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Cambridge Joins Chicago, NYC With Energy Benchmarking Requirement

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Commercial, multifamily and municipal building owners in Cambridge, Mass., will be required to annually benchmark and report their properties’ energy performance in an effort to cut energy waste, lower utility bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Building Energy Usage and Disclosure Ordinance was passed unanimously by the City Council of Cambridge ... Read more »

US Leader In Green Commercial Space Announced

June 25, 2014June 24, 2014 by Ken Jennison

The US city with the highest percentage of green commercial space is Minneapolis, with 77 percent of its commercial real estate space certified as green, according to a study by CBRE Group and Maastricht University. The city with the second-highest percentage of green space was San Francisco, at 67.2 percent, ... Read more »

Levi’s Jeans Insulate Historic Building

June 13, 2014June 12, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

San Francisco’s 110 The Embarcadero will soon harbor 7,800 pairs of Levi’s jeans — that would otherwise end up in a landfill — within its walls, according to a Levi Strauss & Co. blog. Beyond delivering maximum thermal benefits, and reducing the amount of energy used to heat and cool ... Read more »

PwC: Stockholm, Sydney Top Sustainable City Ranking

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Stockholm and Sydney are the most sustainable cities in the world, a ranking driven by air quality, recycled waste efforts and public park space, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report. The firm’s sixth edition of the Cities of Opportunity report, which ranks the top 30 cities from across the globe, measures 10 key indicators including ... Read more »

Plastic Bag Bans ‘Hurt the Environment,’ Study Says

December 17, 2013December 18, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Plastic bag bans don’t decrease costs for cities and hurt the environment, according to a study from the National Center for Policy Analysis. Do Bans on Plastic Grocery Bags Save Cities Money? says the bans force consumers to use paper bags and reusable bags, which use more energy, resources, produce ... Read more »

Adobe, Google Among Founding Partners of USGB Building Health Initiative

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Adobe, CalPERS, Genentech, Google, Kaiser Permanente, Salesforce.com, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and 20 other corporations and institutions are founding partners in a new green building initiative. The US Green Building Council-Northern California Chapter (USGBC-NCC) launched the Building Health Initiative on Tuesday night at its annual Super Heroes Awards ... Read more »

Boston is Top City for Energy Savings

September 19, 2013 by Environmental Leader

In a report on how US cities fared in saving energy, Boston topped the list, followed by Portland, with New York and San Francisco close behind and tied for third place. Seattle and Austin were in the 5th and 6th places. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) this ... Read more »

Water District Dumps Fossil Fuel Investments

August 29, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A California water district unanimously voted earlier this week to divest in fossil fuel companies and ban future investments in any of the biggest 200 coal, oil and gas companies including Alcoa, BP, Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell. The San Jose-based Santa Clara Valley Water District provides drinking water and ... Read more »

Yosemite Fires Point Out Energy Strain in California

August 29, 2013August 28, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

California Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency related to the wildfires burning near Yosemite, and said the fires “have caused damage to electrical infrastructure serving the City and County of San Francisco and now threaten damage to property, equipment, and resources of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. ... Read more »

Sims Metal Violates Laws, Pays $4.1 Million

August 7, 2013August 7, 2013 by Leon Walker

Metal recycler Sims Group USA will pay $4.1 million for violating state laws aimed at curbing theft of copper and other metals, according to prosecutors. San Francisco district attorney George Gascón and Contra Costa County district attorney Mark A. Peterson announced that the company, which is also know as Sims Metal ... Read more »

Opposition Grows to San Francisco’s Green Energy Plans

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Electricity rates for about 90,000 San Francisco ratepayers could almost double if the San Francisco Board of Supervisors goes forward with a deal for Shell Oil to provide 100 percent renewable energy for the city, according to NBC Bay Area. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has strongly criticized ... Read more »

San Francisco Publishes Energy Consumption Data for 305 City Buildings

November 16, 2012November 16, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has released a report that details the energy performance of 305 of San Francisco’s municipal facilities during calendar year 2011, including more than 37 million square feet of building area. More at Energy Manager Today.

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