Tag: Environment

The White House's new Buy Clean Task Force will focus on using U.S.-made, low-carbon materials in federal construction projects.

Real estate executive Randall Lewis' donation—the largest in Urban Land Institute history—will support efforts to make the built environment more sustainable.

New high school workshop invites passionate students to solve “wicked problems” with whole-systems design thinking, sustainability, and the circular economy.

Materials database, developed by Northwestern University and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), covers durability and environmental properties of more than 50 building materials

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions has achieved a new milestone with over 150 GreenCircle certifications for products and/or manufacturing sites.

Donors envision fund becoming the equivalent of the unrestricted endowments that major universities rely upon to innovate and expand their programs.

For the first time, U.S. Conference Of Mayors' report identified all-electric vehicles as most promising technology for reducing cities' energy use and carbon emissions.

View this free video webinar and learn how technology solutions can help manage construction plans to avoid closeout challenges.

A COP26 side event hosted by Architecture 2030 and ASHRAE highlighted growing building stock, consensus-based standards, and building industry involvement

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.

Rockwell Automation and the Pyure Company announced a strategic agreement that will allow the companies to work together to provide solutions to improve indoor air quality and fight the spread of COVID-19.

With the installation of a large photovoltaic system, ASHRAE’s new $20 million global headquarters building will operate at net-zero-energy performance.

With a carefully considered green cleaning program, facility managers can protect the environment while safeguarding occupants and staff.

As part of its facilities projects, General Motors donated a plethora of its office furniture to local schools.

Corporate sustainability encompasses a broad range of strategies designed to create value for stakeholders, consumers, and employees.

Building commissioning helps secure standards that help protect facilities physically and financially.

Together, these real estate companies represent over 2,400 buildings, more than 849 million square feet, and over $397 billion in assets under management.

Over 250 manufacturing partners' energy efficiency and decarbonization measures kept 116 million metric tons of CO2 out of the air.

Shaw Industries’ EcoWorx® Carpet Tile among first in the world to be Cradle to Cradle Certified® under the version 4.0 standard.

Build Better Now, a virtual reality online exhibition, showcases urgent role buildings and cities can play as a solution to climate crisis.