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Garage Ventilation System in San Francisco Achieves 97% Energy Savings

January 12, 2018March 24, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Nagle Energy Solutions (NES) says that its garage-ventilation control system at the Japan Center in San Francisco reduced energy consumption by 97%. Real-time data logging shows that the patent-pending NES system is lowering energy usage for ventilation from 1.25 million kWh to 38,300 kWh annually, according to the company. “The ... Read more »

BART Speeds Toward Zero-Carbon Future

May 10, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system, called BART for short, is moving rapidly – even “aggressively,” the transit agency said in a May 1 statement – toward a zero-carbon, 100 percent renewable energy future.

Industry Attacks San Francisco’s Styrofoam Ban

July 1, 2016January 30, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Some industry groups expressed concern over San Francisco's newly adopted Styrofoam ban, the most extensive in the US.

Solar Mandates: As Goes California, So Goes the Building Sector?

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

As California goes, according to the old adage, but does it apply to solar energy mandates for new buildings? Last month San Francisco and Santa Monica approved ordinances requiring rooftop solar systems for new construction. San Francisco’s law, which applies to all new commercial and residential buildings with 10 floors ... Read more »

San Francisco Mandates Solar on New Buildings

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

New buildings in San Francisco will soon be required to install solar panels. The solar mandate, adopted unanimously by the city’s Board of Supervisors this week, makes San Francisco the first major US city to require solar on new construction, according to supervisor Scott Wiener, who introduced the ordinance. Beginning ... Read more »

Commercial Property Energy Use Down in San Francisco

October 6, 2015September 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

The Urban Land Institute Greenprint Center for Building Performance reports that commercial properties in San Francisco are using less energy. The reduction is attributed to conformance with San Francisco’s Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance. The report – which was a collaboration by Greenprint and the San Francisco Department of ... Read more »

Water Recycling Required in San Francisco Large Buildings

July 10, 2015July 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Developers in San Francisco must install water recycling systems on large, new buildings in the city per an ordinance unanimously approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The vote happens as California enters its fourth year of record drought. Other cities are trying similar water reuse strategies to conserve ... Read more »

UPS, Bank of America, SC Johnson Among Climate Award Winners

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sixteen organizations including UPS, Bank of America, SC Johnson and Sprint have received EPA awards for their response to climate change and leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership, in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy ... Read more »

Drug Manufacturers Responsible for Waste Management

October 27, 2014April 20, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Pharmaceutical manufacturers in San Francisco are now required to dispose of unused post-consumer medicine as the city and county of San Francisco becomes the third municipality in the US to introduce extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation for pharmaceuticals. Alameda County, California (2012) and King County, Washington (2013) are the other ... Read more »

Bay Area Lawmakers May Force Refinery Emission Cuts

October 20, 2014October 17, 2014 by Ken Jennison

San Francisco Bay Area lawmakers are moving forward with rules that would cut emissions at refineries as much as 20 percent, in a move that the industry worries may cut operational flexibility, according to SFGate. One rule proposed by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board last week would ... Read more »

SWCA Environmental Acquires Turnstone Consulting

October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

SWCA Environmental Consultants announced Wednesday that it has acquired San Francisco-based Turnstone Consulting. Founded in 2000, Turnstone is an environmental planning firm serving clients in Northern and Central California, providing environmental planning, review, and permitting services under the California Environmental Quality Act. Turnstone principals Nancy Cunningham Clark and Barbara Sahm will ... Read more »

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