Sustainability
Lake County Lands 252 kWh Floating Solar Array
Consisting of 720 panels, the Kelseyville facility floats on a man-made wastewater treatment pond. This is California’s first public solar power system.
USGBC Adds to List of LEED-Certified Cities
Launched in 2016, the two USGBC programs track sustainability outcomes based on a set of more than a dozen metrics.
ACCIONA Energia: Blockchain Tech Certifies Green Energy
The company developed STOReCHAIN, a system that manages data recorded by power counters in wind and solar plants and matches the energy produced with renewable energy certificates.
Iron Mountain Reaches Carbon Reduction Milestone in Europe
Belgium, Ireland, The Netherlands and United Kingdom are the company’s first international regions to utilize 100 percent of electricity from renewable sources.
AI and the Future of Property Management
Yardi Energy’s Matt Eggers discusses the role of artificial intelligence in advancing energy efficiency and other goals at IREM’s Global Summit.
Green-Certified Office Buildings Reach Record Number in US Metros
According to the fifth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption Index by CBRE and Maastricht University, the interest in sustainable development is on the rise, while Energy Star and LEED-certified buildings are becoming landmarks of the biggest metros.
Multifamily Takes Benchmarking’s Measure
How the sector is catching up to its commercial counterparts.
The Power to Change
Alternative energy sources are increasingly becoming mainstream. Are you choosing the right ones for your property?
CPE Asks … About Green Office Amenities
Incorporating sustainable energy strategies, and how tenants are responding.
SunPower Exempt From Solar Tariffs
Photovoltaic module producer SunPower has been granted an exclusion from the U.S. Section 201 import tariffs imposed by President Trump in 2018.