California Embodied Carbon Law: How to Prepare for AB 2446
Some exciting news coming out of California means big things for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the building sector. With 25% of the state’s emissions resulting from buildings, the passage of AB 2446 into law, which targets embodied carbon reduction of building materials, is a significant step towards addressing climate change.
Stok Conducts Evolution of Workplace Survey and Shares Findings in New Report
Sustainability and high-performance building services provider Stok has published a new report to guide real estate and workplace professionals and business leaders in enhancing the employee experience and optimizing the value of office real estate. “High-Performance Buildings and the Evolution of the Workplace: Insights for a People-First Approach,” utilizes findings from a perception survey of industry leaders to offer clarity on where to focus investments to most positively impact employee productivity, retention, and well-being in this next era of the workplace.
Patience: Because We All Need to Practice
In this installment of Wit and Wisdom for Well-Being, we bring you: patience. Patience is a virtue. This is likely not the first time you’ve seen this phrase.
COP27 Recap: The State of Net Zero and Negotiations
With COP27 wrapped, here are key announcements and agreements from the conference.
How COP27 Impacts Real Estate: Pricing Real Estate Climate Risk
One topic of urgent and primary focus at COP has been around how and who will finance the changes of climate change. The general mood around GFANZ (Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero), a group of the world’s largest financial institutions which pledged at COP26 in Glasgow to finance their own and their assets’ net zero transition, is not optimistic based upon current progress, despite the grand plans.
Fractal Patterns: Because Nature is Pretty Amazing
In this installment of Wit and Wisdom for Well-Being, we bring you: fractal patterns and why they can help reduce stress! To all you leaf peepers out there, do you ever wonder why your shoulders drop and perhaps a wave of relaxation comes over you when you are exposed to nature? Turns out, it’s not just you.
GRESB Results: A Guide to Interpreting and Improving Your Score
For many of us ESG and reporting nerds, September and October are a time of great excitement and anticipation as we await the results of our GRESB submissions. Flashbacks from earlier in the summer ensue, and we are transported to July 1, exhausted and obsessively reviewing GRESB submissions one last time.
Posture: Because Your Parents Were Right
In this installment of Wit and Wisdom for Well-Being, we bring you: posture! “Stand up straight!” That phase might bring flashbacks for some of you. Turns out, the advice your parents gave you (even if unsolicited) was pretty helpful.
Inflation Reduction Act: Guide to Impact on Commercial Real Estate
It’s an exciting time for climate legislation! The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law on August 16, 2022, marking a significant step as the largest climate investment in U.S. history. The IRA unlocks $369 billion of federal funding for energy and climate provisions and sets the U.S. on the path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030.
Greenbuild 2022: A Quick Guide
We’re thrilled for Greenbuild, the world’s largest green building conference, to come to San Francisco this November 1-4! For the 20th year running, Greenbuild will convene thought leaders and practitioners across the building industry to re-imagine what it means to build green, going beyond buildings to create greener communities, better workplaces, equitable programs, new sustainable solutions, and more.