By Afroz Algiers on
12 Dec 2013 •
openbook 2 minute read
Over the years, the green building movement has grown rapidly on the strength of its good intent. While receiving a conceptual buy in from a large customer base, it has been a challenge to quantify the actual impact. This is partly owing to the calculation being subject …
By JP Jaudel on
06 Dec 2013 •
openbook 2 minute read
The City of Seattle has set a goal to reduce energy use by 20% across its building stock by 2020 and become a carbon neutral city by 2050. With an excellent track record in reducing the environmental impact of city operations, officials are pushing the envelope with an …
By Maija Krizmane on
22 Nov 2013 •
openbook 1 minute read
General Motors claims that energy consumption in their newly built Detroit data center will be 70% less than comparable data centers using conventional technologies. The building received LEED Gold certification, a rating rarely achieved by data centers across the U.S. …
Over the summer, President Obama set out a landmark Climate Action Plan for the Federal government. This was based on the premise that, not only do we have a moral obligation to slow the effects of climate change and mitigate pollution, but that the strength of our ec …
From shortening ambulance routes to identifying hazardous waste sites, ‘big data’ is increasingly being used by municipal governments and policymakers to inform their decisions, improving safety, health, and quality of life in our nation’s cities. In the world of …
So, an engineer, scientist, designer, and an entrepreneur walk into a bar… It could be the beginning of a bad joke, but in San Francisco last week these professionals all agreed on at least one thing: Big Data will transform the design, construction, and operation of …
“If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” How often is this ignored in the operations and management of buildings? An energy services company representative recently mentioned during a presentation, “Every mechanical room I enter has equipment that …
By Maija Krizmane on
09 Oct 2013 •
openbook 2 minute read
The past decade has seen energy rating and disclosure mandates become increasingly common as legislators and policymakers realize the large energy imprint of commercial buildings - in U.S. commercial buildings account for 19% of energy related carbon emissions. However, …
By Máté Orosz on
24 Sep 2013 •
openbook 1 minute read
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released the 2013 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard accompanying an interactive infographic showing the 34 most populous U.S. cities’ scores and best practices in energy efficiency policies. The evaluation wa …
By Sue Hall on
13 Sep 2013 •
openbook 15 minute read
Beginning in 2012, Chevrolet provided funding to purchase and retire carbon reductions sourced from clean energy efficiency projects on college and school campuses across the U.S – in collaboration with USGBC, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in H …
