Tag: TOTM: Sustainability
UMD Names New Dining Hall Name In Honor of Piscataway Tribe
In partnership with the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives, the University of Maryland kicked off Native American Indigenous Heritage Month with a ground blessing ceremony.
ASHRAE Addresses Climate Change Solutions At UN’s COP26
A COP26 side event hosted by Architecture 2030 and ASHRAE highlighted growing building stock, consensus-based standards, and building industry involvement
World Green Building Trends 2021 Report Released, Available For Download
The findings reveal that architects, engineers, contractors, owners, and investors from around the globe expect to engage in an increased level of green building in the next three years.
Florida Power & Light, GE Digital Launch Microgrid Control Lab At UCF
The University of Central Florida’s new Microgrid Control Lab serves as a hands-on facility that simulates a modern grid control room.
AASHE Names 54 Sustainability Award Finalists
AASHE Sustainability Awards provide global recognition to the individuals and organizations leading the higher education sustainability movement.
Environmental Stewardship Is Vital To Workplaces
As our need to understand environmental footprinting has come into sharper focus, the role of workplace designers, engineers, contractors, facilities, and operations teams has begun to shift to one of environmental stewardship.
New WorldGBC Report Makes The Case For Sustainability
In a groundbreaking new report, "Beyond the Business Case," WorldGBC outlines why real estate businesses can’t afford not to invest in sustainability.
EPA To Assist Schools With Cleaner Air, Cooling Center Services
Schools in four communities in the western U.S. will receive technical assistance through a new demonstration program, Schools as Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers.
ASHRAE Global HQ Reaches “Fully” Net-Zero-Energy Milestone
With the installation of a large photovoltaic system, ASHRAE’s new $20 million global headquarters building will operate at net-zero-energy performance.
Dow Plans Program For Carbon-Neutral Silicones In Building Façades
DOWSIL™ Carbon-Neutrality Program to offer silicones for structural glazing, insulating glass, and weathersealing.
UbiQD Installs Quantum Dot Solar Window Pilots In Commercial Buildings
UbiQD, Inc. has installed its electricity-generating solar windows in three commercial building sites.
Embracing Green Cleaning Products, Processes
With a carefully considered green cleaning program, facility managers can protect the environment while safeguarding occupants and staff.
High School Saves Energy With LED Lighting Retrofit
In central Washington, ease of installation, energy savings make LLLC the smart choice for Enumclaw High School.
Growth In Zero Energy Buildings
Report from New Buildings Institute reveals big picture advances across North America.
Azuga Launches Fleet Sustainability Service
Azuga has partnered with GreenerMiles to offer a Fleet Sustainability Service—a streamlined, telematics-enabled program to calculate, track, and neutralize carbon emissions across light, medium, and heavy fleet vehicles.
Sustaining Efforts In Sustainability
Corporate sustainability encompasses a broad range of strategies designed to create value for stakeholders, consumers, and employees.
NACUFS Launches Sustainability Guide For Collegiate Foodservice
Learn how to reduce your foodservice operation's environmental impact on campus with resources and training.
Georgia-Pacific Facility Earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR Top Project
A water use reduction project has earned Georgia-Pacific’s consumer products mill in Palatka, FL the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Top Project for 2020.
Upcycle Office Furniture, And Spare The Landfill
Workplace strategy firm Dyer Brown works with its corporate and other clients to help them sustainably dispose of and procure office furniture and related assets.
USGBC Readies Green Building Industry For LEED Positive Future
Throughout this year’s virtual Greenbuld event, USGBC delivered key updates intended to help push the industry closer to a regenerative future as outlined through LEED Positive