U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Is Your Building Ready for Wildfire Fallout?
As pollution hazards increase, operators and managers should step up their focus on indoor air quality.
US Green Office Trend Reaches New Heights
Find out which metros’ office markets are energy-efficient leaders, according to CBRE and two top universities.
Digital Realty Signs Energy Agreements in Virginia, Oregon
Combined, the three deals will add 277,000 megawatt-hours of new clean energy to the regional grid.
Ardagh Group Adds Solar to Its NJ Plant
The company’s facility in Bridgeton, N.J., is powered by a 5.5 net-metered solar project. In addition, the facility holds an Energy Star plant certification.
DC BLOX to Invest $785M in AL Data Center
The company will break ground next month on a facility estimated to have a statewide economic impact of $99 million. The campus will be scalable up to 200,000 square feet.
Double Green Award Goes to Portland’s Pioneer Tower
The 17-story, multi-tenant office asset landed certification awards from both the USGBC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Reaching for the ‘Star’
Tougher standards are ahead for the popular Energy Star program. Here’s how to be ready when new certification requirements take effect this year.
EPA Deregulation’s Increased Risk for Real Estate
It is the business of insurance companies to price risk. Insurance, in fact, has been doing this since the second millennium B.C., as evidenced in the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi.
Ohio Educational Facility Awarded by EPA
A year ago, Springfield High School & Junior High scored only 69 on the EPA’s scale of 1-100, disqualifying it from receiving an Energy Star Building Label. Since then, energy efficiency initiatives were implemented that increased the school’s score to 86, making it the only K-12 educational facility in the county to tout the distinction.
NYC Benchmarking Law Tracks Energy Efficiency
Starting with 2018, owners of buildings measuring 25,000 square feet and larger need to submit reports to EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager.