Author: FM College Admin

Many commercial buildings in the United States waste energy needlessly and have significant opportunities to become more efficient. Properties ranging from hospitals, to retail stores, to hotels can cut their utility bills by installing building energy management and control systems (BEMCS) that optimize heating, cooling, and other energy systems and help building operators understand how…

Dive Brief: Rules by the U.S. Department of Energy that would effectively prevent the sale of non-condensing gas commercial water heaters and consumer furnaces in the United States in favor of more efficient condensing appliances can move forward, a federal appellate court ruled on Tuesday in a 2-1 split decision. The DOE rules on commercial…

The pipeline of U.S. data center construction projects has reached more than 500 sites and counting. With that boom comes a reckoning as communities in states from Wisconsin to Virginia scrutinize — and question — the heavy electricity, water and land requirements of what NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has dubbed “AI factories.” In early October,…

  In conversations all year, I keep hearing the argument that we’re in the middle of a “healthy correction” from the alleged ideologically driven excesses of 2018 to 2021. In response, the prevailing advice is to double down on the business case, while avoiding political backlash. Although this is a convenient narrative, it’s not a…

Hospitals are uniquely positioned to lead climate action, and not just through care delivery, but by reducing the environmental impact of their operations. The Health Care Energy & Water Efficiency Checklist gives healthcare facilities teams a roadmap for doing just that: helping them uncover everyday efficiency opportunities that conserve resources, lower costs and advance organizational…