University of Florida Earns WELL Platinum Certification

University of Florida Earns WELL Platinum Certification

Student Health Care Center marks the school’s 100th green building and first school ever to receive top certification. The University of Florida is regarded as a top-tier public higher education institution. With an enrollment of more than 60,000 and a 97 percent retention rate, it consistently reaches single-digit rankings in lists featuring public universities and…

College Commons Metal Roofing Project Supports Sustainable Design

College Commons Metal Roofing Project Supports Sustainable Design

Metal roof anchors award-winning green design for Muhlenberg College’s new academic building. Muhlenberg College’s newest academic building — Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation — sets the standard for sustainable design at a college well known for its sustainability programs. Every detail of the $13.2 million building, completed in 2023, from the energy-saving heat…

UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Gifted $25M for New Pediatric Campus

UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Gifted $25M for New Pediatric Campus

The new campus is projected to open in 2031. UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health announced a $25 million gift from the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation, directed through Southwestern Medical Foundation, in support of their $5 billion transformative joint pediatric campus under construction in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District across from UTSW’s William P….

NYC zoning changes, high vacancy rates drive office conversion activity

NYC zoning changes, high vacancy rates drive office conversion activity

Changes in zoning policy are helping to boost office-to-residential conversion activity in New York City, with annual conversions growing from 1.6 million square feet in 2023 to 3.3 million in 2024. Through August 2025, 4.1 million square feet of conversions have started, surpassing all of 2024, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report. This shift…

What you should know about the EPA’s plan to stop collecting emissions data

What you should know about the EPA’s plan to stop collecting emissions data

A foundational data source that shapes the work of sustainability professionals across multiple sectors will disappear if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans to scrap the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, critics of the move warn. The program, run since 2009 by the Environmental Protection Agency, requires around 8,000 oil refineries, power plants and other…

3 ways companies can push clean energy forward despite federal rollbacks

3 ways companies can push clean energy forward despite federal rollbacks

The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.​ President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill, along with a series of executive actions targeting climate and clean energy programs, are disrupting clean energy manufacturing, supply chains and deployment that had been surging this decade. Notably, these actions include…