Carbon Solutions for Buildings Battle It Out at PropTech Challenge
For the past six years, the PropTech Challenge has been a prominent contest where innovators in real estate technology compete for both recognition and prize…
The New Wave of Heat Pumps in Building Decarbonization
At a recent panel discussion during New York Climate Week, executives from some of the most well-known real estate firms, banks, and investment firms were…
Building Certification BREEAM to Launch Carbon-Centric Update
The global bid to reach net zero carbon marches on, and building certifications are playing a major role in the process. In the United States…
How European Carbon Reduction Laws Are Affecting U.S. Real Estate
The European Union has committed to making all 27 countries that it governs carbon-free by 2050. That is obviously a lofty goal but the EU…
A Building’s Path To Net Zero Is Not Straightforward, Here’s the GPS To Help Navigate It
The real estate industry has made significant strides in reducing carbon emissions. This has been done by implementing more stringent building codes and increasing the…
New Green Building Codes Will Soon Take Effect Across the U.S.
As the year 2030 approaches, the target for many countries, states, and cities to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, the term "sustainability" is evolving from…
How Paris 2024 Organizers Are Planning to Slash Energy Emissions in Half
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics may seem far away, but plans are well underway in the French capital. In particular, organizers have locked down ambitious…
Will Co-Ops Be Able to Survive Under NYC’s Local Law 97?
At the end of 2021, the U.S. committed to addressing carbon emissions. President Biden signed an executive order requiring all federal operations to achieve net-zero…
A Growing Concern About Embodied Carbon in Glass Covered Skyscrapers
There was a time when buildings had windows. Most large buildings built before 1850 were designed much like our homes, with opaque walls dotted with…