Decarbonization

Interface's Ray Anderson asks, "Is there still a need for the Interfaces of the world now that some of the world's biggest firms are also climbing toward the summit?" Read More

Energy efficiency giant Johnson Controls Inc. has won a contract to provide an integrated building management system including state-of-the-art heating, ventilation and air conditioning at the Holy Mosque in Makkah, Saudia Arabia -- the largest mosque in the world. Read More

What does it take to make people save energy? This new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy profiles 10 successful energy-efficiency programs.   Read More

Up to 15 percent of all greenhouse gasses come from farmers churning up soil. The International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change aims to change that by promoting concrete solutions that deliver results today. Read More

Although improving energy efficiency can be as simple as gathering low-hanging fruit, smart companies will take efficiency projects far beyond the usual suspects. Read More

The University of California in San Francisco celebrated the groundbreaking yesterday for its $1.5 billion sustainably designed medical center in the city's Mission Bay area. In Oakland, ground was broken this week for the new $244 million Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion for Sutter Health, which also will be built according to green designs. Read More

This fourth annual survey of 15,000 people across 15 countries revealed that most believe the business community must take a larger role in addressing climate change. As in past years, emerging markets perceived climate investment to be a path to prosperity and job creation. Read More

Long derided as a waste of space and a symbol of sprawl, the heat energy in the pavement in your lot could soon be used to heat hot water or be used in absorption chillers to provide cooling. Read More

The Carbon Disclosure Project revised its questionnaire this year to make the reporting of indirect emissions more robust, revealing these so-called Scope 3 emissions may be up to 50 times the size of a company's direct carbon footprint. Read More

Seeking superlative green building recognition, the owners of TAIPEI 101 are shooting for platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards for an existing building.   Read More