Built Environment

Decarbonizing steel is critical to bending the emissions curve, and corporations have a very important role.

Chief executives from some of the world's largest real estate companies pledge to 'Green Building Principles' in bid to halve emissions by 2030.

New report says venture capital investment in low-carbon building startups hit a record $2.2 billion in 2022.

Retrofitting existing spaces to promote health for occupants and diversifying the facilities management workforce will foster the next-generation built environment.

And three ways to maximize their impact.

Major announcements in September light the road to industrial decarbonization

Sponsored: Lone explores the benefits of a holistic approach to sustainable design, and how we can build a more sustainable future.

Policies that promote utility affordability and align cooling initiatives with environmental policy objectives can cut heat-related illness and deaths.

The owners spent two years tightening building envelopes, replacing heating and cooling systems, and installing rooftop solar panels. Now, they hope to replicate the success elsewhere.

The reasons to take action to cut carbon emissions from real estate are overwhelmingly greater than the reasons to do nothing.