Sustainability
Electricity Prices: Summer 2019 Outlook
Will property operators pay more, less, or about the same as last year? Find out about the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest forecasts.
Taking the Measure of Real-Time Energy Management
How RTEM cuts energy costs and boosts efficiency: insights from Patrick O’Shei of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Passive House Project Sets Record in the Bronx
Park Avenue Green, a new community in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood, combines the cutting-edge technology of Passive House design with affordable housing for formerly homeless families and individuals.
World’s First Winery to Earn LEED Silver for Entire Facility
The property, located in Garzón, Uruguay, features substantial energy capacity from wind and photovoltaic systems, as well as a green roof.
Chicago-Area Recreation Center Becomes Passive House Leader
Wight & Co. recently completed the Prairie Activity and Recreation Center in Plainfield, Ill., the first building of its kind constructed for PHIUS+ Source Zero certification.
Newark Bids to Boost Energy Efficiency
The energy upgrade program covers 17 buildings in New Jersey’s largest city and will save the municipality an estimated $1 million a year.
Seymour Hills Wind Farm to Power Akamai’s Dallas Data Center
The project will contribute to Akamai’s commitment to source renewable energy for 50 percent of its global network operations by 2020.
Ørsted’s Lincoln Clean Energy Acquires Coronal Energy
The acquisition deepens Ørsted’s expansion in the U.S. following its acquisition of Deepwater Wind from D.E Shaw Group in a $510 million deal in October.
Enel Green Power’s 1st Zambia PV Project Begins Operation
The 34-megawatt solar facility, located in southern Zambia, will sell its energy to the country’s state-owned utility ZESCO through a 25-year PPA.
IKEA Greenwich Scores Outstanding BREEAM Rating
The retail asset is the 22nd full-sized IKEA store to open in the U.K. and was designed and built to reach this rating.