Tag: California

Bayer Solar Energy Projects

Bayer Launches Groundbreaking Solar Energy Projects In New Jersey, California

Bayer’s Whippany, NJ and Woodland, CA solar projects align with its sustainability commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 and have net-zero waste across its entire value chain by 2050.
Top States for Green Building

New York Leads 2023 Top 10 States For Green Building

New York also landed among top states for LEED Professionals, between California at number one and Texas in third, in USGBC annual ranking.
Seismic headquarters San Diego

New Seismic Headquarters Is Designed For A Hybrid Workforce

In San Diego, Seismic's “office of the future” gives employees built-in flexibility to organize by activity rather than traditional departments.
transition to electric vehicles

A Rapid Transition To EVs? States Need Stronger Policies

States will have to dramatically step up their efforts to enable a full transition to electric cars, trucks, and buses, a new ACEEE report finds.
LEED Zero Energy-Certified Green Building

Delta Electronics Americas HQ Earns New LEED Certification

Delta Electronics Americas HQ is the first LEED Zero Energy-Certified Green Building in Fremont, California.

Candida Auris: The Fungus Threatening Healthcare Facilities

Last week, the CDC announced that cases of this fungal infection are growing significantly, especially in long-term healthcare facilities.
States For Green Building

Massachusetts Leads Top 10 States For Green Building

2022 was a strong year for LEED certifications as organizations look to LEED to meet ESG goals and commitments to climate action, occupant well-being, and resource efficiency.
Extreme Weather Technology

Severe Weather: Protecting Facilities With Technology

How innovative weather technology protects utility providers and supports better emergency response coordination during weather disasters
Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Energy Efficiency: California Is Tops, Maine Is Most Improved

California's energy efficiency policies and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions earn it the #1 spot on ACEEE's 2022 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
landscape water

Five Ways To Conserve Water For Landscapes

Smart management of landscape water pays big dividends. Take a look around facility grounds to identify water efficiency opportunities.
California irrigation

California Calls For Ban On Irrigating “Non Functional” Turfgrass

Drought measure would only apply to turfgrass adjacent to large industrial and commercial buildings.
Super Bowl LVI

Here Comes Super Bowl Sunday! 

As football fans get set to watch the Los Angeles Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium, here are seven surprising things about the site of Super Bowl LVI.
Zero Energy Buildings

Growth In Zero Energy Buildings

Report from New Buildings Institute reveals big picture advances across North America.
Campus

C.W. Driver Completes Temecula Valley Campus

C.W. Driver Companies completes 350,000-square-foot Temecula Valley Campus for Mt. San Jacinto College in California.
Facial Authentication Technology

LAFC Deploys Facial Authentication Technology

Alcatraz AI is deploying facial authentication technology at the Los Angeles Football Club to provide touchless, badgeless building access for all staff at their home, Banc of California Stadium.
Senior Living Project

R.D. Olson Breaks Ground on Senior Living Project

R.D. Olson Construction breaks ground on Vistas at Glendora, a Clearwater Senior Living project in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County.
Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach, CA Hotel Is First To Earn UL Healthy Buildings Mark

The Resort at Pelican Hill is the first hotel in the world to earn the UL Verified Healthy Buildings Mark for Indoor Air and Hygiene.
Healthy Buildings

Iconic LA Building First To Earn UL Healthy Building Indoor Air, Water Verification

FourFortyFour South Flower is the first building in the world to earn the UL Verified Healthy Buildings Mark for Indoor Air and Water.
LEED green building professionals

Healthcare, Schools, Offices Make Up Most Green Building Certifications

Massachusetts is top state for LEED followed by Washington, Illinois; California ranks #1 for LEED green building professionals, according to USGBC.
Building Electrification Technology Roadmap

Building Electrification Technology Roadmap: The Path To Zero Carbon

A first-of-its-kind study from the New Buildings Institute provides a comprehensive analysis of electric technologies that can displace fossil fuels in buildings.
Fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) webinar

Did You Miss Our “Building Analytics, Skilled Labor Shortages & Decarbonization” Webinar?

View this free video webinar to learn how fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) has become a critical part of the resilient facility team’s tech stack.
Optimizing operations, Hybrid Office

View Our Free “Optimizing Operations In The Hybrid Office” Webinar

In this free video webinar, learn how optimizing operations in an office building has taken on newfound significance in the era of hybrid work.

[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building

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.