{"id":1004653042,"date":"2023-03-27T03:32:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004653042"},"modified":"2025-03-14T07:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:01:21","slug":"the-role-of-engineers-in-cres-low-carbon-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-role-of-engineers-in-cres-low-carbon-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Street: Engineering CRE\u2019s Low-Carbon Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/cpexecutive\/embed\/episodes\/Sustainability-Street-Engineering-CREs-Low-Carbon-Future-e212hdr\/a-a9i5hes\" height=\"200px\" width=\"800px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004653364\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004653364\" data-attachment-id=\"1004653364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-role-of-engineers-in-cres-low-carbon-future\/fiona-cousins\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,629\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Charles Aydlett&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460536343&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Charles Aydlett 2016&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;102&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fiona Cousins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fiona Cousins&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg?w=800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004653364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/03\/Fiona-Cousins.jpg?resize=768,604 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004653364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fiona Cousins<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fiona Cousins, chair of the Americas for global engineering firm Arup, was part of the 16-member advisory board tasked with helping turn New York City&#8217;s behemoth Local Law 97 into a set of decarbonization procedures and performance standards that buildings owners could comply with. 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