With commercial and public buildings largely unoccupied amid stay at home orders across the country, virtual building control capabilities are being put to the test. Saving on energy costs
Concrete is one of the most ubiquitous building materials in the world. It’s strong, durable, cheap, and easy to work with. Despite this, concrete has a significant hidden cost: carbon emissions
The latest version of California’s Title 24 (T-24) energy code was released last year. As we near 2030—a major milestone
Due to their embodied carbon and operational carbon footprints, buildings play a significant role in widescale climate change mitigation, so understanding the impact of legislation on buildings is critical
All too often, building performance is the focus of the design phase but left to chance in operations. When controls programming and operational issues aren’t caught and addressed once a building goes online, it may lead to
If you want to reduce your real estate’s carbon footprint, you should care about embodied carbon. Whether you’re pursuing the ILFI’s recently-launched Zero Carbon Certification or creating your own framework, addressing…
Introduced in 2018 with an expiring benefit already in 2019, Opportunity Zones (OZs) will continue to commandeer more and more cocktail hour discussions in the real estate world through the end of this year and beyond. Countless
Given that buildings account for 39% of CO2 emissions in the United States, one of the foremost objectives in the sustainable building industry is to eliminate or reduce our built environment’s carbon emissions. The question is, how
With the recently launched International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Zero Carbon Certification (ZCC) – the first third-party certified Zero Carbon global standard – achieving and verifying Net Zero Carbon performance is now
“Okay, so how far over budget are we?” As frustrating as this question is, it’s all too commonly necessary on projects of all sizes. In an industry that continues to build at a rapid pace, design decisions are often rushed, forcing the team