Environment

How Do Buildings Affect Climate Change? Why do sustainable building practices matter? Articles covering the broader concept of environmental awareness, including corporate social responsibility, climate change, and other news about how facility managers can impact the environment are included.



Retrofitting Commercial Buildings, ACEEE

What’s The Biggest Barrier To Retrofitting Commercial Buildings?

ACEEE examines how conflicting interests in the commercial real estate industry prevent more significant energy efficiency investment, and identifies strategies for utilities to drive energy savings.
Electrification And Green Building

Free This Month! Electrification And Green Building

Each month in 2023, USGBC offers one free green building education course. For December, the free course provides an overview of the benefits of electrification for green builders.
Resilient Sustainable Facilities

Three Key Priorities For More Resilient, Sustainable Facilities

New report from JLL outlines three key factors that should be prioritized to create a more resilient and sustainable built environment.
UN Environmental Standards

UN Environmental Standards: Who’s At Greatest Risk For Violations?

U.S. and Canadian companies are three times more likely than other regions to risk violating the UN Global Compact's environmental principles, shows ESG Book research.
Rooftop Solar

Rooftop Solar Reduces Manufacturer’s Energy Bill, Creates Revenue Stream

Astraglass Innovations reduced its annual energy bill by 40% with a rooftop solar system that also created a new revenue stream for the specialty glass manufacturer.
Green Finance for Green Building

Free This Month! Green Finance For Green Building

Each month in 2023, USGBC will offer one free green building education course. For November, the free course provides an overview of green finance.

The Impact Of Ambitious Net Zero Targets In The UK

The UK’s nationwide goal for net-zero by 2050 for buildings and energy efficiency has incentives for success and penalties for non-compliance.
Sustainable Olympic Games

Sustainability Tech Modernizes Today’s Olympics Arenas

Organizers aim to model smart energy use while providing optimal comfort and safety for athletes and spectators at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Sustainability In Groundskeeping

Sustainability In Groundskeeping

A sustainable groundskeeping management plan includes operations and maintenance, soil conditions, water requirements, wildlife, and climate.
USGBC headquarters

USGBC HQ Earns Triple Platinum Certification: LEED, TRUE, WELL

The U.S. Green Building Council’s new Washington, DC headquarters focuses on decarbonization, indoor environmental quality, and resource efficiency.
Green Cleaning

Green Cleaning: Back To The Future

Facility management staff need to retrain their green cleaning muscle.
women in a retail store.

How Real-Time Data Can Reduce Emissions At Retail Operations

Facility executives of retail locations need to balance creating an incredible customer experience while meeting sustainability goals.
Greener Cities

The Way Forward For Greener Cities

Innovative funding solutions and partnerships have a major role in helping local governments create greener cities.
groundskeeping equipment

Groundskeeping Product Focus

Consider this assortment of groundskeeping tools and equipment to help your facility management team maintain your property's lawn and landscaping.
EV Adoption

Combating Roadblocks To Widespread EV Adoption

When electric vehicle (EV) adoption becomes more common, existing electrical systems will be under greater pressure.
Sustainable Solutions

Sustainable Solutions Product Focus

Consider this assortment of sustainable solutions to help your facility management team reduce your building's environmental footprint and meet ESG goals.
Energy Roadmap To Net Zero

Building An Energy Roadmap To Net Zero

Reaching net zero is a collaborative journey for facility managers.
waste management

3 Ways Digitalization Can Reduce Construction Waste In 2024

Digital tools are driving better practices and supporting overall waste management and sustainability goals.
Building Resilience

Resilient Buildings: Standing In The Face Of Disaster

Buildings and communities can look to codes, standards, and financing to achieve sustainability and resilience goals.
Facility Executive October 2023 Issue

Facility Executive: October 2023 Issue

The October 2023 issue of Facility Executive explores facility resilience, risk management, the path to net zero, EV adoption, Legionella prevention, and more.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).

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AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.