 by Jennifer Nastu

A school district in South Carolina will implement a comprehensive infrastructure modernization project that will save the school district more than $28 million in energy costs over the next 20 years. The project will be financed through an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Schneider Electric; the school says this will reduce utility and operating costs by 24% over 15

Environmental Concerns Lead to Rise in Adaptive Reuse Projects

October 15, 2020October 27, 2020 by Jennifer Nastu

As concern over the environment grows in sprawling urban areas, adaptive reuse - in this case, the repurposing of old commercial buildings to apartments — is on the rise; in the past decade, nearly 800 factories, hotels and other buildings have been converted...

Spotlight on Award Winner: Fetzer Vineyards Leverages IoT & Big Data to Stay Ahead of Water Waste

October 15, 2020April 19, 2021 by Jennifer Nastu

Citing data from the World Economic Forum, California winery Fetzer Vineyards recognizes water as a top risk. The winery has focused on reducing its water intensity for decades. In 2017, Fetzer Vineyards installed cloud-based water metering technology to...

DOE Unveils $65 Million Opportunity to Improve Building Efficiency and Electric Grid Resilience

October 13, 2020October 27, 2020 by Emily Holbrook

Today, US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced a $65 million US Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity for technologies that allow energy-efficient buildings to interact with one another and the electric grid, to reduce emissions, and improve grid flexibility.

Arkema Issued First Green Bond, Will Use Proceeds for Construction of New Bio-Based Materials Plant

October 7, 2020October 24, 2020 by Emily Holbrook

Today, Arkema placed its first ever Green Bond and will use the proceeds to finance its new plant in Singapore that will manufacture 100% bio-based Rilsan polyamide 11.

Freddie Mac Multifamily Goes to Market with New Sustainability Bonds

October 1, 2020October 27, 2020 by Jennifer Nastu

Freddie Mac Multifamily has announced a new offering aimed at attracting capital to support sustainable communities. According to the company’s Sustainability Bonds Framework, the proceeds of Freddie Mac’s Sustainability Bonds will be used to finance

Empowering Environmental Technologies with IIoT

August 21, 2020October 29, 2021 by Jessica Hunt

This event is available on-demand and can be found in the E+E Leader Resource Hub. How can you be sure your environmental technologies are in compliance? What is the risk of not leveraging sensors and smart devices in decision making? Manufacturing facilities are increasingly being designed with sensing devices that ... Read more »

Kilroy Realty Earns Gold WELL Certification for San Francisco Project

August 6, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

Kilroy Realty Corporation reported earning WELL Core and Shell Certification at the Gold level for its office project in San Francisco, the Exchange on Sixteenth. The company said that this is the first project in the city to achieve such certification, and only the second in California.

How This Texas Ikea Earned LEED Gold Certification

July 29, 2020December 10, 2020 by Emily Holbrook

Ikea's Live Oak, Texas store has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification Gold level from the US Green Building Council.

Closing Keynote: The Ruby Slippers Response to Disruption

July 10, 2020October 29, 2021 by Jessica Hunt

This event, from the 2020 E+E Leader Summit, is available on-demand and can be found in the E+E Leader Resource Hub. Ever-shifting policies, economic challenges, and climate change are all contributing to the need for companies large and small to engage more and more proactively with sustainability and energy management. ... Read more »

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