Pitt Leases Alternative Energy Vehicles
The University of Pittsburgh is entering into an agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management to upgrade its fleet with alternative energy vehicles, supporting the university’s commitment to making the...
View ArticleAre Trees A Focus For Your Healthcare Facility?
For the second year, the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus Healthcare program will recognize healthcare facility campuses fostering community wellness through tree planting, education, and engagement....
View ArticleUSGBC Highlights 2020 Leadership Awards From Latin America
These eight green building award recipients include Pepsi World Trade Center, Prologis, and Nicaragua’s first LEED-certified project. - Read: USGBC Highlights 2020 Leadership Awards From Latin America...
View ArticleZero Energy, Zero Carbon Building Opens In New Spokane Eco-District
The five-story, 159,000-square-foot Catalyst building is one of the largest zero energy buildings in North America and one of the first zero carbon buildings to be certified by the International Living...
View ArticleEnergy Bill Includes Significant Measures To Improve Efficiency
The U.S. House has passed an energy innovation bill that would make key strides to improve energy efficiency in buildings. - Read: Energy Bill Includes Significant Measures To Improve Efficiency at...
View ArticleEPA Awards For Green Power, Refrigeration Impact, And Safer Chemicals
The U.S. EPA announced notable projects by organizations and facilities making environmentally-friendly strides in green power, green refrigeration, and products with safer chemicals. - Read: EPA...
View ArticleUL, Telecommunications Industry Association Launch Smart Building Rating Program
The SPIRE™ Smart Building Program is the world’s first-and-only comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings. - Read: UL, Telecommunications Industry Association Launch...
View ArticleEnergy Department’s Better Plants Partners Save $8.2 Billion
Together, the 3,200 facilities that are part of the DOE’s Better Plants program have cumulatively saved $8.2 billion and 1.7 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTUs) of energy. - Read: Energy...
View ArticleGame-Changing Project Aligns With Return-To-Office Strategy
Originally designed with employee engagement and wellness in mind, The Source H20 meets companies’ needs for safer and healthier workplaces in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. - Read: Game-Changing...
View ArticleNew York City Leads 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard
Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and San Francisco round out the top U.S. cities growing their clean energy efforts, according to ACEEE's newly-released 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard. - Read: New York...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Hospital Honored For Rethinking Energy Use
ASHE has named the Atrium Health Cleveland plant operations and maintenance team its 2020 Energy Champion for leadership in becoming a more energy-efficient facility. - Read: North Carolina Hospital...
View ArticlePDR Designed HP Inc. Campus Achieves LEED ID+C Gold V4
The interiors of the HP Inc. campus, designed by Houston-based PDR, has been awarded LEED v4 Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). - Read: PDR Designed HP Inc. Campus Achieves...
View ArticleReduce COVID-19 Risks In Commercial Buildings Without Wasting Energy
As offices, schools, and retail stores reopen, ACEEE’s Steven Nadel discusses how to reduce COVID-19 risks without wasting energy. - Read: Reduce COVID-19 Risks In Commercial Buildings Without Wasting...
View ArticleFacility Executive: October 2020 Issue
The October 2020 issue looks at healthy, sustainable, resilient facilities, including mass notification, HVAC, green buildings, and more. - Read: Facility Executive: October 2020 Issue at...
View ArticleResilient Buildings As First Line Of Defense
Assess risks and access resources to fortify your facilities to withstand threats and hazards. - Read: Resilient Buildings As First Line Of Defense at FacilityExecutive.com.
View ArticleGreen Buildings, Safety First
Four new pilot credits in the LEED rating system include a focus on surface cleaning and indoor air quality. - Read: Green Buildings, Safety First at FacilityExecutive.com.
View ArticleDelivering On The Gift Of Solar Energy
Global Links, a Pittsburgh non-profit that helped others through the COVID-19 crisis, received its own relief through solar energy financing. - Read: Delivering On The Gift Of Solar Energy at...
View ArticleHigh-Performance Buildings, Human Impact
To achieve optimal performance, buildings need to respond to how people perform inside them. - Read: High-Performance Buildings, Human Impact at FacilityExecutive.com.
View ArticleGreen Cleaning For Safety
New guidelines from USGBC focus on facilities reopening safely while preserving sustainability efforts. - Read: Green Cleaning For Safety at FacilityExecutive.com.
View ArticleSecond Act For Office Furniture
Develop a reuse plan for workplace furnishings to reduce environmental impact. - Read: Second Act For Office Furniture at FacilityExecutive.com.
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