A new executive order signed by President Trump directs federal agencies to manage their buildings, vehicles, and operations to optimize energy and environmental performance, reduce waste, and cut costs.
Energy Efficiency
Shaw Industries Group says that the company has achieved carbon neutrality in its commercial carpet manufacturing operations, encompassing all the commercial carpet manufacturing facilities they own and operate globally.
Global sports and entertainment company AEG and its National Hockey League franchise the LA Kings are working with BluEco Technology Group on deploying efficient ice technology at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Called BluEco Liquid Crystalline Turbex (LCT), the proprietary technology is a molecular level environmental airflow management system that … Read more »
As net-zero-energy project commitments emerge around the country, residential and office building developers are adopting new strategies to deliver at scale.
Mathias Lelievre, CEO of Engie Insight, discusses how data informs resource-saving projects and what the IoT means for facilities management.
As California Governor Jerry Brown enters his last year in office before ceding the reins under term limits, his final State of the State address points to the environmental legacy he hopes to leave behind. “Whether it’s roads or trains or dams or renewable energy installations or zero-emission cars, California … Read more »
In Massachusetts, hundreds of communities are investing in efficiency upgrades for municipal buildings, and they’re being funded by the state’s expanding Green Communities program.
Many large organizations have lofty efficiency goals, but struggle to turn them into reality, often because there’s limited buy-in where it truly matters. One of the most critical, often-overlooked steps to launching successful efficiency- and environmental-management programs is
Energy efficiency gains are built right into Advanced Micro Devices’ microprocessors, known as the “brains” of computing devices. In 2014, AMD announced the 25×20 Energy Efficiency Initiative targeting a 25-fold improvement in the energy efficiency of its accelerated processing units by 2020. If the company built cars, that would be … Read more »
Last year, Hartsfield-Jackson’s energy management program won an Environmental Leader Award. The judges called it “a great example of how an airport can use data to manage both consumption and cost of energy…” We caught up with Marshall to learn about the projects that may help Hartsfield-Jackson become
Target, maintaining the momentum it generated from last week’s announcement that it will source only sustainable cotton by 2020, unveiled more environmental efforts today: the retail giant announced a new climate policy and goals to keep the company moving forward. The new set of goals was created around Science-Based Targets … Read more »
Charles Chapman, director of energy and reliability engineering for Shaw Industries, discusses what it means to take a holistic view of energy efficiency.
