New York City’s recently revealed Green Economy Action Plan includes the goals of the decarbonization of buildings and developing a renewable energy system. (Download the PDF report.) The ambitious ...

Commercial, multifamily, and industrial buildings – both new and existing – face barriers to decarbonization amid competing demands and growing pressure from legislation and consumers. But there are ...

As CEO of Legence, Jeff Sprau is helping to prepare built environment spaces–and people–for a climate-resilient future. Buildings are central to our lives, with Americans spending the overwhelming ...

Reducing energy consumption has become a call to arms for governments and energy producers as they scramble to secure alternative fuel sources. But in its wake, the energy crisis is not just leaving ...

SAN FRANCISCO & TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generate Capital and McKinstry entered a formal partnership to launch Viridis Initiative, a joint venture that leverages a turnkey development approach ...

For industrial and commercial facilities, simultaneous heating and cooling needs across a building, or even a single floor, bring challenges to both near-term energy management and long-term ...

We are witnessing the remarkable transformation of the U.S. building sector with record emissions reductions that began in 2005. In the U.S., from the Industrial Revolution (late 1700s) to 2005, as ...

Ithaca, New York, begins to fully decarbonize all of its buildings as the first phase of a novel 100% carbon-free city climate policy. Cities are seen as key leaders in U.S. climate change efforts and ...

One of Burns & McDonnell’s recent decarbonization projects was the TIGER (Thermally Integrated Geo-Exchange Resource) building for Princeton University. This single-story structure combines ...

A new software tool developed by Cornell researchers can model a small city's building energy use within minutes on a standard laptop, then run simulations to help policymakers prioritize the most ...

Drawing all eyes in a business district in downtown Yokohama, the Port Plus building is fashioned solely from tidy wooden columns and beams instead of the standard steel and concrete. The 44-meter, 11 ...