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San Francisco Works Toward 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030

by Joanna Masterson | Apr 22, 2019
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San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed announced a plan to transition private commercial buildings of 500,000 square feet and larger to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2022.

NYC Announces ‘Green New Deal’

by Joanna Masterson | Apr 22, 2019
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced $14 billion in investments to ensure a nearly 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Green Buildings Go Beyond Environmental Conservation

by Lior Zitzman | Apr 13, 2019
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Green buildings can improve productivity, work output, mental health of employees and workplace satisfaction. They help build community in the workplace and reduce employees’ physical health ailments.

Elevators Take Sustainable Smart Cities to the Next Level

by Chris Smith | Mar 8, 2019
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To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the construction industry needs to create smarter structures that use data insights to streamline building functions, and this starts with the infrastructural backbone: the elevator.

Building Benchmarks Address Resiliency

by Joanna Masterson | Jan 30, 2019
Business | Business Development | CSR | Culture

The International Code Council and the Alliance for National and Community Resilience released the first of a series of building benchmarks to help communities evaluate their current state of resilience and offer guidance on areas of improvement.

USGBC Announces all LEED Certified Green Buildings Eligible for LEED Recertification

by USGBC | Jan 23, 2019
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LEED recertification raises the value of ongoing performance in the built environment, critical to the continued evolution of the building industry at large.

D.C. Mandates 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2032

by Joanna Masterson | Jan 10, 2019
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Local lawmakers voted unanimously to pass legislation mandating utilities power Washington, D.C., with 100 percent renewable electricity by 2032.

How to Create a Healthier Building Environment

by Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir | Dec 18, 2018
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Efforts to build environmentally friendly structures remain the practice of only a small fraction of designers and constructors. Although the industry might seem to have improved since the 1970s, there is still a long way ahead in the goal of creating buildings that are healthy for the environment and their occupants.

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San Francisco Works Toward 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030

NYC Announces ‘Green New Deal’

Green Buildings Go Beyond Environmental Conservation

Elevators Take Sustainable Smart Cities to the Next Level

Building Benchmarks Address Resiliency

USGBC Announces all LEED Certified Green Buildings Eligible for LEED Recertification

D.C. Mandates 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2032

How to Create a Healthier Building Environment

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