Tag: Climate Change

sustainable finance

Green Building Partnership Will Unlock Sustainable Finance On Global Scale

Together, BRE, GBCA and USGBC will work to unlock the sustainable finance needed for the built environment to play its role in meeting global climate goals.
climate change

Adapting To Climate Uncertainty

Facility executives can enhance their organizations' resilience to weather disasters through proactive measures and informed decision-making.
February 2024 Issue

Facility Executive February 2024 Issue

The February 2024 issue explores how to create safer, smarter and healthier workplaces. Plus, cybersecurity, climate change, and office design.
Johnson Controls

DOE Grant To Boost Johnson Controls’ U.S. Heat Pump Manufacturing

Updated Johnson Controls plants will produce an estimated 200,000 residential, commercial and industrial heat pumps combined – a production increase of 200%.
Greener Cities

The Way Forward For Greener Cities

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

Three Tips To Keep IAQ Safer When Outdoor Air Is Unhealthy

From wildfire smoke to air pollution-ridden cities, facility managers must focus on healthier indoor air quality amidst outdoor air crisis fueled by climate change. Honeywell provides tips for keeping IAQ safer. 
Electric Boilers

Transitioning To Eco-Friendly Electric Boilers: 4 Key Considerations

When converting to electric boilers, consider power availability, how equipment fits, installation costs, and system reliability.
Climate Change Action

Climate Change Action: A Priority For The Gen Z Workforce

Nearly half (48%) of Gen Z workers in the UK would consider leaving a job that didn’t deliver on its sustainability promises.
BrainBox

BrainBox AI Proudly Unveils Its Autonomous Decarbonization Suite

The BrainBox suite for the commercial and retail real estate markets delivers an innovative solution to fight climate change.
sustainability reporting

Trusted Data And Transparency In Sustainability Reporting

Many organizations wonder what sustainability metrics will be both practical for success and compliant with new proposed regulations.
air quality and climate change

Managing Air Quality Amidst Climate Change

Effective OAQ monitoring offers access to air quality data around outdoor spaces and customized to fit an individual building’s needs.
Inflation Reduction Act

How The Inflation Reduction Act Will Impact The Built Environment

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is funding and incentivizing a more sustainable approach to constructing our built environment.
Net Zero Retail Store

Achieving A Net Zero Retail Store: How An Energy Management System Can Help

By integrating an energy management system into daily operations, retail stores can easily begin the transition to net zero energy consumption and lower their energy bills.
GreenCity Arena Virginia

Proposed Virginia Arena Could Be Greenest In U.S.

To be built in Henrico County, VA, the proposed 17,000-seat GreenCity Arena is being planned as a net-zero energy project and is expected to be the greenest arena in the nation.

XDI Unveils Climate Change Asset Risk Analysis Capability

The climate change asset risk tool analyzes the expanding reach of hurricanes on high-vulnerability buildings to prevent damage.
Deloitte Climate Change

Business Leaders: Climate Change Is A Top Priority

Despite global uncertainty, a majority of organizations increased sustainability investments over the past year, according to a new Deloitte report.
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
climate change

Addressing Climate Change: Decarbonization Of Existing Buildings

C&W Green Buildings, a proprietary digital software assessment tool from Cushman & Wakefield, identifies custom decarbonization, retrofitting, and cost savings opportunities for existing buildings.
Carbon Handprint

Carbon Handprint Can Measure Companies’ Positive Climate Impact

ACEEE shares how a "carbon handprint" more accurately reflects a company’s contributions to climate change by measuring the impact of the use of goods and services it provides.
legislative building

How Past Innovations In Sustainability Impact The Future Of Facilities

Facility managers can reflect on past trends and breakthroughs in sustainability to see how they will help shape the future of facilities.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

Join Our Webinar! Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

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

[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.