Experts discussed how to decarbonize existing commercial buildings in a webinar hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy on Friday. Two smokestacks. The Boston University ...

Constructing new buildings and single-family homes to be all-electric out of the gate, as opposed to merely “electric-ready”, is likely an economically preferable route to building decarbonization, a ...

Buildings are responsible for nearly 40% of annual carbon dioxide emissions. Of that 40%, 28% can be attributed to everyday building operations including heating and cooling. As the world moves toward ...

New York City’s recently revealed Green Economy Action Plan includes the goals of the decarbonization of buildings and developing a renewable energy system. (Download the PDF report.) The ambitious ...

As CEO of Legence, Jeff Sprau is helping to prepare built environment spaces–and people–for a climate-resilient future. Buildings are central to our lives, with Americans spending the overwhelming ...

Reducing energy consumption has become a call to arms for governments and energy producers as they scramble to secure alternative fuel sources. But in its wake, the energy crisis is not just leaving ...

New Jersey targets 80% greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2050. Property owners can implement sustainable renovations to help meet decarbonization goals. Multidisciplinary design is key to ...

Minoro, an online platform to help accelerate the decarbonization of buildings, was recently launched by architecture firm Grimshaw, in collaboration with more than 20 supporting organizations ...

The city of Denver is set to implement one of the most ambitious building- decarbonization plans in the country to date, presenting a host of emerging opportunities for contractors to play a role in ...

We are witnessing the remarkable transformation of the U.S. building sector with record emissions reductions that began in 2005. In the U.S., from the Industrial Revolution (late 1700s) to 2005, as ...

Far from Glasgow and COP26, Ithaca, New York, just made an unprecedented move to tackle climate change and the city's carbon footprint. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday night, Ithaca's city council ...