Sustainability
Alabama Hotel Awarded LEED Silver Certification
The 91-key, pet-friendly asset located in downtown Tuscaloosa is the second Alabama hotel to receive the certification.
African Development Bank Grants $324M for Green Power Projects
The funds will be used for two renewable projects, one in Morocco and the other on the Côte d’Ivoire, as part of a more than $2 billion project that will have a cumulative capacity of 800 megawatts.
EDF to Aid Google With Wind Farm
Glaciers Edge Wind Project will be located in Cherokee County and is expected to create more than 150 construction jobs during the development process.
Microsoft’s New SV Campus Aims for Maximum Green
The major facility now under construction could be the first tech campus to achieve net zero, non-potable water use. Moreover, the buildings will be designed to meet LEED Platinum certification and will feature solar panels, a “living” roof and more.
Solar Plus Energy Storage: The Way of the Future
Beth Fox, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, explains how alternative energy storage is on the front lines of energy technology innovation.
Zero-Net Energy Buildings Market to Reach $78.8B by 2025
An increasing number of property owners around the world are turning to onsite renewable resources to fully support energy needs at their buildings, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc.
DEA’s El Paso Intelligence Center Turns to Solar
The site will benefit from reduced electricity costs, long-term electric pricing stability and reduced carbon emissions of more than 3,400 metric tonnes annually.
Statoil Completes Work on 402MW Offshore Wind Farm in the UK
The facility generates sufficient clean energy to power more than 410,000 U.K. homes and was built in three years.
Chernobyl Goes Solar
A partnership between Rodina Energy Group Ltd. and Enerparc AG is working on a 1-megawatt solar facility, slated for completion by the end of the year.
Two Timber Buildings Break Ground in Brooklyn
Flank is building New York’s first timber buildings in more than one hundred years, following a new trend of mass timber office construction.