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As April 2024 wound up, the Biden administration released rules that aim to expedite infrastructure projects and require federal agencies to get stricter in weighing the potential impacts on the climate and low-income communities before approving projects like highways and oil wells. That should bring cheer to participants on a Penn panel discussion during Energy…

The City of Vancouver opened a cultural hub in the downtown South area that is also the tallest certified commercial Passive House development in Canada. 221A Artist Society External will operate the 21,000-square-foot space as a shared artist production, presentation, and administrative facility for more than 40 artists and non-profit organizations. 825 Pacific is a…

  Questions are powerful. They can allow for limited or open-ended responses. They can be finite in seeking detail or endlessly provocative. Asking the right questions for the context, the right questions for the person to whom they are directed, and the right questions at the right time will impact the type of response received….

As an industry, health care is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with more than 4 percent of emissions attributed to the sector. One reason for such high GHG emissions is that hospitals are energy-intensive systems that require the use of specialized equipment and ventilations systems, 24/7 (lifesaving equipment such…

The University of Richmond’s Eco-Corridor, an 18-acre restoration, was an old road, previously ignored, a “place of possibility,” said Rob Andrejewski, the university’s director of sustainability. Opened in 2020, the project includes an extensive stream restoration, the planting of 25,000 grasses, shrubs, and trees, invasive species removal, new trails, plus picnic tables, a learning lab,…

During the opening keynote session of Facilities Management Advisor’s FM Now: Healthy Buildings virtual summit, “Connecting the Dots: Moving Toward an Integrated Approach to Healthy and Sustainable Reporting for Buildings,” the topic of healthy buildings was discussed, including the financial and employee benefits of healthy facilities, how healthy buildings can combat climate change, ways healthy…