By Sean McMahon on
10 Sep 2015 •
openbook 2 minute read
Green roofs have long been lauded as a solution for mitigating the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon where the density of buildings, pavement, and other non-natural cover in urban centers lead to significantly hotter temperatures than surrounding rural areas. The …
By Nils Kok on
02 Sep 2015 •
openbook 8 minute read
While the financial industry is still reeling from and reflecting on last week’s stock market gyrations, wondering whether China’s growth will (finally) go below 7%, and whether the Fed will be deterred from (finally) raising interest rates from their current rock-b …
By Sun Joung on
18 Aug 2015 •
openbook 2 minute read
Urban Green Council released a report earlier this year addressing the fact that a significant amount of heated air, and therefore money, is lost through openings in the roofs of city buildings, including elevator and stairwell vents. The report - Spending Through the R …
Situated in the Södra Hammarbyhamnen and Södermalm districts of Stockholm, the newly constructed development Hammarby Sjöstad is a prime example of integrated solutions for sustainable urban development. The neighborhood itself is situated on the old industrial and h …
By Dan Burgoyne on
07 Jul 2015 •
openbook 3 minute read
Green building has long been part of California’s approach to a wide array of energy, water, environment, and development priorities. There are more than 3,500 LEED-certified green buildings in the state totaling more than 500 million square feet of real estate (see s …
The growth of the green bond market has been highly touted as the financial bridge needed to address climate change and the transition to clean energy at scale. What scale of investment are we talking about here? According to the International Energy Agency, investments …
By Sun Joung on
29 Jun 2015 •
openbook 1 minute read
Last July, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts enacted a building energy use disclosure ordinance (1360) joining the ranks of cities throughout the United States in benchmarking efforts to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy use in buildings ac …
By Sun Joung on
15 Jun 2015 •
openbook 1 minute read
The 2014 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition results are in! In 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upgraded the competition with a new twist – five or more buildings could compete as a team in order to cut down on their energy and water usage. More …
“I cannot tell you how exciting it is to be at another landfill.” An EPA Administrator used this eye-catching expression when describing an innovative new multi-agency government collaboration to lower their costs to obtain solar power by 15% to 47%.
The biggest …
The 2015 release of LEED v4 ushers in strong business opportunities for industry leaders. Advancements in the LEED building rating system incentivize projects to increase efficiency gains in energy, water and waste, while furthering the human experience components that …
