How facilities managers can transition away from fossil fuels

Building decarbonization is a marathon, not a sprint, and requires forward planning starting now, says Dan Arant, manager of North America sales at the energy and ESG division of Brightly.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 19, 2023

DOE announces ‘largest-ever investment in America’s grid,’ giving $3.5B across 44 states

The funding is expected to increase grid resiliency, increase the supply of clean energy and lower energy costs.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2023

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Utility, charging company battle over EV fast chargers slows deployment amid massive needs

State and federal policies are driving utilities and EV charger providers to transform U.S. transportation. They have found common ground in some areas but cannot agree on the utility role in fast-charging deployment.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 18, 2023

NineDot Energy signs Starbucks as anchor customer for NYC community battery storage

The batteries are part of New York's Value of Distributed Energy Resources program, which gives participants credits for discharging energy during times of high grid demand.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 18, 2023

Washington, DC, aims to attract sustainable office-to-multifamily conversions

While the pace of adaptive reuse projects has slowed, the city is offering incentives to bring more housing to the urban core.

By Mary Salmonsen • Oct. 17, 2023

The road ahead for healthcare facilities managers

As patients demand modern amenities and efficient wayfinding in healthcare units, facilities managers struggle to maintain aging infrastructure while managing supply chain hurdles and decarbonization challenges.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 17, 2023

GSA issues RFI for Green Proving Ground program

A $30 million funding bump will help the agency evaluate new technologies meant to improve the sustainability and efficiency of its buildings.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 17, 2023

How Google is decarbonizing its facilities

Smart temperature and lighting controls, power purchase agreements and building electrification are all being used by the tech giant to reduce scope 2 emissions.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 16, 2023

Bedrock Energy raises $8.5M for autonomous geothermal HVAC technology

The company says it uses autonomous drilling and advanced subsurface modeling to help property owners recoup their decarbonization investments in under five years.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 16, 2023

EVPassport charges up with $200M Northleaf investment

The EV infrastructure-as-a-service company aims to deploy over 10,000 chargers in the next two years across areas with high EV adoption, such as California, Texas and Florida. 

By Joe Burns • Oct. 13, 2023

Facilities management conferences ahead in 2024

Improving building management processes, streamlining operations and meeting sustainability goals are key focal points at events across the U.S. 

By Joe Burns • Updated June 7, 2024

New York launches $10M prize for low-carbon heating retrofits in tall buildings

The Empire Technology Prize aims to bring the public and private sectors together to advance steam-focused heat pump retrofits that do not displace occupants or existing infrastructure.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 12, 2023

Greenwashing growing in frequency and complexity: report

More than half the companies surveyed by ESG data and research firm RepRisk greenwashed their performance on greenhouse gas emissions, global pollution and other climate change-related issues.

By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 12, 2023

Clean energy could create up to 4.7 jobs for every commercial building

Solar PV, heat pumps and battery storage installation and maintenance could generate more than 2 million new jobs in the U.S. and Europe, according to a study by Schneider Electric and Boston University.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 11, 2023

$19B JFK project opens construction support facility

The hub will produce concrete on site and employ barges to reduce emissions and congestion on the airport rehab project.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 11, 2023

California governor signs bill to speed utility interconnections

The clean energy bill is expected to help advance building and transportation electrification in the state.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2023

‘Empty’ federal buildings under scrutiny

Unused office space poses financial and environmental issues federal agencies must address, lawmakers from both parties said at a Senate committee hearing.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 9, 2023

JLL taps Qmerit for EV assessment, charging port installation services

The partnership aims to provide facilities managers with access to property assessment and EV charging port installations, the companies say. 

By Joe Burns • Oct. 9, 2023

NY state concrete emission limits to take effect January 2025 are a US first

Over the next three to 15 months producers will need to invest in upgrading equipment, technology and methods to pursue environmental product declarations and reduce emissions, an industry leader said.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 6, 2023

Insurance execs are prioritizing workplace dynamics, carbon reporting

Leaders at a recent JLL forum said space planning, net-zero goals and labor woes have led to real estate portfolio adjustments and AI investments.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 5, 2023

Governments can cut buildings’ embodied carbon with new policies, reports say

Targeted incentives and building code changes can support the transition to more climate-friendly building materials, say research, advocacy and industry groups.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 5, 2023

California laws will require greenhouse gas emission, climate financial risk disclosures

The legislation, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday, echoes some requirements of the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosures for public companies.

By Nish Amarnath • Updated Oct. 9, 2023

Trane Technologies to snap up connected workplace firm Nuvolo

The bolt-on acquisition is expected to bolster Trane’s cloud-based digital services and enterprise asset management services and help its customers meet decarbonization and workplace management goals.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 3, 2023

Curbside EV charging benefits for buildings are the aim of itselectric, Swtch Energy partnership

Passive fee revenue and energy insights are potential benefits for building owners and operators that can supply electricity to curbside electric vehicle chargers, the companies say.   

By Joe Burns • Oct. 2, 2023

LEED v5 draft from the US Green Building Council doubles down on decarbonization

The proposal for existing buildings would set new requirements to boost climate resilience, assess social impact and cut emissions from embodied carbon, refrigerants and transportation.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 2, 2023