Buildings & Facilities
Buildings and Facilities
- Good data collection can not only keep a sustainability program on track, but help companies set up an effective -- and potentially profitable -- program in the first place.
- The biotech firm made major savings in its $29 million annual energy spending through a combination of facility management practices and adoption of innovative technologies to reduce energy use.
- The director of the forward-looking utility's energy- and cost-savings programs talks about the smart grid, demand response and how Big Data is creating the utility of the future.
- A startup uses a fleet of vehicles with thermal cameras to identify building leaks and create a growing database of commercial and residential energy consumption.
- With industrial and manufacturing companies guzzling nearly a third of U.S. energy, efficiency represents a big opportunity to improve their bottom lines. Unfortunately, most are behind the curve.
- The hotel giant is expanding its environmental initiatives to align its future growth with environmental and social responsibility, while also helping its guests reduce their impacts.
- Newcomer Seldera hopes to take the buiding automation market by storm with a system that requires no upfront cost and promises to slash energy costs by up to 20 percent.
- It turns out that green buildings may not only boost your company's image, but also could grow your revenue. A new study finds higher financial performance in LEED-certified bank branches.
- Cloud computing could redefine the way we think about business ethics and sustainability. Here's how the cloud could affect two of our biggest sustainability challenges: climate change and human...
- What do Northern California's Bay Bridge, a huge soccer stadium being built in Brazil and some of the most popular films and video games produced by Lucasfilm have in common? Technology that...
- As access to water becomes a critical barrier to doing business, new corporate water tools are popping up to help companies monitor and manage water usage and risk.
- Kendall-Jackson Winery already has been saving $2.5 million annually from energy-efficiency projects for the last few years. Now it's taking its energy strategy to a new level with solar...
- In the tech industry, events are as important to the vitality of a business as its products. The world's largest microchip maker realizes major savings by bringing aggressive sustainability...
- One of the largest IT companies in the world strides toward carbon neutrality via energy efficiency, renewable energy and carbon offsets. Now it's ready to share its tips for success.
- Real estate developers and managers who fail to incorporate sustainability principles in commercial buildings could get shut out of the high-end market for corporate office space, Verdantix says.
- The California capital and an association of Southern California governments last week presented innovative ideas for reducing congestion while building environmental and social concerns into their...
- The design software giant introduces a slew of new product suites and services for building and infrastructure designers, product manufacturers and creators of digital entertainment.
- Most people want to do the right thing about energy and the environment, but how many actually do so is another story. It turns out that playing on peer pressure and oneupmanship can help.
- Navigating the EMS market is notoriously tricky, but there's a better approach that will help you match a solution to fit your needs rather than the other way around. Here are four questions to...
- Aditazz, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch and Perkins+Will win Kaiser's "Small Hospital, Big Idea" design contest for concepts to build an innovative, net-zero energy hospital.
Featured Resources
The sixth annual edition includes data on 1,600 companies worldwide, as well as on the U....- GreenBiz looks at the salary, role, challenges, and trends of corporate sustainability...
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