SoFi Stadium Uses Sustainable Grounds to Also Be a Year-Round Park

SoFi Stadium Uses Sustainable Grounds to Also Be a Year-Round Park

The focus on sustainable landscape solutions and water conservation led to the creation of Lake Park. SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, a near 300-acre sports and entertainment destination, worked with Studio MLA, a landscape architecture and urban design studio, to create a civic and environmentally conscious landscape across three key areas: water capture and reuse,…

What if carbon border taxes applied to all carbon — fossil fuels, too?

What if carbon border taxes applied to all carbon — fossil fuels, too?

The European Union is embarking on an experiment that will expand its climate policies to imports for the first time. It’s called a carbon border adjustment, and it aims to level the playing field for the EU’s domestic producers by taxing energy-intensive imports such as steel and cement that are high in greenhouse gas emissions…

What climate adaptation technology looks like

What climate adaptation technology looks like

Most climate tech innovations (at least the ones that crowd my inbox every day) fall clearly into the mitigation category, in the form of software and applied technology that aim to draw down atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. But an undercurrent of discussion last week during Climate Week NYC centered…

How the escalating climate crisis is impacting global livelihoods

How the escalating climate crisis is impacting global livelihoods

The climate crisis is getting worse, impacts are intensifying and their effects are already being felt across communities, businesses and markets globally, resulting in starvation, poverty and increased financial risks. That is the stark warning from three new reports this week that all pointed to the same stark conclusion — the climate crisis is already…

3 WELL Strategies Focused on Existing Buildings

3 WELL Strategies Focused on Existing Buildings

  As health and wellness gains momentum, the International WELL Building Institute is pivoting to focus on existing buildings. Check out these three options. As sustainability continues to become more mainstream, the rallying cry among advocates for green building and operations is that there are no “green” buildings and “regular” buildings; there are just buildings….

Take a proactive approach to your roof this fall

Take a proactive approach to your roof this fall

  As temperatures continue to drop throughout fall, it’s hard not to think about winter on its way. Facility managers know that a fall preventative maintenance plan can save you from unnecessary equipment repairs or replacement and help to manage your assets for spring budgets. Your roof should be part of your proactive approach. Often…